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England National Football Team Match No. 3

Scotland 2 England 1
* please note that there is no half-time score

Saturday, 7 March 1874

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records Scotland Pre-Match England Pre-Match

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match.
Venue: The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Peel Street, Partick, Glasgow.
Attendance: 7,000;
Goals: England - Robert Kingsford, 28th minute;
Scotland - Frederick Anderson, 42nd minute;
Scotland - Angus MacKinnon, 47th minute: [times according to LondonHeart.com and RSSSF]
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Archibald Rae, Scotland.
Umpires - 
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: -
Miscellany: kick-off 3.30 p.m. BST;
Notes: England's Charles W. Alcock (Wanderers) and John G. Wylie (Shropshire Wanderers) both withdrew from the initial England line-up.
Statistics:

Not known.

Scotland Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 2nd in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.

Colours: Dark blue shirts, white shorts.
Coach: None; team selection by Robert W Gardner, Queen's Park FC secretary and captain.
Captain: James J. Thomson

Scotland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Gardner, Robert W. 1847/48 25-27 G

Clydesdale FC

 3 3 GA 1872-1878
-Hunter, John NK NK B 3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers 1 0 1874-1877
-Taylor, Joseph circa 1851 NK B Queen's Park FC 3 0 1872-1876
-Campbell, Charles NK NK HB Queen's Park FC 1 0 1874-1886
-Thomson, James J. NK NK HB Queen's Park FC 3 0 1872-1874
-Weir, James B. 1853 20/21 F Queen's Park FC 2 0 1872-1878
-Ferguson, John 1848 25/26 F Vale of Leven 1 0 1874-1878
-McNiel, Henry 1853 20/21 F Queen's Park FC 1 0 1874-1881
-MacKinnon, William M. 1851/52 21-23 F Queen's Park FC 3 0 1872-1879
-McKinnon, Angus NK NK F Queen's Park FC 1 1 1874
-Anderson, Frederick NK NK F Queen's Park FC 1 1 1874
Formation:

2-2-6

Gardner -
Hunter, Taylor -
Thomson, Campbell -
Weir, Ferguson, McNiel, MacKinnon, McKinnon, Anderson.

England Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 1st in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.

Colours: White shirts, white shorts and dark blue caps.
Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence.
Captain: Cuthbert Ottaway, 2nd of 2 captaincies.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career

-Welch, Reginald C.

20-Jun-1851 22 G

Harrow Chequers

 2 2 GA 1872-1874
According to an 1872 document, an autograph sheet done on 30 November, Welch signed himself as de C. Welch.  A name he appeared to have assumed later on in life.
-Ogilvie, Robert A.M.M. 1852 21/22 FB Clapham Rovers 1 0 1874
-Stratford, Alfred H. 05-Sep-1853 20 FB Wanderers FC 1 0 1874
-Birley, Francis H. 14-Mar-1850 23 HB Oxford University 1 0 1874-1875
-Ottaway, Cuthbert J. 20-Jul-1850 23 F Oxford University 2 0 1872-1874
-Wollaston, Charles H.R. 31-Jul-1849 24 F Wanderers FC 1 0 1874-1880
-Kingsford, Robert K. 23-Dec-1849 24 F Wanderers FC 1 1 1874
-Edwards, John Hawley early 1850 23/24 F Shropshire Wanderers FC & Wanderers FC 1 0 1874
-Chenery, Charles John 01-Jan-1850 24 F Crystal Palace FC 3 1 1872-1874
-Heron, G. Hubert H. 30-Jan-1852 22 F Uxbridge FC & Wanderers FC 2 0 1873-1878
-Owen, John Robert Blayney 1848 25/26 F Sheffield FC 1 0 1874
Formation:

3(2-1)-7

Welch -
Ogilvie, Stratford -
Birley -
Owen, Edwards, Chenery, Kingsford, Heron, Ottaway, Wollaston.

Match Report

Charles Wollaston played with a knee injury throughout this match.

Source Notes

 

Hubert Heron and John Hawley Edwards played for Wanderers FC in their 4-0 victory against Westminster School on 4 March 1874, three days prior to this match. Although original documents still give their original club affiliations.  It was not unheard of for players to play for two clubs. - The Wanderers F.C.: Five Times F.A. Cup Winners. Cavallini, Rob (2005). Dog N Duck Publications., pp. 74-75 & 102.

Sources

Rice, David C. An original 1872 autographed document.
TheFA.com
Scottish Football Association
London Hearts
Cris Freddi's invaluable research

CG