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Match No. 18 vs. Ireland Match No. 20 vs. Ireland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 19

England 2 Scotland 3 [2-2]

Saturday, 10 March 1883

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: Friendly match;
Venue: Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield;
Attendance: 7,000;
Goals: Scotland - John Smith, 22nd minute;
England - Clement Mitchell, 24th minute;
Scotland - John Smith, 39th minute;
England - Nevill Cobbold, 43rd minute;
Scotland - Eadie Fraser, 86th minute; [goaltimes according to TheFA.com]
Notes: Scottish Football Association claim the goal times as 20th and 30th minutes for John Smith, and Eadie Fraser's goal at 52 minutes.
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Samuel Sinclair, Ireland (Irish FA hon. treasurer);
Umpires - T. Lawrie (SFA Vice-president) & J. Charles Clegg (Sheffield FA President)
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.  Referee is Samuel, not Jack Sinclair, as claimed by some;
Conditions: Kickoff 3.30 p.m., severe weather conditions, snowy wet pitch, very slippery.
Miscellany: Nineteen matches in, this is the first match that provided no debutants for England;
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, navy blue knickerbockers;
Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence.
Captain: Norman Bailey, 5th of 15 captaincies.

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

Pilgrims FC

 6 18 GA 1880-1883
-de Paravicini, Percy J. 15-Jul-1862 20 RB

Cambridge University FC & Old Etonians FC

 3 0 1883
-Jones, Alfred Summer-1861 21 LB

Great Lever FC

 3 0 1882-1883
-Bailey, Norman C. 23-Jul-1857 25 HB

Clapham Rovers FC

 9 1 1878-1887
-Macrae, Stuart sometime in-1855 27/28 HB

Notts County FC & Corinthians FC

 3 0 1883-1884
-Cursham, Arthur W. 14-Mar-1853 29 F Notts County FC 6 2 1876-1883
-Cobbold W. Nevill 04-Feb-1863 20 F

Cambridge University FC & Old Carthusians FC

 2 3 1883-1887
-Mitchell, Clement 20-Feb-1862 21 F

Upton Park FC & Corinthians FC

 4 4 1880-1885
-Goodhart, Harry Chester 17-Jul-1858 24 F

Old Etonians FC & Corinthians FC

 3 0 1883
-Cursham, Henry A. 27-Nov-1859 23 F

Notts County FC & Corinthians FC

 7 2 1880-1884
-Whateley, Oliver 08-Aug-1861 21 F Aston Villa FC 2 2 1883
Formation:

2-2-6

Swepstone -
de Paravicini, Jones -
Bailey, Macrae -
Cursham, Cobbold - Mitchell, Goodhart - Cursham, Whateley.

Scotland Team
Ranking:

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

Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts;
Coach: None; Team selection chosen by Committee;
Captain: Andrew Holm;

Scotland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-McAuley, James 30-Aug-1860 22 G

Dumbarton FC

 2 1
2 GA		 1882-1887
-Holm, Andrew H. 04-Dec-1859 23 B

Queen's Park FC

 2 0 1882-1883
-Paton, Michael NK NK B

Dumbarton FC

 1 0 1883-1886
-Miller, Peter NK NK HB

Dumbarton FC

 2 0 1882-1883
-McPherson, John C.M. NK NK HB

Vale of Leven FC

 5 0 1879-1885
-Fraser, M.J. Eadie NK NK F

Queen's Park FC

 4 3 1880-1883
-Anderson, William NK NK F

Queen's Park FC

 2 0 1882-1885
-Smith, Dr. John 12-Aug-1855 27 F

Queen's Park FC

 8 7 1877-1884
-Inglis, John NK NK F

Glasgow Rangers FC

 1 0 1883
-Kay, John NK NK F

Queen's Park FC

 4 3 1880-1884
-McKinnon, William N. 06-Aug-1859 23 F

Dumbarton FC

 1 0 1883-1884
Formation:

2-2-6

McAuley -
Holm, Paton -
Miller, McPherson -
Fraser, Anderson - Smith, Inglis - Kay, McKinnon.

Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

James McAuley played as a forward on his debut, scoring one of the five goals, against Wales, 25 March 1882.

Sources

England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
FA.com
Scottish Football Association
London Hearts
original newspaper snippet
England Expects: James Corbett

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