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England men · International friendly

England
v Netherlands⁠

2–0

Full time

England v Netherlands finished 2–0.

Netherlands
None
Date
Tuesday 25 May 1982 · England in 1982
Venue
Wembley, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1946 – 1977

05 27 Nov 1946
International friendly Leeds Road, Huddersfield

England 8–2 Netherlands England won

England: Lawton 20', Lawton 24', Carter 30', Mannion 34', Lawton 35', Finney 44', Carter 71', Lawton 78'

Netherlands: Bergman 37', Smit 87'

Match page: England v Netherlands, 27 November 1946

Official meetings since 1935

England v Netherlands stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings23In our results database
England wins7England perspective
Draws9Level at full time
Netherlands wins7Netherlands victories

England have scored 33 goals to Netherlands's 30 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Lawton

4 goals against Netherlands in matches we hold scorer data for.

Netherlands · Fixture leader

3

van Basten

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

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