 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Kukundwa kwavo kwekutanga mumusha nechikwata chekunze kwaive kurasikirwa ne2-0 kuIreland, musi wa21 Gunyana 1949 kuGoodison Park. 63 kurasikirwamuna 1953 kuHungary, ndiko kukundwa kwavo kwechipiri nechikwata chokumwe paWembley. Mumutambo wokudzorera muBudapest, Hungary yakakunda 71. Uku ndiko kukundwa kukuru kweEngland kusati kwamboitika. Pashure pomutambo wacho, Syd Owen akavhiringidzika akati, zvakanga zvakaita sokutamba varume vanobva muchadenga. Muna 1954 FIFA World Cup, England yakasvika kumaquarter-finals kekutanga, uye yakarasikirwa ne42 kumakwikwi eUruguay. 