Cliff Bastin (567) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Clifford Sydney Bastin
Born:: 14th March 1912, Exeter, Devon
Died:: 4th December 1991, Exeter aged 79
England Career:: 1931 - 1938
Positions:: Outside Left, Inside Left and Inside Right
Clubs (and caps):: Arsenal (21)
FA Legacy Number:: 567
Career Summary:: Cliff Bastin (14th March 1912 - 4th December 1991) was an international footballer who represented England 21 times scoring 12 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 18th November 1931 at 19 years old, and his last was vs France on 26th May 1938 aged 26. Bastin, born on 14th March 1912, in Exeter, Devon, has a FA Legacy Number of 567 and played as a Outside Left, Inside Left and Inside Right for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Wales (HC) on 18th November 1931 aged 19 years, 8 months, 4 days
Last Cap:: v France (FR) on 26th May 1938 aged 26 years, 2 months, 12 days
First Goal:: v Italy (FR) on 13th May 1933 aged 21 years, 1 month, 30 days
Career Length:: 6 years, 188 days
Starts:: 21
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 21

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 11 5 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 10 7 0 0 0
Competitive 11 5 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Home 10 5 0 0 0
Away 11 7 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 10 9 0 0 0
Drawn 2 1 0 0 0
Lost 9 2 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Inside Left 12 6 0 0 0
Outside Left 8 6 0 0 0
Inside Right 1 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Committee 21 12 0 0 0

Totals
21
12
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

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18 Matches

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11 Matches

Sammy Crooks
10 Matches

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9 Matches

Wilf Copping
9 Matches

Jack Barker
8 Matches

George Male
8 Matches

Stanley Matthews
6 Matches

Alf Strange
5 Matches

Bert Sproston
5 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
39 sources from 21 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

FRA, 4 - 2, 26th May 1938 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 12 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 21st May 1938 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 7 days.
GER, 6 - 3, 14th May 1938 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 0 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 9th Apr 1938 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 26 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 4 days.
WAL, 1 - 2, 17th Oct 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 3 days.
AUT, 1 - 2, 6th May 1936 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 23 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 21 day.
WAL, 1 - 2, 5th Feb 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 22 days.
GER, 3 - 0, 4th Dec 1935 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 21 day.
SCO, 0 - 2, 6th Apr 1935 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 23 days.
IRE, 2 - 1, 6th Feb 1935 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 23 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 14th Nov 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 9.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 0 days.
TCH, 1 - 2, 16th May 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 2 days.
HUN, 1 - 2, 10th May 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 27 days.
SCO, 3 - 0, 14th Apr 1934 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 0 days.
WAL, 1 - 2, 15th Nov 1933 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 1 day.
IRE, 3 - 0, 14th Oct 1933 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 0 days.
SUI, 4 - 0, 20th May 1933 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 15 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 13th May 1933 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 30 days.
WAL, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1931 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 8 months, 4 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.