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England men · International friendly

England
v Turkey⁠

2–1

Full time

England v Turkey finished 2–1.

Turkey
Çalhanoğlu 13'
Date
Sunday 22 May 2016 · England in 2016
Kick-off
17:15 UK
Venue
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Turkey Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Volkan Babacan GK
  • No. 7, Gökhan Gönül RB
  • No. 3, Hakan Balta CB
  • No. 15, Mehmet Topal CB Yellow card 72'
  • No. 18, Caner Erkin LB Off in the 70'
  • No. 8, Selcuk Inan RM
  • No. 16, Ozan Tufan LM Off in the 87'
  • No. 20, Volkan Sen RW Off in the 84'
  • No. 14, Oguzhan Özyakup AM Yellow card 32' Off in the 70'
  • No. 5, Hakan Çalhanoglu LW Off in the 78'
  • No. 9, Cenk Tosun FW

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Ismail Köybasi On in the 70'
  • No. 21, Mahmut Tekdemir On in the 70'
  • No. 10, Olcay Sahan On in the 78'
  • No. 22, Yasin Oztekin On in the 84'
  • No. 19, Mevlut Erdinç On in the 87'
  • No. 2, Sener Özbayrakli (not used)
  • No. 4, Ahmet Calik (not used)
  • No. 6, Alper Potuk (not used)
  • No. 11, Gökhan Töre (not used)
  • No. 12, Onur Recep Kivrak (not used)
  • No. 17, Yunus Malli (not used)
  • No. 23, Harun Tekin (not used)
  • No. 24, Çaglar Söyüncü (not used)
  • No. 25, Emre Mor (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1991 – 2003

02 2 Apr 2003
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 7 Stadium of Light, Sunderland

England 2–0 Turkey England won

England: Vassell 75', Beckham 90+2' pen

Turkey: None

Match page: England v Turkey, 2 April 2003

Official meetings since 1984

England v Turkey stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings11In our results database
England wins9England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Turkey wins0Turkey victories

England have scored 33 goals to Turkey's 1 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Lineker

6 goals against Turkey in matches we hold scorer data for.

Turkey · Fixture leader

1

Çalhanoğlu

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

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