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ENGLAND BEAT SPAIN… AND THE RAIN: Colin Allan looks back at a classic friendly from 1960

Despite the atrocious weather, 85,000 spectators at Wembley eagerly awaited England’s toughest game of the season – a friendly against Spain.

Despite the atrocious weather, 85,000 spectators at Wembley eagerly awaited England’s toughest game of the season - a friendly against Spain.

But this was not a friendly like we know today, being used to test out players and use numerous substitutions. Friendlies in 1960 still held prestige and were highly competitive.
With their star-studded squad, Spain were the favourites. After all, they had beaten England with ease by 3-0 in Madrid just five months previously.
They had six players from Real Madrid - the team that had mesmerised a huge Hampden crowd by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in...

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