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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1949
1.74m
Average age in 1949
27.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1949
Jersey in 1949

Coaches in 1949

Winterbottom, Walter (Coach)

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Winterbottom, Walter (Coach)

Day of Birth
1913-03-31
Day of Death
2002-02-16
Place of Birth
Oldham (England)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Walter Winterbottom

Players of England in 1949

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Williams, Bert 1920-01-31 Goalkeeper England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 0 - - -
Swift, Frank 1913-12-26 Goalkeeper England Manchester City 2 0 0 - - -
Ditchburn, Ted 1921-10-24 Goalkeeper England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 - - -
Streten, Bernard 1921-01-14 Goalkeeper England Luton Town 1 0 0 - - -
Wright, Billy 1924-02-06 Centre Back England Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 0 2 - - -
Aston, John 1921-09-03 Left Back England Manchester United 8 0 0 - - -
Franklin, Neil 1922-01-24 Centre Back England Stoke City 7 0 0 - - -
Mozley, Bert 1923-09-23 Defender England Derby County 3 0 0 - - -
Ellerington, Billy 1923-06-30 Defender England Southampton FC 2 0 0 - - -
Ramsey, Alf 1920-01-22 Right Back England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 - - -
Howe, Jack 1915-10-07 Defender England Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 - - -
Shimwell, Eddie 1920-02-27 Defender England Blackpool FC 1 0 0 - - -
Dickinson, Jimmy 1925-04-24 Defensive Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 4 0 0 - - -
Froggatt, Jack 1922-11-17 Left Midfielder England Portsmouth FC 2 0 1 - - -
Cockburn, Henry 1921-09-14 Left Half England Manchester United 2 0 0 - - -
Watson, Willie 1920-03-07 Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 - - -
Langton, Bobby 1918-09-08 Left Midfielder England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 - - -
Matthews, Stanley 1915-02-01 Right Midfielder England Blackpool FC 1 0 0 - - -
Finney, Tom 1922-04-05 Right Winger England Preston North End 8 0 2 - - -
Mortensen, Stan 1921-05-26 Centre Forward England Blackpool FC 6 0 3 - - -
Rowley, Jack 1920-10-07 Centre Forward England Manchester United 4 0 5 - - -
Morris, Johnny 1923-09-27 Striker England Derby County 3 0 3 - - -
Pearson, Stan 1919-01-11 Striker England Manchester United 3 0 2 - - -
Mannion, Wilf 1918-05-16 Inside Right England Middlesbrough FC 3 0 0 - - -
Milburn, Jackie 1924-05-11 Centre Forward England Newcastle United 2 0 4 - - -
Mullen, Jimmy 1923-01-06 Left Winger England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 - - -
Bentley, Roy 1924-05-17 Centre Forward England Chelsea FC 1 0 0 - - -
Hancocks, Johnny 1919-04-30 Right Winger England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 - - -
Harris, Peter 1925-12-19 Right Winger England Portsmouth FC 1 0 0 - - -
Shackleton, Len 1922-05-03 Inside Left England Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 - - -
Pye, Jesse 1919-12-22 Striker England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of England in 1949

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1949-10-01
Wales
Wales
England
England
1:4 c
Wales vs. England
World Cup 1950 - Group 1
Ninian Park
1949-11-16
England
England
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9:2 c
England vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 1950 - Group 1
Maine Road
2 Matches

Match Progress for England in 1949

Favorite Opponents of England

Opponent M W D L G
Scotland
Scotland
66 27 17 22 114
Wales
Wales
53 41 8 4 144
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
49 38 7 4 185
Germany
Germany
23 7 4 12 41
Italy
Italy
19 4 5 10 20
Brazil
Brazil
19 3 8 8 15
Denmark
Denmark
18 9 5 4 27
Poland
Poland
17 11 6 0 30
Hungary
Hungary
17 11 3 3 41
Sweden
Sweden
17 5 7 5 24
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 7 6 22
Spain
Spain
16 6 2 8 21
France
France
16 6 3 7 21
Switzerland
Switzerland
15 12 3 0 37
Belgium
Belgium
14 6 4 4 26
Ireland
Ireland
13 5 6 2 22
Portugal
Portugal
12 4 4 4 22
Turkey
Turkey
11 9 2 0 33
Croatia
Croatia
11 6 2 3 22
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 6 3 1 16
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 15
Greece
Greece
9 6 2 1 22
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 3 2 3 11
Argentina
Argentina
8 4 2 2 16
Albania
Albania
8 8 0 0 23
San Marino
San Marino
8 8 0 0 52
Uruguay
Uruguay
8 1 2 5 7
Austria
Austria
8 6 2 0 32
Finland
Finland
8 6 2 0 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 3 0 19
Andorra
Andorra
8 8 0 0 28
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
Australia
Australia
7 4 2 1 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
Romania
Romania
7 2 3 2 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 13
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 1 2 13
Mexico
Mexico
6 5 0 1 14
Norway
Norway
6 2 3 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 3 0 19
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 35
Czechia
Czechia
5 3 1 1 11
Colombia
Colombia
5 3 2 0 11
Malta
Malta
5 5 0 0 14
Chile
Chile
5 1 2 2 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
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
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 16
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Senegal
Senegal
2 1 0 1 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 3
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 5
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
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 9
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 5
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 1 0 0
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
China
China
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
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
704 407 164 133 1,520

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