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Wales national football team results; 1876–1899; 1900–1914; ... Rest of the UK: Cardiff: Allchurch 15' 62' Ford 23' ... Association football during World War I ;
The Football Association (FA) instigated a four-game tour of Germany and Austria by a representative England team in November 1899. The England team played a representative German team in Berlin on 23 November 1899, with the German side losing 1–0.
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This category is for footballers who played for the England national football team in the semi-official matches played during World War I and World War II. This includes those who were also capped at full international level. For further details on England wartime internationals see the RSSSF site.
Between 1939 and 1946 normal competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not ...
By the end of the first year of fighting during World War I, most official football tournaments were suspended (a notable exception was the Scottish Football League Division One). International matches took place very occasionally during the duration of the war itself (July 1914 to November 1918) with Scotland only playing two, both military ...
The 1939–40 season started in August 1939, but with the outbreak of the Second World War shortly after, league football was suspended. It only resumed at the end of October, with a number of local city-championships having been played to bridge the gap. [4] As the war progressed, top-division football became more regionalised.
The Blitz was still taking place when the 1941 Football League War Cup Final took place at Wembley on 31 May. Preston North End and Arsenal drew 1–1 in front of a 60,000 crowd. Preston won the replay at Blackburn, 2–1. Robert Beattie got both of Preston's goals. [22] Wolves won the Football League War Cup in 1942, beating Sunderland 4–1. [23]