England v Switzerland 1948 – at Arsenal – Pirate

Thursday 2 December 1948 is the date on this football programme from England v Switzerland. England came out on top in this International friendly game, which ended England 6-0 Switzerland.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Haines (2), Hancocks (2), Rowley and Milburn in front of a crowd of 35,000 at Highbury.

Competition	International friendly (1948/49)
Result	England 6-0 Switzerland
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Haines (2), Hancocks (2), Rowley, Milburn
Attendance	35,000
Referee	Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

International Match at Highbury 1948. Pirate Issue Football Programme. Cockburn. Aston. Wright. Milburn. Haines. Hancocks. Mortensen. Matthews. Amsey.

Condition: V Good, vlcr, corner fold

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 6 between the sides – the previous 5 had produced 2 England wins, 3 for Switzerland and 0 draws.
Wartime regional football ran from 1939 to 1946, and paper rationing meant many programmes of the era were single sheets.