£28.50

Date 05/12/1956

England v Denmark 1956 – World Cup at Wolves + Duncan Edwards

Here we have a genuine football programme for England v Denmark, dated Wednesday 5 December 1956. On the day it was England who took the points (and the tie) – the World Cup qualifier match ended 5-2.

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.

Whether you collect a single club or the wider world of football memorabilia, this is a genuine original worth adding to the shelf.

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, lcr, rusty staples and a few tiny marks

Did you know?

  • Before this game the two sides had met 2 times in full internationals: England had won 1, Denmark 0, with 1 drawn.
  • 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.

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