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England National Football Team Match No. 6

England 1 Scotland 3 [0-1]

Saturday, 3 March 1877

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: Between 2,000 and 3,000;
Goals: Scotland - John Ferguson, 25th minute;
Scotland - James Richmond, 48th minute;
England - Alfred Lyttleton, 55th minute;
Scotland - John Ferguson, 69th minute; [some sources suggest 86th min.]
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Robert A.M.M. Ogilvie, 24 (c Dec-1852), Clapham Rovers, England;
Umpires - William A. Dick, Scotland (Hon. Sec. Scottish F.A.)
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: Disagreeable weather; Rain before kick-off.
Miscellany: Kickoff 3.00 p.m. BST
Statistics:

Not known.

England Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 2nd 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: William S Rawson, 1st of one captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Betts, Morton P. 30-Aug-1847 29 G

Old Harrovians FC

 1 3 GA 1877
-Lindsay, William 03-Aug-1847 29 B

Wanderers FC

 1 0 1877
-Bury, Lindsay 09-Jul-1857 19 B Cambridge University FC &  Old Etonians FC 1 0 1877-1879
-Jarrett, Beaumont G. 18-Jul-1855 21 HB Cambridge University FC 2 0 1876-1878
-Rawson, William S. 14-Oct-1854 22 HB Oxford University 2 0 1875-1877
-Wollaston, Charles H.R. 31-Jul-1849 27 F Wanderers FC 3 1 1874-1880
-Lyttleton, Alfred 07-Feb-1857 20 F Cambridge University FC 1 1 1877
-Mosforth, William early-1858 18/19 F

Wednesday FC

 1 0 1877-1882
-Cursham, Arthur W. 14-Mar-1853 23 F Notts County FC 2 0 1876-1883
-Bain, John 15-Jul-1854 22 F Oxford University FC 1 0 1877
-Wingfield-Stratford, Cecil V. 07-Oct-1853 23 F Royal Engineers FC 1 0 1877
Formation:

2-2-6

Betts -
Lindsay, Bury -
Jarrett, Rawson -
Wollaston, Lyttleton, Mosforth, Cursham, Bain, Wingfield-Stratford.

Scotland Team
Ranking:

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

Colours: Dark blue shirts, white shorts.
Coach: None; Team selection chosen by Committee
Captain: Charles Campbell

Scotland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-McGeoch, Alexander 1855 21/22 G Dumbreck FC 3 1 GA 1876-1877
-Neill, Robert W. NK NK B

Queen's Park FC

 2 0 1876-1880
-Vallance, Thomas A. 1856 20/21 B

Glasgow Rangers FC

 1 0 1877-1881
-Campbell, Charles NK NK HB

Queen's Park FC

 3 0 1876-1886
-Phillips, James NK NK HB

Queen's Park FC

 1 0 1877-1878
-Richmond, James T. 22-Mar-1858 18 F

Clydesdale FC

 1 1 1877-1882
-MacKinnon, William M. 1852 24/25 F Queen's Park FC 7 3 1872-1879
-McGregor, John 1851 25/26 F

Vale of Leven FC

 1 0 1877-1880
-McDougall, John 1853 23/24 F

Vale of Leven FC

 1 0 1877-1879
-Smith, John 12-Aug-1855 21 F

Mauchline FC

 1 0 1877-1884
-Ferguson, John 22-Jun-1848 28 F Vale of Leven FC 4 3 1875-1878
Formation:

2-2-6

McGeoch -
Neill, Vallance -
Phillips, Campbell -
Richmond, McKinnon, McGregor, MacDougall, Smith, Ferguson.

Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

FA.com
Scottish Football Association
London Hearts
original newspaper snippet

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