https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/nov/11/england-1000-games-brian-beard-editorial-111119
If you really don't want to watch England play football again, then why not devle into the FA website, link above and have a look at the various records set by our past privileged players, managers and teams.
Last night, our Harry should have scored, though the Danes put up a stout defence and he was clearly owrn out from last season. Harry's team mates then managed to distract Christian Eriksen's attempt at "goal" and that was that for the entertainment.
The hope was that our young subs might insert some guile and energy into our "worn out" footballers but no.
The first England international substitute was Jimmy Mullen, who on May 18th 1950, was brought on after 10 minutes, when Jackie Milburn was injured. He scored against Belgium, when England, preparing for the USA World Cup (which you will know was a disaster) were 0-1 down at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels. England came back to win 4-1. Mullen, Mortensen and Mannion scored first and then Roy Bentley finished the game off. Mullen is front right (though this isn't Heysel!).
Mullen came from Newcastle and started as an amateur with Wolves in 1937. Two years later he scored for Wolves making him the youngest to play for the club; a record that stands today. He had great success in a Wolves team that won the FA Cup in 1949 and won the First Division (top one) in 1954, 1958 and 1959. Overall he appeared 445 times and scored 112 goals, mainly from the left wing.
He had played for "unofficial" England teams since 1942, but of course his career was interrupted by war. He won 12 England full caps, scored 6 and retired from football in 1960. He died in October 1987.
Can you name any others? Merrick, Lofthouse, Finney......
Jermaine Defoe has the most international sub appearances for England at 35 apps, 10 more than anyone else.
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