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Men's Football

England Amateurs
1901–1974
Association	The Football Association
Most caps	Rod Haider (65)
Top scorer	Vivian Woodward (46)
FIFA code	ENG
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	England Amateurs 12–0 Germany ; (London, England; 21 September 1901);
Last international
	England Amateurs 1–1 Scotland Amateurs ; (Coventry, England; 5 April 1974)
Biggest win
	France 0–15 England Amateurs ; (Paris, France; 1 November 1906);
Biggest defeat
	Ireland Amateurs 5–1 England Amateurs ; (Belfast, Ireland; 13 February 1937); ; England Amateurs 0–4 South Africa ; (London, England; 19 September 1953);

The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. It was formed in 1901,^[2]^: 5–6 due to the growth of the professional game which meant that amateur players could no longer easily find places in the main England national team.

It was the most successful team in the British Amateur Championship, winning on 16 occasions (5 joint). The England amateur team was disbanded by The Football Association in 1974.^[3]

History

First match and unbeaten run

Its first international match was against Germany^[a] on 21 September 1901, a 12–0 win at White Hart Lane, London, with R. E. Foster scoring 6.^[b] It was to be another five years before an official England amateur team was founded.^[1] The next match was away against France on 1 November 1906 and resulted in a 15–0 win for England, with Stanley Harris netting seven goals and Vivian Woodward four.^[4] The team played many internationals against the full representative sides of Europe, which were usually a mixture of amateur and professional players.^[5] The strength of the English amateur team meant they were still able to beat many of these sides and in fact they were unbeaten in 20 matches from 1906 to 1910.^[6] Whilst these England amateur matches are not considered full senior internationals by The Football Association, they are deemed to be by some their opponents.^[6] As such, the England amateur side delivered the biggest defeats on several European nations; the Netherlands (12–2) in 1907, Germany (9–0) and Belgium (11–2) in 1909, and Sweden (12–2) and Hungary (7–0) in 1912 (as Great Britain).^[7]^[8]

England amateurs and Great Britain Olympics team

There is a difference of opinion as to whether the England amateur team was effectively the Great Britain Olympic football team at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic football tournaments. The FA's website considers the gold medals in these tournaments a win for the England amateur side rather than a British team,^[10] whilst in Bryon Butler's book it is shown that the winners' certificate names England.^[11] Conversely, Mark Chapman's England's Amateurs site states that the 1908 and 1912 teams were Great Britain and points to the fact that photographic evidence shows the team playing with the Union flag on their shirts.^[12] It can be stated that both arguments are true, as it was the case for the 1956 Olympic tournament where the team played as Great Britain but the team was organised by the FA and consisted solely of amateur Englishmen as the other home nations withdrew their support.^[12]

Demise and successors

The England amateur team was disbanded in 1974 when the Football Association abolished the distinction between amateurs and professionals, simply calling them "players".^[3] A semi-professional representative team, made up of players from the National League System, now plays in its place.

Top goalscorers

The list below only includes those matches prior to World War I (1906–1914).^[13]

Rank	Player^[c]	Goals (+unofficial)	Caps	Average	Career
1	Vivian Woodward	46 (+11)	30	1.47	1906–1914
2	Harry Stapley	28 (+6)	14	2	1907–1909
3	Cyril Dunning	11 (+1)	4	2.75	1909–1913
3	Gordon Hoare	11 (+5)	14	0.79	1909
5	Arthur Berry	10 (+2)	25	0.4	1908–1913
6	Harold Walden	9 (+0)	3	3	1912
7	Clyde Purnell	8 (+2)	6	1.33	1907–1909
	William Steer	8 (+0)	6	1.33	1910–1911
	James Raine	8 (+0)	10	0.8	1906–1909
10	Stanley Harris	7 (+0)	1	7	1906
	George Webb	7 (+2)	5	1.4	1910–1911
	Chris Porter	7 (+5)	7	1	1908–1910

Willie Jordan scored 6 goals, while the likes of Arthur Bell, Syd Owen and Frederick Chapman settled at five.

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.^[13] 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.^[14]^[15] Throughout this period they also set an 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.^[16] 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).^[17]

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.^[13]

1900s

1901

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

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

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

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: Jack 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

20 February 1909 Unofficial friendly	Wales	2 – 5	England Amateurs	Aberdare, Wales
	Hughes (?) (?)	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 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	4 – 4	Ireland	Leeds, England
	Owen (?) Woodward (?) McCann (?) 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

1910

19 February 1910 Unofficial 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

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

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 (?) 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 (?)	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

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 (?) Woodward (?)	Report	Boutmy (?)	Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 14,000 Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

1914

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^[d]	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

15 November 1919 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	5 – 0	Ireland	Derby, England
	Prince Harvey	Report		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 5,000

1920s

1920

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

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

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

1923

27 January 1923 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	4 – 4	Wales	Swansea, Wales
	Hartley Minter Douthwaite	Report	Davies Nicholls	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 8,000
Note: The Welsh goalkeeper, Williams, went off injured ten minutes before half-time. Full-back, Frank Blew took over in goal. England were also down to ten men, with Jackie Hegan also coming off with an injury. Williams returned in goal at the beginning of the second half, whilst Hegan came back on after an hour of play.

5 May 1923 Unofficial friendly	Belgium	3 – 0	England Amateurs	Brussels, Belgium
	Larnoe Thys Gillis	Report		Stadium: Oscar Bossaert Stadion Attendance: 20,000

10 November 1923 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	3 – 0	Ireland	Penge, England
	Macey Earle Len Barry	Report		Stadium: Sports Arena Attendance: 8,000

1924

22 March 1924 Unofficial friendly	Wales	1 – 2	England Amateurs	Llandudno, Wales
	Nicholls	Report	Creek	Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 5,000

11 October 1924 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	3 – 2	South Africa	Tottenham, England
	Hartley Kail	Report	West Stuart	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 4,948

1925

21 March 1925 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	2 – 1	Wales	Swansea, Wales
	Kail R. Donald Sparrow (?)	Report	Nicholls	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 8,000

7 November 1926 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	6 – 4	Ireland	Maidstone, England
	Ashton Kail	Report	Silcock McCracken	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7,000
Note: Harry McCracken astonished the home team by scoring a hat-trick in three minutes at the beginning of the second half to bring the Irish level, before England's firepower finally won the day in a ten-goal thriller.

1926

20 March 1926 Unofficial friendly	Wales	1 – 2	England Amateurs	Wrexham, Wales
	I. Davies	Report	Smith Bryant	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,000

6 November 1926 Unofficial friendly	Ireland	0 – 3	England Amateurs	Belfast, Ireland
		Report	Gibbins Macey Cartledge	Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 7,000

18 December 1926 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	1 – 4	Scotland	Leicester, England
	Bryant Gibbins	Report	Jessiman Noble McBain	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,000

1927

19 March 1927 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	4 – 0	Wales	Reading, England
	Smith Dellow Hegan Ashton	Report	Nicholls	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 9,905

12 November 1927 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	1 – 1	Ireland	Blackpool, England
	Ashton	Report	White	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,000
Note: Irish midfielder, Jim Jamieson went off injured just before half-time, but the visitors bravely fought back to equalise, and they even lost another defender, Andrew Watson, who was carried off towards the end, leaving them to finish the game with nine men.

1928

17 March 1928 Unofficial friendly	Wales	1 – 2	England Amateurs	Cardiff, Wales
	Nicholls	Report	Price Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park
Note: For the second time in a row, England were facing a nine-man team by the end of the game. Emrys Ellis and Jack Nicholls both left the field injured in the closing stages.

28 April 1928 Unofficial friendly	Scotland	3 – 2	England Amateurs	Glasgow, Scotland
	Chalmers Noble	Report	Price Smith	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 30,000

10 November 1928 Unofficial friendly	Ireland	0 – 2	England Amateurs	Belfast, Ireland
		Report	Creek	Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 5,000

1929

16 February 1929 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	1 – 1	Wales	Hove, England
	Kail	Report	Nicholls	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 5,000

16 March 1929 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	3 – 1	Scotland	Leeds, England
	Ashton Kail	Report	McLelland	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 15,571

16 November 1929 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	7 – 2	Ireland	Penge, England
	Ashton G. Watson Coates McGuire (?)	Report	McMahon Kelly	Stadium: Sports Arena Attendance: 1,500

1930s

1930

15 February 1930 Unofficial friendly	Wales	1 – 2	England Amateurs	Aberystwyth, Wales
	Davies-Owen	Report	Smithies	Stadium: Smithfield Athletic Ground Attendance: 6,000

15 March 1930 Unofficial friendly	Scotland	1 – 0	England Amateurs	Glasgow, Scotland
	MacDonald	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000

15 November 1930 Unofficial friendly	Ireland	3 – 1	England Amateurs	Belfast, Ireland
	Millar	Report	Gibbins	Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 7,000

1931

14 February 1931 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	5 – 0	Wales	Bournemouth, England
	W. Warnes Hegan Gibbins	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,000

21 March 1931 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	2 – 1	Scotland	Fulham, England
	Gibbins Hegan	Report	Crawford	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 16,581

14 November 1931 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	3 – 2	Ireland	York, England
	Coates Smithies Whewell	Report	Martin	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,000

1932

27 February 1932 Unofficial friendly	Wales	1 – 3	England Amateurs	Swansea, Wales
	W. Evans	Report	Creek Kail	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 2,000

19 March 1932 Unofficial friendly	Scotland	3 – 1	England Amateurs	Glasgow, Scotland
	McKenzie Anderson Dodds	Report	Ashton (pen.)	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 12,000

1933

21 January 1933 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	1 – 0	Wales	Torquay, England
	D. Cornelius	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Ground Attendance: 5,000
Note: The only goal of the match came in the last minute after a superb goalkeeping display by Jack Hughes of Wales.

18 February 1933 Unofficial friendly	Ireland	4 – 3	England Amateurs	Belfast, Ireland
	McKnight Martin McCaw	Report	D. Cornelius Burns L. Finch	Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 8,000
Note: England found themselves four goals down and they almost clawed it back.

25 March 1933 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	1 – 0	Scotland	Dulwich, England
	Roberts 1'	Report		Stadium: Champion Hill Attendance: 18,000
Note: This time a goal in the first minute was enough to win the game, though many felt that it had not crossed the line after bouncing down from the crossbar.

1934

27 January 1934 Unofficial friendly	Wales	3 – 5	England Amateurs	Bangor, Wales
	Robbins (?) Vale Jones	Report	Lewis Burns Fabian W. Evans (?)	Stadium: Farrar Road Stadium

17 February 1934 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	4 – 0	Ireland	Ilford, England
	Lewis Shearer L. Finch	Report		Stadium: Lynn Road Attendance: 8,100

24 March 1934 Unofficial friendly	Scotland	3 – 2	England Amateurs	Glasgow, Scotland
	Whitehead Bremner	Report	Shearer L. Finch	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 12,000

1935

19 January 1935 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	6 – 1	Wales	Wimbledon, England
	Simms Burns (?) Sanders L. Finch	Report	J. Williams	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,000

18 February 1933 Unofficial friendly	Ireland	2 – 4	England Amateurs	Belfast, Ireland
	Bruce Kernaghan Billingsley	Report	Simms L. Finch Shearer	Stadium: Cliftonville Gardens Attendance: 30,000

23 March 1935 Unofficial friendly	England Amateurs	2 – 1	Scotland	Dulwich, England
	L. Finch Simms	Report	Dodds	Stadium: Champion Hill Attendance: 9,000
Note: England won the 'Triple Crown' after beating Wales, Ireland and Scotland in the same season for the first time.

Notes

1 2 3 This match is not considered to be a full international by the German FA, and does not appear in the records of the German team.
↑ One source gives 7.
↑ Lionel Louch scored four official and four unofficial goals for a total of eight and Willie Jordan scored six official and 1 unofficial goal for a total of seven.
↑ This game was not regarded as a full international by the Svenska Futbollförbundet.

References

1 2 "England Unofficial Match - Germany - 21 September 1901 - Match Summary and Report". www.englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
1 2 3 4 McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). UK Amateur International Football: The Complete Record 1901-1974 (2nd ed.). Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.
1 2 Mark Chapman. "About The Project". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
↑ Mark Chapman (15 April 2009). "The First England Amateur International Match". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
↑ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
1 2 Karel Stokkermans (30 March 2004). "England's and its Amateurs' series of 18 matches unbeaten each". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
↑ "All matches of The National Team in 1909". DFB. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
↑ "Belgium – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
↑ In some years, notably 1908, 1912 and 1956, the Great Britain Olympic team was the England national amateur football team playing in the colours of the United Kingdom. Sources differ as to whether this team should be considered a GB team or an England national team.
↑ "Archived copy". Retrieved 20 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Butler, Bryon (1991). The Official History of The Football Association. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-356-19145-1.
1 2 Mark Chapman (25 March 2009). "Disputed status of international matches at amateur level". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
1 2 3 "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
↑ "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
↑ "V. Olympiad Stockholm 1912 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
↑ "England's and its Amateurs' series of 18 matches unbeaten each". RSSSF. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
↑ "Vivian John Woodward - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

External links

Results

[DFB-2] 1 2 3 This match is not considered to be a full international by the German FA, and does not appear in the records of the German team.

[5] One source gives 7.

[16] Lionel Louch scored four official and four unofficial goals for a total of eight and Willie Jordan scored six official and 1 unofficial goal for a total of seven.

[21] This game was not regarded as a full international by the Svenska Futbollförbundet.

[First-1] 1 2 "England Unofficial Match - Germany - 21 September 1901 - Match Summary and Report". www.englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[UKAIF-3] 1 2 3 4 McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). UK Amateur International Football: The Complete Record 1901-1974 (2nd ed.). Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.

[about-4] 1 2 Mark Chapman. "About The Project". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

[6] Mark Chapman (15 April 2009). "The First England Amateur International Match". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

[7] "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[rsssf-8] 1 2 Karel Stokkermans (30 March 2004). "England's and its Amateurs' series of 18 matches unbeaten each". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

[9] "All matches of The National Team in 1909". DFB. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[10] "Belgium – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

[Olympic_uncertainty-11] In some years, notably 1908, 1912 and 1956, the Great Britain Olympic team was the England national amateur football team playing in the colours of the United Kingdom. Sources differ as to whether this team should be considered a GB team or an England national team.

[12] "Archived copy". Retrieved 20 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[13] Butler, Bryon (1991). The Official History of The Football Association. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-356-19145-1.

[dispute-14] 1 2 Mark Chapman (25 March 2009). "Disputed status of international matches at amateur level". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

[Amateurs-15] 1 2 3 "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[17] "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[18] "V. Olympiad Stockholm 1912 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[19] "England's and its Amateurs' series of 18 matches unbeaten each". RSSSF. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[20] "Vivian John Woodward - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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