England v Germany 1954 – Pirate Programme

Wednesday 1 December 1954 is the date on this football programme from England v Germany. The International friendly fixture finished 3-1, a home win for England.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Bentley, Allen and Shackleton in front of a crowd of 100,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	International friendly (1954/55)
Result	England 3-1 Germany
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Bentley, Allen, Shackleton
West Germany scorers	Beck
Attendance	100,000
Referee	Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Four page Pirate football programme. The very first football match to be shown on a cinema screen!

Condition: Good, Cfld, lcr, slight cover wear, a few markings, sc

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 3 times in full internationals: England had won 2, Germany 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.