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England men · International friendly

Finland
v England⁠

1–5

Full time

Finland v England finished 1–5.

England
Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse, Lofthouse
Finland
Forsgren
Date
Sunday 20 May 1956 · England in 1956
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1937 – 1937

01 20 May 1937
International friendly Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Finland 0–8 England England won

England: Kirchen 6', Payne 27', Steele 36', Johnson 44', Steele 52', Payne 56', Willingham 75', Robinson 87'

Finland: None

Match page: Finland v England, 20 May 1937

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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