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Match No. 31 vs. Scotland Match No. 33 vs. Scotland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 32

Wales 1 England 5 [1-1]

Saturday, 4 February 1888

Match Summary and Report

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

 

Match Summary
Status: British (Home) Championship (5th) International, match one;
Venue: Nantwich Road, Crewe
Notes: Despite being played on English soil, this was still a Welsh home match.  Moved from Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham at the last moment.
Attendance: 6,000;
Goals: England - Fred Dewhurst, 16th minute;
Wales - Jack Doughty,17th minute;
England - Fred Dewhurst, 70th minute;
England - [England's 100th first-class goal] George Woodhall, 71st minute;
England - Tinsley Lindley, unknown minute; [sources guess at 75th minute]
England - Fred Dewhurst, 88th minute; hat-trick [some sources state a John Goodall goal, but Sporting Life, Wrexham Advertiser, The Guardian etc disagree]
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - John (Jack) Sinclair, Belfast, Ireland;
Umpires -
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: not known.
Notes: The selection procedure was turning chaotic as seventy-plus players were turning up for trial games, making the process a logistical and bureaucratic nightmare for Charles Alcock and his team.  In its place is the International Select Committee.  Comprising of seven men, they announce the team on the basis of who has won the most votes at the end of limited trials.
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Wales Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 5th in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.
Unplayed in the British Championship table before and second after this match.
Colours: Dark shirts, probably red, and white shorts;
Coach: None;
Captain: Alf Davies

Wales Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Mills-Roberts, Dr Robert H. 05-Aug-1862 25 G

Preston North End FC,  & Corinthians FC, both England

 6 29 GA 1885-1892
-Davies, Dr. Alfred O. NK B

Swifts FC, England

 6 0 1885-1890
-Roberts, Robert NK B

Bolton Wanderers FC, England

 3 0 1884-1892
-Powell, John NK B

Newton Heath FC, England

 13 0 1878-1888
-Griffiths, Peter NK HB

Chirk FC

 3 0 1884-1891
-Davies, Joseph E. 12-Jul-1864 23 HB

Newton Heath FC, England

 1 0 1888-1893
-Challen, John B. NK F

Corinthians FC, England

 3 0 1887-1890
-Doughty, John Oct-1865 22 F

Newton Heath FC, England

 4 1 1886-1890
-Lewis, William circa 1864 23/24 F

Bangor FC

 6 2 1885-1898
-Pryce-Jones, William E. NK F

Cambridge University FC, England

 2 0 1887-1890
-Owen, William NK F

Chirk FC

 4 1 1884-1893
Formation:

not known.

not known.

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 and first after this match.
Colours: -
Coach: None; team selection by the Seven-man International Select Committee,
1st match, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1.
Captain: Tinsley Lindley, first of four known captaincies;

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Moon, William R. 27-Jun-1868 19 G

Old Westminsters FC & Corinthians FC

 1 1 GA 1888-1891
-Howarth, Robert H. 20-Jun-1865 22 RB Preston North End FC 2 0 1887-1894
-Mason, Charles 01-Apr-1863 24 LB

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 2 0 1887-1890
-Saunders, Frank E. 26-Aug-1864 23 RH

Swifts FC  & Corinthians FC

 1 0 1888
-Allen, Henry 19-Jan-1866 22 CH

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 1 0 1888-1890
-White, Cecil H.H. 03-Nov-1860 27 LH

Swifts FC  & Corinthians FC

 1 0 1888
-Woodhall, George 05-Sep-1863 24 OR

West Bromwich Albion FC

 1 1 1888
-Goodall, John 19-Jun-1863 24 IR Preston North End FC 1 0 1888-1898
-Lindley, Tinsley 27-Oct-1865 22 CF

Nottingham Forest FC, Cambridge University FC & Corinthians FC

 7 9 1886-1891
-Dewhurst, Frederick 16-Dec-1863 24 IL

Preston North End FC & Corinthians FC

 6 8 1886-1889
-Hodgetts, Dennis 28-Nov-1863 24 OL

Aston Villa FC

 1 0 1888-1894
Formation:

not known.

not known.

Match Report

The Welsh side that faced England in Crewe:-

Back row -  ?, Peter Griffiths, Bob Roberts, Joe Davies, Dr. Bob Mills-Roberts, Jack Powell, ?;
Middle row - John Challen, Dr. Alf Davies, ?;
Front row - Bill Pryce-Jones, Billy Lewis, Jack Doughty, William Owen.

Source Notes

 

Sources

Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Welsh Football Data Archive
TheFA.com
FreeBMD.org.uk
Rothmans Yearbooks
IFFHS.de

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