August 22nd 1964: Match of the Day made its debut on the TV screens. Only the highlights of one match was shown in those days and the BBC 2 audience for the first of those – Liverpool 3 v 2 Arsenal – was believed to be little more than the attendance at the match itself. Managers? Shankly and Billy Wright.
Hunt and Gordon Wallace (2) scored for Liverpool and Strong and Baker for The Gunners. Wallace scored in the 87 minute to make it 3-2.
Germany were the last side to defeat England at the old Wembley, 0-1, on October 7th 2000, in a World Cup qualifier with over 76,000 watching. The next England World Cup fixture was in Helsinki, Finland, 4 days later and a 0-0 resulted, with Peter Taylor as temporary manager!
The new Wembley stadium had been christened with a "friendly" against Brazil, on June 1st and John Terry's lone goal, allowed the two nations to achieve a "social" draw 1-1.
Germany became the first country to defeat England 1-2, at the new Wembley on August 22nd 2007 (seven years later!) in front of over 86,000 in a "friendly". Frank Lampard Jnr scored England's goal. Terry was captain.
James, Barry, Brown, Crouch, Dyer and Wright-Phillips did not start.
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