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Match No. 30 vs. Wales Match No. 32 vs. Wales Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 31

England 2 Scotland 3 [1-1]

Saturday, 19 March 1887

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: British (Home) Championship (4th) International, match five;
Venue: Leamington Street, Blackburn
Attendance: 12,000
Goals: Scotland - James McCall, 30th minute;
England - Tinsley Lindley, 32nd minute;
Scotland - Leitch Kier, 50th minute;
England - Fred Dewhurst, 51st minute {The Daily Mail match report states that Cobbold deflected in Dewhurst#s shot];
Scotland - Jimmy Allan, 55th minute [some sources state 70th minute];
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - John (Jack) Sinclair, Belfast, Ireland;
Umpires - Richard Philip Gregson, England & Mr Browne, Scotland;
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: Pitch described as a quagmire and heavy; Frosty and at some point through the second half, snowing;
Miscellany: Kickoff -;
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England Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 2nd in Elo world ranking both before and after this match. 
First in the British Championship table before and equal first after this match.
Colours: White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers;
Coach: None; team selection by the Football Association Committee following trial games, for the final time;
Captain: Norman Bailey, 15th and final captaincy.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Roberts, Robert J. ?-Apr-1859 27 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

 1 3 GA 1887-1890
-Walters, Percy M. 30-Sep-1863 23 RB Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC 7 0 1885-1890
-Walters, Arthur M. 26-Jan-1865 22 LB Cambridge University FC, Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC 5 0 1885-1890
-Haworth, George 17-Oct-1864 22 RH Accrington FC 3 0 1887-1890
-Bailey, Norman C. 23-Jul-1857 29 CH

Clapham Rovers FC & Corinthians FC

 19 1 1878-1887
-Forrest, James H. 24-Jun-1864 22 LH

Blackburn Rovers FC

 9 0 1884-1890
-Lofthouse, Joseph M. 14-Apr-1865 21 OR Blackburn Rovers FC 5 0 1885-1890
-Dewhurst, Frederick 16-Dec-1863 23 IR

Preston North End FC & Corinthians FC

 5 5 1886-1889
-Lindley, Tinsley 27-Oct-1865 21 CF

Nottingham Forest FC, Cambridge University FC & Corinthians FC

 6 8 1886-1891
-Cobbold W. Nevill 04-Feb-1863 24 IL

Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC

 9 6 1883-1887
-Bambridge, E. Charles 30-Jul-1858 28 OL

Swifts FC & Corinthians FC

 18 11 1879-1887
Formation:

not known.

not known.

Scotland Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 1st in Elo world ranking both before and after this match. 
Equal second with Ireland in the British Championship table before and equal first after this match.
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts;
Coach: None; Team selection chosen by Committee;
Captain: Jimmy McAuley.

Scotland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-McAuley, James 30-Aug-1860 26 G

Dumbarton FC

 8 1
7 GA		 1882-1887
-Arnott, Walter 12-May-1863 23 B

Queen's Park FC

 7 0 1883-1893
-Forbes, John 13-Jan-1862 25 B

Vale of Leven FC

 4 0 1884-1888
-Kelso, Robert R. 02-Oct-1865 21 HB

Renton FC

 4 0 1885-1898
-Auld, John R. 07-Jan-1862 25 HB

Third Lanark FC

 1 0 1887-1889
-Keir, Leitch 22-Jun-1861 25 HB

Dumbarton FC

 3 1 1885-1888
-Marshall, John NK F

Third Lanark FC

 3 1 1885-1887
-Robertson, William NK F

Dumbarton FC

 1 0 1887
-Sellar, William 21-Sep-1866 20 F

Battlefield FC

 3 0 1885-1893
-McCall, James 02-Mar-1865 22 F

Renton FC

 2 2 1886-1890
-Allan, James NK F

Queen's Park FC

 1 1 1887
Formation:

not known.

not known.

Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Captain James McAuley played as a forward on his debut, scoring one of the five goals, against Wales, 25 March 1882.

Sources

England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
TheFA.com
Scottish Football Association
London Hearts
England Expects: James Corbett

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