England national under-21 football team results (1976–1999)
This is a list of the England national under-21 football team results from 1976 to 1999 (Matches 1 – 178).
1970s[edit]
1976[edit]
15 December International Friendly | England | 0–0 | Wales | Wolverhampton, England |
Match 1 | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
1977[edit]
27 April International Friendly | England | 1–0 | Scotland | Sheffield, England |
Match 2 | Cunningham 50' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,000 |
26 May 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 5 | Finland | 0–1 | England | Helsinki, Finland |
Match 3 | Report | Peach 42' | Attendance: 4,000 |
1 June 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 5 | Norway | 1–2 | England | Bergen, Norway |
Match 4 | Report | Deehan 30' Barnes 60' |
6 September 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 5 | England | 6–0 | Norway | Brighton, England |
Match 5 | Peter Ward 16', 35', 67' Barnes 29' Deehan 49', 77' | Report | Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
12 October 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 5 | England | 8–1 | Finland | Hull, England |
Match 6 | Deehan 8', 47' Sims 10' Daniel 17' (p) Woodcock 57', 59', 71' Cunningham 80' | Report | Stadium: Boothferry Park |
1978[edit]
8 March 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 1L | England | 2–1 | Italy | Manchester, England |
Match 7 | Woodcock 38', 57' | Report | Bagni 17' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 22,241 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
2 June 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 2L | Italy | 0–0 | England | Rome, Italy |
Match 8 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,579 Referee: René Vigliani (France) |
19 April 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 1L | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | England | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
Match 9 | Report | King 43' |
2 May 1978 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 2L | England | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | Manchester, England |
Match 10 | Sims 84' | Report | Stadium: Maine Road |
19 September 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 1 | Denmark | 1 – 2 | England | Hvidovre, Denmark |
Match 11 | Report | Hoddle 47' Hazell 50' |
1979[edit]
6 February International Friendly | Wales | 0–1 | England | Swansea, Wales |
Match 12 | Report | Hoddle | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,642 |
5 June 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 1 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | England | Pernik, Bulgaria |
Match 13 | Report | Reeves 6', 59' Regis 12' |
9 June International Friendly | Sweden | 1–2 | England | Västerås, Sweden |
Match 14 | Report | Robson 59' Regis 72' |
11 September 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 1 | England | 1–0 | Denmark | Watford, England |
Match 15 | Deehan 18' | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,197 |
15 May 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 1 | England | 5–0 | Bulgaria | Leicester, England |
Match 16 | Crooks 19', 73', 89' (p) Hilaire 25' Birtles 45' | Report | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 5,758 |
1980s[edit]
1980[edit]
12 February 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 1L | England | 2–1 | Scotland | Coventry, England |
Match 17 | Owen 8' Robson 86' | Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,382 |
14 March 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 2L | Scotland | 0–0 | England | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Match 18 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 24,000 |
16 April 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 1L | England | 1–2 | East Germany | Sheffield, England |
Match 19 | Fashanu 85' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 10,039 |
23 April 1980 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 1L | East Germany | 1–0 | England | Jena, East Germany |
Match 20 | Report | Attendance: 3,000 |
1 December International Friendly | England | 3–0 | Norway | Southampton, England |
Match 21 | O.G. 15' Goddard 32', 37' | Report | Stadium: The Dell |
14 October 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | Romania | 4–0 | England | Ploiești, Romania |
Match 22 | Report |
18 November 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 5–0 | Switzerland | Ipswich, England |
Match 23 | In-Albon 15' (og) Owen 22' Fashanu 38' Goddard 45' Hodgson 83' | Report | Stadium: Portman Road |
1981[edit]
25 February International Friendly | England | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Liverpool, England |
Match 24 | Shaw 2' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000 |
28 April 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 3–0 | Romania | Swindon, England |
Match 25 | Heath 12', 37' Thompson 64' | Report | Stadium: County Ground |
31 May 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 0–0 | Switzerland | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
Match 26 | Report |
5 June International Friendly | Hungary | 1–2 | England | Keszthely, Hungary |
Match 27 | Report | Shaw 40' Fashanu 90' |
8 September International Friendly | Norway | 0–0 | England | Drammen, Norway |
Match 28 | Report |
17 November 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 2–0 | Hungary | Nottingham, England |
Match 29 | Thompson 34' Fashanu 80' | Report | Stadium: City Ground |
1982[edit]
17 March 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 1L | Poland | 1–2 | England | Warsaw, Poland |
Match 30 | Report | Goddard 10' Hodgson 87' |
7 April 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Quarter Finals 2L | England | 2–2 | Poland | London, England |
Match 31 | Hateley 5', 19' | Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
19 April 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 1L | Scotland | 0–1 | England | Glasgow, Scotland |
Match 32 | Report | Thompson 39' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 16,000 |
28 April 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Semi Finals 1L | England | 1–1 | Scotland | Manchester, England |
Match 33 | Heath 26' | Report | Stadium: Maine Road |
21 September 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Denmark | 1–4 | England | Hvidovre, Denmark |
Match 34 | Report | Mabbutt 26', 60' Regis 63' Davis 50' | Attendance: 500 |
21 September 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Final 1L | England | 3–1 | West Germany | Sheffield, England |
Match 35 | Owen 15', 68' (p) Fashanu 51' | Report | Völler 82' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 6,354 |
12 October 1982 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Final 2L | West Germany | 3–2 | England | Bremen, West Germany |
Match 36 | Littbarski 53', 80', 84' | Report | Duxbury 49' Goddard 66' | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 10,000 |
16 November 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Greece | 1–0 | England | Piraeus, Greece |
Match 37 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium |
1983[edit]
29 March 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 2–1 | Greece | Portsmouth, England |
Match 38 | Wallace 34' Mponatsos (og) | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park |
26 April 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 1–0 | Hungary | Newcastle, England |
Match 39 | Walsh 75' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park |
20 September 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 4–1 | Denmark | Norwich, England |
Match 40 | Stein 26', 69' Walsh 30', 60' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road |
11 October 1984 UEFA U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Hungary | 0–2 | England | Nyíregyháza, Hungary |
Match 41 | Report | Walsh 23' Stein 39' |
1984[edit]
28 February 1984 U-21 Football Championship Quarter Final L1 | England | 6–1 | France | Sheffield, England |
Match 42 | Hateley (4) Watson, Sterland | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough |
28 March 1984 U-21 Football Championship Quarter Final L2 | France | 0–1 | England | Rouen, France |
Match 43 | Report | Hateley 59' (p) | Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon |
18 April 1984 U-21 Football Championship Semi Final L1 | England | 3–1 | Italy | Manchester, England |
Match 44 | Chamberlain 6' d'Avray 40' Sterland 74' (p) | Report | Stadium: Maine Road |
2 May 1984 U-21 Football Championship Semi Final L2 | Italy | 1–0 | England | Florence, Italy |
Match 45 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale |
17 May 1984 U-21 Football Championship Final L1 | Spain | 0–1 | England | Seville, Spain |
Match 46 | Report | Sterland 51' |
24 May 1984 U-21 Football Championship Final L2 | England | 2–0 | Spain | Sheffield, England |
Match 47 | Hateley 52' Gayle 55' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,000 |
16 October 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 2–0 | Finland | Southampton, England |
Match 48 | Waddle 2' Parker 80' | Report | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 6,325 Referee: Cornelius Bakker (Netherlands) |
13 November 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Turkey | 0–0 | England | Bursa, Turkey |
Match 49 | Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Tzontschev (Bulgaria) |
1985[edit]
27 February International Friendly | Israel | 1–2 | England | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Match 50 | Report | Cranson 21' Rideout 61' | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy) |
25 March International Friendly | England | 3–2 | Republic of Ireland | Portsmouth, England |
Match 51 | Walters 2' Fairclough 23' Wilkinson 55' | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,489 Referee: Roberts (Wales) |
30 April 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Romania | 0–0 | England | Brașov, Romania |
Match 52 | Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany) |
21 May 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | Finland | 3–1 | England | Mikkeli, Finland |
Match 53 | Report | Dixon 54' | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany) |
10 September 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 3–0 | Romania | Ipswich, England |
Match 55 | Hodge (2) Robson | Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 2,093 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
15 October 1986 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 3 | England | 3–0 | Turkey | Bristol, England |
Match 56 | Hodge Butterworth Coney | Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,826 Referee: Thorbjørn Aas (Norway) |
1986[edit]
12 March 1986 U-21 Football Championship Quarter Final L1 | Denmark | 0–1 | England | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Match 57 | Report | Pickering | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Thorbjørn Aas (Norway) |
26 March 1986 U-21 Football Championship Quarter Final L2 | England | 1–1 | Denmark | Manchester, England |
Match 58 | Elliott | Report | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
9 April 1986 U-21 Football Championship Semi Final L1 | Italy | 2–0 | England | Pisa, Italy |
Match 59 | Report | Attendance: 25,000 |
23 April 1986 U-21 Football Championship Semi Final L2 | England | 1–1 | Italy | Swindon, England |
Match 60 | Robson | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) |
9 September International Friendly | Sweden | 1–1 | England | Östersund, Sweden |
Match 61 | Report | Adams | Attendance: 1,739 |
11 November 1988 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | Peterborough, England |
Match 62 | Connor | Report | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7,753 Referee: Renzo Peducci (Switzerland) |
1987[edit]
18 February International Friendly | Spain | 1–2 | England | Burgos, Spain |
Match 63 | Report | Rocastle Cottee | Attendance: 2,872 |
28 April 1988 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | Turkey | 0–0 | England | İzmir, Turkey |
Match 64 | Report | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kuka (Albania) |
7 June 1987 Toulon Tournament | England | 2–0 | Morocco | Toulon, France |
Match 65 | Gascoigne Simpson | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
9 June 1987 Toulon Tournament | England | 0–0 | Soviet Union | La Ciotat, France |
Match 66 | Report |
13 June 1987 Toulon Tournament | England | 0–0 | Portugal | Sollies-Pont, France |
Match 68 | Report |
8 September International Friendly | West Germany | 2–0 | England | Lüdenscheid, Germany |
Match 69 | Report | Attendance: 3,600 |
13 October 1988 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | England | 1–1 | Turkey | Sheffield, England |
Match 70 | Davis | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,854 |
10 November 1988 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 4 | Yugoslavia | 1–5 | England | Zemun, Yugoslavia |
Match 71 | Report | Gascoigne (2) Clough Rocastle Carr | Attendance: 4,500 |
1988[edit]
16 February 1988 U-21 Championship Quarter Final L1 | Scotland | 0–1 | England | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Match 72 | Report | Porter | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,500 |
22 March 1988 U-21 Championship Quarter Final L2 | England | 1–0 | Scotland | Nottingham, England |
Match 73 | White | Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,284 |
13 April 1988 U-21 Championship Semi Final L1 | France | 4–2 | England | Besançon, France |
Match 74 | Report | Parker Stewart | Attendance: 22,000 |
27 April 1988 U-21 Championship Semi Final L2 | England | 2–2 | France | London, England |
Match 75 | Gascoigne Silvestre (o.g) | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 5,661 |
28 May International Friendly | Switzerland | 1–1 | England | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Match 76 | Report | Gascoigne | Attendance: 10,000 |
5 June 1988 Toulon Tournament | England | 2–1 | Mexico | Toulon, France |
Match 77 | Clough (2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
7 June 1988 Toulon Tournament | England | 1–0 | Soviet Union | Six-Fours-les-Plages, France |
Match 78 | Samways | Report |
9 June 1988 Toulon Tournament | England | 1–0 | Morocco | Toulon, France |
Match 79 | Gascoigne | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
12 June 1988 Toulon Tournament Final | France | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | England | Toulon, France |
Match 80 | Report | Thomas 21', 55' | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
13 September International Friendly | England | 0–0 | Denmark | Watford, England |
Match 81 | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 3,580 |
18 October 1990 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | England | 1-1 | Sweden | Coventry, England |
Match 82 | White | Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 3,988 |
1989[edit]
2 February International Friendly | Greece | 1–0 | England | Patras, Greece |
Match 83 | Report | Attendance: 2,000 |
7 March 1990 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | Albania | 1-2 | England | Shkodër, Albania |
Match 84 | Report | Keci (o.g) Sedgley | Attendance: 20,000 |
25 April 1990 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | England | 2-0 | Albania | Ipswich, England |
Match 85 | Brightwell Bull | Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 6,023 |
2 June 1990 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | England | 2-1 | Poland | Plymouth, England |
Match 86 | Sedgley Thomas | Report | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,596 |
5 June 1989 Toulon Tournament | England | 2-3 | Bulgaria | Toulon, France |
Match 87 | Palmer Williams | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol Attendance: 1,000 |
7 June 1989 Toulon Tournament | England | 6-1 | Senegal | St Maxime, France |
Match 88 | Williams (2) Mortimer (2) Hirst Batty | Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
9 June 1989 Toulon Tournament | England | 0-0 | Republic of Ireland | Six-Fours-les-Plages, France |
Match 90 | Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
11 June 1989 Toulon Tournament 3rd Place Playoff | England | 0-2 | United States | Stade Mayol, France |
Match 91 | Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
5 September 1990 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 1-0 | England | Uppsala, Sweden |
Match 92 | Report | Attendance: 6,019 |
10 October 1988 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 2 | Poland | 1-3 | England | Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland |
Match 93 | Report | Bull (2) Brightwell | Attendance: 5,000 |
1990s[edit]
1990[edit]
21 May 1990 Toulon Tournament | England | 0-1 | Portugal | Six-Fours-les-Plages, France |
Match 94 | Report |
23 May 1990 Toulon Tournament | France | 3-7 | England | Aix-en-Provence, France |
Match 95 | Report | Robins (5) Stuart (2) |
25 May 1990 Toulon Tournament | England | 2-1 | Soviet Union | Toulon, France |
Match 96 | Robins Olney | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
27 May 1990 Toulon Tournament Final | England | 2-1 | Czechoslovakia | Toulon, France |
Match 97 | o.g. 60' Olney 89' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mayol |
2 February International Friendly | England | 3–1 | Hungary | Southampton, England |
Match 98 | Robins Blake Johnson | Report | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 9,534 |
16 October 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | England | 0-1 | Poland | London, England |
Match 99 | Report | Adamczuk 85' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 2,146 |
13 November 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | Republic of Ireland | 0-3 | England | Cork, Ireland |
Match 100 | Report | Shearer 26', 52' Olney 82' | Attendance: 3,000 |
5 December International Friendly | England | 0-0 | Wales | Tranmere, England |
Match 101 | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,288 |
1991[edit]
26 March 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | England | 3-0 | Republic of Ireland | Brentford, England |
Match 102 | Wallace 45' Shearer 63' Cundy 79' | Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,120 |
30 April 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | Turkey | 2-2 | England | İzmir, Turkey |
Match 103 | Hamdi 24' Şükür 53' | Report | Shearer 13' Campbell 75' | Stadium: İzmir Alsancak Stadium Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Alfred Wieser |
27 May 1991 Toulon Tournament | England | 2-1 | Senegal | Arles, France |
Match 104 | Shearer (2) | Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
29 May 1991 Toulon Tournament | England | 6-0 | Mexico | Vitrolles, France |
Match 105 | Shearer (3) Kitson Wallace Matthew | Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
31 May 1991 Toulon Tournament Semi Final | England | 2-1 | CIS | Aix-en-Provence, France |
Match 106 | Watson Shearer | Report | Attendance: 2,000 |
3 June 1991 Toulon Tournament Final | France | 0-1 | England | Toulon, France |
Match 107 | Report | Shearer 79' | Stadium: Stade Mayol Attendance: 6,000 |
10 September International Friendly | England | 2-1 | Germany | Scunthorpe, England |
Match 108 | Johnson Ebbrell | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,984 |
15 October 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | England | 2-0 | Turkey | Reading, England |
Match 109 | Shearer 76', 87' | Report | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,489 Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium) |
12 November 1992 U-21 Football Championship Qualifying Group 7 | Poland | 2-1 | England | Piła, Poland |
Match 110 | Juskowiak 6', 75' | Report | Kitson 54' | Attendance: 12,000 |
1992[edit]
12 May International Friendly | Hungary | 2-2 | England | Budapest, Hungary |
Match 111 | Report | Allen Cole | Attendance: 1,500 |
24 May 1992 Toulon Tournament | England | 1-1 | Mexico | Six-Fours-les-Plages, France |
Match 112 | Allen | Report |
26 May 1992 Toulon Tournament | England | 1-2 | Czechoslovakia | La Seyne-sur-Mer, France |
Match 113 | Kitson | Report |
28 May 1992 Toulon Tournament | France | 0-0 | England | Aubagne, France |
Match 114 | Report |