Sir Stanley Matthews - International Appearances (original) (raw)

The outstanding England player obtained 54 international caps with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Born: 1- 2-1915 Died: 23- 2-2000 Country: England Caps: 54 (W32-D8-L14 - GF158-GA83 - %66.67) Goals: 12 Not full: 30 (War Time), 2 goals Age First Cap: 19 yr 240 d 29- 9-1934 vs. Wales 4-0 Age Last Cap: 42 yr 103 d 15- 5-1957 vs. Denmark 4-1 National Team Career: 22 yr 228 d

Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition 1 29- 9-34 Cardiff Wales 4-0 British Championship 2 14-11-34 London Italy 3-2 3 4-12-35 London Germany 3-0 4 17- 4-37 Glasgow Scotland 1-3 British Championship 5 17-11-37 Middlesbrough Wales 2-1 British Championship 6 1-12-37 London Czechoslovakia 5-4 7 9- 4-38 London Scotland 0-1 British Championship 8 14- 5-38 Berlin Germany 6-3 9 21- 5-38 Z�rich Switzerland 1-2 10 26- 5-38 Paris France 4-2 11 22-10-38 Cardiff Wales 2-4 British Championship 12 26-10-38 London UEFA 3-0 13 9-11-38 Newcastle Norway 4-0 14 16-11-38 Manchester N. Ireland 7-0 British Championship 15 15- 4-39 Glasgow Scotland 2-1 British Championship 16 13- 5-39 Milano Italy 2-2 17 18- 5-39 Beograd Yugoslavia 1-2 18 12- 4-47 London Scotland 1-1 British Championship 19 18- 5-47 Z�rich Switzerland 0-1 20 25- 5-47 Lisboa Portugal 10-0 21 21- 9-47 Brussel Belgium 5-2 22 18-10-47 Cardiff Wales 3-0 British Championship 23 5-11-47 Liverpool N. Ireland 2-2 British Championship 24 10- 4-48 Glasgow Scotland 2-0 British Championship 25 16- 5-48 Torino Italy 4-0 26 26- 9-48 K�benhavn Denmark 0-0 27 9-10-48 Belfast N. Ireland 6-2 British Championship 28 10-11-48 Birmingham Wales 1-0 British Championship 29 2-12-48 London Switzerland 6-0 30 9- 4-49 London Scotland 1-3 British Championship 31 2- 7-50 Rio de Janeiro Spain 0-1 World Cup 32 7-10-50 Belfast N. Ireland 4-1 British Championship 33 14- 4-51 London Scotland 2-3 British Championship 34 21-10-53 London FIFA 4-4 35 11-11-53 Liverpool N. Ireland 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 36 25-11-53 London Hungary 3-6 37 17- 6-54 Basel Belgium 4-4 World Cup 38 26- 6-54 Basel Uruguay 2-4 World Cup 39 2-10-54 Belfast N. Ireland 2-0 British Championship 49 10-11-54 London Wales 3-2 British Championship 41 1-12-54 London West Germany 3-1 42 2- 4-55 London Scotland 7-2 British Championship 43 15- 5-55 Paris France 0-1 44 18- 5-55 Madrid Spain 1-1 45 22- 5-55 Porto Portugal 1-3 46 22-10-55 Cardiff Wales 1-2 British Championship 47 9- 5-56 London Brazil 4-2 48 6-10-56 Belfast N. Ireland 1-1 British Championship 49 14-11-56 London Wales 3-1 British Championship 50 28-11-56 London Yugoslavia 3-0 51 5-12-56 Wolverhampton Denmark 5-2 World Cup Qualifier 52 6- 4-57 London Scotland 2-1 British Championship 53 8- 5-57 London Ireland 5-1 World Cup Qualifier 54 15- 5-57 K�benhavn Denmark 4-1 World Cup Qualifier

NB: in January 2001 (!) FIFA decided not to recognize the two matches on 26/10/1938 and 21/10/1953 as full internationals, but the English FA kept them in the records.

In addition, Matthews played in the following representative matches which were never recognised as full internationals by the English FA:

War Time and Victory matches

1 18-11-39 Wrexham Wales 3-2 War Time 2 2-12-39 Newcastle Scotland 2-1 War Time 3 13- 4-40 London Wales 0-1 War Time 4 11- 5-40 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 War Time 5 3- 5-41 Glasgow Scotland 3-1 War Time 6 4-10-41 London Scotland 0-2 War Time 7 25-10-41 Birmingham Wales 2-1 War Time 8 17- 1-42 London Scotland 3-0 War Time 9 18- 4-42 Glasgow Scotland 4-5 War Time 10 10-10-42 London Scotland 0-0 War Time 11 24-10-42 Wolverhampton Wales 1-2 War Time 12 27- 2-43 London Wales 5-3 War Time 13 17- 4-43 Glasgow Scotland 4-0 War Time 14 8- 5-43 Cardiff Wales 1-1 War Time 15 25- 9-43 London Wales 8-3 War Time 16 16-10-43 Manchester Scotland 8-0 War Time (1 goal) 17 19- 2-44 London Scotland 6-2 War Time 18 22- 4-44 Glasgow Scotland 3-2 War Time 19 16- 9-44 Liverpool Wales 2-2 War Time 20 14-10-44 London Scotland 6-2 War Time 21 3- 2-45 Birmingham Scotland 3-2 War Time 22 14- 4-45 Glasgow Scotland 6-1 War Time (1 goal) 23 5- 5-45 Cardiff Wales 3-2 War Time 24 26- 5-45 London France 2-2 Victory 25 15- 9-45 Belfast N. Ireland 1-0 Victory 26 20-10-45 West Bromwich Wales 1-0 Victory 27 19- 1-46 London Belgium 2-0 Victory 28 24- 4-46 Manchester Scotland 2-2 Bolton Disaster 29 11- 5-46 London Switzerland 4-1 Victory 30 19- 5-46 Paris France 1-2 Victory

NB: the matches against France (24 and 30), Belgium (27) and Switzerland (29) are recognised as full internationals by the opposing FAs.

Total Record

Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 54 32 8 14 158- 83 72 66.67

Types of Matches Friendlies 24 British Championship 23 World Cup Qualifiers 4 World Cup 3

Total: 54

Goals: Cap 1 1 goal Cap 5 1 goal Cap 6 3 goals Cap 8 1 goal Cap 11 1 goal Cap 12 1 goal Cap 14 1 goal Cap 20 1 goal Cap 27 1 goal Cap 48 1 goal

Total: 12 goals

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Author: Roberto Mamrud (robert@elsitio.net) Last updated: 23 May 2004