International Head-to-Head –Part Two, Italy and England-part 2 (1960s and 70s)

1960s

Astonishingly these two high profile football nations met only once during this decade. England came away with a creditable away win in Rome in 1961, where future (albeit unsuccessful) recruits Gerry Hitchens and Jimmy Greaves scored England’s goals.

International Head-to-Head match No. 8

May 24, 1961

Italy 2-England 3

Friendly

Venue: Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Nikolai Latiscev (USSR)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Omar Sivori 43, Sergio Brighenti 74

(England): Gerry Hitchens 39, 77, Jimmy Greaves 86  

Lineups:

Italy:

Lorenzo Buffon (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (12-Giuseppe Vavassori (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 56^th)

Giacomo Losi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Sergio Castelletti (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Bruno Bolchi  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

Sandro Salvadore (Associazione Calcio Milan) 

Giovanni Trapattoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Bruno Mora (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Francisco Lojacono (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Sergio Brighenti (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Omar Enrique Sivori (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Mario Corso (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

Coach: Giovanni Ferrari

England:

Ronald Deryk G.Springett (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)
James Christopher Armfield (Blackpool Football Club)
Michael McNeil (Middlesbrough Football Club)
Robert William Robson (West Bromwich Albion Football Club)
Peter Swan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club)
Ronald Flowers (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club)
Bryan Douglas (Blackburn Rovers Football Club)

James Peter Greaves (Chelsea Football Club-London)
Gerald Archibald Hitchens  (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)
John Norman Haynes (captain) (Fulham Football Club-London)
Robert Charlton (Manchester United Football Club)

Coach: Walter Winterbottom

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(May 24, 1961, Italy 2-England 3)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Diagrams, May 24, 1961, Italy 2-England 3)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 1962

(May 24, 1961, Italy 2-England 3)

1970s

After a nearly two decade absence, the sides met again. In fact the frequencies of the matches between the nations increased in this deacde. While England were slowly fading under Ramsey, Italy were becoming a major force.

The 1973 encounters were both won by Italy. In the November match, future England Manager Fabio Capello scored Italy’s winner.

In 1976, the first match in a neutral venue in USA, saw the English winning (3-2).

For More Detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2015/06/tournaments-part-one.html

A few months later, the first official encounter took place in a World Cup qualifier at Rome. The following year, despite losing, the Italians eliminated England from the World Cup 1978 Finals.

For More Detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2014/07/november-16-1977-england-2-italy-0.html

International Head-to-Head match No. 9

June 14, 1973

Italy 2-England 0

Friendly

Venue: Torino -Stadio Comunale              

Attendance: 44,941

Referee: Tsvetan Stanev (Bulgaria) 

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Pietro Anastasi 38, Fabio Capello 52

(England): None

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2-Giuseppe Sabadini (Associazione Calcio Milan)

3-Giacinto Facchetti (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

4-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)

5-Francesco  Morini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (14-Mauro Bellugi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 46^th )

6-Tarcisio Burgnich (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

7-Alessandro Mazzola (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

8-Fabio Capello (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

9-Pietro Anastasi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

10-Gianni Rivera (Associazione Calcio Milan)

11-Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)   (16-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 71^st )

Coach: Ferrucio Valcareggi

Other Subs:

Enrico Albertosi (Cagliari Calcio)

Giampietro Marchetti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Giuseppe Wilson (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)         

Luciano Re Cecconi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)         

Giorgio Chinaglia (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)          

England:

1-Peter Leslie Shilton (Leicester City Football Club)

2-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)

3-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)
4-Peter Edwin Storey (Arsenal Football Club-London)
5-Roy Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club)
6-Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (Cap) (West Ham United Football Club-London)
7-Anthony Williams Currie (Sheffield United Football Club) 
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)                    
9-Martin Harcourt Chivers (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)
10-Allan John Clarke (Leeds United Association Football Club)
11-Martin Stanford Peters (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

Coach: Alfred Ramsey

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Italy squad, June 14, 1973, Italy 2-England 0)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(June 14, 1973, Italy 2-England 0)

International Head-to-Head match No. 10

November 14, 1973

England 0-Italy 1

Friendly

Venue: London –Wembley Stadium

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Francisco Marques Lobo (Portugal)

Goalscorers:

(England): None       

(Italy): Fabio Capello 86

Lineups:

England:

1-Peter Leslie Shilton (Leicester City Football Club)
2-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)

3-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)

4-Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club)
5-Roy Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club)
6-Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (Cap) (West Ham United Football Club-London)
7-Anthony Williams Currie (Sheffield United Football Club) 

8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 
9-Peter Leslie Osgood (Chelsea Football Club-London)

10-Allan John Clarke (Leeds United Association Football Club) (17-Kevin James Hector (Derby County Football Club) 74^th)
11-Martin Stanford Peters (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

Coach: Alfred Ramsey

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2-Luciano Spinosi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3-Giacinto Facchetti (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

4-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)

5-Mauro Bellugi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

6-Tarcisio Burgnich (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Fabio Capello (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

9-Giorgio Chinaglia (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)         

10-Gianni Rivera (Associazione Calcio Milan)

11-Luigi Riva (Cagliari Calcio)

Coach: Ferrucio Valcareggi

Other Subs:

Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Giuseppe Sabadini (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Luciano Zecchini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Giuseppe Furino (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Luciano Re Cecconi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)         

Albertino Bigon (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Roberto Boninsegna (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  

Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Italy squad, November 14, 1973, England 0-Italy 1)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Diagram of Capello’s goal, November 14, 1973, England 0-Italy 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 1974

(Bobby Moore and Franco Causio, November 14, 1973, England 0-Italy 1)

International Head-to-Head match No. 11

May 28, 1976

England 3-Italy 2

USA Bicentenary Cup

Venue: New York City- Yankees  Stadium, USA

Attendance: 40,650

Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)

Goalscorers:

(England): Mick Channon 47,51, Phil Thompson 48       

(Italy): Francesco Graziani 15, 18

Lineups:

England:

1-John James ‘Jimmy’ Rimmer  (Arsenal Football Club-London) (13-Joseph Thomas Corrigan (Manchester City Football Club) 46^th)
2-David Thomas Clement (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
3-Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club) (14-Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club) 46^th)

5-Michael Doyle (Manchester City Football Club)

4-Philip Bernard Thompson (Liverpool Football Club)

6-Mark Anthony Towers  (Sunderland Association Football Club)
7-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
8-Michael Roger Channon (captain) (Southampton Football Club) 
9- Joseph Royle (Manchester City Football Club)
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)
11-Gordon Alec Hill  (Manchester United Football Club) 

Coach: Donald George Revie

Other Subs:

Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) 

Raymond Kennedy (Liverpool Football Club)

Peter John Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London)

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2-Moreno Roggi (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (13-Aldo Maldera (Associazione Calcio Milan) 57^th)

3-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

4-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)   (14-Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906) 57^th)

5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club) 

6-Giacinto Facchetti (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (15-Claudio  Sala (Torino Calcio 1906) 57^th)

8-Fabio Capello (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         

9-Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906)

10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

11-Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)          

Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Technical Director: Fulvio Bernardini

Other Subs:

Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 6, June 1976

(May 28, 1976, USA Bicentenary Cup, England 3-Italy 2)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 281, January 14, 1977

(Italy squad, May 28, 1976, USA Bicentenary Cup, England 3-Italy 2)

International Head-to-Head match No. 12

November 17, 1976

Italy 2-England 0

World Cup Qualifier

Venue: Roma-Lo Stadio Olimpico               

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Giancarlo Antognoni 36, Roberto Bettega 77

(England): None

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2-Antonello Cuccureddu (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3-Marco Tardelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         

4-Romeo Benetti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         

6-Giacinto Facchetti (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Fabio Capello (Associazione Calcio Milan)

9-Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906)

10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

11-Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Technical Director: Fulvio Bernardini

Booked: Antonello Cuccureddu

Other Subs:

Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Gaetano Scirea (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Roberto Mozzini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906)

Giuseppe Savoldi I (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

England:

1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-David Thomas Clement (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) (12-Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich Town Football Club) 79^th)
3-Michael Denis ‘Mick’ Mills (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Brian Greenhoff (Manchester United Football Club)

Roy Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club)

6-Emlyn Walter Hughes  (Liverpool Football Club)
7- Kevin Joseph Keegan (captain) (Liverpool Football Club)

8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 

9-Stanley Bowles (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)

10- Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club) 
11-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London)

Coach: Donald George Revie

Booked: Mick Channon

Other Subs:

Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 

Michael Doyle (Manchester City Football Club)

James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)

Dennis Tueart (Manchester City Football Club)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 12, December 1976

(November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 12, December 1976

(Italy squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0)

Photo From: Rothmans Football Yeabook 1977-1978

(Diagram of Roberto Bettega’s goal, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0)

International Head-to-Head match No. 13

November 16, 1977

England 2-Italy 0

World Cup Qualifier

Venue: London –Wembley Stadium

Attendance: 92,500

Referee: Karoly Palotai (Hungary)

Goalscorers:

(England): Kevin Keegan 11, Trevor Brooking 80

(Italy): None

Lineups:

England:

1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club) 
2-Philip George Neal (Liverpool Football Club) 
3-Trevor John Cherry (Leeds United Association Football Club)  

4-Raymond Colin Wilkins (Chelsea Football Club-London)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)  

6-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Captain) (Liverpool Football Club) 
7-Kevin Joseph Keegan  (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. /  West Germany)  (16-Trevor John Francis (Birmingham City Football Club) 85th) 
8-Stephen James Coppell (Manchester United Football Club) 
9-Robert Dennis Latchford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)  (15-James ‘Stuart’ Pearson (Manchester United Football Club) 75th) 
10-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London) 
11-Peter Simon Barnes (Manchester City Football Club) 

Coach: Ronald Greenwood

Booked: Kevin Keegan 41

Other Subs:

Peter Leslie Shilton (Nottingham Forest Football Club) 

William ‘Billy’ Bonds (West Ham United Football Club-London) 

Brian Ernest Talbot (Ipswich Town Football Club)

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff  (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 

2-Marco Tardelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)  

3-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

4-Romeo Benetti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5-Roberto Mozzini (Torino Calcio 1906)

6-Giacinto Facchetti (Captain)Internazionale Football Club- Milano) (13-Antonello Cuccureddu (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 85th)

7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906)

9-Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906) (15-Claudio Sala (Torino Calcio 1906) 46th)

10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

11-Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Booked: Romeo Benetti 31, Claudio Gentile 42

Other Subs:

Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)

Fabio Capello (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, November 16, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Italy 0)

Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di Calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983

(Trevor Brooking scoring England’s second goal, November 16, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Italy 0)