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England are the perennial almost team in international football. Having won the World Cup just once, in 1966 when they hosted the event, the army of England fans who traditionally follow the national side are ever-hopeful that “this will be the year”, every time a new international competition dawns.

England finished fourth in the 1990 Italia World Cup, and there were scenes of devastation and upset when they were knocked out by Germany in the semi-finals, much of it by fans without England tickets who traveled in droves to be in Italy for the Finals. England have reached the semi-finals of the European Championship twice, in 1968 and 1996, and again there were the familiar scenes of drinking, hooliganism, and straightforward sorrow on the part of the football supporters of this great nation. One of the few competitions England have dominated was the Home Internationals, or the Home Nations Cup. The Home Nations was fought out by the countries of the UK, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. England won this trophy more than any of the other teams, who admittedly came from countries with far smaller populations than England. Scotland were England’s biggest rivals in the Home Internationals, often bringing enough supporters from north of the border to completely fill Wembley Stadium. England tickets were snapped up by the Scots before every meeting, as they sought to humiliate the English in their own back-yard. The Home Internationals were discontinued in 1984, due to reasons of economy.

In their early days, England played their home games all over the land, and even played at cricket grounds at times. Wembley Stadium was used by the national side for the first time in 1924, for a match against Scotland, the only team England played there during that period.

Between 1966 and 1995, England played every single home game at Wembley, which led to a feeling that London clubs were being favoured by the selectors. Many said this was one reason England didn’t fare well against superior opposition, as the best clubs in England were based in the north. More recently, England have used many different grounds, sue to the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, especially Old Trafford, but they remain the under-achievers of the international game.

They have recently moved back to the New Wembley, an all-seater venue with a capacity of 90,000. England tickets for the new Wembley are a thing to find and to use, just to sample the special atmosphere watching the oldest national side in the world play.

According to the Football Association, England will be playing every home game at the new Wembley until at least 2036, due to the fact that the FA is in huge debt and is repaying the loans they took to build Wembley. They obviously want their wear out of the place. Do your bit for the boys, and buy England tickets for new Wembley. See legends kick the ball about, and who know, maybe they might even win!

Nickname The Three Lions

Association The Football Association, Confederation (Europe)

Captain John Terry

Most caps Peter Shilton (125)

Top scorer Bobby Charlton (49)

Home stadium Wembley Stadium