England v Sweden 1959

Wednesday 28 October 1959 is the date on this football programme from England v Sweden. The International friendly fixture finished 2-3, a victory on the road for Sweden.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Connelly and Charlton in front of a crowd of 72,000 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	International friendly (1959/60)
Result	England 2-3 Sweden
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Connelly, Charlton
Sweden scorers	Simonsson (2), Salomonsson
Attendance	72,000
Referee	Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

Condition: NrM

Did you know?

Going into this fixture, the international head-to-head stood at 4 wins for England, 1 for Sweden and 1 draw from 6 meetings.
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.