England women's national football team results (1972–1979)

Last updated November 16, 2025

This is a list of the England women's national football team results from 1972 to 1979.

Results

1972

18 November 1972 Friendly	Scotland	2–3	England	Greenock, Scotland
	Carr Reilly		Gore Hale Allott	Stadium: Ravenscraig Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: J Clelland

1973

22 April 1973 Friendly	France	0–3	England	Brion ^{[ disambiguation needed ]}, France
			Foreman Davies	Stadium: Stade Brion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marcel Bacou

23 June 1973 Friendly	England	8–0	Scotland	Nuneaton, England
	Firth Davies McGroarty Foreman			Stadium: Manor Park Attendance: 1,308

7 September 1973 Friendly	England	5–1	Northern Ireland	Bath, England
	Allott Hale Dunlop (o.g.) Gore		Gillespi	Stadium: Twerton Park Referee: P Davies

9 November 1973 Friendly	England	1–0	Netherlands	Reading, England
	McGroarty 34'			Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Kieth Walker

1974

17 March 1974 Friendly	England	5–0	Wales	Slough, England
	McGroarty Davies Firth Manning			Stadium: Wexham Park Attendance: 500 Referee: D Haywood

31 May 1974 Friendly	Netherlands	0–3	England	Groningen, Netherlands
			Bagguley 10' Davies 20' Lopez 65'	Stadium: Stadspark Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Frans Derks

7 November 1974 Friendly	England	2–0	France	Wimbledon, England
	Davies Lopez			Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ray Regester
Note: Game consisted of two 40-minute halves.

1975

19 April 1975 Friendly	Switzerland	1–3	England	Basel, Switzerland
	Barmettler		Choat	Stadium: Stadion Schützenmatte Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger

15 June 1975 Friendly	Sweden	2–0	England	Gothenburg, Sweden
	Jansson 36', 39'			Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Ǻke Jansson

7 September 1975 Friendly	England	1–3	Sweden	Wimbledon, England
	Deighan 15'		Sundhage 34' Håkansson 47', 61'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Bartley John Homewood

1976

2 May 1976 Friendly	England	2–1	Netherlands	Blackpool, England
	Badrock 16' Choat 30' (pen.)		de Visser 20'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: K Walmsley
Note: Game consisted of two 35-minute halves.

22 May 1976 The Pony Home International Championship	England	4–0	Wales	Bedford, England
	Firth Badrock Poppy			Stadium: The Eyrie Ground Referee: John Hunting

23 May 1976 The Pony Home International Championship	England	5–1	Scotland	Enfield, England
	? ? ? ? ?		?	Stadium: Southbury Road Ground Referee: John Homewood

2 June 1976 Friendly	Italy	2–0	England	Rome, Italy
	Vignotto 31', 59'			Stadium: Stadio Flaminio Referee: Barra

5 June 1976 Friendly	Italy	2–1	England	Cesena, Italy
	Ciceri 23' Ferraguzzi 66'		Coffin 21'	Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Beretta

17 October 1976 Friendly	Wales	1–2	England	Ebbw Vale, Wales
	?		Hadden Badrock ^[1]	Stadium: Eugene Cross Welfare Ground

1977

26 February 1977 Friendly	France	0–0	England	Longjumeau, France
		Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jean Muchembled

28 April 1977 Friendly	England	9–1	Switzerland	Kingston-upon-Hull, England
	Foreman Chapman Deighan Parker Coffin		Boll	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Reg Matthewson

29 May 1977 Friendly	Scotland	2–1	England	Dundee, Scotland
	Creamer Blagojević		Lopez (pen.)	Stadium: Downfield Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J Morrison

18 September 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee International	England	5–0	Wales	Warminster, England
	Parker Lopez (pen.) Badrock Day Foreman			Stadium: Weymouth Street Attendance: 1,600

15 November 1977 Friendly	England	1–0	Italy	Wimbledon, England
	Parker 8'			Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Reynolds
Note: Game consisted of two 40-minute halves.

1978

2 May 1978 Friendly	England	6–1	Republic of Ireland	Exeter, England
	Lopez Foreman Day Dobb (pen.)	Report	Hynes (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park

30 September 1978 Friendly	Netherlands	3–1	England	Vlissingen, Netherlands
	van Hoof 30', 65' Manuputty 50'		Chapman 60'	Stadium: Sportpark Irislaan Attendance: 1,000 Referee: GHH van der Linden

31 October 1978 Friendly	England	3–0	Belgium	Southampton, England
	Badrock Curl			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 5,471 Referee: Clive White

1979

19 May 1979 Friendly	Denmark	3–1	England	Copenhagen, Denmark
	Barsballe Holst Larsen		?	Stadium: Hvidovre Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Jørgen Mortensen

19 July 1979 1979 European Competition Group B	England	3–1	Finland	Sorrento, Italy
	Chapman ?		Kaasinen

23 July 1979 1979 European Competition Group B	England	2–0	Switzerland	Sorrento, Italy
	Parker ?

25 July 1979 1979 European Competition semi-final	Italy	3–1	England	Naples, Italy
	Vignotto 11', 65' Musumeci 70'	FIGC Report (in Italian)	Curl 49'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

27 July 1979 1979 European Competition 3rd place	Sweden	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	England	Scafati, Italy ^{[note 1]}
	Penalties
	Lindqvist Börjesson Åhman Söderström Arnesson		Wiseman ? Curl ? Lopez
Note: Extra time was of twenty minutes' duration.

13 September 1979 Friendly	England	2–2	Denmark	Kingston-upon-Hull, England
	Riggelsen (o.g.) Foreman		Nielsen Niemann	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: George Courtney

Notes

↑ The Swedish Football Association list of matches says this game took place in Naples. Sue Lopez's book Women on the Ball suggests nearby Scafati.

References

↑ The Pioneers of Welsh Women's Football (23 April 2023). "Wales v England Programme. October 17th, 1976" – via Facebook.

Sources

"Match Results England Women – 1970–1990". England Football Online. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

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[2] The Swedish Football Association list of matches says this game took place in Naples. Sue Lopez's book Women on the Ball suggests nearby Scafati.

[1] The Pioneers of Welsh Women's Football (23 April 2023). "Wales v England Programme. October 17th, 1976" – via Facebook.

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