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Morton Betts scores the winning goal in the 15th minute after a successful dribble by Walpole Vidal. 30 November – The first FIFA -recognised international match is played in front of a crowd of 4,000 between Scotland and England at Hamilton Crescent , Partick .
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by The Football Association. [1] It is the joint-oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, England's opponents in what is now recognised as the world's first international football match, which took place at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow in November 1872. [2]
England national football team results (1872–1899) England national football team results (1900–1929) England national football team results (1930–1959) England national football team results (1960–1979) England national football team results (1980–1999) England national football team results (2000–2019) England national football ...
Official football tournaments were suspended soon after the outbreak of World War II in Autumn 1939. International matches took place occasionally during the duration of the war itself, with Scotland playing against England 15 times, a team representing the Republic of Ireland once, and various branches of the British armed forces who could ...
All eleven Scottish players were members of the Queen's Park, the leading Scottish club at this time, [1] although three players were also members of other clubs; William Ker of Granville F.C. and the Smith brothers of South Norwood F.C. [7] Scotland had hoped to obtain the services of Arthur Kinnaird of The Wanderers and Henry Renny-Tailyour of Royal Engineers but both were unavailable. [1]
The Football Association introduced their Football Association Challenge Cup (now better known as the FA Cup), a knockout tournament which is the world's oldest national-level football competition. When the Football Association football was formed in 1863, the sport was played mainly by public schools , or teams with public school roots, and ...
The OFC Women's Championship is played for the first time in New Caledonia, won by New Zealand. 1984 in football; Michel Platini leads Juventus to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, beating F.C. Porto in the final and the hosts France to the European Football Championship, beating Spain in the final. France also wins the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic ...
International. 30 November — Scotland v. England in Glasgow is the first–ever official football international. [1] The match is a goalless draw. England. 16 March — inaugural FA Cup final.