Sweden 0-0 England - May 16, 1956 / Friendlies 1956
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SWE
SWE
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Reginald Matthews | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Wright | 32 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roger Byrne | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jeffrey Hall | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Duncan Edwards | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Clayton | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter J Atyeo | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Colin Grainger | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tommy Taylor | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Berry | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Haynes | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Johnny Berry
IN
Stanley Matthews
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
105
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Kock vs England
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Kock vs Winterbottom
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
43
73
Success rate in this team:
59 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Winterbottom vs Sweden
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Winterbottom vs Kock
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Leo Horn
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Sweden3 matches | General total | England9 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
6 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Sweden1 match | Season total | England1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on November 03, 1963 | Latest figure on June 06, 1964 | |||||||
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Key figures
End of streak for England after 8 matches with at least one goal scored (since 18/05/1955). It was the best streak for the club since 07/10/1950-18/04/1953 (18 matches).
End of streak for England after 14 matches with at least one goal conceded in Friendlies (since 24/05/1953). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 12/03/1881 (12 matches)
End of streak for Sweden after 9 matches with at least one goal conceded in Friendlies (since 24/08/1954). It was the best streak for the club since 06/10/1946-10/06/1951 (15 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSweden 2-1 Austria31/10/1954 | LSweden 3-7 Hungary11/05/1955 | VSweden 4-1 Romania15/06/1955 | LSweden 0-6 Soviet Union26/06/1955 | VSweden 3-0 Finland28/08/1955 | DSweden 1-1 Norway25/09/1955 |
| Overall | LSweden 0-6 Soviet Union26/06/1955 | VSweden 3-0 Finland28/08/1955 | DSweden 1-1 Norway25/09/1955 | DDenmark 3-3 Sweden16/10/1955 | LHungary 4-2 Sweden13/11/1955 | VPortugal 2-6 Sweden20/11/1955 |
Current form
| Away | LFrance 1-0 England15/05/1955 | DSpain 1-1 England18/05/1955 | LPortugal 3-1 England22/05/1955 | VDenmark 1-5 England02/10/1955 | LWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | DScotland 1-1 England14/04/1956 |
| Overall | VDenmark 1-5 England02/10/1955 | LWales 2-1 England22/10/1955 | VEngland 3-0 Northern Ireland02/11/1955 | VEngland 4-1 Spain30/11/1955 | DScotland 1-1 England14/04/1956 | VEngland 4-2 Brazil09/05/1956 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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) |
0 |
|
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) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
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) | 2 goals | Tommy Taylor |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Tommy Taylor | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
9 ga
Away
2 gf
4 ga
Total
7 gf
13 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
2 ga
Away
9 gf
5 ga
Total
13 gf
7 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
May 13, 1949 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
May 13, 1949 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
May 17, 1937 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
May 17, 1937 |
Latest head to head
May 13, 1949 - Rencontres amicales 1949
November 19, 1947 - Rencontres amicales 1947
May 17, 1937 - Rencontres amicales 1937
May 21, 1923 - Rencontres amicales 1923
Best historical scorers against England
 |
Gunnar Nordahl | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Gunnar Gren | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
Best historical scorers against Sweden
 |
Frederick Steele | 3 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Stan Mortensen | 3 goals | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Billy Walker | 2 goals | 1923 - 1923 |
|
James Moore | 1 goal | 1923 - 1923 |
 |
Tom Finney | 1 goal | 1949 - 1949 |
|
George Thornewell | 1 goal | 1923 - 1923 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Gunnar Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Bertil Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Niels Liedholm | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Sune Andersson | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
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Malte Martensson | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Knut Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
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Billy Wright | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
 |
Cornelius F Franklin | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Tom Finney | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Stan Mortensen | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Robert Langton | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Wilfrid J Mannion | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
Competition info
The other matches
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May 01, 1956
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May 10, 1956
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May 26, 1956
May 30, 1956
June 03, 1956
June 06, 1956
June 09, 1956
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June 29, 1956
June 30, 1956
July 01, 1956
July 15, 1956
July 22, 1956
August 03, 1956
August 05, 1956
August 10, 1956
August 12, 1956
August 26, 1956
September 10, 1956
September 15, 1956
September 23, 1956
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October 21, 1956
October 28, 1956
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November 16, 1956
November 21, 1956
November 25, 1956
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