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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1972
1.79m
Average age in 1972
25.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1972
Jersey in 1972

Coaches in 1972

Ramsey, Alf (Coach)

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Ramsey, Alf (Coach)

Day of Birth
1920-01-22
Day of Death
1999-04-28
Place of Birth
London (England)
Height
1.73m
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Alf Ramsey

Players of England in 1972

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Banks, Gordon 1937-12-30 Goalkeeper England Stoke City 4 0 0 - - -
Shilton, Peter 1949-09-18 Goalkeeper England Leicester City 2 0 0 - - -
Clemence, Ray 1948-08-05 Goalkeeper England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 - - -
Hunter, Norman 1943-10-29 Centre Back England Leeds United 6 0 0 - - -
Moore, Bobby 1941-04-12 Centre Back England West Ham United 6 0 0 - - -
Storey, Peter 1945-09-07 Right Back England Arsenal FC 6 0 0 - - -
McFarland, Roy 1948-04-05 Centre Back England Derby County 4 0 0 - - -
Blockley, Jeff 1949-09-12 Centre Back England Arsenal FC 1 0 0 - - -
Lampard, Frank Sr 1948-09-20 Left Back England West Ham United 1 0 0 - - -
Lloyd, Larry 1948-10-06 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 - - -
Mills, Mick 1949-01-04 Left Back England Ipswich Town 1 0 0 - - -
Todd, Colin 1948-12-12 Centre Back England Derby County 1 0 0 - - -
Bell, Colin 1946-02-26 Attacking Midfielder England Manchester City 7 0 2 - - -
Hughes, Emlyn 1947-08-28 Defensive Midfielder England Liverpool FC 6 0 1 - - -
Ball, Alan 1945-05-12 Centre Midfielder England Arsenal FC 5 0 1 - - -
Madeley, Paul 1944-09-20 Left Midfielder England Leeds United 4 0 0 - - -
Summerbee, Mike 1942-12-15 Right Midfielder England Manchester City 2 1 0 - - -
Peters, Martin 1943-11-08 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 0 - - -
Currie, Tony 1950-01-01 Attacking Midfielder England Sheffield United 1 0 0 - - -
Marsh, Rodney 1944-10-11 Centre Forward England Manchester City 6 1 1 - - -
Chivers, Martin 1945-04-27 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 4 1 0 - - -
MacDonald, Malcolm 1950-01-07 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 2 1 0 - - -
Lee, Francis 1944-04-29 Centre Forward England Manchester City 1 0 1 - - -
Royle, Joe 1949-04-08 Centre Forward England Everton FC 1 0 1 - - -
Channon, Mick 1948-11-28 Centre Forward England Southampton FC 1 0 0 - - -
Hurst, Geoff 1941-12-08 Centre Forward England Stoke City 1 0 0 - - -
Keegan, Kevin 1951-02-14 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of England in 1972

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1972-11-15
Wales
Wales
England
England
0:1 c
Wales vs. England
World Cup 1974 - Group 5
Ninian Park
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Match Progress for England in 1972

Favorite Opponents of England

Opponent M W D L G
Scotland
Scotland
68 28 17 23 116
Wales
Wales
57 42 10 5 147
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
50 38 8 4 186
Germany
Germany
23 7 4 12 41
Italy
Italy
21 5 5 11 22
Brazil
Brazil
19 3 8 8 15
Poland
Poland
19 11 7 1 31
Hungary
Hungary
19 13 3 3 45
Spain
Spain
18 7 2 9 24
Denmark
Denmark
18 9 5 4 27
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 7 6 22
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 13 3 1 40
Sweden
Sweden
17 5 7 5 24
France
France
16 6 3 7 21
Belgium
Belgium
14 6 4 4 26
Ireland
Ireland
14 6 6 2 24
Portugal
Portugal
12 4 4 4 22
Croatia
Croatia
11 6 2 3 22
Turkey
Turkey
11 9 2 0 33
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 6 3 1 16
Finland
Finland
10 8 2 0 25
Greece
Greece
9 6 2 1 22
Romania
Romania
9 2 4 3 8
Argentina
Argentina
9 5 2 2 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 1 3 5 8
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 15
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 8 0 0 42
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 3 0 19
Andorra
Andorra
8 8 0 0 28
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 3 2 3 11
Albania
Albania
8 8 0 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 52
Norway
Norway
8 3 3 2 8
Austria
Austria
8 6 2 0 32
Australia
Australia
8 5 2 1 9
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 13
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 1 2 13
Mexico
Mexico
6 5 0 1 14
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 3 0 19
Malta
Malta
5 5 0 0 14
Chile
Chile
5 1 2 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
5 3 1 1 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 3 2 0 11
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 3 1 0 9
Cameroon
Cameroon
4 3 1 0 9
Japan
Japan
4 2 1 1 5
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 16
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 1 1 6
Israel
Israel
4 2 2 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
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
Senegal
Senegal
2 1 0 1 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 5
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 2 0 0 9
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 8
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
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
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 6
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 6
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
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