England national amateur football team results (1906–1939)
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This is a list of the England national amateur football team results. Between their first match in 1906 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, England amateurs played in over 100 official matches.[1] Throughout this period they participated in three Olympic Football Tournaments in 1908, 1912 and in 1920, winning the former two after beating Denmark in both finals.[2][3] Throughout this period they also set a 18-match unbeaten run, starting off with a 15-0 win over France on 1 November 1906 in the team's first official game, and until they were finally beaten by Denmark (1-2) 4 years later, on 5 May 1910, courtesy of a late goal from Vilhelm Wolfhagen.[4] Notable figures during these years was Vivian Woodward who scored 44 goals in just 30 official matches, including 6 hat-tricks against the likes of France (twice) and the Netherlands (twice).[5]
Although the England amateur team was not created until 1906, the first appearance of an English team containing only amateur players dates back to 21 September 1901, when they beat a German touring side, 12-0, at White Hart Lane, London.[1]
1900s[edit]
1901[edit]
| 21 September 1901 Unofficial friendly[a] | England Amateurs  | 12 – 0 |  Germany | London, England |
Foster  Farnfield Smith Ryder Hales | Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 6,000 | ||
| Note: Reginald Foster scored 6, but one source gives 7 | ||||
1906[edit]
| 1 November 1906 Friendly | England Amateurs | 15 – 0 |  France | Paris, France |
| Harris 15', 18', 43', 49', 51', 57', 83' Woodward 39', 63', 65', 73'Day 41', 76'Raine 80'Farnfield 87' | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alex Guillon (Belgium) |
| 21 September 1906 International Trial Match | Professionals | 4 – 2 | Amateurs | Sheffield, England |
| Stewart Brown Rutherford | Report | Hassett Hardman | Stadium: Owlerton Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 15 December 1906 Unofficial friendly | Ireland  | 1 – 2 | England Amateurs | Dublin, Ireland |
| Thompson | Report | Woodward Wheatcroft | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 1,500 |
1907[edit]
| 1 April 1907 Friendly | Netherlands  | 1 – 8 | England Amateurs | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Blume 14' | Report | Mansfield 4' Bell 5', 60'Woodward 16'Hardman 28', 47'Hawkes 39'Foster 73' | Stadium: De Diepput Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Henri Boon (Belgium) |
| 7 December 1907 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 6 – 1 | Ireland | London, England |
| H. Stapley ?', ?', ?' Woodward ?'Purnell ?', ?' | Report | RM Hooper ?' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 11,000 |
| 21 December 1907 Friendly | England Amateurs | 12 – 2 | Netherlands | Darlington, England |
| Woodward 1', 31', 70' W. Stapley 4', 10', 55', 59', 62'Bell 11', 71', 84'Raine 80' | Report | Ruffelse 36', 88' | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tom Farrell (Ireland) |
1908[edit]
| 22 February 1908 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 1 – 0 |  Wales | Stockport, England |
| Woodward ?' | Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 850 |
| 23 March 1908 Friendly | England Amateurs | 12 – 0 | France | London, England |
| Hawkes 9' Jordan 16', 32', 40', 48', 58', 89'Woodward 23', 52', 66'Berry 25'Raine 75' | Report | Stadium: Park Royal Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Thomas Kyle (England) |
| 18 April 1908 Friendly | Belgium  | 2 – 8 | England Amateurs | Brussels, Belgium |
| De Veen 28', 46' | Report | Purnell 4', 83' Stapley 11', 24', 85'Woodward 39', 66', 76' | Stadium: Longchamps Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bill Dijxhoorn (Netherlands) | |
| Note: Some sources attribute Woodward's first and third goals to Robert Hustin (own goal) and Harold Hardman. | ||||
| 20 April 1908 Friendly | Germany | 1 – 5 | England Amateurs | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany |
| Förderer 17' (pen.) | Report | Stapley 5', 70' Woodward 25', 90'Purnell 43' | Stadium: Viktoria field Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paul Neumann (Germany) |
| 8 September 1908 Friendly | Sweden  | 1 – 6 | England Amateurs | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Bergström 76' | Report | Purnell ?' Louch ?'Berry ?', ?', ?', ?' | Stadium: Walhalla Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) |
| 20 October 1908 1908 Summer Olympics First round | England Amateurs Great Britain  | 12 – 1 | Sweden | London, England |
| Stapley Woodward Berry Chapman Purnell Hawkes | Report | Bergström 65' | Stadium: White City Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Ibbotson (Great Britain) |
| 22 October 1908 1908 Summer Olympics Semi-finals | England Amateurs Great Britain | 4 – 0 | Netherlands | London, England |
| Stapley 37', 60', 64', 75' | Report | Stadium: White City Attendance: 6,000 Referee: John Howcroft (Great Britain) |
| 24 October 1908 1908 Summer Olympics Final | England Amateurs Great Britain | 2 – 0 |  Denmark | London, England |
| Chapman 20' Woodward 46' | Report | Stadium: White City Attendance: 8,000 Referee: John Lewis (Great Britain) |
| 21 November 1908 Unofficial friendly | Ireland | 1 – 5 | England Amateurs | Dublin, Ireland |
| Webb | Report | Porter Stapley | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 2,500 |
1909[edit]
| 20 February 1909 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 2 – 5 | England Amateurs | Aberdare, Wales |
| Hughes ?' (pen.) ?' (pen.) | Report | Hunt Dunning Chapman Williamson | Stadium: Ynys Field Attendance: 4,500 |
| 13 March 1909 Friendly | England Amateurs | 9–0 | Germany | Oxford, England |
| 15:30 | Porter ?', ?', ?' Hoare ?', ?'Dunning ?', ?', ?'Chapman ?' | Report Report | Stadium: Oxford Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Thomas Kyle (England) |
| 12 April 1909 Friendly | Netherlands | 0 – 4 | England Amateurs | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report | Dunning 7', 36' Porter 28'H. Stapley 61' | Stadium: Sportpark Oud-Roosenburgh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Joseph Brauburger (Belgium) |
| 19 April 1909 Friendly | England Amateurs | 11 – 2 | Belgium | London, England |
| H. Stapley 1', 7', 13' Dunning 2', 4', 9', 10'Raine 3'Woodward 6', 88'Chapman 11' | Report | De Veen 5', 12' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Christiaan Jacobus Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 20 May 1909 Friendly | Switzerland  | 0 – 9 | England Amateurs | Basel, Switzerland |
| Report | Woodward ?', ?', ?', ?' Raine ?', ?'H. Stapley ?'Dunning ?', ?' | Stadium: Landhof Attendance: 4,000 |
| 22 May 1909 Friendly | France | 0 – 11 | England Amateurs | Gentilly, France |
| Report | Woodward 14' Wright Porter Stapley Fayers Raine | Stadium: Stade de FGSPF Attendance: 390 Referee: Joseph Brauburger (Belgium) |
| 6 November 1909 Friendly | England Amateurs | 7 – 0 | Sweden | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| 14:45 (UTC+0:00) | Owen 4', 37', 87' Stapley 5', 50', 73'Woodward 74' | Report | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 20 November 1909 Unoffical friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 4 | Ireland | Leeds, England |
| Owen ?' Woodward ?'McCann ?' (o.g.)Jordan ?' | Report | Robertson ?', ?' McDonnell ?'Hooper | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 6,500 | |
| Note: England recovered from 3-1 and 4-3 down and, with the help of an own goal, managed to rescue a draw with a late equalizer in their first ever game not to result in a victory. | ||||
| 11 December 1909 Friendly | England Amateurs | 9 – 1 | Netherlands | Fullham, England |
| Stapley 5' Woodward 9', 14', 21', 23', 60', 85'Owen 41'Williams 89' | Report | Kessler 38' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) | |
| Note: At 5-0 up, Corbett suffered a thigh injury and came off. He rejoined the action for the second half, but soon had to withdraw from the field, leaving England with ten men for around an hour of the game. | ||||
1910s[edit]
1910[edit]
| 19 February 1910 Unoffical friendly | England Amateurs | 6 – 0 | Wales | Huddersfield, England |
| Springthorpe ?' Porter ?', ?', ?'Berry ?'Woodward ?' | Report | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 8,000 |
| 26 March 1910 Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 2 | England Amateurs | Bruxelles, Belgium |
| Paternoster Six | Report | Steer Owen | Stadium: Sukkelweg Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 9 April 1910 Friendly | England Amateurs | 6 – 1 | Switzerland | London, England |
| 15:30 | Steer ?', ?' Webb ?', ?'Fayers ?'P. Corbett ?' | Report | Sydler 63' | Stadium: Park Royal Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Joseph Brauburger (Belgium) |
| 16 April 1910 Friendly | England Amateurs | 10 – 1 | France | Brighton, England |
| Wilson 9', 70', 82', 84' Steer 10', 35', 43', 53'Berry 18'Chapman 27' | Report | Tousset 87' | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 5 May 1910 Friendly | Denmark | 2 – 1 | England Amateurs | København, Denmark |
| Lindgren 10' Wolfhagen 75' | Report | Steer 55' | Stadium: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub's ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jacky Pearson (England) |
| 7/9 May 1910 Friendly | Denmark | Cancelled | England Amateurs | København, Denmark |
| Report | Stadium: Kjøbenhavns Boldklub's ground Referee: Jackie Pearson (England) | |||
| Note: Following England's first-ever defeat, a second match was scheduled for 7 May, however, King Edward VII died on 6 May and the officials asked for a postponement for 9 May, but after heavy rain over Copenhagen, the English referee, Jackie Pearson, called the match off, thus killing the chances for revenge. | ||||
| 19 November 1910 Unofficial friendly | Ireland | 3 – 2 | England Amateurs | Belfast, Ireland |
| Macauley Hannon McDonnell | Report | Carr | Stadium: Cliftonville Cricket Ground Attendance: 3,500 | |
| Note: England amateur's first-ever defeat in the UK, despite the fact that Harry Carr (a replacement for Vivian Woodward) had twice given them the lead on his only international appearance. | ||||
1911[edit]
| 18 February 1911 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 1 – 5 | England Amateurs | Newtown |
| Hannaby ?' | Report | Woodward Hoare Webb | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,500 |
| 4 March 1911 Friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 0 | Belgium | London, England |
| Poelmans 2', o.g.' Webb 20', 23'Woodward 55' | Report | Stadium: Crystal Palace Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 23 March 1911 Friendly | France | 0 – 3 | England Amateurs | Saint-Ouen, France |
| Report | Healey 30' Hoare 60' (pen.), 75' | Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 1,638 Referee: René Wolters (Belgium) |
| 14 April 1911 Friendly | Germany | 2 – 2 | England Amateurs | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Möller 48', 50' | Report | Webb 17' Wright 65' | Stadium: Union ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 17 April 1911 Friendly | Netherlands | 0 – 1 | England Amateurs | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Report | Webb 24' | Stadium: Sportpark Oud-Roosenburgh Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Paul Marum (Germany) |
| 25 May 1911 Friendly | Switzerland | 1 – 4 | England Amateurs | Bern, Switzerland |
| Wyss | Report | Woodward 5' Hoare 7'Healey 25'Sharpe 65' | Stadium: Spitalacker-Platz Attendance: 7,000 |
| 21 October 1911 Friendly | England Amateurs | 3 – 0 | Denmark | London, England |
| Hoare 43', 85' Webb 50' | Report | Stadium: Park Royal Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 18 November 1911 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 2 – 0 | Ireland | Huddersfield, England |
| Webb Woodward | Report | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 3,000 |
1912[edit]
| 17 February 1912 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 3 – 0 | Wales | Bishop Auckland, England |
| Berry Sanders Healey | Report | Stadium: Bishop Auckland ground Attendance: 5,500 |
| 16 March 1912 Friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 0 | Netherlands | Hull, England |
| Bailey 7', 24' Woodward 12'Wright 89' | Report Report | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland) |
| 6 April 1912 Unofficial friendly | Bruges | 1 – 2 | England Amateurs | Brugge, Belgium |
| De Veen ?' | Report | Verbeeck ?' (o.g.) Hoare ?' | Stadium: Rattenplein | |
| Note: A team composed of players from both of the city's clubs, Cercle Brugge and Club Brugge, took on the England team, two days prior to their meeting with the Belgium national team in Brussels. | ||||
| 8 April 1912 Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 2 | England Amateurs | Brussels, Belgium |
| Nisot 32' | Report | Bailey 30', 48' | Stadium: Stade du Vivier d'Oie Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paul Schröder (Germany) | |
| Note: Fernand Nisot, the scorer of Belgium's equaliser, was only sixteen years old. | ||||
| 30 June 1912 1912 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | England Amateurs Great Britain | 7 – 0 |  Hungary | Stockholm |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Walden 21', 23', 49', 53', 55', 85' Woodward 45' | Report | Stadium: Tranebergs Idrottsplats Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 2 July 1912 1912 Summer Olympics Semi-finals | England Amateurs Great Britain | 4 – 0 |  Finland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Holopainen 2' (o.g.) Walden 7', 77'Knight  Woodward 82' | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) |
| 4 July 1912 1912 Summer Olympics Final | England Amateurs Great Britain | 4 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hoare 22', 41' Walden 10'Berry 43' | Report | Olsen 27', 81' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Christiaan Groothoff (Netherlands) |
| 5 October 1912 Unofficial friendly | Ireland | 3 – 2 | England Amateurs | Belfast, Ireland |
| McDonnell Smith | Report | Hoare ?', ?' (pen.) | Stadium: Cliftonville Cricket Ground Attendance: 7,500 | |
| Note: The two times Olympic Champions suffered a second successive defeat in Belfast and found themselves three goals down for the first time in their history. It was Hoare who, with fifteen minutes left, scored a brace to salvage some pride. | ||||
| 9 November 1912 Friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 0 | Belgium | Swindon, England |
| Woodward 10', 40' Healey 15'Wright 25' | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,624 Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales) |
1913[edit]
| 8 February 1913 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 1 – 3 | England Amateurs | Llandudno, Wales |
| Shervey | Report | Gemmell Harrold | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 4,500 |
| 27 February 1913 Friendly | France | 1 – 4 | England Amateurs | Colombes, France |
| Poullain 75' | Report | Berry 16', 64' Hoare 40', 54' | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Maurice Goossens (Belgium) |
| 21 March 1913 Friendly | Germany | 0 – 3 | England Amateurs | Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Douglas 22', 70' Woodward 43' | Stadium: Viktoria field Attendance: 17,000 |
| 24 March 1913 Friendly | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | England Amateurs | ADO Den Haag Stadium, Netherlands |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | de Groot 4', 56' | Report | Woodward 23' | Stadium: Sportpark Houtrust ground Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 6 October 1913 FA Charity Shield | Professionals | 7 – 2 | Amateurs | New Cross, England |
| Holley Fleming Hampton pen.' | Report | Barlow H. Farnfield | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,000 |
| 8 November 1913 Unofficial friendly | Ireland | 0 – 2 | England Amateurs | Belfast, Ireland |
| Report | Barlow H. Raymond | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 7,000 |
| 15 November 1913 Friendly | England Amateurs | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | Hull, England |
| Knight ?' (pen.) Woodward ?' | Report | Boutmy ?' (pen.) | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 14,000 Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales) |
1914[edit]
| 7 February 1914 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 9 – 1 | Wales | Plymouth, England |
| Sharpe Woodward Louch Morris o.g.'H.Raymond | Report | Davies | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,500 |
| 24 February 1914 Friendly | Belgium | 1 – 8 | England Amateurs | Brussels, Belgium |
| Brébart 6' | Report | Moore Sharpe Louch Woodward | Stadium: Stade du Vivier d'Oie Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fernand Jénicot (France) |
| 5 June 1914 Friendly | Denmark | 3 – 0 | England Amateurs | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Knudsen 20' S. Nielsen 43'P. Nielsen 71' | Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 10 June 1914 Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 5 | England Amateurs | Solna, Sweden |
| Börjesson 89' | Report | Moore 5', 80' Woodward 38'Sharpe 62' (pen.)Prince 85' | Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 12 June 1914 Unofficial friendly[b] | Sweden | 0 – 5 | England Amateurs | Solna, Sweden |
| Börjesson 89' | Report | Prince Moore Woodward | Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 | |
| Note: These were the last international goals scored by Vivian Woodward | ||||
1919[edit]
| 15 November 1919 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 5 – 0 | Ireland | Derby, England |
| Prince Harvey | Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 5,000 |
1920s[edit]
1920[edit]
| 24 January 1920 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 0 – 9 | England Amateurs | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Report | Sloley Gardner M. Howell J. Donaghy Nicholas | Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 17 February 1920 Friendly | Belgium | 3 – 1 | England Amateurs | Brussels, Belgium |
| Coppée 9', 73' van Hege 80' | Report Report2 | Gardner ?' | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Tinus Bos (Netherlands) |
| 4 April 1920 Friendly | France | 0 – 5 | England Amateurs | Rouen, France |
| Report | Hegan 22' Sloley 46'Harding 60', 67'Nicholls 63' | Stadium: Stade les Bruyères Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 28 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics First round | Norway  | 3 – 1 | England Amateurs Great Britain | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 15:30 | Gundersen 13', 51' Wilhelms 63' | Report | Nicholas 25' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 13 November 1920 Unofficial friendly | Ireland | 0 – 4 | England Amateurs | Belfast, Ireland |
| Report | Wise Nicholas | Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 9,000 |
1921[edit]
| 22 January 1921 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 0-2 | England Amateurs | Wolverhampton, England |
| Davies C. Edwards | Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 5 May 1921 Unofficial friendly | France | 2 – 1 | England Amateurs | Paris, France |
| Dewaquez Jean Boyer | Report | Farnfield | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 30,000 |
| 14 November 1921 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 1 | Ireland | Leicester, England |
| Adams Hambleton Binks | Report | McIlreavy | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 2,700 |
1922[edit]
| 21 January 1922 Unofficial friendly | Wales | 0 – 7 | England Amateurs | Swansea, Wales |
| Report | Creek Hegan Thorne Kail Boreham | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 8,000 |
| 11 November 1922 Unofficial friendly | England Amateurs | 4 – 0 | Ireland | Preston, England |
| Hegan Hartley | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,500 |