£28.50

Date 05/12/1956

England v Denmark 1956 – World Cup + Duncan Edwards

This original football programme comes from the England v Denmark match on Wednesday 5 December 1956. England came out on top in this World Cup qualifier game, which ended England 5-2 Denmark.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Taylor (3) and Edwards (2) in front of a crowd of 53,000 at Molineux.

It would make a fine addition to any collection of football memorabilia.

Competition World Cup qualifier (1956/57)
Result England 5-2 Denmark
Played in Wolverhampton, England
England scorers Taylor (3), Edwards (2)
Denmark scorers O.B. Nielsen (2)
Attendance 53,000
Referee Maurice Guigue (France)

World Cup Competition at Wolverhampton Wanderers ground. Busby Babes of Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor, Roger Byrne. Ronnie Clayton, and also Tom Finney, Jeff Hall, Stanley Matthews played.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr

Did you know?

  • This was international meeting number 3 between the sides – the previous 2 had produced 1 England win, 0 for Denmark and 1 draw.
  • 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.
  • Taylor scored a hat-trick for England in this game.

See also: Wolves Wolverhampton football programmes · England

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