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Match No. 17 vs. Wales Match No. 19 vs. Scotland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 18

England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0]

Saturday, 24 February 1883

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match. Played according to the newly-formed International Football Association Board rules.
Venue: Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool;
Attendance: 2,500;
Goals: England - Olly Whateley, 15th minute;
England - Nevill Cobbold, 17th minute;
England - Nevill Cobbold, 19th minute;
England - Arthur Dunn, 44th minute;
England - Olly Whateley, 46th minute;
England - Arthur Dunn, 80th minute;
England - Frank Pawson, 88th minute; [The opening goal 'was rapidly augmented by a second', then Cobbold scored again 'just three minutes later.' Whateley scored the fifth 'directly after half-time'.]
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - John K. McDowall, Scotland [SFA Secretary];
Umpires - Morton P. Betts, 35 (30-Aug-1847), London, England & John M. McAlery, 33/34 (-1849) Ireland;
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: not known.
Notes: Norman Bailey (Clapham Rovers FC), Jack Hargreaves (Blackburn Rovers FC) and Clement Mitchell (Upton Park FC), all withdrew from the England line-up;
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England Team
Ranking:

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

Colours: -
Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence.
Captain: Jack Hudson, 1st and only captaincy;

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Swepstone, Harry A. early-1859 24 G

Pilgrims FC

 5 15 GA 1880-1883
-de Paravicini, Percy J. 15-Jul-1862 20 RB

Cambridge University FC & Old Etonians FC

 2 0 1883
-Moore, Henry T. 27-Jun-1861 21 LB Notts County FC 1 0 1883-1885
-Hudson, John early-1860 22/23 HB

Wednesday FC

 1 0 1883
-Macrae, Stuart sometime in-1855 27/28 HB

Notts County FC & Corinthians FC

 2 0 1883-1884
-Whateley, Oliver 08-Aug-1861 21 F Aston Villa FC 1 2 1883
-Pawson, Francis W. 06-Apr-1861 21 F

Cambridge University FC

 1 1 1883-1885
-Goodhart, Harry Chester 17-Jul-1858 24 CF

Old Etonians FC & Corinthians FC

 2 0 1883
-Dunn, Arthur T.B. 12-Aug-1860 22 CF Cambridge University FC & Old Etonians FC 1 2 1883-1892
-Cobbold W. Nevill 04-Feb-1863 20 F

Cambridge University FC & Old Carthusians FC

 1 2 1883-1887
-Cursham, Henry A. 27-Nov-1859 23 OL

Notts County FC & Corinthians FC

 6 2 1880-1884
Formation:

not known.

not known.

Ireland Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 4th in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.

Colours: Not known;
Coach: Team chosen by Committee;
Captain: Donald Cargill Martin;

Ireland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Rankine, James NK G

Alexander FC

 1 7 GA 1883
-Watson, James NK B

Ulster FC

 1 0 1883-1889
-Rattray, David NK B

Avoniel FC

 2 0 1882-1883
-Molyneux, Thomas B. NK HB

Ligoniel FC

 1 0 1883-1888
-Martin, Donald Cargill NK HB

Cliftonville FC

 3 0 1882-1883
-Morrow, William J. 16-Nov-1851 31 F

Moyola Park FC

 1 0 1883-1884
-Potts, Renwick M.C. NK F

Cliftonville FC

 1 0 1883
-McWha, William B.R. NK F

Cliftonville FC

 3 0 1882-1885
-Davison, Dr. John R. NK F

Cliftonville FC

 3 0 1882-1885
-Reid, John NK F

Ulster FC

 1 0 1883-1890
-Spiller, Edward A. NK F

Cliftonville FC

 1 0 1883-1884
Formation:

not known.

not known.

Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks

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