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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1961
1.75m
Average age in 1961
24.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1961
Jersey in 1961

Coaches in 1961

Winterbottom, Walter (Coach)

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Winterbottom, Walter (Coach)

Day of Birth
1913-03-31
Day of Death
2002-02-16
Place of Birth
Oldham (England)
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Walter Winterbottom

Players of England in 1961

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Springett, Ron 1935-07-22 Goalkeeper England Sheffield Wednesday 9 0 0 - - -
Armfield, Jimmy 1935-09-21 Right Back England Blackpool FC 9 0 0 - - -
Swan, Peter 1936-10-08 Centre Back England Sheffield Wednesday 9 0 0 - - -
McNeil, Mick 1940-02-07 Left Back England Middlesbrough FC 5 0 0 - - -
Wilson, Ray 1934-12-17 Left Back England Huddersfield Town 3 0 0 - - -
Angus, John 1938-09-02 Right Back England Burnley FC 1 0 0 - - -
Charlton, Bobby 1937-10-11 Attacking Midfielder England Manchester United 9 0 6 - - -
Flowers, Ron 1934-07-28 Attacking Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 0 2 - - -
Haynes, Johnny 1934-10-17 Attacking Midfielder England Fulham FC 8 0 2 - - -
Robson, Bobby 1933-02-18 Attacking Midfielder England West Bromwich Albion 8 0 2 - - -
Miller, Brian 1937-01-19 Defensive Midfielder England Burnley FC 1 0 0 - - -
Douglas, Bryan 1934-05-27 Right Winger England Blackburn Rovers 9 0 4 - - -
Greaves, Jimmy 1940-02-20 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 5 - - -
Hitchens, Gerry 1934-10-08 Centre Forward Italy Inter Milano 3 0 3 - - -
Pointer, Ray 1936-10-10 Centre Forward England Burnley FC 3 0 2 - - -
Smith, Bobby 1933-02-22 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 2 - - -
Connelly, John 1938-07-18 Right Winger England Burnley FC 2 0 1 - - -
Viollet, Dennis 1933-09-20 Inside Left England Stoke City 1 0 1 - - -
Byrne, Johnny 1939-05-13 Centre Forward England West Ham United 1 0 0 - - -
Crawford, Ray 1936-07-13 Centre Forward England Ipswich Town 1 0 0 - - -
Kevan, Derek 1935-03-06 Centre Forward England West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 - - -
Fantham, John 1939-02-06 Striker England Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of England in 1961

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1961-05-21
Portugal
Portugal
England
England
1:1 c
Portugal vs. England
World Cup 1962 - Group 6
Estádio Nacional do Jamor
1961-09-28
England
England
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
4:1 c
England vs. Luxembourg
World Cup 1962 - Group 6
Emirates Stadium
1961-10-25
England
England
Portugal
Portugal
2:0 c
England vs. Portugal
World Cup 1962 - Group 6
Wembley Stadium
3 Matches

Match Progress for England in 1961

Favorite Opponents of England

Opponent M W D L G
Scotland
Scotland
67 27 17 23 114
Wales
Wales
54 41 9 4 144
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
49 38 7 4 185
Germany
Germany
23 7 4 12 41
Brazil
Brazil
19 3 8 8 15
Hungary
Hungary
19 13 3 3 45
Italy
Italy
19 4 5 10 20
Denmark
Denmark
18 9 5 4 27
Sweden
Sweden
17 5 7 5 24
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 7 6 22
Poland
Poland
17 11 6 0 30
Spain
Spain
17 6 2 9 22
France
France
16 6 3 7 21
Switzerland
Switzerland
16 12 3 1 38
Belgium
Belgium
14 6 4 4 26
Ireland
Ireland
13 5 6 2 22
Portugal
Portugal
12 4 4 4 22
Turkey
Turkey
11 9 2 0 33
Croatia
Croatia
11 6 2 3 22
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 6 3 1 16
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 15
Greece
Greece
9 6 2 1 22
Argentina
Argentina
9 5 2 2 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
8 1 2 5 7
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 52
Austria
Austria
8 6 2 0 32
Finland
Finland
8 6 2 0 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 3 0 19
Andorra
Andorra
8 8 0 0 28
Romania
Romania
8 2 4 2 7
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 3 2 3 11
Albania
Albania
8 8 0 0 23
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
Norway
Norway
7 2 3 2 4
Australia
Australia
7 4 2 1 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
Mexico
Mexico
6 5 0 1 14
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 3 0 19
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 35
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 13
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 1 2 13
Czechia
Czechia
5 3 1 1 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 3 2 0 11
Malta
Malta
5 5 0 0 14
Chile
Chile
5 1 2 2 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 1 1 6
Israel
Israel
4 2 2 0 5
Cameroon
Cameroon
4 3 1 0 9
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 16
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 3 1 0 9
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 2 0 0 9
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 6
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 8
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 4
Georgia
Georgia
2 2 0 0 4
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 9
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
2 1 0 1 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 3
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 6
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 6
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 1
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 1
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 1 0 0 1
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 6
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 4
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 1 0 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
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