England national amateur football team
Association | The Football Association | ||
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Most caps | Rod Haider (65) | ||
Top scorer | Vivian Woodward (45) | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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First international | |||
England Amateurs 12–0 Germany (London, England; 21 September 1901)[1] [a] | |||
Biggest win | |||
France 0–15 England Amateurs (Paris, France; 1 November 1906)[2] : 5–6, 16 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Ireland Amateurs 5–1 England Amateurs (Belfast, Ireland; 13 February 1937)[2] : 5–6, 116 England Amateurs 0–4 South Africa (London, England; 19 September 1953)[2] : 5–6, 177 |
The England national amateur football team was the
It was the most successful team in the British Amateur Championship, winning on 16 occasions (5 joint). The England amateur team was disbanded by The Football Association in 1974.[3]
First match and unbeaten run
Its first international match was against
England amateurs and Great Britain Olympics team
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
1900 Paris | Team | |
1908 London | Team | |
1912 Stockholm[9] | Team |
There is a difference of opinion as to whether the England amateur team was effectively the
Demise and successors
The England amateur team was disbanded in 1974 when the Football Association abolished the distinction between amateurs and professionals, simply calling them "players".
Top goalscorers
The list below only includes those matches prior to World War I (1906–1914).[13]
Rank | Player[b] | Goals (+unoff.) | Caps | Average | Career |
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1 | Vivian Woodward | 45 (+12) | 30 | 1.47 | 1906–1914 |
2 | Harry Stapley | 28 (+6) | 14 | 2 | 1907–1909 |
3 | Cyril Dunning | 11 (+1) | 4 | 2.75 | 1909–1913 |
Gordon Hoare | 11 (+5) | 14 | 0.79 | 1909 | |
5 | Arthur Berry | 10 (+2) | 25 | 0.4 | 1908–1913 |
6 | Harold Walden | 9 (+0) | 3 | 3 | 1912 |
7 | Clyde Purnell | 8 (+2) | 6 | 1.33 | 1907–1909 |
William Steer | 8 (+0) | 6 | 1.33 | 1910–1911 | |
James Raine | 8 (+0) | 10 | 0.8 | 1906–1909 | |
10 | Stanley Harris | 7 (+0) | 1 | 7 | 1906 |
George Webb | 7 (+2) | 5 | 1.4 | 1910–1911 | |
Chris Porter | 7 (+5) | 7 | 1 | 1908–1910 |
Willie Jordan has scored 6 goals, while the likes of William Stapley, Arthur Bell, Syd Owen and Frederick Chapman settled at five.
Results
See also
- Great Britain men's Olympic football team
- United Kingdom national football team
- England national football C team
- England national football team
Notes
- ^ a b This match is not considered to be a full international by the German FA, and does not appear in the records of the German team.
- ^ Lionel Louch scored four official and four unofficial goals for a total of eight and Willie Jordan scored six official and 1 unofficial goal for a total of seven.
References
- ^ a b "England Unofficial Match - Germany - 21 September 1901 - Match Summary and Report". www.englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.
- ^ a b Mark Chapman. "About The Project". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Mark Chapman (15 April 2009). "The First England Amateur International Match". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b Karel Stokkermans (30 March 2004). "England's and its Amateurs' series of 18 matches unbeaten each". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "All matches of The National Team in 1909". DFB. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Belgium – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ In some years, notably 1908, 1912 and 1956, the Great Britain Olympic team was the England national amateur football team playing in the colours of the United Kingdom. Sources differ as to whether this team should be considered a GB team or an England national team.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
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- ^ a b Mark Chapman (25 March 2009). "Disputed status of international matches at amateur level". A complete record of the England amateur international football team 1906–1974. England's Amateurs. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.