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Match No. 25 vs. Scotland Match No. 27 vs. Scotland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 26

Ireland 1 England 6 [1-2]

Saturday, 13 March 1886

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: British (Home) Championship (3rd) International, match two;
Venue: Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast
Attendance: 4,500
Goals: Ireland - Jimmy Williams, 15th minute;
England - Fred Dewhurst;
England - Tinsley Lindley;
England - Ben Spilsbury;
England - Ben Spilsbury;
England - Ben Spilsbury;
England - Ben Spilsbury; [goal times and goal order - not known]
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - James E. McKillop, Scotland;
Umpires - Nicholas Lane Jackson, London, England & John Sinclair, Belfast, Ireland;
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: -
Miscellany: -
Notes: Blackburn Rovers FC and Swifts FC players, including Jimmy Forrest and the Bambridge brothers, were not picked for this match as both teams were appearing in the FA Cup semi-final against each other.
Norman Bailey was also due to captain this match, but had to drop out, he was replaced by George Shutt.
Statistics:

Not known.

Ireland Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 6th in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.  
Fourth place in the British Championship table before and after this match.
Colours: -
Coach: Team chosen by Committee;
Captain: Jack Hastings

Ireland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Gillespie, R. Shaw 23-Jan-1868 18 GK

Hertford FC

 2 11 GA 1886-1887
-Watson, James NK NK B

Ulster FC

 4 0 1883-1889
-Devine, W.A. Oliver NK NK B

Limavady FC

 2 0 1886-1888
-Molyneux, Thomas B. NK NK HB

Cliftonville FC

 9 1 1883-1888
-Crone, William circa-1864 21/22 B

Distillery FC

 6 0 1882-1980
-Hastings, John NK NK HB

Ulster FC

 6 0 1882-1886
-Turner, William S. NK NK F

Cliftonville FC

 1 0 1886-1888
-Condy, John NK NK F

Distillery FC

 2 0 1882-1886
-Johnston, Samuel J. 18-Sep-1866 19 F

Distillery FC

 *3 or 4 1 1882-1886
-McClatchey, John NK NK F

Distillery FC

 2 0 1886
-Williams, James R. NK NK F

Ulster FC

 2 1 1886
Formation:

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Notes:

*Some sources, including the Football Association, list Johnston in the starting line-up against England, 18 February 1882, rather than David McCaw.  Yet, the leading independent source, NIFG, on Ireland give the appearance to McCaw, his one and only cap.

England Team
Ranking:

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 joint-first place after it.
Colours: -
Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence.
Captain: Percy Walters, first of four captaincies;
Notes: There is a small possibility that Tinsley Lindley, debuting in this match, was the captain, making him the youngest ever.  At least three sources name Percy Walters, The Sportsman names George Shutt. The Northern Whig names Norman Bailey!

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Rose, William C. 04-Mar-1861 25 G

Preston North End FC

 4 3 GA 1884-1891
-Walters, Percy M. 30-Sep-1863 22 RB Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC 3 0 1885-1890
-Baugh, Richard 14-Feb-1864 22 LB

Stafford Road FC

 1 0 1886-1890
-Shutt, George winter-1861 24 HB

Stoke FC

 1 0 1886
-Squire, Ralph T. 10-Sep-1864 21 HB

Cambridge University FC, Old Westminsters FC & Corinthians FC

 1 0 1886
-Dobson, Charles F. 09-Sep-1862 23 HB Notts County FC & Corinthians FC 1 0 1886
-Leighton, John E. 26-Mar-1865 20 OR

Nottingham Forest FC & Corinthians FC

 1 0 1886
-Dewhurst, Frederick 16-Dec-1863 22 F

Preston North End FC & Corinthians FC

 1 1 1886-1889
-Lindley, Tinsley 27-Oct-1865 20 CF

Nottingham Forest FC, Cambridge University FC & Corinthians FC

 1 1 1886-1891
-Spilsbury, Benjamin W. 01-Aug-1864 21 F Cambridge University FC, Derby County FC & Corinthians FC 2 5 1885-1886
-Pike, Thelwell M. 17-Nov-1866 19 OL Brentwood FC, Cambridge University FC, Old Malvernians FC & Corinthians FC 1 0 1886
Formation:

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Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Cris Freddi's invaluable research
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
IFFHS.de

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