England's Friendly Matches - Seasons 1990-91 to 1999-00 (original) (raw)
| 1872-1939 | 1946-60 | 1960-70 | 1970-80 | 1980-90 | 1990-2000 | 2000-10 | 2010-20 | 2020-30 |
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| Season 1990-91 - Friendly Matches 254-259 | Graham Taylor | ||
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| 665 | 12 September 1990 - England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (51,459) | Lineker | HW |
| Guinness Friendly Match | |||
| 668 | 6 February 1991 - England 2 Cameroon 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (61,075) | Lineker (2 (1pen)) | HW |
| Friendly Match | |||
| 673 | 1 June 1991 - Australia 0 England 1 [0-1] Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney (35,472) | Gray OG | AW |
| NZFA Centenary Celebration Matches | |||
| 674 | 3 June 1991 - New Zealand 0 England 1 [0-0] Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland (17,520) | Lineker | AW |
| 675 | 8 June 1991 - New Zealand 0 England 2 [0-1] Athletic Park, Wellington (12,000) | Pearce, Hirst | AW |
| Dunhill Invitatiom Match | |||
| 676 | 12 June 1991 - Malaysia 2 England 4 [0-3] Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur (38,000/42,000) | Matlan (2) Lineker (4) | AW |
| Season 1991-92 - Friendly Matches 260-266 | |||
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| Guinness Friendly Match | |||
| 677 | 11 September 1991 - England 0 Germany 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (59,493) | Riedle | HL |
| Friendly Matches | |||
| 680 | 19 February 1992 - England 2 France 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (58,723) | Shearer, Lineker | HW |
| 681 | 25 March 1992 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 2 [1-1] Stadion Evzena Rošického, Praha (3,300) | Skuhravý, Chovanec Merson, Keown | AD |
| 682 | 29 April 1992 - CIS 2 England 2 [1-1] Lenin Stadion, Moskva (10,000/25,000) | Tskhadadze, Kiriakov Lineker, Steven | AD |
| 683 | 12 May 1992 - Hungary 0 England 1 [0-0] Népstadion, Budapest (25,000) | Telek OG | AW |
| 684 | 17 May 1992 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (53,428) | Platt Bebeto | HD |
| 685 | 3 June 1992 - Finland 1 England 2 [1-1] Olympiastadion, Helsinki (16,101) | Hjelm (pen) Platt (2) | AW |
| Season 1992-93 - Friendly Match 267 | |||
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| 689 | 9 September 1992 - Spain 1 England 0 [1-0] Estádio El Sardinero, Santander (22,000) | Fonseca | AL |
| Season 1993-94 - Friendly Matches 268-270 | Terry Venables | ||
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| 703 | 9 March 1994 - England 1 Denmark 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (71,970) | Platt | HW |
| 704 | 17 May 1994 - England 5 Greece 0 [3-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (23,659) | Anderton, Beardsley, Platt(2 (1 pen)), Shearer | HW |
| 705 | 22 May 1994 - England 0 Norway 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (64,327) | HD |
| Season 1994-95 - Friendly Matches 271-275 | |||
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| 706 | 7 September 1994 - England 2 United States 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (38,629) | Shearer (2) | HW |
| 707 | 12 October 1994 - England 1 Romania 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (48,754) | R.Lee Dumitrescu | HD |
| 708 | 16 November 1994 - England 1 Nigeria 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (37,196) | Platt | HW |
The Football Association sold sponsorship rights to the England team for the first time on 12 January 1995. The initial sponsor was Green Flag, the vehicle breakdown assistance company, which paid £4 million over a four-season period until the end of 1998.
| 709 | 15 February 1995 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0 [1-0] Lansdowne Road, Dublin (40,000) | D.Kelly | AabD |
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| Abandoned after 27 mins-crowd violence. Officially void and recorded as a scoreless draw. | |||
| 710 | 29 March 1995 - England 0 Uruguay 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (34,849) | HD |
| Season 1995-96 - Friendly Matches 276-283 | |||
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| 714 | 6 September 1995 - England 0 Colombia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (20,000) | HD | |
| 715 | 11 October 1995 - Norway 0 England 0 [0-0] Ullevål Stadion, Oslo (21,006) | AD | |
| 716 | 15 November 1995 - England 3 Switzerland 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (29,874) | Pearce, Sheringham, Stone Knup | HW |
| 717 | 12 December 1995 - England 1 Portugal 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (28,592) | Stone P.Alves | HD |
| 718 | 27 March 1996 - England 1 Bulgaria 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (29,708) | L.Ferdinand | HW |
| 719 | 24 April 1996 - England 0 Croatia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (33,650) | HD | |
| 720 | 18 May 1996 - England 3 Hungary 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (34,184) | Anderton (2), Platt | HW |
| 721 | 23 May 1996 - China 0 England 3 [0-1] Workers' Stadium, Beijing (65,000) | Barmby (2), Gascoigne | AW |
| Season 1996-97 - Friendly Matches 284 & 285 | Glenn Hoddle | ||
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| 731 | 29 March 1997 - England 2 Mexico 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (48,076) | Sheringham (pen), Fowler | HW |
| 733 | 24 May 1997 - England 2 South Africa 1 [1-1] Old Trafford, Manchester (52,676) | R.Lee, I.Wright Masinga | HW |
| Season 1997-98 - Friendly Matches 286-290 | |||
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| 740 | 15 November 1997 - England 2 Cameroon 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (46,176) | Scholes, Fowler | HW |
| 741 | 11 February 1998 - England 0 Chile 2 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (65,228) | Salas (2 (1 pen)) | HL |
| 742 | 25 March 1998 - Switzerland 1 England 1 [1-0] Wankdorfstadion, Bern (17,100) | Vega Merson | AD |
| 743 | 22 April 1998 - England 3 Portugal 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (63,463) | Shearer (2), Sheringham | HW |
| 744 | 23 May 1998 - England 0 Saudi Arabia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (63,733) | HD |
| Season 1998-99 - Friendly Matches 291-293 | |||
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| 754 | 18 November 1998 - England 2 Czech Republic 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (38,535) | Anderton, Merson | HW |
The Football Association's search for a new sponsor ended with the announcement on 21 January 1999 that national team sponsorship rights had been acquired by the Nationwide Building Society, which already sponsored the Football League. The national team agreement called for payment of £15 million covering the four-year period ending with the World Cup final tournament in June 2002.
| | Howard Wilkinson | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | | 755 | 10 February 1999 - England 0 France 2 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (74,111) | Anelka (2) | HL | | | Kevin Keegan | | | | | 757 | 28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1 [1-0] Népstadion, Budapest (20,000/45,000) | Hrutka Shearer (pen) | AD |
| Season 1999-2000 - Friendly Matches 294-298 | |||
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| 762 | 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1 [1-1] Stadium of Light, Sunderland (40,897) | Shearer, Redknapp Strupar | HW |
| 765 | 23 February 2000 - England 0 Argentina 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (74,008) | HD | |
| 766 | 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (73,956) | Owen França | HD |
| 767 | 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (55,975) | Fowler, Adams | HW |
| Maltese F.A. Centenary Celebration match | |||
| 768 | 3 June 2000 - Malta 1 England 2 [1-1] Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'Attard (10,023/611) | R.Wright OG Keown, Heskey | AW |
| England's Friendly Record 1990-2000 | |||||||||||||
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| Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts % | W/L |
| Home | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 2 | +28 | 9 | 20 | 1.333 | 0.40 | 73.3 | +14 |
| Away | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 3 | 7 | 1.467 | 0.733 | 73.3 | +7 |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 12 | 27 | 1.378 | 0.511 | 73.3 | +31 |
| England's Friendly Goalscoring Record 1990-2000 (62 goals) | |
|---|---|
| Gary Lineker | 10 |
| David Platt, Alan Shearer | 8 |
| Darren Anderton | 4 |
| Robbie Fowler, Paul Merson, Teddy Sheringham | 3 |
| ,Nick Barmby, Martin Keown, Rob Lee, Stuart Pearce, Steve Stone, own goals | 2 |
| Tony Adams, Peter Beardsley, Les Ferdinand, Paul Gascoigne, Emile Heskey, David Hirst, Michael Owen, Jamie Redknapp, Paul Scholes, Trevor Steven, Ian Wright | 1 |
| England'sFriendly Record 1872-2000 | |||||||||||||
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| Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts % | W/L |
| Home | 125 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 289 | 130 | +159 | 19 | 52 | 2.312 | 1.04 | 73.2 | +58 |
| Away | 172 | 95 | 39 | 38 | 427 | 214 | +213 | 31 | 58 | 2.483 | 1.244 | 66.6 | +57 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | +1 |
| Total | 298 | 171 | 172 | 55 | 719 | 344 | +375 | 50 | 111 | 2.613 | 1.154 | 69.5 | +116 |
| England's Friendly Goalscoring Record 1872-(1990)2000 (719 goals) | |
|---|---|
| Gary Lineker (13+10) | 23 |
| Jimmy Greaves | 20 |
| Tom Finney | 18 |
| Nat Lofthouse,own goals (2+1+4+2+2+2+2+2) | 17 |
| Tommy Lawton | 15 |
| Bobby Charlton, Stan Mortensen, Vivian Woodward | 14 |
| Bill Dean | 13 |
| George Camsell | 12 |
| Roger Hunt | 11 |
| Johnny Byrne, Bobby Charlton, George Hilsdon, David Platt, Bryan Robson, Alan Shearer, Tommy Taylor | 8 |
| Charlie Bambridge, Cliff Bastin,Mick Channon,Johnny Haynes,Fred Steele | 7 |
| Alan Ball, Allan Clarke,Ted Drake, Ron Flowers, Geoff Hurst, Stan Matthews, Martin Peters, Howard Vaughton | 6 |
| Joe Bradford, Joe Carter, John Connelly, Kevin Keegan,Jimmy Windridge | 5 |
| Darren Anderton,Colin Bell, Roy Bentley, Eric Brook, Arthur Brown, Jack Charlton, Sammy Crooks, Bryan Douglas, LenGoulden, Mark Hateley,Jackie Hegan, Gerry Hitchens, George Holley, Franny Lee, Paul Mariner, JackieMilburn, Clem Mitchell, Jimmy Mullen, Terry Paine, Fred Pickering, Trevor Steven (3+1), Billy Walker | 4 |
| Tony Adams (2+1), Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Bridgett, Ivan Broadis, Frank Broome, George Brown (maybe 4), Steve Bull, Raich Carter, Martin Chivers, Nevill Cobbold, Robbie Fowler, Trevor Francis, Colin Grainger, Harold Fleming, Vivian Gibbins,Tosh Johnson, Derek Kevan, Wilf Mannion, Paul Merson, Johnny Morris, Billy Mosforth, Frank Osbourne, Stuart Pearce (1+2), Stuart Pearson, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Rigby (maybe 4), JackieRobinson**,** Bobby Robson, JockRutherford, Jackie Sewell, Teddy Sheringham, Bobby Smith,FrancisSparks, Tony Woodcock | 3 |
| Nick Barmby, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley (1+1), Warren Bradley, Jimmy Brown,Charlie Buchan, Harry Burgess, Harry Chambers,Steve Coppell, Tony Currie, Arthur Cursham, Harry Cursham, Kerry Dixon, Arthur Dorrell, Arthur Dunn, George Eastham, George Elliott, Redfern Froggatt, PaulGascoigne (1+1), Jack Haines, Willie Hall,Harold Halse, Harry Hampson, Johnny Hancocks, Glenn Hoddle, Eric Houghton, David Jack, David Johnson, Joe Johnson, George Kail ,William Kenyon-Slaney,Martin Keown, Alf Kirchen, Rob Lee, Billy Moore,BobbyMoore, Joe Payne, Bill Perry, Don Revie,Jimmy Richardson, Jack Rowley, JackSmith, Reg Smith, George Stephenson, SteveStone, Fred Tilson, Ben Warren, Olly Whateley, Billy Wright | 2 |
| Charlie Alcock, Ronnie Allen, Gordon Astall, John Atyeo, Joe Baker, Peter Barnes, Sid Bishop, Alex Bonsor,Geoff Bradford, Barry Bridges, Cliff Britton, Johnny Brooks,Bill Brown, Norman Bullock ,Charles Chenery,Gordon Cowans, Ray Crawford, Jack Crayston,Norman Creek, Bryan Douglas, Duncan Edwards, Les Ferdinand, Tom Galley,Paul Goddard, Arthur Goodyer,Tommy Grosvenor, Harold Hassall, EmileHeskey, David Hirst, Harold Hobbis, Harold Hulme, Tony Kay, Bob Kelly, Brian Kidd, Robert Kingsford, Alf Lyttelton, Malcolm Macdonald, Vic Medley, Jimmy Melia, David Mercer, Harold Miller, Jimmy Moore, Jack Morton, Phil Neal, Bill Nicholson, Mick O'Grady, Michael Owen, LouisPage, Frank Pawson, Jamie Redknapp, Bill Roberts, Harry Roberts, Joe Royle, Paul Scholes, Jimmy Seed, Len Shackleton, Heathcote Sorby, Nobby Stiles, Peter Taylor, George Thornewell, Chris Waddle, Danny Wallace, Paul Walsh, Tom Waring, Neil Webb, Don Welsh, Herbert Whitfeld,RayWilkins,Ken Willingham, Dennis Wilshaw, CharlesWollaston, Joe Worrall, Frank Worthington, IanWright, JohnWylie | 1 |
| The goalscorers in blue have scored their goals in the last recorded period (1990-2000) |