Match Report
Morning Post, Monday, 23 March 1885
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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.
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Match Report
The Times, Monday, 23 March 1885
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On Saturday at
Kennington Oval elevens representing England and Scotland met to
decide the annual encounter under Association rules. The afternoon was
bright, and an immense company of spectators visited the Surrey County
Cricket Ground. England at first defended the Vauxhall goal, and at 3
35 Scotland began hostilities with both wind and sun in their faces...
One of the home eleven then touched the ball with his hand, and Gow,
to whom the free kick was entrusted, sent it to Paton. The latter gave
it up to the forwards, and out of a scrimmage Lindsay obtained the
first goal of the match for Scotland... Macaulay stopped two consecutive shots, and had endeavoured to turn
the ball away a third time when Bambridge secured it and kicked it
through. The score was thus even, and the greatest excitement
prevailed...
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Bell's Life in London, Monday, 23 March 1885
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It was the
general opinion that had the Englishmen had six instead of five
forwards their rivals would have had a very hard task to have averted
defeat...
One of the finest contests that have ever taken place between the
representatives of the two countries... The Scotchmen have been so generally considered to be the superiors of
the Southerners at the dribbling game that the splendid fight made by
the home team after many reversals is the more satisfactory...
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