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Saturday,
21 March 1885
British International Championship
1884-85
(2nd)
Match
England 1
Scotland 1
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The Surrey Cricket Ground,
The Oval, Kennington, London,
Surrey, SE
Kick-off
(GMT): 'twenty-five
minutes past three';
'at 3.35';
'twenty-six minutes to four'. Attendance:
'before 8,000 spectators'; 'in the presence of about 8,000
spectators'; 'number of spectators was over 12,000' |

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Norman Bailey
won the toss |
William Sellar
kicked-off |
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[0-0] hit the bar following a corner c.1 |
[0-1]
Joe Lindsay
20 'Anderson, by some smart
passing with Hamilton, got the ball close up, where Lindsay, touching
it with his foot a sit passed, it rolled slowly through between the
custodian of the goal and the right post' |
[1-1]
Charlie Bambridge
57
'after the Scotch goal-keeper twice saved
his charge, he slipped, Bambridge just managed to score a goal' |
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"The weather was beautifully fine, but at times the wind was
rather high" |
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 Match
Summary |
Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Team Records |
Scotland |
Umpires
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Morton Peto
Betts
37 (30 August 1847),
Middlesex (Old Harrovians FC) |
James E.
McKillop Scotland (Scottish FA President) |
played for England in 1871-77 |
Referee
John Sinclair
29 (27 August 1855), Belfast (Irish FA) P 2 W 0 D 1 L
1 F 1 A 2
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
'The English team were dressed in white" |
Captain |
Norman Bailey |
Selection |
The Football Association Committee, with Secretary Charles W.
Alcock having the primary
influence, on Monday evening, 16 March 1885, at Paternaster Row. |
most captaincies so far |
P 11 of 15 - W 4 - D
2 - L
5 - F 30 - A 23. ¹ |
P 25 of 31 - W 10 - D 4 - L
11 - F 74 - A 55. |
England
Lineup
(eight changes to the previous match) |
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Arthur,
W.J. Herbert |
22
35 days |
14 February 1863 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
3 |
2ᵍᵃ |
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Walters, Percy M. |
21
172 days |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Oxford
University AFC &
Old Carthusians
AFC |
2 |
0 |
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Walters, Arthur M. |
20
54 days |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Cambridge
University AFC &
Old Carthusians
AFC |
2 |
0 |
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Bailey, Norman
C. |
27
241 days |
23 July 1857 |
RHB |
Clapham Rovers FC |
15 |
1 |
most experienced captain &
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most apps |
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Forrest, James H. |
20
270 days |
24 June 1864 |
CHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
4 |
0 |
123 |
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Amos, Andrew |
21
182 days |
20 September 1863 |
LHB |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
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Lofthouse, Joseph M. |
19
341 days |
14 April 1865 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
3 |
0 |
124 |
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Danks, Thomas |
21
295 days |
30 May 1863 |
IR |
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
0 |
the fifth Forest player to represent England |
only app 1885 |
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Brown, James |
22
233 days |
31 July 1862 |
CF |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
5 |
3 |
final app
1880-85 |
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Cobbold
W. Nevill |
22
45 days |
4 February 1863 |
IL |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
3 |
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Bambridge,
E. Charles |
26
234 days |
30 July 1858 |
OL |
Swifts FC |
13 |
12 |
most gls |
reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
Arthur and Percy Walters are the third set of brothers to play in the same team
twice after the Bambridge's in 1883-84 and the Cursham's in 1883.
Charlie Bambridge's brothers,
Ernest, played for England in 1876,
and
Arthur in 1881-84. Charlie Bambridge
is the second England player to make thirteen appearances (and the
second to have played over 1000 minutes), whereas Jimmy Brown is the
twelfth to make five and James Forrest and Nevill Cobbold are the
sixteenth/seventeenth to make four appearances. 32 players have now
played for England three or more times, and 61 have done so more
than once. |
records: |
This is the first time England
have had back-to-back draws, but have now
gone on a record unbeaten sequence of four matches. It is the first
time they have recorded two draws in a single season. Charlie
Bambridge on is thirteenth outing becomes the most experienced England
player to score a goal. Norman Bailey continues to hold on to and
extend the world appearance record. |
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2-3-5 |
Arthur - P.Walters,
A.Walters
- Amos, Forrest, Bailey - Lofthouse, Danks, Brown, Cobbold, Bambridge |
Averages: |
Age |
22 years
159 days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.8 |
1.6 |
youngest competitive XI
until next match |
most experienced England team so far |
England previous teams
vs. Scotland: |
1884: |
Rose |
Dobson |
Beverley |
Bailey |
Macrae |
Wilson |
Holden |
Vaughton |
Bromley-Davenport |
Bambridge |
Gunn |
1885: |
Arthur |
P.Walters |
A.Walters |
Forrest |
Amos |
Lofthouse |
Danks |
Brown |
Cobbold |
Bambridge |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
"...and the
Scotch in blue" |
Captain |
Charles Campbell |
Selection |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, chose the same team to face
both England and Wales on Friday, 13 March 1885 |
P 9 of 9 - W 7 - D 1 - L 1 - F 33 - A 11 |
Glasgow Evening Post states Paton |
Scotland
Lineup |
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McAuley, James |
24
205 days |
28 August 1860 |
G |
Dumbarton FC |
5 |
1ᵍ 3ᵍᵃ |
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Arnott, Walter |
23
313 days |
12 May 1861 |
Full Back |
Queen's Park FC |
4 |
0 |
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Paton, Michael |
25
135 days |
7 November 1859 |
Dumbarton FC |
3 |
0 |
96 |
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Gow, John John |
25
168 days |
4 October 1859 |
Half Back |
Queen's Park FC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1885 |
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Campbell, Charles |
31 60 days |
20 January 1854 |
Queen's Park FC |
12 |
1 |
most apps |
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Anderson, William |
22
330 days |
25 April 1862 |
OR |
Queen's Park FC |
5 |
1 |
97 |
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Hamilton, Alexander |
19
240 days |
24 July 1865 |
IR |
Queen's Park FC |
1 |
0 |
98 |
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Sellar, William |
20
151 days |
21 October 1864 |
Centre Forward |
Battlefield FC |
1 |
0 |
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Lindsay,
Joseph |
26
128 days |
13 November 1858 |
Dumbarton FC |
6 |
3 |
99 |
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Allan, David Steele |
21
325 days |
30 April 1863 |
IL |
Queen's Park FC |
1 |
0 |
100 |
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Calderwood, Robert |
22
168 days |
4 October 1862 |
OL |
Cartvale FC |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
William Chalmers (Rangers FC); Hugh McHardy (Rangers FC), John Forbes
(Vale of Leven FC); Bob Kelso (Renton FC), John McPherson (Vale of
Leven FC), Alexander Barbour (Renton FC), John Marshall (Third Lanark FC); Willie Turner
(Pollockshields Athletic FC), Alexander Higgins (Kilmarnock FC); and
Walter Lamont
(Pilgrims FC) |
team changes: |
Calderwood replaced Queen's Park FC's
Robert Christie during the week. |
team notes: |
SFA president, treasurer and secretary accompanied the team that
received jerseys, badges and appearances, for the honour of playing against
England and Wales.
James McAuley played as a forward
on his debut, scoring one of the five goals, against Wales, 25 March 1882. |
records: |
This draw put an end to Scotland's
run of twelve successive wins, a world record till Hungary broke it in
1952 and still the best by a British country. |
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2-2-6 |
McAuley - Arnott, Paton - Campbell, Gow -
Anderson, Hamilton, Lindsay, Sellar, Allan,
Calderwood |
Averages: |
Age |
24
years 4 days |
Appearances/Goals |
3.6 |
0.5 |
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Match Report
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Morning Post, Monday, 23 March 1885 |
In Other News..... |
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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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.
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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...
- The Times, Monday, 23
March, 1885
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...
-
Bell's Life in London, Monday, 23
March, 1885
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Source Notes |
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TheFA Scottish FA
Cris Freddi's England Football Factbook ScottishSportHistory: Andy Mitchell Anton Gorovik |
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LondonHearts.com The Football Association Yearbook
James Corbett's England Expects Original Newspaper Reports |
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