England v Wales 1952 – First Game At Wembley

England v Wales 1952 Programme – Item Details

This original football programme comes from the England v Wales match on Wednesday 12 November 1952. On the day it was England who took the points (and the tie) – the British Home Championship match ended 5-2. As with all our football programmes, the condition has been described honestly above, using our standard abbreviations.

The Match

• Full time: England 5-2 Wales
• Competition: British Home Championship (1952/53)
• Date: Wednesday 12 November 1952
• Played in: London, England

Trivia

• Going into this fixture, the international head-to-head stood at 41 wins for England, 11 for Wales and 11 draws from 63 meetings.
• The 1950s saw England beaten 6-3 at Wembley by Hungary in 1953 – their first home defeat by a side from outside the British Isles.

See also: England · Wales Cymru