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The England national amateur football team emerged in 1901 as a direct response to the rapid expansion of professional football. Before this year, amateur players struggled to find spots on the main England national side because professionals dominated selection.
R. E. Foster scored six goals during that decisive 12, 0 victory against Germany on the 21st of September 1901 at White Hart Lane in London. This early success proved that English amateurs could dominate European opposition despite the rise of professionalism.
Between 1906 and 1914, the squad achieved an unbeaten run spanning twenty matches. They faced full representative sides from across Europe which often mixed amateur and professional players together.
Historical records show conflicting views regarding whether this squad represented England or Great Britain at the Olympic Games. The Football Association website lists gold medals from 1908 and 1912 as victories for the England amateur side while other evidence points to players wearing shirts with the Union flag.
Vivian Woodward stands as the all-time top scorer for the England national amateur football team with forty-six official goals plus eleven unofficial ones. He earned thirty caps between 1906 and 1914 maintaining an impressive average throughout his career.
The Football Association disbanded the England national amateur team in 1974 when they abolished the distinction between amateurs and professionals. A semi-professional representative team now plays in its place drawing members from the National League System.