£34.50
Date 06/10/1956
Northern Ireland v England 1956 – Windsor Park + Busby Babes
Here we have a genuine football programme for Northern Ireland v England, dated Saturday 6 October 1956. Honours were even in this British Home Championship match, which finished 1-1.
This is a Northern Ireland football programme. England's goals came from S. Matthews in front of a crowd of 58,500 at Windsor Park.
| Competition | British Home Championship (1956/57) |
|---|---|
| Result | Northern Ireland 1-1 England |
| Played in | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland scorers | McIlroy |
| England scorers | S. Matthews |
| Attendance | 58,500 |
| Referee | Hugh Phillips (Scotland) |
The England team included Duncan Edwards. Tommy Taylor and Blanchflower + Byrne. This is quite a rare programme.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs
Did you know?
- Going into this fixture, the international head-to-head stood at 4 wins for Northern Ireland, 51 for England and 9 draws from 64 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.
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