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Norway
v England⁠

2–1

Full time

Norway v England finished 2–1.

England
Robson 15'
Norway
Albertsen 35', Thoresen 41'
Date
Wednesday 9 September 1981 · England in 1981
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1937 – 1980

02 29 Jun 1966
International friendly Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Norway 1–6 England England won

England: Greaves 20', Connelly 22', Greaves 24', Moore 40', Greaves 44', Greaves 74'

Norway: Sunde 4'

Match page: Norway v England, 29 June 1966

03 18 May 1949
International friendly Ullevaal, Oslo

Norway 1–4 England England won

England: Mullen 5', Finney 38', Spydevold 60' og, Morris 70'

Norway: Andresen 52'

Match page: Norway v England, 18 May 1949

05 14 May 1937
International friendly Ullevall Stadium, Oslo

Norway 0–6 England England won

England: Kirchen 18', Holmsen 38' og, Galley 40', Steele 43', Steele 61', Goulden 85'

Norway: None

Match page: Norway v England, 14 May 1937

Official meetings since 1937

England v Norway stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings13In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws3Level at full time
Norway wins2Norway victories

England have scored 30 goals to Norway's 8 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Greaves

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

Norway · Fixture leader

1

Schjelderup

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

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