England 5-2 Denmark - December 05, 1956 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1958
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ENG
18' - Goal
Tommy Taylor18 20' - Goal
Tommy Taylor20
27' - Goal
Ove Bech Nielsen
ENG
48' - Goal
Tommy Taylor48
56' - Goal
Duncan Edwards56 64' - Goal
Ove Bech Nielsen 77' - Goal
Duncan Edwards77
DEN
DEN
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ted Ditchburn | 35 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roger Byrne | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeffrey Hall | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 32 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Dickinson | 31 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Clayton | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Duncan Edwards | 5677 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Johnny Brooks | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tommy Taylor | 481820 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tom Finney | 34 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stanley Matthews | 41 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Denmark
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Theil Drengsgaard | 29 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Flemming Nielsen | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erling Linde Larsen | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ove Hansen | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Verner Nielsen | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jörgen Hansen | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ove Bech Nielsen | 6427 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jörgen Olesen | 32 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jens Peder Hansen | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bent Pedersen | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Aage Rou Jensen | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
11
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tommy Taylor
IN
Frank Blunstone
OUT
Duncan Edwards
IN
Johnny Haynes
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Aage Rou Jensen
IN
Knud Lundberg
OUT
Theil Drengsgaard
IN
Kaj Jörgensen
OUT
Ove Bech Nielsen
IN
Poul Pedersen
OUT
Flemming Nielsen
IN
Börge Bastholm Larsen
OUT
Erling Linde Larsen
IN
Erik Jensen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
79
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Winterbottom vs Denmark
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Winterbottom vs Sörensen
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
5
Success rate in this team:
20 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
17 %
Sörensen vs England
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Sörensen vs Winterbottom
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Maurice Guigue
5 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England5 matches | General total | Denmark1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Denmark1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 26, 1960 | Latest figure on December 05, 1956 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time since the 26/06/1949 (Switzerland vs Luxembourg ) that a game ends with 5-2 in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
England keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 17/06/1954). It's a record streak. The first of history
Denmark keeps its 17 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 19/10/1908). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VEngland 7-2 Scotland02/04/1955 | 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 |
| Overall | DSweden 0-0 England16/05/1956 | 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 |
Current form
| Away | DNetherlands 1-1 Denmark13/03/1955 | VIceland 0-4 Denmark03/07/1955 | DNorway 1-1 Denmark11/09/1955 | VFinland 0-4 Denmark16/09/1956 | LIreland 2-1 Denmark03/10/1956 | DSweden 1-1 Denmark21/10/1956 |
| Overall | LDenmark 2-3 Norway24/06/1956 | LDenmark 2-5 Soviet Union01/07/1956 | VFinland 0-4 Denmark16/09/1956 | LIreland 2-1 Denmark03/10/1956 | DSweden 1-1 Denmark21/10/1956 | DDenmark 2-2 Netherlands04/11/1956 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 8 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 8 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 24 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 12 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
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
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Aage Rou Jensen | |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Aage Rou Jensen | |
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| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Aage Rou Jensen | |
Historical head to head
Away
5 gf
1 ga
Total
5 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
5 ga
Total
1 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 02, 1955 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
October 02, 1955 - Rencontres amicales 1955
September 26, 1948 - Rencontres amicales 1948
Best historical scorers against Denmark
 |
Nat Lofthouse | 2 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
|
Don Revie | 2 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
|
Geoffrey R Bradford | 1 goal | 1955 - 1955 |
Best historical scorers against England
|
Knud Lundberg | 1 goal | 1955 - 1955 |
Players with most games played vs Denmark
 |
Billy Wright | 2 matches | 1948 - 1955 |
|
Robert Langton | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Nat Lofthouse | 1 match | 1955 - 1955 |
 |
Frank V Swift | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
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Don Revie | 1 match | 1955 - 1955 |
|
Leonard Shackleton | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
Players with most games played vs England
 |
Karl Aage Hansen | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
 |
Carl Aage Praest | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Poul Petersen | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Jörgen Olesen | 1 match | 1955 - 1955 |
|
Holger Seebach | 1 match | 1948 - 1948 |
|
Poul Pedersen | 1 match | 1955 - 1955 |
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