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General Information for England
The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1956
1.76m
Average age in 1956
26.7
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1956
Coaches in 1956
courtesy of the Independent
Winterbottom, Walter (Coach)
Day of Birth
1913-03-31
Day of Death
2002-02-16
Place of Birth
Oldham
(England)
Matches
1
(1 /
0)
Players of England in 1956
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Matthews, Reg | 1932-12-20 | Goalkeeper |
|
Chelsea FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Ditchburn, Ted | 1921-10-24 | Goalkeeper |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Wood, Ray | 1931-06-11 | Goalkeeper |
|
Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Byrne, Roger | 1929-02-08 | Left Back |
|
Manchester United | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Hall, Jeff | 1929-09-07 | Right Back |
|
Birmingham City | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Wright, Billy | 1924-02-06 | Centre Back |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Clayton, Ronnie | 1934-08-05 | Right Half |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Haynes, Johnny | 1934-10-17 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Fulham FC | 7 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Edwards, Duncan | 1936-10-01 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Manchester United | 6 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Grainger, Colin | 1933-06-10 | Left Midfielder |
|
Sunderland AFC | 6 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Matthews, Stanley | 1915-02-01 | Right Midfielder |
|
Blackpool FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dickinson, Jimmy | 1925-04-24 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Portsmouth FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Berry, Johnny | 1926-06-01 | Right Midfielder |
|
Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Taylor, Tommy | 1932-01-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Finney, Tom | 1922-04-05 | Right Winger |
|
Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brooks, Johnny | 1931-12-23 | Striker |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Wilshaw, Dennis | 1926-03-11 | Inside Left |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Astall, Gordon | 1927-09-22 | Striker |
|
Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Atyeo, John | 1932-02-07 | Inside Right |
|
Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Lofthouse, Nat | 1925-08-27 | Centre Forward |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Blunstone, Frank | 1934-10-17 | Left Winger |
|
Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Perry, Bill | 1930-09-10 | Left Winger |
|
Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Revie, Don | 1927-07-10 | Secondary striker |
|
Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Matches of England in 1956
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-12-05 |
|
|
5:2 c | World Cup 1958 - Group 1 | ||
| 1 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for England in 1956
Favorite Opponents of England
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
68 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 116 |
|
55 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 145 |
|
50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 186 |
|
23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 41 |
|
19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
|
19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
|
19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 |
|
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
|
|
18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
|
17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
|
17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
|
17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
|
17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
|
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
|
14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
|
11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
|
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
|
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
|
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
|
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
|
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
|
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 722 | 416 | 167 | 139 | 1,547 |