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England men · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3

England
v Finland⁠

5–0

Full time

England v Finland finished 5–0.

Finland
None
Date
Wednesday 17 October 1984 · England in 1984
Venue
Wembley, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1956 – 1982

01 3 Jun 1982
International friendly Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Finland 1–4 England England won

England: Mariner 13', Robson 27', Robson 58', Mariner 61'

Finland: Haaskivi 83' pen

Match page: Finland v England, 3 June 1982

03 13 Jun 1976
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 2 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Finland 1–4 England England won

England: Pearson 14', Keegan 30', Channon 56', Keegan 60'

Finland: Paatelainen 27'

Match page: Finland v England, 13 June 1976

05 20 May 1956
International friendly Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Finland 1–5 England England won

England: Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse, Lofthouse

Finland: Forsgren

Match page: Finland v England, 20 May 1956

Official meetings since 1937

England v Finland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings13In our results database
England wins11England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Finland wins0Finland victories

England have scored 41 goals to Finland's 8 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Robson

3 goals against Finland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Finland · Fixture leader

1

Forsgren

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

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