England 4-1 Hungary - May 24, 1978 / Friendlies 1978
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62'
Laszlo Nagy
ENG
10' - Goal
Peter Barnes10
29' - Goal
Phil Neal29
31' - Goal
Trevor Francis31
ENG
46' - Substitution
David Watsonis substituted by Brian Greenhoff46
46' - Substitution
Laszlo Fazekasis substituted by Karoly Csapo 62' - Goal
Laszlo Nagy
73' - Substitution
Trevor Brookingis substituted by Tony Currie73 76' - Goal
Tony Currie76
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Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Watson | 46 | 31 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mick Mills | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 30 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Neal | 29 | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Trevor Brooking | 73 | 29 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Francis | 31 | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steve Coppell | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Barnes | 10 | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kevin Keegan | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Hungary
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Sandor Gujdar | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Istvan Kocsis | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Zoltan Kereki | 24 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Torok | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jozsef Toth | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandor Pinter | 27 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandor Zombori | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Laszlo Fazekas | 46 | 30 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andras Töröcsik | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tibor Nyilasi | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Laszlo Nagy | 62 | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Brian Greenhoff | 46 | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tony Currie | 7673 | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Karoly Csapo | 46 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kevin Keegan
IN
Paul Mariner
OUT
Peter Shilton
IN
Ray Clemence
OUT
Trevor Brooking
IN
Tony Currie
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Laszlo Nagy
IN
Bela Varady
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
9
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Greenwood vs Hungary
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Greenwood vs Baroti
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
63
113
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Baroti vs England
2 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Baroti vs Greenwood
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
René Vigliani
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | General total | Hungary2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Hungary1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 24, 1978 | Latest figure on May 24, 1978 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Trevor Francis scores a goal in his professional career with since the 30/03/1977 (with vs )
It's the first time Trevor Francis scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
It's the first time Phil Neal scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LEngland 0-1 Wales31/05/1977 | LEngland 1-2 Scotland04/06/1977 | DEngland 0-0 Switzerland07/09/1977 | VEngland 2-0 Italy16/11/1977 | DEngland 1-1 Brazil19/04/1978 | VEngland 1-0 Northern Ireland16/05/1978 |
| Overall | VEngland 2-0 Italy16/11/1977 | LGermany 2-1 England22/02/1978 | DEngland 1-1 Brazil19/04/1978 | VWales 1-3 England13/05/1978 | VEngland 1-0 Northern Ireland16/05/1978 | VScotland 0-1 England20/05/1978 |
Current form
| Away | DMexico 1-1 Hungary22/02/1977 | LArgentina 5-1 Hungary27/02/1977 | VIran 0-2 Hungary15/03/1977 | DSpain 1-1 Hungary27/03/1977 | LSoviet Union 2-0 Hungary18/05/1977 | VBolivia 2-3 Hungary30/11/1977 |
| Overall | VHungary 4-3 Yugoslavia05/10/1977 | VHungary 3-0 Sweden12/10/1977 | VHungary 6-0 Bolivia29/10/1977 | DCzechoslovakia 1-1 Hungary09/11/1977 | VBolivia 2-3 Hungary30/11/1977 | VHungary 2-1 Czechoslovakia15/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
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 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Kevin Keegan | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Tibor Nyilasi |  |
| Kevin Keegan | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Kevin Keegan | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Tibor Nyilasi | |
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
21 gf
15 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
32 gf
25 ga
Historical head to head
Home
15 gf
21 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
25 gf
32 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
June 10, 1908 |
| Home | 6 - 2 |
December 02, 1936 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
May 23, 1954 |
| Away | 6 - 3 |
November 25, 1953 |
Latest head to head
May 05, 1965 - Rencontres amicales 1965
May 31, 1962 - Coupe du Monde 1962
May 22, 1960 - Rencontres amicales 1960
May 23, 1954 - Rencontres amicales 1954
November 25, 1953 - Rencontres amicales 1953
Best historical scorers against Hungary
|
Vivian Woodward | 7 goals | 1908 - 1909 |
|
George Hilsdon | 4 goals | 1908 - 1908 |
|
Harold Fleming | 3 goals | 1909 - 1909 |
 |
Ted Drake | 3 goals | 1936 - 1936 |
 |
George Holley | 2 goals | 1909 - 1909 |
|
Ivor Broadis | 1 goal | 1954 - 1954 |
Best historical scorers against England
 |
Nandor Hidegkuti | 4 goals | 1953 - 1954 |
 |
Ferenc Puskás | 4 goals | 1953 - 1954 |
 |
Florian Albert | 3 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Sandor Kocsis | 2 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
 |
Mihaly Lantos | 1 goal | 1954 - 1954 |
 |
Lajos Tichy | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
Players with most games played vs Hungary
|
William Wedlock | 3 matches | 1908 - 1909 |
 |
Ray Wilson | 3 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
George A Bridgett | 3 matches | 1908 - 1909 |
 |
Robert Crompton | 3 matches | 1908 - 1909 |
|
Ben Warren | 3 matches | 1908 - 1909 |
|
Vivian Woodward | 3 matches | 1908 - 1909 |
Players with most games played vs England
 |
Gyula Grosics | 4 matches | 1953 - 1962 |
 |
Sandor Matrai | 3 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
Ferenc Sipos | 3 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
Florian Albert | 2 matches | 1960 - 1962 |
 |
Gyula Lóránt | 2 matches | 1953 - 1954 |
 |
Dr Mate Fenyvesi | 2 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
Competition info
The other matches
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April 05, 1978
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April 19, 1978
April 23, 1978
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May 14, 1978
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May 20, 1978
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June 28, 1978
August 30, 1978
September 06, 1978
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October 11, 1978
November 08, 1978
November 15, 1978
November 29, 1978
December 13, 1978
December 20, 1978
December 21, 1978
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