Cliff Bastin was an international footballer who represented England 21 times scoring 12 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 18th November 1931 at 19 years old, and his last was vs France on 26th May 1938 aged 26. Bastin, born on 14th March 1912, in Exeter, Devon, has a FA Legacy Number of 567 and played as a Outside Left,
Inside Left and
Inside Right for his country.
Cliff Bastin - 21 caps (12 goals)
- Full Name: Clifford Sydney Bastin
- Born: 14th March 1912, Exeter, Devon
- Died: 4th December 1991, Exeter aged 79
- England Career: 1931 - 1938
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left, Inside Left and Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Arsenal (21)
- FA Legacy Number: 567
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 18th November 1931 aged 19 years, 8 months, 4 days - Last Cap: v
France (FR) on 26th May 1938 aged 26 years, 2 months, 12 days - First Goal: v
Italy (FR) on 13th May 1933 aged 21 years, 1 month, 30 days - Career Length: 6 years, 188 days
- Starts: 21
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 21
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 11
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 10
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 11
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 10
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 11
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 10
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 9
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 12
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Outside Left
- 8
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 21
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 21
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Eddie Hapgood
- 18 Matches
- Eric Brook
- 11 Matches
- Sammy Crooks
- 10 Matches
- Harry Hibbs
- 9 Matches
- Wilf Copping
- 9 Matches
- Jack Barker
- 8 Matches
- George Male
- 8 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 6 Matches
- Alf Strange
- 5 Matches
- Bert Sproston
- 5 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 39 sources from 21 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- FRA, 4 - 2, 26th May 1938 (FR)
Arsenal, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 12 days. 
SUI, 1 - 2, 21st May 1938 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 7 days.
GER, 6 - 3, 14th May 1938 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 0 days.
SCO, 0 - 1, 9th Apr 1938 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 26 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 4 days.- WAL, 1 - 2, 17th Oct 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 16.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 3 days. 
AUT, 1 - 2, 6th May 1936 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 23 days.- SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 21 day. - WAL, 1 - 2, 5th Feb 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 13.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 22 days. - GER, 3 - 0, 4th Dec 1935 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 12.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 21 day. - SCO, 0 - 2, 6th Apr 1935 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 11.
Age: 23 years, 0 months, 23 days. - IRE, 2 - 1, 6th Feb 1935 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 10.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 23 days. - ITA, 3 - 2, 14th Nov 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 9.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 0 days. 
TCH, 1 - 2, 16th May 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 2 days.
HUN, 1 - 2, 10th May 1934 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 27 days.- SCO, 3 - 0, 14th Apr 1934 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 0 days. - WAL, 1 - 2, 15th Nov 1933 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 8 months, 1 day. - IRE, 3 - 0, 14th Oct 1933 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 0 days. - SUI, 4 - 0, 29th May 1933 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 15 days. - ITA, 1 - 1, 13th May 1933 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 1 month, 30 days. - WAL, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1931 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 8 months, 4 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.