England 2-3 Sweden - October 28, 1959 / Friendlies 1959
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ENG
8' - Goal
John Connelly8
ENG
81' - Goal
Bobby Charlton81
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edward Hopkinson | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Smith | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Don Howe | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony Allen | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ronnie Clayton | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Charlton | 81 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ronald Flowers | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Connelly | 8 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jimmy Greaves | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Clough | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Edwin Holliday | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
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
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
46
105
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Winterbottom vs Sweden
1 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Referee
Robert Davidson
7 victories |
2 draws |
1 loss |
England10 matches | General total | Sweden1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 08, 1976 | Latest figure on October 28, 1959 | |||||||
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Key figures
Sweden keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 02/08/1959).
England keeps its 35 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 16/11/1949). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/03/1881-05/04/1913 time period (50 matches).
Sweden keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 19/06/1958). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 08/06/1950-10/06/1951 time period (12 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VEngland 4-0 France27/11/1957 | VEngland 2-1 Portugal07/05/1958 | VEngland 5-0 Soviet Union22/10/1958 | DEngland 2-2 Wales26/11/1958 | VEngland 1-0 Scotland11/04/1959 | DEngland 2-2 Italy06/05/1959 |
| Overall | DEngland 2-2 Italy06/05/1959 | LBrazil 2-0 England13/05/1959 | LPeru 4-1 England17/05/1959 | LMexico 2-1 England24/05/1959 | VUnited States 1-8 England28/05/1959 | DWales 1-1 England17/10/1959 |
Current form
| Away | VDenmark 1-2 Sweden30/06/1957 | LGermany 1-0 Sweden20/11/1957 | VFinland 1-7 Sweden20/08/1958 | VNorway 0-2 Sweden14/09/1958 | VDenmark 0-6 Sweden21/06/1959 | LHungary 3-2 Sweden28/06/1959 |
| Overall | DSweden 4-4 Denmark26/10/1958 | VSweden 2-0 Portugal21/05/1959 | VDenmark 0-6 Sweden21/06/1959 | LHungary 3-2 Sweden28/06/1959 | VSweden 3-1 Finland02/08/1959 | VSweden 6-2 Norway18/10/1959 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 34 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 6 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 11 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
11 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2.4 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
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 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-3 |
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
| Bobby Charlton | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Bobby Charlton | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Bobby Charlton | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Bobby Charlton | 3 goals during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
2 ga
Away
9 gf
5 ga
Total
13 gf
7 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
9 ga
Away
2 gf
4 ga
Total
7 gf
13 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
May 17, 1937 |
| Home | 4 - 2 |
November 19, 1947 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
May 13, 1949 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
May 16, 1956 - Rencontres amicales 1956
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 Sweden
 |
Frederick Steele | 3 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Stan Mortensen | 3 goals | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Billy Walker | 2 goals | 1923 - 1923 |
|
George Thornewell | 1 goal | 1923 - 1923 |
|
Joseph Johnson | 1 goal | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Tommy Lawton | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
Best historical scorers against England
 |
Gunnar Gren | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Gunnar Nordahl | 1 goal | 1947 - 1947 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
 |
Billy Wright | 3 matches | 1947 - 1956 |
|
Robert Langton | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Stan Mortensen | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
 |
Cornelius F Franklin | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
 |
Tom Finney | 2 matches | 1947 - 1949 |
|
Alfred Young | 1 match | 1937 - 1937 |
Players with most games played vs England
|
Gunnar Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Torsten Lindberg | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Knut Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Bertil Nordahl | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
 |
Malte Martensson | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
|
Gunnar Gren | 1 match | 1947 - 1947 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 28, 1959
March 01, 1959
April 19, 1959
May 01, 1959
May 06, 1959
May 10, 1959
May 13, 1959
May 16, 1959
May 20, 1959
May 21, 1959
May 24, 1959
May 27, 1959
June 03, 1959
June 14, 1959
June 17, 1959
June 21, 1959
June 28, 1959
August 30, 1959
September 06, 1959
October 04, 1959
October 11, 1959
October 21, 1959
November 01, 1959
November 04, 1959
November 08, 1959
November 11, 1959
November 22, 1959
December 02, 1959
December 06, 1959
December 17, 1959
December 20, 1959
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