England v Wales 1952 – First At Wembley for Welsh

This original football programme comes from the England v Wales match on Wednesday 12 November 1952. England came out on top in this British Home Championship game, which ended England 5-2 Wales.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Finney, Lofthouse (2), J. Froggatt and Bentley in front of a crowd of 93,500 at Wembley Stadium.

Competition	British Home Championship (1952/53)
Result	England 5-2 Wales
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Finney, Lofthouse (2), J. Froggatt, Bentley
Wales scorers	Ford (2)
Attendance	93,500
Referee	Douglas Gerrard (Scotland)

Condition: V Good, Cfld, lcr, rs/mks

Did you know?

Going into this fixture, the international head-to-head stood at 41 wins for England, 11 for Wales and 11 draws from 63 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.