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003 vs. Scotland
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005 vs. Scotland

Saturday, 6 March 1875
International Friendly Match

England 2 Scotland 2 [1-1]

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Scotland Squad
Team Records

The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London - Attendance: 2,000
Kick-off 3:
20 p.m London Time

Results 1872-1890

England - Charles Wollaston (c 30), Charles Alcock (breasted 65).
Scotland - Henry McNiel (c 35), Peter Andrews (65).

England won toss, Scotland kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials [umpires and referees are of equal relevance]

England

 

Scotland

Referee - Alfred Stair,
29
(summer 1845), Greenwich, London, England.

Umpires - Francis A. Marindin, 36 (summer 1838), Weymouth, England & J.C. Mackay, Scotland.

Played according to Football Association rules.

English and Scottish, each wore stockings of different colours. This was, in the first place, to indicate to a player in possession of the ball the positions of his fellow-players on the field, by watching their pedal extremities; and, secondly, to enable the spectators to identify a player by his party-coloured stockings. Cards were issued by the Queen's Park, giving the teams, and the colours of their stockings.

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established; ELO (1st)

Colours: "The Englishmen, who represented different clubs, adopted various costumes..."
Capt: Charlie Alcock, only captaincy. Selectors: The Football Association Committee following trial games, with Secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence, on 24 February 1875.
England Lineup
 

Carr, William H., on 15 min.

26 Late 1848 G

Owlerton FC

1 2 GA
  Haygarth, Edward B. 20 26 April 1854 FB Swifts FC & Reading FC & Lancing Old Boys & Wanderers FC 1 0
  Rawson, William S. 20 14 October 1854 FB Oxford University & Wanderers FC & Old Westminsters 1 0
  Birley, Francis Hornby 23 14 March 1850 FB Wanderers FC 2 0
  von Donop, Pelham G. 23 28 April 1851 F Royal Engineers 2 0
Wollaston, Charles H.R. 25 31 July 1849 F Wanderers FC & Lancing Old Boys & Clapham Rovers FC 2 1
Alcock, Charles W. 32 2 December 1842 F Wanderers FC 1 1
7 Rawson, Herbert E. 22 3 September 1852 F Royal Engineers 1 0
  Bonsor, Alexander G. 23 7 October 1851 G/F Wanderers FC & Old Etonians 2 1
  Heron, G. Hubert H. 22 30 January 1852 F Uxbridge FC & Wanderers FC & Swifts FC 3 0
  Geaves, Richard Lyon 20 6 May 1854 OL Clapham Rovers FC 1 0

team notes:

The original team that was in the morning's papers included Old Etonians' Edgar Lubbock. His place went to William Rawson.
   

 formation not known, but probably 2-2-6

n/k

Averages:

Age 23.3 Appearances/Goals 1.5 0.3

 

Scotland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established; ELO (2nd)

Colours: Dark blue shirts with red lion on left breast, white shorts.
Capt: Joseph Taylor Coach: None; team selection by Scottish Football Association Selection Committee
Scotland Lineup
1 Gardner, Robert 27 31 May 1847 G

Clydesdale FC

4 7 GA
2 Hunter, John - - B Glasgow Eastern FC 2 0
3 Taylor, Joseph 24 16 December 1850 B Queen's Park FC 4 0
  McLintock, Alexander - - HB Vale of Leven FC 1 0
  Kennedy, Alexander - - HB Glasgow Eastern FC 1 0
  Weir, James B. 23 23 November 1851 F Queen's Park FC 3 0
  Mackinnon, William M. 23 18 January 1852 F Queen's Park FC 4 0
McNiel, Henry 22/23 1853 F Queen's Park FC 2 1
9 Highet, Thomas C. 22/23 1853 F Queen's Park FC 1 0
Andrews, Peter - - F Glasgow Eastern FC 1 1
11 McPherson, John - - CF

Clydesdale FC

1 0
   
 formation not known, but probably 2-2-6 n/k

Averages:

Age n/a Appearances/Goals 2.2 0.2

 

 

Match Report

Very wet and muddy

Both teams played with great determination and were almost on an equality, the Englishmen having but a trifle the best of it, and when time was called there was little to choose, neither side being able to make any further score.

The Scotchmen were good runners and they had a very excellent goalkeeper, whose office was by no means a sinecure. The Englishmen all played well but, owing to the greasy nature of the turf, dribbling, which is their speciality, was almost out of the question. - Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle - Sunday 7th March, 1875

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Scottish Football Association
London Hearts
Cris Freddi's invaluable research
The Football Association Yearbook, various years

original newspaper snippet

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CG