England v France 1951 – Festival Of Britain at Arsenal

An authentic piece of football history: a football programme issued for England v France (Wednesday 3 October 1951). Honours were even in this International friendly match, which finished 2-2.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Firoud (o.g.) and Medley in front of a crowd of 57,500 at Highbury.

Competition	International friendly (1951/52)
Result	England 2-2 France
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Firoud (o.g.), Medley
France scorers	Doye, Alpsteg
Attendance	57,500
Referee	Jack Mowat (Scotland)

The Festival Of Britain, at Highbury.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slight wear on the fold

Did you know?

Before this game the two sides had met 13 times in full internationals: England had won 10, France 2, with 1 drawn.
Arsenal were founded in 1886 and are nicknamed "The Gunners".

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