England Party to face Scotland  February-March 1879
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G	Capt
Bailey, Norman C.	23 July 1857	21	HB	Old Westminsters AFC & Clapham Rovers FC	2	1	0
Bambridge, E. Charles	30 July 1858	20	F	Swifts FC	0	0	0
Birkett, Reginald H.	28 March 1849	30	GK	Clapham Rovers FC	0	0ᵍᵃ	0
Britten, Thomas J.	6 March 1858	21	F	Grantham FC	0	0	0
	Tommy Britten was a reserve in the original fixture.
Bury, Lindsay	9 July 1857	21	FB	Cambridge University AFC & Old Etonians AFC	2	0	0
Childs, George B.	11 August 1857	21	F	Oxford University AFC	0	0	0
	George Childs was due to start in the original fixture.
Christian, Edward	14 September 1858	20	B	Old Etonians AFC & Cambridge University AFC	0	0	0
Cursham, Henry A.	27 November 1859	19	F	Notts County FC	0	0	0
Earp, Frederick W.	25 September 1860	18	F	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0	0
	Ted Earp was a reserve in the original fixture.
Ellis, Edwin D.	7 June 1857	22	HB	Grey Friars FC	0	0	0
Goodyer, Arthur C.	late 1854	24	F	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0	0
Hammond, Charles E.	6 December 1856	22	GK	Cambridge University AFC	0	0ᵍᵃ	0
Hedley, Robert S.	11 January 1857	22	F	Royal Engineers FC	0	0	0
	Robert Hedley was also due to start in the original fixture.
Hills, Arnold F.	12 March 1857	22	F	Old Harrovians AFC	0	0	0
Morse, Harold	4 December 1859	19	B	Notts County FC	0	0	0
Mosforth, William	2 January 1858	21	OL	Sheffield Albion FC	3	0	0
Page, William R.	12 December 1858	20	F	Oxford University AFC	0	0	0
Prinsep, James F.M.	27 July 1861	17	HB	Clapham Rovers FC	0	0	0
Sedgwick, Harry B.L.	18 December 1855	23	F	Old Etonians AFC	0	0	0
Sparks, Francis J.	4 July 1855	23	CF	Hertfordshire Rangers FC & Clapham Rovers FC	0	0	0
Tuck, Francis J.	23 October 1856	22	B	Cambridge University AFC	0	0	0
	Francis Tuck was a reserve in the original fixture.
Wace, Henry	21 September 1853	25	CF	Wanderers FC & Clapham Rovers FC	2	0	0

Diary

Wednesday, 12 February 1879 - The first of three trial matches arranged by the Football Association Committee, with the view of selecting a team to meet Scotland on March 1, was played at The Oval between The Probables, in white, and The Rest, in stripes. The match ended scoreless.

Wednesday, 19 February 1879 - This afternoon the second of three trial matches was played at The Oval, in fine weather. Whites and Stripes were the names given to the respective sides, on both of which where to be found players of distinction. The game produced some fast play, and in the end The Stripes won by three goals (Gavett, R.A. Bastard, Wild) to none.

Wednesday, 26 February 1879 - The last of the three trial games arranged by the FA Committee was played again at The Oval, under a light covering of snow. Despite the unfavourable state of the ground the contest, which was again between teams known respectively as Whites and Stripes, proved highly interesting. The Stripes played one short of their opponents, but were in the end successful by seven goals to four. The winners' goals were obtained by A.L. Bambridge (2), Hedley (3), and S.R. Bastard (2), while those for the Whites were kicked by Woodcock (2), Widdowson and Bury. The team that would face Scotland was named afterwards. However, shortly afterwards, the match was postponed until 5 April, due to the adverse weather conditions.

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