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England men · International friendly

Austria
v England⁠

4–3

Full time

Austria v England finished 4–3.

Austria
Pezzey 19', Welzl 26', Welzl 41', Pezzey 70'
Date
Wednesday 13 June 1979 · England in 1979
Venue
Praterstadion, Vienna
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1961 – 1973

01 26 Sep 1973
International friendly Wembley Stadium, London

England 7–0 Austria England won

England: Channon 9', Clarke 28', Clarke 43', Channon 47', Chivers 61', Currie 65', Bell 89'

Austria: None

Match page: England v Austria, 26 September 1973

Official meetings since 1908

England v Austria stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings19In our results database
England wins11England perspective
Draws4Level at full time
Austria wins4Austria victories

England have scored 59 goals to Austria's 27 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

8

Woodward

8 goals against Austria in matches we hold scorer data for.

Austria · Fixture leader

2

Welzl

Austria's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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