England v Portugal 1958 – Bobby Charlton 1st Full Cap

England v Portugal 1958 Programme – Item Details

This original football programme comes from the England v Portugal match on Wednesday 7 May 1958. England came out on top in this International friendly game, which ended England 2-1 Portugal.

This was Bobby Charlton first full cap at Wembley. His debut for England was v Scotland in April.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Going into this fixture, the international head-to-head stood at 3 wins for England, 1 for Portugal and 0 draws from 4 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