England 2-1 Scotland - April 06, 1957 / British Home Championship 1956/1957
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Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alan Hodgkinson | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeffrey Hall | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 33 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roger Byrne | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Clayton | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Duncan Edwards | 84 | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tom Finney | 35 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stanley Matthews | 42 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Kevan | 64 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thomas Thompson | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Colin Grainger | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Thomas Younger | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Docherty | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian McColl | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Young | 34 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Hewie | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Caldow | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lawrence Reilly | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Collins | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jackie Mudie | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Fernie | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Thomas Ring | 1 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Hodgkinson
IN
Ted Ditchburn
OUT
Derek Kevan
IN
Tommy Taylor
OUT
Thomas Thompson
IN
Johnny Brooks
OUT
Colin Grainger
IN
Jimmy Dickinson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Thomas Ring
IN
Sammy Baird
OUT
Eric Caldow
IN
Alex Parker
OUT
Bobby Collins
IN
Alex Scott
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
80
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Winterbottom vs Scotland
6 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Referee
Pieter Roomer
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
England3 matches | General total | Scotland2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on November 02, 1966 | Latest figure on April 06, 1957 |
Videos
Key figures

England keeps its 12 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 11/11/1953). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/11/1927-05/02/1936 time period (18 matches).

It's the first time Thomas Ring scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

England keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded in British Home Championship running (since 14/04/1956). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/04/1952-03/04/1954 time period (7 matches).
General ranking
1 | England | 5 pts | 3 rd | |
2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 3 rd | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 2 rd | |
4 | Wales | 1 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
1 | England | 5 pts | 3 rd | |
2 | Scotland | 3 pts | 3 rd | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 1 pt | 2 rd | |
4 | Wales | 1 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VEngland 3-0 Northern Ireland02/11/1955 | VEngland 4-1 Spain30/11/1955 | VEngland 4-2 Brazil09/05/1956 | VEngland 3-1 Wales14/11/1956 | VEngland 3-0 Yugoslavia28/11/1956 | VEngland 5-2 Denmark05/12/1956 |
Overall | VFinland 1-5 England20/05/1956 | VGermany 1-3 England26/05/1956 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 England06/10/1956 | VEngland 3-1 Wales14/11/1956 | VEngland 3-0 Yugoslavia28/11/1956 | VEngland 5-2 Denmark05/12/1956 |
Current form
Away | LEngland 7-2 Scotland02/04/1955 | DYugoslavia 2-2 Scotland15/05/1955 | VAustria 1-4 Scotland19/05/1955 | LHungary 3-1 Scotland29/05/1955 | LNorthern Ireland 2-1 Scotland08/10/1955 | DWales 2-2 Scotland20/10/1956 |
Overall | VScotland 2-0 Wales09/11/1955 | DScotland 1-1 England14/04/1956 | DScotland 1-1 Austria02/05/1956 | DWales 2-2 Scotland20/10/1956 | VScotland 1-0 Northern Ireland07/11/1956 | VScotland 2-0 Yugoslavia21/11/1956 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 9 | 3 |
Unbeaten streak | 9 | 11 |
Drawless streak | 11 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 25 | 6 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 6 |
Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 15 | 15 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
1 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
2 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
3-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Stanley Matthews | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Alex Scott | ![]() |
![]() | Tom Finney | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Lawrence Reilly | ![]() |
![]() | Tom Finney | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Alex Scott | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
76 gf
68 ga
Away
49 gf
67 ga
Total
125 gf
135 ga
Historical head to head
Home
67 gf
49 ga
Away
68 gf
76 ga
Total
135 gf
125 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 2 |
April 02, 1955 |
Home | 7 - 2 |
April 02, 1955 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 12, 1881 |
Away | 6 - 1 |
March 12, 1881 |
Latest head to head
April 14, 1956 - British Home Championship 1955/1956
April 02, 1955 - British Home Championship 1954/1955
April 03, 1954 - British Home Championship 1953/1954
April 18, 1953 - British Home Championship 1952/1953
April 05, 1952 - British Home Championship 1951/1952
Best historical scorers against Scotland
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Steve Bloomer | 8 goals | 1895 - 1907 |
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Edward Bambridge | 6 goals | 1879 - 1885 |
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John Goodall | 5 goals | 1888 - 1894 |
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Denis Wilshaw | 4 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
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Robert Kelly | 4 goals | 1920 - 1928 |
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Frederic Dewhurst | 3 goals | 1887 - 1888 |
Best historical scorers against England
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John Smith | 7 goals | 1879 - 1884 |
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George Ker | 7 goals | 1880 - 1882 |
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Lawrence Reilly | 6 goals | 1949 - 1955 |
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William McKinnon | 4 goals | 1876 - 1879 |
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Alexander Jackson | 4 goals | 1926 - 1928 |
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John McDougall | 4 goals | 1878 - 1879 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
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Robert Crompton | 12 matches | 1902 - 1914 |
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Billy Wright | 10 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
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Steve Bloomer | 10 matches | 1895 - 1907 |
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Norman C Bailey | 10 matches | 1878 - 1887 |
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Jesse Pennington | 9 matches | 1907 - 1920 |
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Tom Finney | 8 matches | 1948 - 1956 |
Players with most games played vs England
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Robert Walker | 11 matches | 1900 - 1913 |
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Alan Morton | 11 matches | 1921 - 1932 |
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Walter Arnott | 10 matches | 1884 - 1893 |
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Andy Aitken | 10 matches | 1901 - 1911 |
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Charles Campbell | 10 matches | 1874 - 1886 |
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William McKinnon | 8 matches | 1872 - 1879 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 10, 1957
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| ![]() | England | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
2
| ![]() | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
3
| ![]() | Northern Ireland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
4
| ![]() | Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
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