England v Sweden, 28 October 1959
| Score | 3-2 to Sweden |
| Referee | Bobby Davidson |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 72,000 |
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England
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Goals:
| John Connelly | 8 |
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| Bobby Charlton | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eddie Hopkinson
Defender
Ronnie Clayton
(captain)
Defender
Don Howe
Defender/Centre back
Trevor Smith
Defender/Midfielder
Ron Flowers
Left back
Tony Allen
Midfielder/Forward
Bobby Charlton
Outside Left
Eddie Holliday
Centre forward
Brian Clough
Forward
John Connelly
Forward
Jimmy Greaves
3
Sweden
Manager: Eric Person
Goals:
| Agne Simonsson | 52 |
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| Agne Simonsson | 57 |
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| Bengt Salomonsson | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Bengt Nyholm
Goalkeeper
Sven Axbom
Defender
Orvar Bergmark
Defender
(captain)
Ake Johansson
Defender
Torbjorn Jonsson
Midfielder
Sigvard Parling
Midfielder
Henry Thillberg
Midfielder
Bengt Berndtsson
Forward
Rune Borjesson
Forward
Bengt Salomonsson
Forward
Agne Simonsson
Forward