
England 1-0 Denmark - September 14, 1988 / Friendlies 1988
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Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Peter Shilton | 46 | 38 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tony Adams | 65 | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Terry Butcher | 29 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Stevens | 25 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Pearce | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 31 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Rocastle | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Hodge | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Webb | 28 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Beardsley | 85 | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mick Harford | 70 | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Denmark
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Troels Rasmussen | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lars Olsen | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kent Nielsen | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johnny Anker Hansen | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bjarne Jensen | 66 | 29 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Helt | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Mölby | 25 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Bartram | 85 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kim Vilfort | 85 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Laudrup | 24 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Lars Elstrup | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Chris Woods | 46 | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Des Walker | 65 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Gascoigne | 85 | 21 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Cottee | 70 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Björn Kristensen | 85 | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jan Heintze | 66 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kurt Jorgensen | 85 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Shilton
IN
Chris Woods
OUT
Peter Beardsley
IN
Gary Lineker
OUT
Mick Harford
IN
John Barnes
OUT
Stuart Pearce
IN
Kenny Sansom
OUT
Terry Butcher
IN
Dave Watson
OUT
David Rocastle
IN
Steve McMahon
OUT
Steve Hodge
IN
Glenn Hoddle
OUT
Neil Webb
IN
Trevor Steven
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Troels Rasmussen
IN
Peter Schmeichel
OUT
Bjarne Jensen
IN
John Sivebaek
OUT
Jan Mölby
IN
John Jensen
OUT
Michael Laudrup
IN
Flemming Povlsen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
55
70
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Robson vs Denmark
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Robson vs Piontek
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
48
103
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Piontek vs England
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Piontek vs Robson
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Alexis Ponnet
2 victories |
1 draw |
2 losses |
England5 matches | General total | Denmark4 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Denmark1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on September 14, 1988 | Latest figure on September 14, 1988 |
Videos
Key figures

England keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Denmark in Friendlies running (since 02/10/1955). It's a record streak. The first of history

England keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 23/04/1986). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/05/1979-25/03/1981 time period (9 matches).

It's the first time Neil Webb scores a goal in his professional career with England since the 14/10/1987 (with England vs Turkey )
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VEngland 2-0 Yugoslavia12/11/1986 | DEngland 1-1 Brazil19/05/1987 | VEngland 8-0 Turkey14/10/1987 | DEngland 2-2 Netherlands23/03/1988 | VEngland 1-0 Scotland21/05/1988 | DEngland 1-1 Colombia24/05/1988 |
Overall | VEngland 1-0 Scotland21/05/1988 | DEngland 1-1 Colombia24/05/1988 | VSwitzerland 0-1 England28/05/1988 | LIreland 1-0 England12/06/1988 | LNetherlands 3-1 England15/06/1988 | LSoviet Union 3-1 England18/06/1988 |
Current form
Away | LPoland U-21 2-0 Denmark28/10/1987 | DGermany U-21 1-1 Denmark30/03/1988 | LAustria 1-0 Denmark27/04/1988 | DHungary 2-2 Denmark10/05/1988 | LGermany 2-0 Denmark14/06/1988 | VSweden 1-2 Denmark31/08/1988 |
Overall | LDenmark 0-1 Czechoslovakia01/06/1988 | VDenmark 3-1 Belgium05/06/1988 | LSpain 3-2 Denmark11/06/1988 | LGermany 2-0 Denmark14/06/1988 | LItaly 2-0 Denmark17/06/1988 | VSweden 1-2 Denmark31/08/1988 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 3 |
Unbeaten streak | 14 | 0 |
Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 4 |
Scoring streak | 8 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 7 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 10 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
0.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.4 |
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.2 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Gary Lineker | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | John Eriksen | ![]() |
![]() | Gary Lineker | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Lars Elstrup | ![]() |
- | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | John Eriksen | ![]() |
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![]() | Gary Lineker | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Lars Elstrup | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
3 ga
Away
17 gf
7 ga
Total
23 gf
10 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
17 ga
Away
3 gf
6 ga
Total
10 gf
23 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
October 02, 1955 |
Home | 5 - 2 |
December 05, 1956 |
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
September 21, 1983 |
Away | 1 - 0 |
September 21, 1983 |
Latest head to head
September 21, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 22, 1982 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 12, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
September 20, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
July 03, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
Best historical scorers against Denmark
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Tommy Taylor | 5 goals | 1956 - 1957 |
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Kevin Keegan | 3 goals | 1978 - 1979 |
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Nat Lofthouse | 2 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
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Trevor Francis | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
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Duncan Edwards | 2 goals | 1956 - 1956 |
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Don Revie | 2 goals | 1955 - 1955 |
Best historical scorers against England
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Allan Simonsen | 2 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
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Ove Bech Nielsen | 2 goals | 1956 - 1956 |
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Frank Arnesen | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
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Knud Lundberg | 1 goal | 1955 - 1955 |
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Allan Hansen | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
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Per Röntved | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Denmark
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Phil Neal | 4 matches | 1978 - 1983 |
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Billy Wright | 4 matches | 1948 - 1957 |
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Ray Wilkins | 4 matches | 1978 - 1983 |
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Tom Finney | 3 matches | 1955 - 1957 |
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Jeffrey Hall | 3 matches | 1955 - 1957 |
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Roger Byrne | 3 matches | 1955 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs England
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Sören Lerby | 4 matches | 1978 - 1983 |
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Jens Jorn Bertelsen | 3 matches | 1979 - 1983 |
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Preben Elkjaer Larsen | 3 matches | 1979 - 1983 |
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Jörgen Olesen | 3 matches | 1955 - 1957 |
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Allan Simonsen | 3 matches | 1978 - 1983 |
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Sören Busk | 3 matches | 1979 - 1983 |
Competition info
The other matches
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April 02, 1988
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