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Saturday,
26 February 1887
British International Championship
1886-87
(4th)
Match
England 4
Wales 0
[1-0]
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The Surrey Cricket Ground,
The Oval, Kennington, London,
Surrey, SE
Kick-off (GMT):
'shortly after three o'clock'; 'at
five minutes past 3'; 'at
3.10'. Attendance:
'about four
thousand people were present'; 'about four thousand people witnessed';
'numbered well over 4,000'; 'estimated between 5,000 and 6,000'. |
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Norman Bailey
won the toss |
Job Wilding
kicked-off |
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[1-0]
Jack Powell
own goal 14
'Cobbold headed the ball, it going through
off [Powell]'
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some sources state that the
first goal was a Nevill Cobbold goal. |
[2-0]
Tinsley Lindley 55
'Cobbold
ran down very cleverly and gave Lindley a chance' [3-0]
Nevill Cobbold 75
'from
a splendid centre by Lofthouse' [4-0] Tinsley Lindley 80
'after
some pretty play between Lofthouse and Dewhurst'. |
<25th goal scored against Wales
<25th second half goal at home |
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"The weather was
delightfully fine with a light wind." |
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flg.jpg) Match
Summary |
Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Team Records |
Wales |
Umpires |
"He [Mills-Roberts],
probably, had nearly 50 shots to save". |
Morton Peto
Betts
39 (30 August 1847) Old Harrovians FC |
Richard Thomas Gough
26 (April 1859), Oswestry (Welsh FA) |
South Wales Daily News state J.Armstrong (Union) & A.H.Hunter (Welsh FA)and state Thomas Gough (Welsh FA) as referee |
played for England in 1871-77 |
Referee
Thomas Devlin
29 (11 July 1857),
Dairymple, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers |
Captain |
Norman Bailey |
Selection |
The
Football Association Committee
following trial games, with Secretary Charles W.
Alcock having the primary influence, on Friday, 21 February 1887. |
most captaincies so far |
P 14 of 15 - W 6 - D
3 - L
5 - F 38 - A 25. ¹ |
P 30 of 31 - W 14 - D 5 - L
11 - F 95 - A 58 |
England
Lineup
(four changes to the previous match)
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Arthur,
W.J. Herbert |
24 12 days |
14 February 1863 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
7 |
4ᵍᵃ |
most gk apps |
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Walters, Percy M. |
23 149 days |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Old
Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
6 |
0 |
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Walters, Arthur
M. |
22 31 days |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
4 |
0 |
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Haworth, George |
22 132 days |
17 October 1864 |
RHB |
Accrington FC |
2 |
0 |
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Bailey, Norman
C. |
29 218 days |
23 July 1857 |
CHB |
Clapham Rovers FC &
Corinthians FC |
18 |
1 |
oldest
player to represent England competitively until his next
appearance |
most experienced captain
& |
most apps |
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Forrest, James H. |
22 247 day |
24 June 1864 |
LHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
8 |
0 |
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Lofthouse, Joseph
M. |
21 318 days |
14 April 1865 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
4 |
0 |
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Dewhurst, Frederick |
23 72 days |
16 December 1863 |
IR |
Preston North End FC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
4 |
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Lindley,
Tinsley |
21 122 days |
27 October 1865 |
CF |
Nottingham Forest FC,
Cambridge
University AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
5 |
7 |
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Cobbold,
W. Nevill |
24 22 days |
4 February 1863 |
IL |
Old Carthusians
AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
8 |
6 |
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Bambridge,
E. Charles |
28 211 days |
30 July 1858 |
OL |
Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC |
17 |
12 |
most gls |
reserves: |
Bob Roberts
(West Bromwich Albion FC, goal),
Bob Howarth (Preston North End FC) and
Charlie Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, back),
Cecil Holden-White
(Swifts FC)
Charlie
Shelton (Notts Rangers) and
Andrew Amos
(Old Carthusians
AFC, half-backs),
George Woodhall (West Bromwich Albion FC) and
Kenny
Davenport (Bolton Wanderers FC, right forwards)
Jem Bayliss
(West Bromwich Albion FC, centre forward),
George Farmer (Everton FC
and ex-Wales forward)
and
John Goodall
(Preston North End FC, left forwards). |
team notes: |
Arthur and Percy Walters are the first set
of brothers to play in the same team four times.
Charlie Bambridge's brothers,
Ernest, played for England in 1876,
and
Arthur in 1881-84.
Charlie Bambridge
is the second England player to make seventeen appearances, whereas
James Forrest and Nevill Cobbold are the fifth/sixth to make eight and
Herby Arthur is the eighth to make seven appearances. Percy
Walters is the eleventh player to make six appearances and Tinsley
Lindley is the seventeenth player to make five. Only 24 players
have made four or more England appearances, whereas 38 players have
done so for more than three, only 68 have done so more
than once. |
records: |
It is also only the third match in 14½ years that there has been no
debutants, ensuring
that they have now topped the seven appearances per player ratio. This is the
first time England have won three matches in a row, but, they
have gone on a record unbeaten sequence of nine matches, lasting
nearly three years. Their 'Home' record is now at a record five
matches unbeaten. In the 66th minute of this match, both England
and Herby Arthur broke the clean sheet record of 203 minutes. The
match ended with the record of going 228 minutes without conceding a
goal. Arthur is the first England goalkeeper to keep three clean
sheets. 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
- Haworth, Bailey, Forrest - Lofthouse, Dewhurst, Lindley,
Cobbold, Bambridge |
Averages: |
Age |
23 years
339 days |
Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
2.4 |
most experienced team
until next match |
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Wales
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th |
Colours |
Red collared shirts, white shorts, black socks |
Captain |
Humphrey Jones |
Selection |
Team selection chosen by Committee,
following a series of trial matches. |
P 7 of 12 - W 2 - D 1 - L 4 - F 17 - A
22. |
Wales
Lineup |
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Mills-Roberts, Dr
Robert
Herbert |
24 205 days |
5 August 1862 |
G |
St. Thomas' Hospital FC,
London, & Corinthians FC, England |
5 |
24ᵍᵃ |
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Davies, Alfred Owen |
24 39-56 days |
January 1863 |
RB |
Barmouth FC & Swifts FC, England |
4 |
0 |
will referee the 1889 Ireland match |
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Powell, John |
26 338 days |
25 March 1860 |
LB |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
11 |
0 |
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the fourth own goal scored for England |
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Burke, Thomas |
20/21 |
1864 |
RHB |
Wrexham AFC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Jones, Humphrey Percy |
21 81 days |
7 December 1862 |
CHB |
Bangor FC, Swifts FC,
England & East Stirlingshire FC, Scotland |
7 |
1 |
91 |
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Evelyn, Edward Clement |
24 100 days |
18 November 1862 |
LHB |
Radnorshire FC & Crusaders FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Owen, William |
25 200 days |
10 August 1861 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC |
3 |
1 |
92 |
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Challen, John Bonamy |
23 335 days |
28 March 1863 |
IR |
Ruthin FC, Swifts FC, England,
& Corinthians FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Wilding, Job |
21 137 days |
12 October 1865 |
CF |
Wrexham Olympic FC & Bootle FC, England |
6 |
1 |
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Lewis, William |
20/21 |
1864 |
IL |
Bangor FC |
4 |
2 |
93 |
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Turner, William Haighton |
19 298 days |
4 May 1867 |
OL |
Wrexham AFC |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
not known |
team changes: |
Wales had lost
four players before the match. Jack Powell
replaced his brother Albert (Druids FC), Tom Burke replaced Robert Roberts
(Druids FC and Bolton Wanderers FC), Bill
Turner replaced Tom Bryan (Oswestry FC and Merionethshire FC) and Job
Wilding replaced
Tommy Britten (Crusaders FC). |
team notes: |
Dr. Robert Mills-Roberts apparently played in this match with both
his wrists in plaster. He was club secretary of St. Thomas
Hospital. Alf Davies had his birth registered in January-March 1863,
but baptised on 18 January in Llanbedr. |
records: |
Wales suffer a third straight defeat for the first time
since 1883. |
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2-3-5 |
Mills-Roberts - Davies, Powell - Burke, Jones, Evelyn
- Owen, Challen, Wilding, Lewis, Turner |
Averages: |
Age |
22 years
200-268 days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.4 |
0.5 |
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Match Report - London Evening Standard, Monday, 28
February 1887 |
In Other News..... |
About four thousand
people were present at Kennington Oval on Saturday to witness the
ninth annual match between England and Wales under Association rules.
The weather was delightfully fine, and a most enjoyable game was
witnessed. The Football Association had got together a very powerful
team to represent England, with the result that Wales suffered a
severe defeat. Successful in the toss, the Englishmen selected the
western goal, and shortly after three o'clock Wales kicked off with a
light wind in their faces. Not many minutes elapsed before the ball
was taken close up to the Welsh goal, and Bambridge made an
unsuccessful shot. Again the visitors were severely pressed, and
Mills-Roberts stopped shots by Lofthouse, Cobbold, and Bambridge. A
quarter of an hour from the start England obtained their first goal,
the ball going through of the defending backs. On play being resumed
England again asserted their superiority. Their combination was
remarkably good, while the defence of their backs prevented the
visitors' forwards becoming dangerous. The home eleven made several
attempts to increase their advantage, but this they had been unable to
do up to half-time, when they were leading by one goal to none.
Positions having been reversed, the home forwards again forced the
play. Cobbold and Bambridge showed brilliant form along the left side.
It was after a clever run by the former that Lindley scored a second
goal for England. In spite of these losses Wales played in a most
spirited manner. Subsequently Cobbold and Lindley each secured a
further goal for England, who were declared the winners by four goals
to none.
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Preston North End defeated the F.A. Cup holders, Blackburn Rovers, 8-2.
It was on 26 February 1887 that
southern France and northern Italy were counting the cost of the
Mediterranean earthquake, three days earlier. The death toll reached an
estimated 2000 people. |
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The team chosen
to represent England in this international match at the Oval on
Saturday proved far too powerful for Wales...
About 4,000 people witnessed the contest. Choice of positions fell to
England, who selected the western goal, which gave them the advantage
of a light wind, and at five minutes past 3 Wilding kicked off for
Wales... England continued their aggressive tactics, and when rather more than
a quarter of an hour had elapsed Cobbold shot the ball between the
posts off one of the defending backs... Ten minutes had elapsed since half-time when a fine middle by Cobbold
enabled Lindley to register the second goal for England, who quickly
afterwards again pressed their opponents... Good passing among the forwards ended in Cobbold securing a third
point for England, while a fourth resulted from the foot of Lindley.
- The Times, Monday, 28 February 1887.
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Source Notes |
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TheFA
Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Welsh Football Data Archive
Nick
Gibbs' England: The Football Facts |
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HistoricalKits/Wales
FreeBMD.org.uk
Rothmans Yearbooks
Original newspaper reports |
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