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England
v Hungary⁠

4–1

Full time

England v Hungary finished 4–1.

England
Barnes 10', Neal 29' pen, Francis 31', Currie 76'
Hungary
Nagy 62'
Date
Wednesday 24 May 1978 · England in 1978
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1953 – 1965

04 23 May 1954
International friendly Népstadion, Budapest

Hungary 7–1 England England lost

England: Broadis 68'

Hungary: Lantos 10', Puskás 17', Kocsis 19', Kocsis 57', Hidegkuti 59', Tóth 63', Puskás 71'

Match page: Hungary v England, 23 May 1954

05 25 Nov 1953
International friendly Wembley Stadium, London

England 3–6 Hungary England lost

England: Sewell 13', Mortensen 38', Ramsey 57' pen

Hungary: Hidegkuti 1', Hidegkuti 20', Puskás 24', Puskás 29', Bozsik 50', Hidegkuti 53'

Match page: England v Hungary, 25 November 1953

Official meetings since 1908

England v Hungary stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings26In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws3Level at full time
Hungary wins7Hungary victories

England have scored 61 goals to Hungary's 36 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

7

Woodward

7 goals against Hungary in matches we hold scorer data for.

Hungary · Fixture leader

4

Hidegkuti

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

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