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Match No. 220 - Wednesday, 26th October 1938

England 3 - 0 The Rest of Europe
Friendly
Highbury, London

Willie Hall, 20'

Tommy Lawton, 39'

Len Goulden, 73'

3
Eddie Hapgood (c)

5
Stan Cullis

8
Willie Hall

10
Len Goulden

11
Walter Boyes

GK
Aldo Olivieri

2
Alfredo Foni

3
Pietri Rava

4
Andreas Kupfer

5
Michele Andreolo

6
Albin Kitzinger

7
Alfred Aston

8
Raimond Braine (c)

9
Silvio Piola

10
Gyula Zsengellér

11
Arne Brustad

Notes

Match Info: Match to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the FA.
Controversial Match: This match has been in contention for years. The match was declared official by the FA and caps were awarded. FIFA took a different stance but it wasn't until 2001 when they retrospectively declared the match unofficial on the grounds that only individual countries can play international matches. However, FIFA allowed caps to still stand, confusing the issue further. The FA still maintain that the match is official and we believe this makes more sense dispite FIFA's stance. ELO rankings are not available.
Player Milestone: Eddie Hapgood's 25th Cap

Sources

The Times "England beat Rest of Europe", Thrusday 27th October 1938, Page 7
British Pathe Newsreel England v Rest of Europe at Highbury, Canister: 38/86, Film ID: 987.16