As we’re in a period of International football, I thought it would be worth remembering that there were four full internationals played at Maine Road.
Each of these took place during a six year spell in the 1940s.
FULL INTERNATIONALS AT MAINE ROAD
Date | Type of game | Against | Score | Scorers | Crowd | Team |
16 October 1943 | War Interna-tional | Scotland | W 8-0 | Lawton (4), Hagan (2), Carter, Matthews | 60,000 | Swift, Scott, Hardwick, Britton, Cullis, Mercer, Matthews, Carter, Lawton, Hagan, Compton |
24/4/46 | Burnden Park Disaster Fund Match | Scotland | D 2-2 | Welsh (2) | 70,000 | Swift, Walton, Hardwick, Wright, Leuty, Mitchell, Matthews, Welsh, Lewis, Fielding, Mannion |
13/11/46 | Home International | Wales | W 3-0 | Mannion (2), Lawton | 59,121 | Swift, Scott, Hardwick, Wright, Franklin, Johnston, Finney, Carter, Lawton, Mannion, Langton |
16/11/49 | Home International/ World Cup qualifiers | N. Ireland | W 9-2 | Rowley (4), Froggatt, Pearson (2), Mortensen (2) | 69,762 | Streten, Mozley, Aston, Watson, Franklin, Wright, Finney, Mortensen, Rowley, Pearson, Froggatt |
In addition to these matches various other representative matches have been played at Maine Road. These include the following inter-league games, under-21 fixtures and B Team games.
You can read more on the 8-0 victory over Scotland in 1943 here: