England v Russia 1958 – Bobby Charlton + Tom Finney

Wednesday 22 October 1958 is the date on this football programme from England v Russia. On the day it was England who took the points (and the tie) – the International friendly match ended 5-0.

Competition	International friendly (1958/59)
Result	England 5-0 Russia
Played in	London, England

Sir Tom Finney of Preston North End – last England appearance.

Condition: V Good, lcrf, a slight corner fold, slrs, a tiny tiny top edge ni n the rear page only

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 3 times in full internationals: England had won 0, Russia 1, with 2 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.