Victory International
The term Victory International or Victory Internationals refers to two series of international
Second World Wars
. The matches were organised to celebrate the Victory of the Allied Powers in both wars. The term specifically refers to those matches played after the conflicts were over, making them distinct from the wartime internationals which were played during the course of the wars.
Among the games regarded as Victory Internationals were those played as part of the 1945–46 British Victory Home Championship. The 1945–46 season also saw England play Victory internationals against France, Switzerland and Belgium. Scotland also played the latter two national teams. The status of these internationals is open to debate. England, Ireland and Wales do not recognize any of these games as full internationals. Scotland, however, does list the games against Belgium and Switzerland as full internationals. Similarly, Belgium, Switzerland and France all regard their Victory Internationals as full internationals.[1][2][3][4]
World War I matches (1919)
Scotland  | 2–1 |  Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Andrew Wilson 2 |
Billy Halligan |
Ibrox Park
England  | 2–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Sydney Puddefoot |
John Stewart Wright James Bowie |
| Scotland | 3–4 | England |
|---|---|---|
Andrew Wilson 2 Alan Morton |
Sydney Puddefoot 2 |
Wales  | 2– 1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Meredith George Wynn |
Sydney Puddefoot |
World War II matches (1945–46)
| Scotland | 2–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
William Waddell Jock Dodds |
| England | 4– 1 |  Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Raich Carter 2 Robert Brown Tommy Lawton |
Hans-Peter Friedlander |
France  | 2– 1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Prouff Ernest Vaast |
Jimmy Hagan |
Stade Olympique de Colombes
See also
- England national football team results (unofficial matches)
- Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)
- Wales wartime national football team results
- List of Scotland wartime international footballers