England v Austria 1951

This original football programme comes from the England v Austria match on Wednesday 28 November 1951. Honours were even in this International friendly match, which finished 2-2.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Ramsey (pen.) and Lofthouse in front of a crowd of 98,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	International friendly (1951/52)
Result	England 2-2 Austria
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Ramsey (pen.), Lofthouse
Austria scorers	Melchior, Stojaspal (pen.)
Attendance	98,000
Referee	Jack Mowat (Scotland)

Football Association match. Wembley International Match.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 7 between the sides – the previous 6 had produced 4 England wins, 1 for Austria 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.