This international match was played at Kennington Oval to-day, before 8,000 spectators. The weather was beautifully fine, but at times the wind was rather high. England won the toss and chose the Crown Bath goal. Directly after Sellar kicked off the ball was returned, and principally by the fine play of Lofthouse, Brown, and Danks, continued to press their opponents for some time and obtained a couple of corners, which, however, were fruitless. After a free kick had been given the Scotchmen, Paton sent the ball well into the neighbourhood of the English goal, through which Lindsay cleverly kicked the leather after twenty minutes' play. The Englishmen showed up grandly after this, and their passing was particularly fine. After some pretty work between Lofthouse and Paton the former outwitted the Scotchman and passed to Cobbold, but the latter shot over the bar, and at half time the score was one goal to none in favour of Scotland. England restarted the game from the Gasometer end, and played up splendidly. After twelve minutes Bambridge kicked a goal, making the score equal. After this the Scottish goal was frequently in danger, Brown and Bambridge doing grand work. Cobbold missed a chance from a corner-kick. Hands in front of goal were allowed Scotland, but Gow kicked over. No further point was registered, the match thus ending in a draw of one goal each.
  

It was on 20 March 1885 that a verdict of accidental death was recorded on a 14-year-old girl, Harriet Haylock, who drowned when a rowing boat with ten people in, sank under the central arch of London Bridge, five days earlier.