England v Russia 1958 – Tom Finney Last Match

This original football programme comes from the England v Russia match on Wednesday 22 October 1958. England came out on top in this International friendly game, which ended England 5-0 Russia.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Haynes (3), Charlton (pen.) and Lofthouse in front of a crowd of 100,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	International friendly (1958/59)
Result	England 5-0 Russia
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Haynes (3), Charlton (pen.), Lofthouse
Attendance	100,000
Referee	Maurice Guigue (France)

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

Condition: V Good, vlcr, staples out, tc

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 4 between the sides – the previous 3 had produced 0 England wins, 1 for Russia and 2 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.
Haynes scored a hat-trick for England in this game.