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| Match Summary and Report | Team Records | England Pre-Match | Ireland Pre-Match |
Match Summary
Not known.
England Team
No
official ranking system established; 2nd
in Elo world
ranking both before and after this match.
Unplayed in the British Championship table before this match and 1st place
after it.
England Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| -Arthur, W. J. Herbert | 14-Feb-1863 | 22 | G | Blackburn Rovers FC | 1 | 0 GA | 1885-1887 |
| -Walters, Percy M. | 30-Sep-1863 | 21 | LB | Oxford University FC & Old Carthusians FC | 1 | 0 | 1885-1890 |
| -Walters, Arthur M. | 26-Jan-1865 | 20 | RB | Cambridge University FC & Old Carthusians FC | 1 | 0 | 1885-1890 |
| -Bailey, Norman C. | 23-Jul-1857 | 27 | HB | 13 | 2 | 1878-1887 | |
| -Forrest, James H. | 24-Jun-1864 | 20 | HB | 2 | 0 | 1884-1890 | |
| -Lofthouse, Joseph M. | 14-Apr-1865 | 19 | F | Blackburn Rovers FC | 1 | 0 | 1885-1890 |
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01-Aug-1864 | 20 | F | Cambridge University FC, Derby County FC & Corinthians FC | 1 | 1 | 1885-1886 |
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31-Jul-1862 | 22 | F | 3 | 3 | 1881-1885 | |
| -Pawson, Francis W. | 06-Apr-1861 | 23 | F | 2 | 1 | 1883-1885 | |
| -Cobbold W. Nevill | 04-Feb-1863 | 22 | F |
Cambridge University FC, Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC |
3 | 3 | 1883-1887 |
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30-Jul-1858 | 26 | F | 11 | 10 | 1879-1887 |
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Ireland Team
No official ranking system established; 4th
in Elo world
ranking both before and after this match.
Unplayed in the British Championship table before this match and 4th place
after it.
Ireland Lineup
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G | Career |
| -Henderson, John A.W. | 31-Jul-1844 | 40 | G |
Ulster FC |
1 | 4 GA | 1885 |
| -Hewison, George | NK | NK | FB | Moyola Park FC | 1 | 0 | 1885 |
| -Moorehead, Frederick W. | NK | NK | FB | Dublin University FC | 1 | 0 | 1885 |
| -Molyneux, Thomas B. | NK | NK | HB |
Cliftonville FC |
6 | 0 | 1883-1888 |
| -Houston, William J. | NK | NK | B | Moyola Park FC | 1 | 0 | 1885 |
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18-Jul-1863 | 20 | B | Dublin University FC | 1 | 0 | 1885 |
| -McWha, William B. R. | NK | NK | F |
Cliftonville FC |
6 | 0 | 1882-1885 |
| -Davison, Dr. John R. | NK | NK | F |
Cliftonville FC |
8 | 0 | 1882-1885 |
| -Gibb, John T. | NK | NK | F | Wellington Park FC | 3 | 0 | 1884-1889 |
| -Magee, George | NK | NK | F | Wellington Park FC | 1 | 0 | 1885 |
| -Dill, Alexander H. | NK | NK | F | Cliftonville FC | 7 | 0 | 1882-1885 |
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Match Report
Source Notes
William L'Estrange Eames was an Indian born to Irish parents. Eames and Moorehead were the first Dublin-based players to be selected for Ireland.
Sources
Cris Freddi's invaluable research
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
IFFHS.de
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