England v Belgium 1952 – Empire Stadium – London

Wednesday 26 November 1952 is the date on this football programme from England v Belgium. England came out on top in this International friendly game, which ended England 5-0 Belgium.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Elliott (2), Lofthouse (2) and R. Froggatt in front of a crowd of 65,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	International friendly (1952/53)
Result	England 5-0 Belgium
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Elliott (2), Lofthouse (2), R. Froggatt
Attendance	65,000
Referee	Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Condition: V Good, vlcr, rusty staples removed=marks

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 13 times in full internationals: England had won 11, Belgium 1, 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.