The outstanding English coach coached the English national team for 139 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 31- 1-1913 Died: 16- 2-2002 Country: England Matches as Coach: 139 (W78-D33-L28 - GF383-GA196 - %67.99) Age First Match: 33 yr 232 d 20- 9-1946 vs. N. Ireland 7-2 Age Last Match: 49 yr 294 d 21-11-1962 vs. Wales 4-0 National Team Career: 16 yr 62 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 20- 9-46 Belfast N. Ireland 7-2 British Championship
2 30- 9-46 Dublin Ireland 1-0
3 13-11-46 Manchester Wales 3-0 British Championship
4 27-11-46 Huddersfield Netherlands 8-2
5 12- 4-47 London Scotland 1-1 British Championship
6 3- 5-47 London France 3-0
7 18- 5-47 Zürich Switzerland 0-1
8 25- 5-47 Lisboa Portugal 10-0
9 21- 9-47 Bruxelles Belgium 5-2
10 18-10-47 Cardiff Wales 3-0 British Championship
11 5-11-47 Liverpool N. Ireland 2-2 British Championship
12 19-11-47 London Sweden 4-2
13 10- 4-48 Glasgow Scotland 2-0 British Championship
14 16- 5-48 Torino Italy 4-0
15 26- 9-48 København Denmark 0-0
16 9-10-48 Belfast N. Ireland 6-2 British Championship
17 10-11-48 Birmingham Wales 1-0 British Championship
18 2-12-48 London Switzerland 6-0
19 9- 4-48 London Scotland 1-3 British Championship
20 13- 5-49 Stockholm Sweden 1-3
21 18- 5-49 Oslo Norway 4-1
22 22- 5-49 Paris France 3-1
23 21- 9-49 Liverpool Ireland 0-2
24 15-10-49 Cardiff Wales 4-1 [1] British Championship
25 16-11-49 Manchester N. Ireland 9-2 [1] British Championship
26 30-11-49 London Italy 2-0
27 15- 4-50 Glasgow Scotland 1-0 [1] British Championship
28 14- 5-50 Lisboa Portugal 5-3
29 18- 5-50 Brussel Belgium 4-1
30 25- 6-50 Rio de Janeiro Chile 2-0 World Cup
31 29- 6-50 Belo Horizonte United States 0-1 World Cup
32 2- 7-50 Rio de Janeiro Spain 0-1 World Cup
33 7-10-50 Belfast N. Ireland 4-1 British Championship
34 15-11-50 Sunderland Wales 4-2 British Championship
35 22-11-50 London Yugoslavia 2-2
36 14- 4-51 London Scotland 2-3 British Championship
37 9- 5-51 London Argentina 2-1
38 19- 5-51 Liverpool Portugal 5-2
39 3-10-51 London France 2-2
40 20-10-51 Cardiff Wales 1-1 British Championship
41 14-11-51 Birmingham N. Ireland 2-0 British Championship
42 28-11-51 London Austria 2-2
43 5- 4-52 Glasgow Scotland 2-1 British Championship
44 18- 5-52 Firenze Italy 1-1
45 25- 5-52 Wien Austria 3-2
46 28- 5-52 Zürich Switzerland 3-0
47 4-10-52 Belfast N. Ireland 2-2 British Championship
48 12-11-52 London Wales 5-2 British Championship
49 26-11-52 London Belgium 5-0
50 18- 4-53 London Scotland 2-2 British Championship
51 17- 5-53 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-0 [2]
52 24- 5-53 Santiago Chile 2-1
53 31- 5-53 Montevideo Uruguay 1-2
54 8- 6-53 New York United States 6-3
55 10-10-53 Cardiff Wales 4-1 [1] British Championship
56 21-10-53 London FIFA 4-4
57 11-11-53 Liverpool N. Ireland 3-1 [1] British Championship
58 25-11-53 London Hungary 3-6
59 3- 4-54 Glasgow Scotland 4-2 [1] British Championship
60 16- 5-54 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-1
61 23- 5-54 Budapest Hungary 1-7
62 17- 6-54 Basel Belgium 4-4 World Cup
63 20- 6-54 Bern Switzerland 2-0 World Cup
64 26- 6-54 Basel Uruguay 2-4 World Cup
65 2-10-54 Belfast N. Ireland 2-0 British Championship
66 10-11-54 London Wales 3-2 British Championship
67 1-12-54 London West Germany 3-1
68 2- 4-55 London Scotland 7-2 British Championship
69 15- 5-55 Paris France 0-1
70 18- 5-55 Madrid Spain 1-1
71 22- 5-55 Oporto Portugal 1-3
72 2-10-55 København Denmark 5-1
73 27-10-55 Cardiff Wales 1-2 British Championship
74 2-11-55 London N. Ireland 3-0 British Championship
75 30-11-55 London Spain 4-1
76 14- 4-56 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 British Championship
77 9- 5-56 London Brazil 4-2
78 16- 5-56 Stockholm Sweden 0-0
79 20- 5-56 Helsinki Finland 5-1
80 26- 5-56 West-Berlin West Germany 3-1
81 10-10-56 Belfast N. Ireland 1-1 British Championship
82 14-11-56 London Wales 3-1 British Championship
83 28-11-56 London Yugoslavia 3-0
84 5-12-56 Wolverhampton Denmark 5-2 World Cup Qualifier
85 6- 4-57 London Scotland 2-1 British Championship
86 8- 5-57 London Ireland 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
87 15- 5-57 København Denmark 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
88 19- 5-57 Dublin Ireland 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
89 19-10-57 Cardiff Wales 4-0 British Championship
90 6-11-57 London N. Ireland 2-3 British Championship
91 27-11-57 London France 4-0
92 19- 4-58 Glasgow Scotland 4-0 British Championship
93 7- 5-58 London Portugal 2-1
94 11- 5-58 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-5
95 18- 5-58 Moskva Soviet Union 1-1
96 8- 6-58 Göteborg Soviet Union 2-2 World Cup
97 11- 6-58 Göteborg Brazil 0-0 World Cup
98 15- 6-58 Borås Austria 2-2 World Cup
99 17- 6-58 Göteborg Soviet Union 0-1 World Cup
100 4-10-58 Belfast N. Ireland 3-3 British Championship
101 22-10-58 London Soviet Union 5-0
102 26-11-58 Birmingham Wales 2-2 British Championship
103 11- 4-59 London Scotland 1-0 British Championship
104 6- 5-59 London Italy 2-2
105 13- 5-59 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 0-2
106 17- 5-59 Lima Peru 1-4
107 24- 5-59 Cd. de México Mexico 1-2
108 28- 5-59 Los Angeles United States 8-1
109 17-10-59 Cardiff Wales 1-1 British Championship
110 28-10-59 London Sweden 2-3
111 18-11-59 London N. Ireland 2-1 British Championship
112 19- 4-60 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 British Championship
113 11- 5-60 London Yugoslavia 3-3
114 15- 5-60 Madrid Spain 0-3
115 22- 5-60 Budapest Hungary 0-2
116 8-10-60 Belfast N. Ireland 5-2 British Championship
117 19-10-60 Luxembourg Luxembourg 9-0 World Cup Qualifier
118 26-10-60 London Spain 4-2
119 23-11-60 London Wales 5-1 British Championship
120 15- 4-61 London Scotland 9-3 British Championship
121 10- 5-61 London Mexico 8-0
122 21- 5-61 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
123 24- 5-61 Roma Italy 3-2
124 27- 5-61 Wien Austria 1-3
125 28- 9-61 London Luxembourg 4-1 World Cup Qualifier
126 14-10-61 Cardiff Wales 1-1 British Championship
127 25-10-61 London Portugal 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
128 22-11-61 London N. Ireland 1-1 British Championship
129 4- 4-62 London Austria 3-1
130 14- 4-62 Glasgow Scotland 0-2 British Championship
131 9- 5-62 London Switzerland 3-1
132 20- 5-62 Lima Peru 4-0
133 31- 5-62 Rancagua Hungary 1-2 World Cup
134 2- 6-62 Rancagua Argentina 3-1 World Cup
135 7- 6-62 Rancagua Bulgaria 0-0 World Cup
136 10- 6-62 Viña del Mar Brazil 1-3 World Cup
137 3-10-62 Sheffield France 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
138 20-10-62 Belfast N. Ireland 3-1 British Championship
139 21-11-62 London Wales 4-0 British Championship
[1] also World Cup Qualifier.
[2] abandoned at 23'
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
139 78 33 28 383-196 189 67.99
Types of Matches
Friendlies 66
British Championship 50 (including 6 World Cup Qualifiers)
World Cup 14
World Cup Qualifier 8 (plus 6 as British Championship)
European Ch. Qualifier 1
Total matches: 139
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Author: Roberto Mamrud
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Last updated: 8 Aug 2004
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