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England men · International friendly

Belgium
v England⁠

2–5

Full time

Belgium v England finished 2–5.

Belgium
Mermans 34', De Cleyn 53'
Date
Sunday 21 September 1947 · England in 1947
Venue
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1927 – 1936

02 16 May 1931
International friendly Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels

Belgium 1–4 England England won

England: Houghton 44' pen, Burgess 65', Burgess 76', Roberts 80'

Belgium: Capelle 15'

Match page: Belgium v England, 16 May 1931

05 11 May 1927
International friendly Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels

Belgium 1–9 England England won

England: Brown, Brown, Hulme, Rigby, Rigby, Dean, Dean, Dean, Page

Belgium: Vanhalme

Match page: Belgium v England, 11 May 1927

Official meetings since 1921

England v Belgium stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings26In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws6Level at full time
Belgium wins4Belgium victories

England have scored 74 goals to Belgium's 33 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

5

Dean

5 goals against Belgium in matches we hold scorer data for.

Belgium · Fixture leader

3

Tielemans

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

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