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Match Results


Saturday, 26 February 1881,
International friendly match.

England 0 Wales 1 [0-0]

East Lancashire Cricket Club, Alexandra Meadows, Dukes Brow, Blackburn;
Kick-off not known
 

 

 

 

 


England Squad

Wales Squad
Team Records

Attendance - 3,000 [possibly as much as 4,200]

Wales - Jackie Vaughan (54);

 

 

Match Summary

 

Officials [umpires and referees are of equal relevance]

Referee - Segar R. Bastard, 27 (25-Jan-1854), Bow, London;
Umpires
 - not known
Played according to the London FA rules.

England Team

 

Ranking:

No official ranking system established;
ELO (2nd)
Colours: White shirts, white shorts and dark blue caps. - To be confirmed.
Captain: Jack Hunter, 1st of only one captaincy. Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence.
England Lineup

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Hawtrey, John P. 30 19-Jul-1850 G Remnants FC & Old Etonians FC 1 1 GA
- Harvey, Alfred 26/27 early-1854 RB Wednesbury Strollers FC 1 0
- Bambridge, Arthur L. 19 16-Jun-1861 LB

Swifts FC

1 0
- Hunter, John 28 Summer-1852 B

Sheffield Heeley FC

4 0

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Hargreaves, Frederick W. 22 16-Aug-1858 B

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 0
- Marshall, Thomas 22 12-Sep-1858 F

Darwen FC

2 0

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Rostron, Thurston 17 21-Apr-1863 F

Darwen FC

1 0
- Brown, James 18 31-Jul-1862 CF

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 0

-

Tait, George 21/22 NK-1859 CF

Birmingham Excelsior FC

1 0
- Hargreaves, John 20 13-Dec-1860 F

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 0

-

Mosforth, William 22/23 early-1858 OL

Wednesday FC

7 2
 

formation not known

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Wales Team

 

Ranking:

No official ranking system established;
ELO (3rd)
Colours: White and green halved shirts, and black shorts.
Captain: John Richard Morgan; Coach: not known
Wales Lineup

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McMillan, Robert - - G

Shrewsbury Engineers FC, England

1 0 GA

-

Morgan, John Richard - - B

Notts County FC, England

5 0

-

Kenrick, S. Llewellyn 33 Summer-1847 B

Shropshire Wanderers FC, England

5 0

-

Williams, William - - HB

CP Derwyddon

6 0

-

Bell, William Stratford - - HB Shrewsbury Engineers FC, England 1 0

-

Owen, William Pierce 20 20-Nov-1860 F

CP Rhuthun

3 0

-

Lewis, Thomas - - F

CP Wrecsam

1 0

-

Crosse, Knyvett 25 Summer-1855 F

CP Derwyddon

2 0

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Price, John - - F

CP Wrecsam

6 0

-

Goodwin, Uriah 21/22 -1859 F

CP Rhuthun

1 0

Vaughan, John 25/26 -1855 F

CP Derwyddon

3 1
 
2-2-6

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Match Report

Hawtrey, the English goalkeeper, threw the ball out but was charged over at the same time and Vaughan running up placed the leather safely through the goal for Wales. The Englishmen strove hard to get on terms with their opponents. Shot after shot was aimed at the Welsh goal but each attempt was rendered futile. When time was called Wales were declared winners by one goal to love. - Wrexham Advertiser.

An Association match between England and Wales was played on Saturday last at Blackburn. The attendance was large. Wales were lucky enough to secure a goal, by which point they won the match. England made several determined efforts to score, and their rivals' goal had many very narrow escapes. - The Times – Monday 28th February, 1881

Source Notes

Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Welsh Football Data Archive
TheFA.com
FreeBMD.org.uk
Rothmans Yearbooks
Alan Brown: Football Historian
IFFHS.de

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CG