55 OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL WORLD RECORDS 1872 – 1920
Picture : The England Team 1910 had a Winning Series of 3 years.
The IFFHS has determined 55 World records for all the International Official matches between the beginning of the first official international match in 1872 and 1920. We published all the records in the next weeks.
The 5 first World Records :
1 – MOST MATCHES BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
Match | Period | Number of the full | Wins/Draws/ | Goals | ||
internationals | Defeats | |||||
Begegnung | Periode | Zahl der | Siege/Remis/ | Tore | ||
Länderspiele | Niederlagen | |||||
Encuentro | Período | Número de partidos | Victorias/Empates/ | Goles | ||
de selección | Derrotas | |||||
Rencontre | Période | Nombre de rencontres | Victoires / Nuls | Buts | ||
internationales | /Défaites | |||||
1. | Argentina – Uruguay | 1902-1920 | 64 | 28/12/24 | 105 : | 93 |
2. | Hungary – Austria | 1902-1920 | 47 | 25/8/14 | 109 : | 86 |
3. | Scotland – England | 1872-1920 | 45 | 18/13/14 | 90 : | 81 |
4. | Scotland – Wales | 1876-1920 | 40 | 27/9/4 | 129 : | 36 |
5. | England – Wales | 1879-1920 | 37 | 28/6/3 | 113 : | 30 |
6. | England – Ireland | 1882-1920 | 35 | 29/4/2 | 154 : | 25 |
7. | Wales – Ireland | 1882-1920 | 34 | 16/6/12 | 95 : | 59 |
8. | Scotland – Ireland | 1884-1920 | 33 | 28/3/2 | 134 : | 27 |
9. | Netherlands – Belgium | 1905-1920 | 21 | 14/1/6 | 65 : | 39 |
Sweden – Norway | 1908-1920 | 21 | 13/5/3 | 70 : | 25 | |
11. | Belgium – France | 1904-1920 | 13 | 7/3/3 | 44 : | 18 |
Denmark – Sweden | 1913-1920 | 13 | 10/1/2 | 37 : | 10 | |
13. | Denmark – Norway | 1912-1920 | 11 | 8/1/2 | 52 : | 10 |
14. | England/Amateurs – Netherlands | 1907-1913 | 9 | 8/0/1 | 45 : | 7 |
Argentina – Chile | 1910-1920 | 9 | 7/2/0 | 25 : | 6 | |
16. | England/Amateurs – Belgium | 1908-1920 | 8 | 6/1/1 | 40 : | 11 |
17. | France – Switzerland | 1905-1920 | 7 | 5/1/1 | 17 : | 10 |
England/Amateurs – France | 1906-1920 | 7 | 7/0/0 | 60 : | 2 | |
Germany – Switzerland | 1908-1920 | 7 | 4/0/3 | 17 : | 16 | |
France – Italy | 1910-1920 | 7 | 3/1/3 | 16 : | 23 | |
Uruguay – Brazil | 1916-1920 | 7 | 4/1/2 | 17 : | 6 | |
Sweden – Finland | 1911-1920 | 7 | 5/1/1 | 24 : | 10 | |
Argentina – Brazil | 1914-1920 | 7 | 3/2/2 | 14 : | 10 | |
24. | Italy – Switzerland | 1911-1920 | 6 | 2/2/2 | 7 : | 10 |
Netherlands – Sweden | 1908-1920 | 6 | 5/0/1 | 20 : | 15 | |
Uruguay – Chile | 1910-1920 | 6 | 6/0/0 | 19 : | 2 | |
2 – WINNING SERIES
Country | Period | Number of matches in | Wins / Draws | Goals | ||
the winning series | ||||||
Land | Periode | Zahl der unbesiegten | Siege / Remis | Tore | ||
Spiele in Serie | ||||||
País | Período | Número partidos sin | Victorias / | Goles | ||
conocer la derrota | Empates | |||||
Pays | Période | Nombre des matches | Victoires / Nuls | Buts | ||
sans défaite | ||||||
1. | Scotland | 07.04.1879 – 10.03.1888 | 22 | 20/2 | 93 : | 23 |
2. | England | 15.03.1890 – 16.03.1896 | 20 | 16/4 | 83 : | 17 |
England/Amateurs | 01.11.1906 – 16.04.1910 | 20 | 19/1 | 162: | 15 | |
4. | England | 16.02.1907 – 14.03.1910 | 18 | 14/4 | 72 : | 13 |
5. | England/Amateurs | 04.03.1911 – 21.03.1913 | 14 | 13/1 | 49 : | 7 |
6. | Scotland | 03.02.1900 – 09.03.1903 | 12 | 8/4 | 43 : | 11 |
7. | Denmark | 06.10.1912 – 25.06.1916 | 11 | 11/0 | 48 : | 6 |
Hungary | 05.11.1916 – 06.04.1919 | 11 | 9/2 | 29 : | 11 | |
9. | England | 17.03.1884 – 26.02.1887 | 9 | 6/3 | 31 : | 5 |
Scotland | 24.03.1888 – 28.03.1891 | 9 | 7/2 | 36 : | 10 | |
England | 09.03.1901 – 02.03.1903 | 9 | 5/4 | 21 : | 6 | |
Scotland | 02.04.1910 – 15.03.1913 | 9 | 5/4 | 15 : | 6 | |
13. | Scotland | 07.03.1874 – 23.03.1878 | 8 | 7/1 | 32 : | 6 |
Scotland | 21.03.1896 – 26.03.1898 | 8 | 6/2 | 26 : | 10 | |
England | 05.03.1898 – 17.03.1900 | 8 | 7/1 | 31 : | 7 | |
England | 29.02.1904 – 19.03.1906 | 8 | 6/2 | 17 : | 5 | |
Hungary | 03.07.1912 – 26.10.1913 | 8 | 8/0 | 41 : | 5 | |
Argentina | 06.07.1916 – 01.10.1916 | 8 | 6/2 | 21 : | 6 | |
Uruguay | 02.09.1917 – 28.07.1918 | 8 | 6/2 | 17 : | 3 |
3 – NON-WINNING SERIES
Country | Period | Number of matches in | Draws / | Goals | ||
the non-winning series | Defeats | |||||
Land | Periode | Zahl der sieglosen | Remis / | Tore | ||
Spiele in Serie | Niederlagen | |||||
País | Período | Número partidos sin | Empates / | Goles | ||
conocer la victoria | Derrotas | |||||
Pays | Période | Nombre des matches | Nuls / | Buts | ||
sans victoire | Defaites | |||||
1. | Norway | 12.07.1908 – 26.05.1918 | 27 | 7/20 | 19 : | 111 |
2. | Chile | 27.05.1910 – 26.09.1920 | 19 | 3/16 | 9 : | 57 |
3. | Ireland | 18.02.1882 – 19.02.1887 | 15 | 1/14 | 11 : | 96 |
France | 23.03.1908 – 30.04.1911 | 15 | 1/14 | 13 : | 100 | |
5. | Wales | 16.03.1896 – 03.02.1900 | 12 | 1/11 | 10 : | 48 |
Ireland | 26.03.1904 – 14.03.1908 | 12 | 4/8 | 11 : | 33 | |
7. | Wales | 15.03.1890 – 08.04.1893 | 11 | 1/10 | 12 : | 50 |
8. | Ireland | 24.02.1894 – 20.02.1897 | 10 | 3/7 | 11 : | 39 |
Germany | 03.07.1912 – 26.09.1920 | 10 | 1/9 | 15 : | 35 | |
10. | Ireland | 03.03.1888 – 29.03.1890 | 9 | 0/9 | 9 : | 60 |
Wales | 22.02.1902 – 21.03.1904 | 9 | 3/6 | 5 : | 17 | |
12. | Russia | 30.06.1912 – 04.05.1913 | 8 | 3/5 | 6 : | 47 |
4 – ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Date | Town, Stadium | Match | Result | Attendance | |
Datum | Stadt, Stadion | Spiel | Resultat | Zuschauer | |
Fecha | Ciudad, Estadio | Partido | Resultado | Número de | |
espectadores | |||||
Date | Ville, Stade | Match | Résultat | Assistance | |
1. | 23.03.1912 | Glasgow, Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 1:1 | 127.307 |
2. | 04.04.1908 | Glasgow, Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 1:1 | 121.452 |
3. | 02.04.1910 | Glasgow, Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 2:0 | 106.205 |
4. | 04.04.1914 | Glasgow, Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 3:1 | 105.000 |
5. | 07.04.1906 | Glasgow, Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 2:1 | 102.741 |
6. | 05.04.1902 | Glasgow, Ibrox Park | Scotland – England | 1:1 | 80.500 |
7. | 07.04.1900 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – England | 4:1 | 63.000 |
8. | 24.10.1920 | Berlin-Grunewald, Deutsches Stadion | Germany – Hungary | 1:0 | 55.000 |
9. | 05.04.1913 | London, Stamford Bridge | England – Scotland | 1:0 | 52.500 |
10. | 04.04.1896 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – England | 2:1 | 51.345 |
11. | 07.04.1894 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – England | 2:2 | 45.017 |
12. | 09.04.1904 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – England | 0:1 | 45.000 |
13. | 06.04.1895 | Liverpool, Goodison Park | England – Scotland | 3:0 | 42.500 |
14. | 02.04.1898 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – England | 1:3 | 40.000 |
14.10.1917 | Montevideo, Parque Pereira | Uruguay – Argentina | 1:0 | 40.000 | |
06.04.1919 | Budapest, Üllöi út | Hungary – Austria | 2:1 | 40.000 | |
17. | 13.03.1920 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – Ireland | 3:0 | 39.757 |
18. | 01.04.1911 | Liverpool, Goodison Park | England – Scotland | 1:1 | 38.000 |
19. | 06.04.1907 | Newcastle upon Tyne, St. James’ Park | England – Scotland | 1:1 | 35.829 |
20. | 03.04.1897 | London, Crystal Palace | England – Scotland | 1:2 | 35.000 |
18.03.1905 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – Ireland | 4:0 | 35.000 | |
02.09.1920 | Antwerpen, Olympisch Stadion | Belgium- Čzeskoslovakia | 2:0 | 35.000 | |
26.09.1920 | Wien, Simmeringer Sportplatz | Austria – Germany | 3:2 | 35.000 | |
24. | 04.04.1903 | Sheffield, Bramall Lane | England – Scotland | 1:2 | 32.000 |
18.03.1911 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – Ireland | 2:0 | 32.000 | |
02.03.1912 | Edinburgh, Tynecastle Park | Scotland – Wales | 1:0 | 32.000 | |
09.06.1919 | Amsterdam, Alte Stadion (Sportpark) | Netherlands – Sweden | 3:1 | 32.000 | |
28. | 06.04.1891 | Blackburn, Ewood Park | England – Scotland | 2:1 | 31.000 |
14.03.1914 | Belfast, Windsor Park | Ireland – Scotland | 1:1 | 31.000 | |
30. | 14.05.1905 | Rotterdam, Schuttersveld | Netherlands – Belgium | 4:0 | 30.000 |
03.11.1912 | Budapest, Üllöi út | Hungary – Austria | 4:0 | 30.000 | |
26.10.1913 | Budapest, Hungária körút (MTK-Stadion) | Hungary – Austria | 4:3 | 30.000 | |
18.07.1918 | Montevideo, Parque Pereira | Uruguay – Argentina | 1:1 | 30.000 | |
24.08.1919 | Montevideo, Parque Pereira | Uruguay – Argentina | 2:1 | 30.000 | |
25.10.1919 | Belfast, Windsor Park | Ireland – England | 1:1 | 30.000 | |
14.02.1920 | Belfast, The Oval | Ireland – Wales | 2:2 | 30.000 | |
05.04.1920 | Amsterdam, Alte Stadion (Sportpark) | Netherlands – Denmark | 2:0 | 30.000 | |
07.11.1920 | Budapest, Hungária körút (MTK-Stadion) | Hungary – Austria | 1:2 | 30.000 | |
39. | 26.04.1914 | Amsterdam, Alte Stadion (Sportpark) | Netherlands – Belgium | 4:2 | 28.282 |
40. | 13.02.1909 | Bradford, Park Avenue | England – Ireland | 4:0 | 28.000 |
41. | 01.04.1905 | London, Crystal Palace | England – Scotland | 1:0 | 27.559 |
42. | 03.04.1909 | London, Crystal Palace | England – Scotland | 2:0 | 27.000 |
09.11.1919 | Budapest, Hungária körút (MTK-Stadion) | Hungary – Austria | 3:2 | 27.000 | |
44. | 05.04.1890 | Glasgow, 2nd Hampden Park | Scotland – England | 1:1 | 26.379 |
45. | 16.03.1907 | Glasgow, Celtic Park (Parkhead) | Scotland – Ireland | 3:0 | 26.000 |
29.05.1919 | Rio de Janeiro, Estádio Laranjeiras | Brazil – Uruguay | 1:0 | 26.000 | |
47. | 08.04.1899 | Birmingham, Villa Park | England – Scotland | 2:1 | 25.590 |
48. | 10.04.1920 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | England – Scotland | 5:4 | 25.536 |
5 – WORST ATTENDANCES RECORDS
Date | Town, Stadium | Match | Result | Attendance | |
Datum | Stadt, Stadion | Spiel | Resultat | Zuschauer | |
Fecha | Ciudad, Estadio | Partido | Resultado | Número de | |
espectadores | |||||
Date | Ville, Stade | Match | Résultat | Assistance | |
1. | 18.01.1879 | London, Kennington Oval | England – Wales | 2:1 | 200 |
30.06.1912 | Stockholm, Traneberg Idrottsplats | Finland- Russia | 2:1 | 200 | |
01.07.1912 | Stockholm, Traneberg Idrottsplats | Austria – Norway | 1:0 | 200 | |
4. | 07.05.1905 | Bruxelles, Vivier d’Oie | Belgium – France | 7:0 | 300 |
5. | 22.05.1909 | Paris, Stade de la FGSPF, Gentilly | France – England/Amateurs | 0:11 | 390 |
6. | 12.04.1908 | Paris, Stade du Matin, Colombes | France – Belgium | 1:2 | 498 |
7. | 12.10.1902 | Wien, WAC-Platz | Austria – Hungary | 5:0 | 500 |
12.02.1905 | Paris, Parc des Princes | France – Switzerland | 1:0 | 500 | |
31.08.1920 | Antwerpen, Boschuil | Italy – Norway | 2:1 | 500 | |
03.09.1920 | Antwerpen, Olympisch Stadion | Egypt – Yugoslavia | 4:2 | 500 | |
11. | 22.04.1906 | Paris, La Faisanderie, Parc de Saint-Cloud | France – Belgium | 0:5 | 515 |
12. | 26.03.1892 | Edinburgh, Tynecastle Park | Scotland – Wales | 6:1 | 600 |
11.10.1903 | Wien, WAC-Platz | Austria – Hungary | 4:2 | 600 | |
29.06.1912 | Stockholm, Traneberg Idrottsplats | Finland – Italy | 3:2 | 600 | |
28.08.1920 | Antwerpen, Boschuil | Čzekoslovakia- Yugoslavia | 7:0 | 600 | |
16. | 27.02.1886 | Wrexham, The Racecourse | Wales – Ireland | 5:0 | 700 |
11.06.1903 | Budapest, Margitsziget pálya | Hungary – Austria | 3:2 | 700 | |
30.06.1912 | Stockholm, Råsunda Idrottsplats | Denmark – Norway | 7:0 | 700 | |
19. | 02.06.1904 | Budapest, Millenáris pálya | Hungary – Austria | 3:0 | 800 |
26.10.1908 | Bruxelles, Vivier d’Oie | Belgium – Sweden | 2:1 | 800 | |
21. | 03.04.1910 | Paris, Stade de la FGSPF, Gentilly | France – Belgium | 0:4 | 950 |
22. | 17.03.1883 | Belfast, Ulster Ground (Ballynafeigh) | Ireland – Wales | 1:1 | 1.000 |
19.02.1887 | Glasgow, 2nd Hampden Park | Scotland – Ireland | 4:1 | 1.000 | |
26.03.1904 | Dublin, Dalymount Park | Ireland – Scotland | 1:1 | 1.000 | |
07.04.1907 | Budapest, Millenáris pálya | Hungary – Czekoslovakia | 5:2 | 1.000 | |
22.10.1908 | London, White City Stadium | Denmark – France | 17:1 | 1.000 | |
23.10.1908 | London, White City Stadium | Netherlands – Sweden | 2:0 | 1.000 | |
02.05.1909 | Wien, Cricketer-Platz | Austria – Hungary | 3:4 | 1.000 | |
22.10.1911 | Helsinki, Eläintarha | Finland – Sweden | 2:5 | 1.000 | |
04.07.1912 | Stockholm, Olympia Stadion | Netherlands – Finland | 9:0 | 1.000 |
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