European Football Championship 1968 / England

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This article covers the English national team at the 1968 European Football Championship .

qualification

In Group 8, world champions England prevailed with four wins, one draw and one defeat. In the quarter-finals, England won both games against Spain (the first leg on April 3 1-0 and the second leg on May 8, 1968 2-1).

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland England  6th  4th  1  1 015: 500 +10 09: 30
 2. ScotlandScotland Scotland  6th  3  2  1 010: 800  +2 08: 40
 3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  6th  1  2  3 006:120  −6 04: 80
 4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  6th  1  1  4th 002: 800  −6 03: 90

Game results

10/22/1966 Northern Ireland - England 0: 2 (0: 1)
11/16/1966 England - Wales 5: 1 (3: 1)
04/15/1967 England - Scotland 2: 3 (0: 1)
10/21/1967 Wales - England 0: 3 (0: 1)
11/22/1967 England - Northern Ireland 2: 0 (1: 0)
02/24/1968 Scotland - England 1: 1 (1: 1)

English contingent

player Date of birth position society
Gordon Banks December 30, 1937 goalkeeper Leicester City
Gordon West April 24, 1943 goalkeeper Everton FC
Alex Stepney September 18, 1942 goalkeeper Manchester United
Keith Newton June 23, 1941 Defense Blackburn Rovers
Ray Wilson December 17, 1934 Defense Everton FC
Brian Labone January 23, 1940 Defense Everton FC
Bobby Moore (c) April 12, 1941 Defense West Ham United
Norman Hunter October 29, 1943 Defense Leeds United
Jack Charlton May 8, 1935 Defense Leeds United
Tommy Wright October 21, 1944 Defense Everton FC
Alan Mullery November 23, 1941 midfield Tottenham Hotspur
Alan Ball May 12, 1945 midfield Everton FC
Bobby Charlton October 11, 1937 midfield Manchester United
Martin Peters November 8, 1943 midfield West Ham United
Cyril Knowles July 13, 1944 midfield Tottenham Hotspur
Nobby Stiles May 18, 1942 midfield Manchester United
Colin Bell February 26, 1946 midfield Manchester City
Roger Hunt July 20, 1938 striker Liverpool FC
Geoff Hurst December 8, 1941 striker West Ham United
Mike Summerbee December 15, 1942 striker Manchester City
Jimmy Greaves February 20, 1940 striker Tottenham Hotspur
Peter Thompson November 27, 1942 striker Liverpool FC

English team games

Semifinals

June 5, 1968 in Florence ( Stadio Comunale )
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia - EnglandEngland England 1: 0 (0: 0)

3rd place match

June 8, 1968 in Rome ( Stadio Olimpico )
EnglandEngland England - Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 2: 0 (1: 0)