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  • European record for most caps: Billy Wright's 105th appearance
  • 200th win of the England football team in international matches
  • Bobby Charlton scored his 1st and England's 51st international hat-trick
  • United States vs England Head to Head: England football team's 2nd victory in 3 matches
  • For more details about the USA team see USMNT vs England match report

United States vs England international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Thursday, 28 May 1959, 20:00 (UTC-7:00)
National teams, score:
United States
1-8
England
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Ray Morgan, Toronto /
Canada
Attendance, venue:
13 000, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
Goals:
1-1 (35') Warren Bradley, 1-2 (52') Ron Flowers, 1-3 (64') Bobby Charlton, 1-4 (69') Ron Flowers, 1-5 (74') Derek Kevan, 1-6 (82') Bobby Charlton (pen.), 1-7 (85') Bobby Charlton, 1-8 (87') Johnny Haynes
England football team line-up in match Nr.334
Managed by team manager Walter Winterbottom
Player
Caps
Age
Club
12
23
Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton
20
23
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
4
23
Blackpool FC, Blackpool
30
24
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
105
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
8
24
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
3
25
Manchester United FC, Stretford
3
19
Chelsea FC, London
13
24
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
32
24
Fulham FC, London
12
21
Manchester United FC, Stretford
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
England
11
22.000
24.682
8
8
0
0
Comments

pieterkooijman - posted on 16 February 2011 at 09:43:58

Victor Ottoboni, Doug Farquhar, Ben Cinowitz,
Adolf Bachmeier (P. Kulitchenko), Bert Evans, (...)

pieterkooijman - posted on 17 August 2011 at 15:36:15

Coach Jim Reed

Info from Mrs. Elizabeth Sanchez at the US Soccer Federation and the 2011 US Men’s National Team Media Guide (=yearbook)

Chris01010 - posted on 29 October 2011 at 18:19:21

Attendance 13000

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Soproni Démon - posted on 31 May 2012 at 14:28:53 - 1

Captain U.S.A
Eddie Murphy
(link: )

Chris010 - posted on 5 August 2015 at 21:31:59

This was Billy Wright’s last game. Before the start of the next English season he retired as a player, having played his whole career for Wolverhampton Wanderers and become the first player to win 100 caps for his country. (link: )

DFN - posted on 31 October 2022 at 22:51:46

Lineups:
(...)
United States vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
33.4
P
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
5
GA
14
GF/P
1.667
GA/P
4.667
Av attendance
10 141
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
England national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Mexico vs England 2-1
Mexico City, Sunday 24 May 1959
Next match:
British Championship 1959-1960
Wales vs England 1-1
Cardiff, Saturday 17 October 1959
Top England goal scorers
1. Nat Lofthouse (1950 - 1958) - 30 goals
2. Tom Finney (1946 - 1958) - 30 goals
... Johnny Haynes (1954 - 1959) - 13 goals
... Bobby Charlton (1958 - 1959) - 11 goals
... Derek Kevan (1957 - 1959) - 8 goals
... Warren Bradley (1959) - 2 goals
... Ron Flowers (1959) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 28, 1959)
Brief match report
Thu. 28 May 1959
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
United States 1-8 England
Goals: Bradley 35, Flowers 52, Charlton 64, Flowers 69, Kevan 74, Charlton 82 (11m), Charlton 85, Haynes 87

England: Hopkinson, Howe, Armfield, Clayton, Wright (c), Flowers, Bradley, Greaves, Kevan, Haynes, Charlton. Managed by Winterbottom.

Att: 13 000,
Ref: Morgan (Canada)

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