When England were great at football
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:07 pm
With a couple of England matches coming up, where we are likely to struggle, it may be worth looking back nearly 50 years when we were GREAT at football.
Here are six England results between October 1960 and May 1961.
Six wins and 40 goals scored.
I am just about old enough to remember this, I was 11 years old.
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08/10/1960 Northern Ireland, Home C, Won 5-2
Scorers: Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves 2, Bobby Charlton, Bryan Douglas
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19/10/1960 Luxembourg, WC Qualifier, Won 9-0
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves 3, Bobby Charlton 3, Bobby Smith 2, Johnny Haynes
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26/10/1960 Spain, Friendly, Won 4-2
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves, Bryan Douglas, Bobby Smith 2
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23/11/1960 Wales, Home C, Won 5-1
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves 2, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Smith, Johnny Haynes
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15/04/1961 Scotland, Home C, Won 9-3
Bobby Robson, Jimmy Greaves 3, Bryan Douglas, Bobby Smith 2, Johnny Haynes 2
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10/05/1961 Mexico, Friendly, Won 8-0
Gerry Hitchens, Bobby Charlton 3, Bryan Douglas 2, Bobby Robson, Ron Flowers (pen)
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Here are six England results between October 1960 and May 1961.
Six wins and 40 goals scored.
I am just about old enough to remember this, I was 11 years old.
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08/10/1960 Northern Ireland, Home C, Won 5-2
Scorers: Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves 2, Bobby Charlton, Bryan Douglas
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19/10/1960 Luxembourg, WC Qualifier, Won 9-0
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves 3, Bobby Charlton 3, Bobby Smith 2, Johnny Haynes
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26/10/1960 Spain, Friendly, Won 4-2
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves, Bryan Douglas, Bobby Smith 2
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23/11/1960 Wales, Home C, Won 5-1
Scorers: Jimmy Greaves 2, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Smith, Johnny Haynes
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15/04/1961 Scotland, Home C, Won 9-3
Bobby Robson, Jimmy Greaves 3, Bryan Douglas, Bobby Smith 2, Johnny Haynes 2
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10/05/1961 Mexico, Friendly, Won 8-0
Gerry Hitchens, Bobby Charlton 3, Bryan Douglas 2, Bobby Robson, Ron Flowers (pen)
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