England v Mexico 1961 – The Score Was 8 – 0

Wednesday 10 May 1961 is the date on this football programme from England v Mexico. England came out on top in this International friendly game, which ended England 8-0 Mexico.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Hitchens, Charlton (3), Robson, Douglas (2) and Flowers (pen.) in front of a crowd of 77,000 at Wembley.

Competition	International friendly (1960/61)
Result	England 8-0 Mexico
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Hitchens, Charlton (3), Robson, Douglas (2), Flowers (pen.)
Attendance	77,000
Referee	Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Condition: V Good, vlcr, tc, sc

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 2 between the sides – the previous 1 had produced 0 England wins, 1 for Mexico and 0 draws.
The maximum wage for footballers was abolished in 1961, and England won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966.
Charlton scored a hat-trick for England in this game.