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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1988
1.81m
Average age in 1988
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1988
Jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Robson, Bobby (Coach)

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Robson, Bobby (Coach)

Day of Birth
1933-02-18
Day of Death
2009-07-31
Place of Birth
Sacriston (England)
Matches
12 (4 / 8)
Goto coach Bobby Robson

Players of England in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Shilton, Peter 1949-09-18 Goalkeeper England Derby County 8 0 0 0 0 0
Woods, Chris 1959-11-14 Goalkeeper Scotland Glasgow Rangers 3 2 0 0 0 0
Seaman, David 1963-09-19 Goalkeeper England Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adams, Tony 1966-10-10 Centre Back England Arsenal FC 11 0 3 0 0 0
Stevens, Gary 1963-03-27 Right Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 9 1 0 0 0 0
Sansom, Kenny 1958-09-26 Left Back England Newcastle United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Wright, Mark 1963-08-01 Centre Back England Derby County 5 1 0 0 0 0
Pearce, Stuart 1962-04-24 Left Back England Nottingham Forest 5 0 0 0 0 0
Watson, Dave 1961-11-20 Centre Back England Everton FC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Anderson, Viv 1956-07-29 Right Back England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Butcher, Terry 1958-12-28 Centre Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pallister, Gary 1965-06-30 Centre Back England Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sterland, Mel 1962-11-09 Right Back Scotland Glasgow Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Walker, Des 1965-11-26 Centre Back England Nottingham Forest 0 2 0 0 0 0
Fenwick, Terry 1959-11-17 Centre Back England Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 0 0 0 0
Robson, Bryan 1957-01-11 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 11 0 1 0 0 0
Barnes, John 1963-11-07 Left Midfielder England Liverpool FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Webb, Neil 1963-07-30 Right Midfielder England Nottingham Forest 7 1 1 0 0 0
Waddle, Chris 1960-12-14 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 0 0 0 0
Steven, Trevor 1963-09-21 Right Midfielder England Everton FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
McMahon, Steve 1961-08-20 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hoddle, Glenn 1957-10-27 Attacking Midfielder France AS Monaco 2 4 0 0 0 0
Rocastle, David 1967-05-02 Attacking Midfielder England Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hodge, Steve 1962-10-25 Centre Midfielder England Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas, Michael 1967-08-24 Right Midfielder England Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gascoigne, Paul 1967-05-27 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 0 2 0 0 0 0
Marwood, Brian 1960-02-05 Left Midfielder England Arsenal FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Reid, Peter 1956-06-20 Defensive Midfielder England Queens Park Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Beardsley, Peter 1961-01-18 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Lineker, Gary 1960-11-30 Centre Forward Spain FC Barcelona 10 0 3 0 0 0
Harford, Mick 1959-02-12 Centre Forward England Luton Town 1 1 0 0 0 0
Allen, Clive 1961-05-20 Centre Forward France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hateley, Mark 1961-11-07 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 0 6 0 0 0 0
Cottee, Tony 1965-07-11 Centre Forward England Everton FC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Smith, Alan 1962-11-21 Centre Forward England Arsenal FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of England in 1988

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-02-17
Israel
Israel
England
England
0:0 c
Israel vs. England
Friendly
Ramat Gan Stadium
1988-03-23
England
England
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:2 c
England vs. Netherlands
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1988-04-27
Hungary
Hungary
England
England
0:0 c
Hungary vs. England
Friendly
Puskás Aréna
1988-05-21
England
England
Scotland
Scotland
1:0 c
England vs. Scotland
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1988-05-24
England
England
Colombia
Colombia
1:1 c
England vs. Colombia
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1988-05-28
Switzerland
Switzerland
England
England
0:1 c
Switzerland vs. England
Friendly
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
1988-06-12
England
England
Ireland
Ireland
0:1 c
England vs. Ireland
Euro 1988 - Group 2
MHPArena
1988-06-15
England
England
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:3 c
England vs. Netherlands
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Merkur Spiel-Arena
1988-06-18
England
England
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:3 c
England vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 2
Deutsche Bank Park
1988-09-14
England
England
Denmark
Denmark
1:0 c
England vs. Denmark
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1988-10-19
England
England
Sweden
Sweden
0:0 c
England vs. Sweden
World Cup 1990 - Group 2
Wembley Stadium
1988-11-16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
England
England
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. England
Friendly
King Fahd International Stadium
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Match Progress for England in 1988

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
Hungary
Hungary
19 13 3 3 45
Poland
Poland
19 11 7 1 31
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
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
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
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 1 1 6
Israel
Israel
4 2 2 0 5
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
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
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
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 3
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
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 4
Georgia
Georgia
2 2 0 0 4
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
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
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
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