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General Information for England

The Football Association
Founded
1863
FIFA entry
1905
Average height in 1981
1.8m
Average age in 1981
26.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Greenwood, Ronald (Coach)

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Greenwood, Ronald (Coach)

Day of Birth
1921-11-11
Day of Death
2006-02-09
Place of Birth
Worsthorne (England)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Ronald Greenwood

Players of England in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Clemence, Ray 1948-08-05 Goalkeeper England Tottenham Hotspur 5 0 0 - - -
Corrigan, Joe 1948-11-18 Goalkeeper England Manchester City 2 0 0 - - -
Shilton, Peter 1949-09-18 Goalkeeper England Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 - - -
Sansom, Kenny 1958-09-26 Left Back England Arsenal FC 6 0 0 - - -
Neal, Phil 1951-02-20 Right Back England Liverpool FC 5 0 0 - - -
Watson, David 1946-10-05 Centre Back England Stoke City 5 0 0 - - -
Mills, Mick 1949-01-04 Left Back England Ipswich Town 4 0 0 - - -
Osman, Russell 1959-02-14 Centre Back England Ipswich Town 4 0 0 - - -
Anderson, Viv 1956-07-29 Right Back England Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 - - -
Thompson, Phil 1954-01-21 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 3 0 0 - - -
Martin, Alvin 1958-07-29 Centre Back England West Ham United 2 1 0 - - -
Butcher, Terry 1958-12-28 Centre Back England Ipswich Town 1 0 0 - - -
Robson, Bryan 1957-01-11 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 9 0 1 - - -
Coppell, Steve 1955-07-09 Right Midfielder England Manchester United 7 0 0 - - -
Wilkins, Ray 1956-09-14 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 5 2 0 - - -
McDermott, Terry 1951-12-08 Centre Midfielder England Liverpool FC 4 2 1 - - -
Brooking, Trevor 1948-10-02 Attacking Midfielder England West Ham United 4 0 2 - - -
Hoddle, Glenn 1957-10-27 Attacking Midfielder England Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 1 - - -
Rix, Graham 1957-10-23 Left Midfielder England Arsenal FC 3 0 0 - - -
Barnes, Peter 1957-06-10 Left Midfielder England Leeds United 2 3 0 - - -
Keegan, Kevin 1951-02-14 Secondary striker England Southampton FC 5 0 1 - - -
Mariner, Paul 1953-05-22 Centre Forward England Ipswich Town 5 0 1 - - -
Francis, Trevor 1954-04-19 Centre Forward England Manchester City 4 1 0 - - -
Withe, Peter 1951-08-30 Centre Forward England Aston Villa FC 3 1 0 - - -
Woodcock, Tony 1955-12-06 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Köln 2 1 0 - - -
Morley, Tony 1954-08-26 Left Winger England Aston Villa FC 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of England in 1981

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-05-12
England
England
Brazil
Brazil
0:1 c
England vs. Brazil
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
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Match Progress for England in 1981

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
Brazil
Brazil
19 3 8 8 15
Italy
Italy
19 4 5 10 20
Denmark
Denmark
18 9 5 4 27
Sweden
Sweden
17 5 7 5 24
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 7 6 22
Poland
Poland
17 11 6 0 30
Hungary
Hungary
17 11 3 3 41
France
France
16 6 3 7 21
Spain
Spain
16 6 2 8 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
Croatia
Croatia
11 6 2 3 22
Turkey
Turkey
11 9 2 0 33
Ukraine
Ukraine
10 6 3 1 16
Greece
Greece
9 6 2 1 22
USA
USA
9 5 2 2 15
Finland
Finland
8 6 2 0 19
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 3 0 19
Andorra
Andorra
8 8 0 0 28
Argentina
Argentina
8 4 2 2 16
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 3 2 3 11
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
Australia
Australia
7 4 2 1 7
Slovenia
Slovenia
7 5 2 0 10
Romania
Romania
7 2 3 2 7
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 6 1 0 13
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 35
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 3 0 13
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 1 2 13
Mexico
Mexico
6 5 0 1 14
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 3 0 19
Norway
Norway
6 2 3 1 3
Colombia
Colombia
5 3 2 0 11
Malta
Malta
5 5 0 0 14
Chile
Chile
5 1 2 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
5 3 1 1 11
Israel
Israel
4 2 2 0 5
Moldova
Moldova
4 4 0 0 16
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 3 1 0 9
Cameroon
Cameroon
4 3 1 0 9
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 10
Estonia
Estonia
4 4 0 0 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 1 1 6
Japan
Japan
3 2 1 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 2 1 0 3
Russia
Russia
3 1 1 1 5
Egypt
Egypt
3 3 0 0 8
Serbia
Serbia
3 3 0 0 8
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 3 0 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 5
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 6
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 3
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 2 0 0 4
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 0 2 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
2 1 0 1 4
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 4
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
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 3
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 1
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 1 0 0 1
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 6
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 1 0 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 3
Bohemia
Bohemia
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 6
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 6
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