• Such_Technician_501@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Actually Ireland was the first team to beat England at home. September 1949. 2-0 at Goodison Park.

    Doesn’t quite fit the narrative that they could only be beaten by the exotic Mighty Magyars though.

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      10 months ago

      Scotland first beat England in 1877 and were the first team to beat them at Wembley. Wales and Ireland (original Ireland football team for the entire island) both beat England multiple times in England before 1953 but Hungary were the first continental European team to beat England in England which is why it’s so well known.