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England
v Denmark⁠

5–2

Full time

England v Denmark finished 5–2.

England
Taylor 18', Taylor 20', Taylor 48', Edwards 56', Edwards 77'
Denmark
O.B. Nielsen 30', O.B. Nielsen 52'
Date
Wednesday 5 December 1956 · England in 1956
Venue
Molineux, Wolverhampton

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 2 meetings before this one

1948 – 1955

01 2 Oct 1955
International friendly Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Denmark 1–5 England England won

England: Revie 26' pen, Lofthouse 31', Lofthouse 41', Revie 53', Bradford 80'

Denmark: Lundberg 62'

Match page: Denmark v England, 2 October 1955

Official meetings since 1948

England v Denmark stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings23In our results database
England wins13England perspective
Draws6Level at full time
Denmark wins4Denmark victories

England have scored 39 goals to Denmark's 22 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

5

Taylor

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

Denmark · Fixture leader

2

O.B. Nielsen

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

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