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| Date | 2.4.1955 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Scotland |
| Result | 7-2 |
| England Scorers | Wilshaw (4), Lofthouse (2), Revie |
| Scotland Scorers | Reilly (15 mins), Docherty (85 mins) |
| Team | Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Meadows (Manchester City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Armstrong (Chelsea), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Revie (Manchester City), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Blunstone (Chelsea). |
| Attendance | 96,847 |
| Referee | Mervyn Griffiths (Wales) |
| Date | 15.5.1955 |
| Location | Paris |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | France V England |
| Result | 1-0 |
| France Scorer | Kopa (37 mins) |
| Team | Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sillett (Chelsea), Byrne R (Manchester United), Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Revie (Manchester City), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Blunstone (Chelsea). |
| Date | 18.5.1955 |
| Location | Madrid |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Spain V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Spain Scorer | Rial |
| England Scorer | Bentley |
| Team | Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sillett (Chelsea), Byrne R (Manchester United), Dickinson (Portsmouth), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Bentley (Chelsea), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Quixall (Sheffield Wednesday), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers). |
| Date | 22.5.1955 |
| Location | Oporto |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Portugal V England |
| Result | 3-1 |
| Portugal Scorers | Jose Aguas (2), Matateu |
| England Scorer | Bentley |
| Team | Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sillett (Chelsea), Byrne R (Manchester United), Dickinson (Portsmouth), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Bentley (Chelsea), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Blunstone (Sheffield Wednesday), Quixall (Sheffield Wednesday) sub for Lofthouse. |
| Date | 2.10.1955 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Denmark V England |
| Result | 1-5 |
| Denmark Scorer | Lundberg |
| England Scorers | Revie (2), Lofthouse (2), Bradford |
| Team | Baynham (Luton Town), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), McGarry (Huddersfield Town), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Milburn (Newcastle United), Revie (Manchester City), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Bradford (Bristol Rovers), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 22.10.1955 |
| Location | Cardiff |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Wales V England |
| Result | 2-1 |
| Wales Scorers | Tapscott, C Jones (II) |
| England Scorer | Own Goal |
| Team | Williams (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), McGarry (Huddersfield Town), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Matthews (Blackpool), Revie (Manchester City), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 1.11.1955 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Home Chamionship |
| Fixture | England V Northern Ireland |
| Result | 3-0 |
| England Scorers | Wilshaw (2), Finney |
| Team | Baynham (Luton Town), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Finney (Preston North End), Haynes (Fulham), Jezzard (Fulham), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Perry (Blackpool). |
| Date | 30.11.1955 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Spain |
| Result | 4-1 |
| England Scorers | Atyeo, Perry (2), Finney |
| Spain Scorer | Arieta |
| Team | Baynham (Luton Town), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Finney (Preston North End), Atyeo (Bristol City), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Haynes (Fulham), Perry (Blackpool). |
| Date | 14.4.1956 |
| Location | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Scotland V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Scotland Scorer | Leggat (60 mins) |
| England Scorer | Haynes |
| Team | Matthews R (Coventry City), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Dickinson (Portsmouth), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Finney (Preston North End), Taylor R (Manchester United), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Haynes (Fulham), Perry (Blackpool). |
| Attendance | 132,817 |
| Referee | Leo Callaghan (Wales) |
| Date | 9.5.1956 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Brazil |
| Result | 4-2 |
| England Scorers | Taylor (2), Grainger (2) |
| Brazil Scorers | V Paulinho |
| Team | Matthews R (Coventry City), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews S (Blackpool), Atyeo (Bristol City), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Grainger (Sheffield United). |
| Date | 16.5.1956 |
| Location | Stockholm |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Sweden V England |
| Result | 0-0 |
| Team | Matthews R (Coventry City), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Berry (Manchester United), Atyeo (Bristol City), Taylor R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Grainger (Sheffield United). |
| Date | 20.5.1956 |
| Location | Helsinki |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Finland V England |
| Result | 1-5 |
| Finland Scorer | Forsgren |
| England Scorers | Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse (2) |
| Team | Wood (Manchester United), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Astall (Birmingham City), Haynes (Fulham), Taylor T (Manchester United), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Grainger (Sheffield United), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) sub for Taylor. |
| Date | 26.5.1956 |
| Location | Berlin |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | West Germany V England |
| Result | 1-3 |
| West Germany Scorer | F Walter |
| England Scorers | Edwards, Grainger, Haynes |
| Team | Matthews R (Coventry City), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Astall (Birmingham City), Haynes (Fulham), Taylor T (Manchester United), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Grainger (Sheffield United). |
| Date | 6.10.1956 |
| Location | Belfast |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Northern Ireland V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Northern Ireland Scorer | I McIlroy |
| England Scorer | Matthews S |
| Team | Matthews R (Coventry City), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews S (Blackpool), Revie (Manchester City), Taylor T (Manchester United), Wilshaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Grainger (Sheffield United). |
| Date | 14.11.1956 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Wales |
| Result | 3-1 |
| England Scorers | Haynes, Brooks, Finney |
| Wales Scorer | J Charles |
| Team | Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Matthews S (Blackpool), Brooks (Tottenham Hotspur), Finney (Preston North End), Haynes (Fulham), Grainger (Sheffield United). |
| Date | 28.11.1956 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Yugoslavia |
| Result | 3-0 |
| England Scorers | Brooks, Taylor (2) |
| Team | Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Matthews (Blackpool), Brooks (Tottenham Hotspur), Finney (Preston North End), Haynes (Fulham), Blunstone (Chelsea), Taylor T (Manchester United) sub for Haynes. |
| Date | 5.12.1956 |
| Location | Molineux |
| Competition | World Cup Qualifier |
| Fixture | England V Denmark |
| Result | 5-2 |
| England Scorers | Taylor (3), Edwards (2) |
| Denmark Scorers | O Nielson (2) |
| Team | Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Dickinson (Portsmouth), Matthews (Blackpool), Brooks (Tottenham Hotspur), Taylor T (Manchester United), Edwards (Manchester United), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 6.4.1957 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | England V Scotland |
| Result | 2-1 |
| England Scorers | Kevan, Edwards |
| Scotland Scorer | Ring (1 mins) |
| Team | Hodgkinson (Sheffield United), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Thompson T (Preston North End), Finney (Preston North End), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Grainger (Sunderland). |
| Attendance | 97,520 |
| Referee | Pieter Roomer (Holland) |
| Date | 8.5.1957 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | World Cup Qualifying |
| Fixture | England V Eire |
| Result | 5-1 |
| England Scorers | Taylor (3), Atyeo (2) |
| Eire Scorer | Curtis |
| Team | Hodgkinson (Sheffield United), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Atyeo (Bristol City), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 15.5.1957 |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Competition | World Cup Qualifier |
| Fixture | Denmark V England |
| Result | 1-4 |
| Denmark Scorer | J Jensen |
| England Scorers | Haynes, Taylor (2), Atyeo |
| Team | Hodgkinson (Sheffield United), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Matthews (Blackpool), Atyeo (Bristol City), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 19.5.1957 |
| Location | Dublin |
| Competition | World Cup Qualifier |
| Fixture | Eire V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Eire Scorer | Ringstead |
| England Scorers | Atyeo |
| Team | Hodgkinson (Sheffield United), Hall (Birmingham City), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Finney (Preston North End), Atyeo (Bristol City), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Pegg (Manchester United). |
| Date | 19.10.1957 |
| Location | Cardiff |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Wales V England |
| Result | 0-4 |
| England Scorers | Own Goal, Haynes (2), Finney |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 6.11.1957 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Home Championship World Cup Qualifier |
| Fixture | England V Northern Ireland |
| Result | 2-3 |
| England Scorers | A'Court, Edwards |
| Northern Ireland Scorers | M McIlroy, McGrory, Simpson |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), A'Court (Liverpool). |
| Date | 27.11.1957 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly World Cup Qualifier |
| Fixture | England V France |
| Result | 4-0 |
| Scorers | Taylor (3 & 33 mins), Robson (24 & 84 mins) |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Byrne R (Manchester United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Edwards (Manchester United), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Robson (West Bromwich Albion), Taylor T (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 19.4.1958 |
| Location | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Scotland V England |
| Result | 0-4 |
| England Scorers | Douglas, Kevan (2), Charlton |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Langley (Fulham), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Attendance | 127,874 |
| Referee | Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
| Date | 7.5.1958 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Portugal |
| Result | 2-1 |
| England Scorers | Charlton (2) |
| Portugal Scorer | Carlos Duarte |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Langley (Fulham), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 11.5.1958 |
| Location | Belgrade |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Yugoslavia V England |
| Result | 5-0 |
| Yugoslavia Scorers | Petakovic (3), Milutinovic, Veselinovic |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Langley (Fulham), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 18.5.1958 |
| Location | Moscow |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Soviet Union V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Soviet Union Scorer | V Ivanov |
| England Scorer | Kevan |
| Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clamp (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Robson (West Bromwich Albion), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 8.6.1958 |
| Location | Nya Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Competition | World Cup |
| Fixture | Soviet Union V England |
| Result | 2-2 |
| Soviet Union Scorers | Simonyan (13 mins), A Ivanov (55 mins) |
| England Scorers | Kevan (66 mins), Finney (85 mins - Penalty) |
| USSR Team | Jashin, Kessarev, Kriglevski, Kuznetsov, Voinov, Ivanov V, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilin, Tsarev, Ivanov A. |
| England Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clamp (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Robson (West Bromwich Albion), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
| Referee | Istvan Zsolt (Hungary) |
| Date | 11.6.1958 |
| Location | Nya Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Competition | World Cup |
| Fixture | Brazil V England |
| Result | 0-0 |
| Brazil Team | Gilmar, Bellini, Dino, Didi, Zagallo, Santos, De Sordi, Orlando, Joel, Altafini, Vava. |
| England Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clamp (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Robson (West Bromwich Albion), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), A'Court (Liverpool). |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
| Referee | Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
| Date | 15.6.1958 |
| Location | Ryavallen Stadium, Boras, Sweden |
| Competition | World Cup |
| Fixture | Austria V England |
| Result | 2-2 |
| Austria Scorers | Koller (16 mins), A Korner (70 mins) |
| England Scorers | Haynes (56 mins), Kevan (73 mins) |
| Austria Team | Szanwald, Happel, Swoboda, Hanappi, Koller, Kozlicek P, Buzek, Koerner, Senekowitsch, Kollmann, Kozlicek E. |
| England Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clamp (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Robson (West Bromwich Albion), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), A'Court (Liverpool). |
| Attendance | 16,800 |
| Referee | Jan Bronkhorst (Holland) |
| Date | 17.6.1958 |
| Location | Nya Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Competition | World Cup |
| Fixture | England V Soviet Union |
| Result | 0-1 |
| Soviet Union Scorer | IIyin (68 mins) |
| USSR Team | Jashin, Kessarev, Kriglevski, Kuznetsov, Vionov, Apukthin, Iavanov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilin, Tsarev. |
| England Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Brabrook (Chelsea), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), A'Court (Liverpool). |
| Attendance | 23,180 |
| Referee | Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
| Date | 4.10.1958 |
| Location | Belfast |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Northern Ireland V England |
| Result | 3-3 |
| Northern Ireland Scorers | Cush, Peacock, Casey |
| England Scorers | Charlton (2), Finney |
| Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Banks (Bolton Wanderers), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, McGuinness (Manchester United), Brabrook (Chelsea), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 22.10.1958 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Soviet Union |
| Result | 5-0 |
| Scorers | Haynes (3), Charlton (pen), Lofthouse |
| Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Shaw (Sheffield United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Slater (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), Haynes (Fulham), Finney (Preston North End). |
| Date | 26.11.1958 |
| Location | Villa Park |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | England V Wales |
| Result | 2-2 |
| England Scorers | Broadbent (2) |
| Wales Scorers | Tapscott, Allchurch |
| Team | McDonald (Burnley), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Shaw (Sheffield United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Holden (Bolton Wanderers). |
| Date | 11.4.1959 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | England V Scotland |
| Result | 1-0 |
| England Scorer | Charlton |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Shaw (Sheffield United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Douglas (Blackburn Rovers), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Holden (Bolton Wanderers). |
| Attendance | 98,329 |
| Referee | Joaquim Campos (Portugal) |
| Date | 6.5.1959 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Italy |
| Result | 2-2 |
| England Scorers | Charlton, Bradley |
| Italy Scorers | Brighenti, Mariani |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Shaw (Sheffield United), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bradley (Manchester United), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Holden (Bolton Wanderers). |
| Date | 13.5.1959 |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Brazil V England |
| Result | 2-0 |
| Brazil Scorers | I Julinho, Henrique |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Armfield (Blackpool), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Deeley (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Broadbent (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Charlton R (Manchester United), Haynes (Fulham), Holden (Bolton Wanderers). |
| Date | 17.5.1959 |
| Location | Lima |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Peru V England |
| Result | 4-1 |
| Peru Scorers | Seminarid (3), Joya |
| England Scorer | Greaves |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Armfield (Blackpool), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Deeley (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Greaves (Chelsea), Haynes (Fulham), Holden (Bolton Wanderers), Charlton R (Manchester United). |
| Date | 24.5.1959 |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | Mexico V England |
| Result | 2-1 |
| Mexico Scorers | R Cadenas, Reyes |
| England Scorer | Kevan |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Armfield (Blackpool), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, McGuinness (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Holden (Bolton Wanderers), Greaves (Chelsea), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Charlton R (Manchester United), Flowers sub for McGuinnes, Bradley sub for Holden. |
| Date | 28.5.1959 |
| Location | Los Angeles |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | USA V England |
| Result | 1-8 |
| USA Scorer | E Murphy |
| England Scorers | Charlton (3), Flowers (2),
Bradley, Kevan, Haynes |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Armfield (Blackpool), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers), Wright W (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Captain, Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bradley (Manchester United), Greaves (Chelsea), Kevan (West Bromwich Albion), Haynes (Fulham), Charlton R (Manchester United). |
| Date | 17.10.1959 |
| Location | Cardiff |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | Wales V England |
| Result | 1-1 |
| Wales Scorer | Moore |
| England Scorer | Greaves |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Allen A (Stoke City), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers) - Captain, Smith T (Birmingham City), Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Connelly (Burnley), Greaves (Chelsea), Clough (Middlesbrough), Holliday (Middlesbrough), Charlton R (Manchester United). |
| Date | 28.10.1959 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Fixture | England V Sweden |
| Result | 2-3 |
| England Scorers | Connelly, Charlton |
| Sweden Scorers | A Simonsson (2), Salomonsson |
| Team | Hopkinson (Bolton Wanderers), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Allen A (Stoke City), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers) - Captain, Smith T (Birmingham City), Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Connelly (Burnley), Greaves (Chelsea), Clough (Middlesbrough), Holliday (Middlesbrough), Charlton R (Manchester United). |
| Date | 18.11.1959 |
| Location | Wembley |
| Competition | Home Championship |
| Fixture | England V Northern Ireland |
| Result | 2-1 |
| England Scorers | Baker, Parry |
| Northern Ireland Scorers | Bingham |
| Team | Springett (Sheffield Wednesday), Howe (West Bromwich Albion), Allen A (Stoke City), Clayton (Blackburn Rovers) - Captain, Brown (West Ham United), Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Connelly (Burnley), Haynes (Fulham), Baker (Hibernian), Parry (Bolton Wanderers), Holliday (Middlesbrough). |