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Match No. 3 vs. Scotland Match No. 5 vs. Scotland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 4

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

Saturday, 6 March 1875

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match.
Venue: The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London.
Attendance: 2,000
Goals: England - Charles Wollaston, circa 30 minutes;
Scotland - Henry McNiel, circa 35 minutes;
England - Charles Alcock, 60th minute;
Scotland - Peter Andrews, 65th minute;
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Alfred Stair, 29 (summer-1845) Greenwich, London, England.
Umpires - Francis A. Marindin, 36 (summer-1838), Weymouth, England & J.C. Mackay, Scotland.
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: Very wet and muddy;
Miscellany: -
Notes: England's Edgar Lubbock (Old Etonians) withdrew from the initial England line-up.
The Rawson's were the first brothers to appear for England in the same match.
Statistics:

Not known.

England Team
Ranking:

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

Colours: White shirts with the English Arms in black on the breast, 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: Charles W. Alcock, 1st of only 1 captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Carr, William H. 15-Nov-1848 26 G

Owlerton

 1 2 GA 1875
William Carr joined the match after 15 minutes.  Prior to this, England played with ten men.  Bonsor played in goal for this period.
-Haygarth, Edward B. 26-Apr-1854 20 FB Swifts & Reading FC 1 0 1875
-Rawson, William S. 14-Oct-1854 20 FB Oxford University 1 0 1875-1877
-Birley, Francis Hornby 14-Mar-1850 23 HB Wanderers FC 2 0 1874-1875
-von Donop, Pelham G. 28-Apr-1851 23 F Royal Engineers 2 0 1873-1875
-Wollaston, Charles H.R. 31-Jul-1849 25 F Wanderers FC 2 1 1874-1880
-Alcock, Charles W. 02-Dec-1842 32 F Wanderers FC 1 1 1875
-Rawson, Herbert E. 03-Sep-1852 22 F Royal Engineers 1 0 1875
-Bonsor, Alexander G. 1852 20/21 G/F Old Etonians FC 2 1 1873-1875
-Heron, G. Hubert H. 30-Jan-1852 22 F Wanderers FC 3 0 1873-1878
-Geaves, Richard Lyon 06-May-1854 20 F Clapham Rovers 1 0 1875
Formation:

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Scotland Team
Ranking:

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

Colours: Dark blue shirts with red lion on left breast, white shorts.
Coach: None; team selection by Robert W Gardner, Queen's Park FC secretary and captain.
Captain: Joseph Taylor

Scotland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Gardner, Robert W. 1847/48 26-28 G

Clydesdale FC

 4 5 GA 1872-1878
-Hunter, John NK NK B Glasgow Eastern 2 0 1874-1877
-Taylor, Joseph circa 1851 23/24 B Queen's Park FC 4 0 1872-1876
-McLintock, Alexander NK NK HB Vale of Leven 1 0 1875-1880
-Kennedy, Alexander NK NK HB Glasgow Eastern 1 0 1875-1884
-Weir, James B. 1853 22/23 F Queen's Park FC 3 0 1872-1878
-Mackinnon, William M. 1851/52 21-24 F Queen's Park FC 4 0 1872-1879
-McNiel, Henry 1853 22/23 F Queen's Park FC 2 1 1874-1881
-Highet, Thomas C. 1853 22/23 F Queen's Park FC 1 0 1875
-Andrews, Peter NK NK F Glasgow Eastern 1 1 1875
-McPherson, John NK NK F

Clydesdale FC

 1 0 1875
Formation:

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Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Freddi, Cris  England Football Factbook, p91-256 (Guinness Publishing Ltd, London 1991)

original newspaper snippet

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