England complete March’s World Cup qualification triple-header when Poland visit Wembley on Wednesday evening.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the previous meetings between the sides.

Poland 2 England 0 (World Cup 1974 qualifier) – June 6, 1973

Allan Clarke, Mike Summerbee, Alan Ball, Bobby Moore and Martin Peters leave Heathrow for Poland to their World Cup qualifier
Allan Clarke, Mike Summerbee, Alan Ball, Bobby Moore and Martin Peters leave Heathrow for Poland to their World Cup qualifier (PA)

England 1 Poland 1 (World Cup 1974 qualifier) – October 17, 1973

Sir Alf Ramsey leaves the pitch after what proved to be his final match as England manager
Sir Alf Ramsey leaves the pitch after what proved to be his final match as England manager (PA)

England 3 Poland 0 (World Cup 1986 group match) – June 11, 1986

England had to wait 13 years to exact revenge on the Polish. Around 23,000 fans watched on in Monterrey as England booked their place in the knockout stages of the Mexico World Cup thanks to a Gary Lineker hat-trick – the striker’s second for the national team and a treble that helped him on the way to winning the 1986 Golden Boot.

England 2 Poland 1 (World Cup 2006 qualifier) – October 12, 2005

Frank Lampard celebrates England's winner against Poland in 2005
Frank Lampard celebrates England’s winner against Poland in 2005 (Martin Rickett/PA)

Poland 1 England 1 (World Cup 2014 qualifier) – October 17, 2012

Roy Hodgson inspects the pitch before England's World Cup qualifier in Warsaw
Roy Hodgson inspects the pitch before England’s World Cup qualifier in Warsaw (Owen Humphreys/PA)

England 2 Poland 0 (World Cup 2014 qualifier) – October 15, 2013

Steven Gerrard celebrates after firing England to Brazil
Steven Gerrard celebrates after firing England to Brazil (Nick Potts/PA)

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