England v Portugal 1958 – Bobby Charlton

Wednesday 7 May 1958 is the date on this football programme from England v Portugal. On the day it was England who took the points (and the tie) – the International friendly match ended 2-1.

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

Competition	International friendly (1957/58)
Result	England 2-1 Portugal
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Charlton (2)
Portugal scorers	Duarte
Attendance	65,000
Referee	Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

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

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny edge ni on right

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 5 between the sides – the previous 4 had produced 3 England wins, 1 for Portugal and 0 draws.
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.