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Saturday,
4 February 1888
Home International Championship 1887-88
(5th)
Match
Wales 1
England 5
[1-1]
Despite being played on English soil,
this
was still a Welsh home match, for revenue purposes.
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"The
first International match of the season, England v. Wales, will be
played on the Crewe Alexandra ground next Saturday. Wrexham was first
fixed as the venue for the game, but in past years the Welsh
Association have received such poor support from the followers of the
game in their own country that they have decided to try their luck on
foreign soil." -
The Lancashire Evening
Post, Saturday, 28 January 1888. |
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Alexandra Recreation Ground, Nantwich Road, Crewe, Cheshire
moved from The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Kick-off (GMT):
'three minutes after three'.
Attendance:
'estimated at about 5,000'; 'the
presence of about 6,000 spectators'; 'fully 6,000 people attended';
'7,000 being present'; 'between 7,000 and 8,000 people'. |
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Jack Doughty
kicked-off |
Tinsley Lindley won the toss |
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[0-0] Bob Roberts scores free-kick: disallowed
[1-1]
Jack Doughty 17
'Moon had injudiciously left his goal open to the
attack of Doughty' |
[0-0] Tinsley Lindley hits crossbar
[0-1]
Fred Dewhurst 16
'Hodgetts passed to Dewhurst'
England's fiftieth away goal |
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some
sources state the final goal was John Goodall's, but Sporting Life, Wrexham Advertiser,
The Guardian etc disagree |
[1-2]
Fred Dewhurst 70
'Hodgetts ran up the left'
offside was appealed - but goal allowed to stand
[1-3] George Woodhall
76
'scored a beauty from the extreme right'
again offside was appealed - but goal allowed to stand
[1-4] Tinsley Lindley 77-89 [1-5]
Fred Dewhurst 90
HAT-TRICK
'from a pass by Woodhall' |
"favoured with a mildness of temperature unusual for this season of
the year, and the ground was in splendid condition." |
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Summary
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Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
Wales |
Team Records |
England |
Umpires |
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. |
Charles Crump
45 (15 December 1840), Kingsland
Birmingham & District FA President |
J.Roberts
Bangor |
Referee John Sinclair
32
(27 August 1855), Belfast (Irish FA) (P 4 W 1 D 1 L 2 F 8
A 6) |
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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 |
Alf Davies |
Selection |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches, on
Wednesday, 25 January 1888. |
P 1 of 4, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 1 - A 5. |
Wales
Lineup |
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Mills-Roberts, Dr
Robert
Herbert |
25 183 days |
5 August 1862 |
G |
Merionethshire FC, Preston North End FC & Corinthians FC,
both England |
6 |
29ᵍᵃ |
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Davies, Alfred Owen |
25 17-34 days |
January 1863 |
RB |
Barmouth FC & Swifts FC, England |
6 |
0 |
will referee the 1889 Ireland match |
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Powell, John |
27 316 days |
25 March 1860 |
LB |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
13 |
0 |
most apps |
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Roberts, Robert |
23/24 |
1864 |
RHB |
Druids FC & Bolton Wanderers FC,
England |
3 |
0 |
104 |
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Davies, Joseph |
23 207 days |
12 July 1864 |
CHB |
Druids FC &
Newton Heath LYR FC,
England |
1 |
0 |
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Griffiths, Peter
Jones |
26 140 days |
17 September 1861 |
LHB |
Chirk AAA FC |
3 |
0 |
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Challen, John Bonamy |
24 313 days |
28 March 1863 |
OR |
Ruthin FC, Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC,
both England |
3 |
0 |
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Pryce-Jones, William Ernest |
20 37 days |
29 December 1867 |
IR |
Newtown FC & Cambridge University AFC,
England |
2 |
0 |
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Doughty,
John |
22 97-127 dys |
October
1865 |
CF |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
4 |
1 |
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Owen, William |
26 178 days |
10 August 1861 |
IL |
Chirk AAA FC |
4 |
1 |
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Lewis, William |
23/24 |
1864 |
OL |
Bangor FC |
6 |
2 |
reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
Alf Davies had his birth registered in January-March 1863, but
baptised on 18 January in Llanbedr. |
records: |
This is a sixth consecutive defeat for Wales, one short of the
unwanted record set in 1876-1880. |
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2-3-5 |
Mills-Roberts - A.Davies, Powell -
Roberts, J.Davies, Griffiths - Challen,
Pryce-Jones, Doughty, Owen, Lewis |
Averages: |
Age |
24 years
142-213
days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.6 |
0.3 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
"The
Whites..."
White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers |
Captain |
Tinsley Lindley |
Selection |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Monday, 23 January 1888 at The Albion
Hotel, Market Street, Manchester (below), following the trial game. |
P 1 of 4, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1. ¹ |
(M.P. Betts,
J.Henderson, R.P. Gregson, N.L. Jackson, W.H. Jope, R.J. Smith and
Officers) |
P 1 of 195, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1. |
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England
Lineup
(nine changes to the previous match) |
140 |
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Moon, William
R. |
19 242 days |
7 June 1868 |
G |
Old Westminsters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
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Howarth,
Robert H. |
22 229 days |
20 June 1865 |
RB |
Preston North End FC |
2 |
0 |
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Mason, Charles |
24 309 days |
1 April 1863 |
LB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
2 |
0 |
141 |
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Saunders, Frank E. |
23 162 days |
26 August 1864 |
RHB |
Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
only app 1888 |
142 |
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Allen, Harry |
22 16 days |
19 January 1866 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
the second Wanderer to represent England |
143 |
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Holden-White, Cecil H. |
27 93 days |
3 November 1860 |
LHB |
Swifts FC,
Clapham Rovers FC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
144 |
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Woodhall, George |
24 152 days |
5 September 1863 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
1 |
1 |
twentieth
player to score on debut |
the second Albionite to represent England |
145 |
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Goodall,
John |
24 230 days |
19 June 1863 |
IR |
Preston North End FC |
1 |
0 |
the fourth Northender to represent England |
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Lindley,
Tinsley |
22 100 days |
27 October 1865 |
CF |
Nottingham Forest FC,
Cambridge
University AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
7 |
9 |
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Dewhurst, Frederick |
24 50 days |
16 December 1863 |
IL |
Preston North End FC
&
Corinthians FC |
6 |
8 |
eighth hattrick scored by England |
146 |
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Hodgetts,
H. Dennis |
24 68 days |
28 November 1863 |
OL |
Aston Villa FC |
1 |
0 |
the fourth Villain to represent England |
reserves: |
Herby Arthur (Blackburn Rovers FC),
Tom Wardle (Stoke FC),
Jack Keenan (Burnley FC),
Charlie Shelton (Notts
Rangers FC),
Bill Townley (Blackburn Rovers FC),
Jem Bayliss (West Bromwich Albion FC) and
Arthur Dunn (Old Etonians AFC), as well as the three below that
were called into the first eleven. |
team changes:
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In the original line-up,
Arthur Walters (Old Carthusians
AFC) was the original captain and
right-back, his place going to reserve Bob Howarth. Left-half
Jimmy Forrest's (Blackburn Rovers FC)
place went to reserve Cecil Holden-White, and forward
Neville Cobbold's (Old Carthusians
AFC) place going Fred Dewhurst,
as arranged prior to the match. Reserve John Goodall, took up
Dewhurst's vacant position at inside-right. |
team notes:
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Arthur Walters'
brother,
Percy, also plays for England in 1885-87.
Tinsley Lindley is the tenth player to make seven
appearances, whereas Fred Dewhurst is the thirteenth player to make
six. Only seventy players have appeared for England so more
than once. |
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2-3-5 |
Moon - Howarth, Mason - Saunders, Allen, Holden-White -
Woodhall, Goodhall, Lindley, Dewhurst, Hodgetts |
Averages: |
Age |
23 years
217
days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.2 |
1.2 |
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Match Report - South Wales Daily News, Monday, 6
February 1888 |
In Other News..... |
The
annual meeting of the representatives of England and Wales at Crewe was
favoured with a mildness of temperature unusual for this season of the
year, and the ground of the Alexandra Football Club, it is needless to
say, was in splendid condition. There was present a large crowd, and
the teams were strictly in accordance with the revised list published
two or three days ago. Doughty kicked off in behalf of Wales. After 16
minutes of fairly even play, Dewhurst scored for England, Lindley
having just previously struck the bar. The ball had no sooner been
restarted than the Welshmen, nettled by their reverse, became
aggressive, and barely a minute had elapsed before Moon injudiciously
left the goal open to the attack of Doughty, who equalised amidst loud
and protracted cheering. Soon after the kick off from the centre, the
Welshmen assumed an aggressive attitude, during which a couple of
corners were gained.
The Englishmen
now had a turn, and corner kicks fell to them without avail. Shortly
before ends were changed, Mills-Roberts most brilliantly saved a shot
from Goodall, the Welshmen, whilst prostrated, diverting the ball from
its course. Score at half-time 1 goal each. Lindley restarted for
England, whereupon Hodgetts ran brilliantly up the left, and centred
only to find Davies in the way, while
such goal keeping as that exhibited by Mills-Roberts has not been seen
for many a long day. A couple of corners again fell to England, but
nothing came of them, and although the Welshmen were pressed, the
defence of their backs were superb, Davies being especially brilliant.
Again Hodgetts ran up on the left, and 25 minutes from the re-start
Dewhurst succeeded in giving England the lead. The Whites were now
decidedly having the best of play, for six minutes later Woodhall
scored with a clinking shot. Later on Lindley scored, and just on the
call of time Dewhurst, from a pass by Woodhall, scored, England
winning by 5 goals to 1 goal.
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Renton thrashed Cambuslang, 6-1, at Hampden Park, to record the biggest ever victory in a
Scottish Cup Final.
It was on 3 February 1888
that two Americans, Thomas Callan and Michael Harkins were sentenced to 15
years in prison for possession of dynamite at a house in London. |
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The excellent
cricket ground of the Alexandra club at Crewe was selected by the
Welsh Association for the decision of their international match with
England last Saturday. The game had been anticipated with great
interest, and between 7,000 and 8,000 people were present...
Good defence was shown by Davies and Mills-Roberts, but the latter was
eventually beaten by a shot by Dewhurst, who scored the first goal.
Immediately on resuming the Welsh forwards attacked, and, amid
applause, Doughty kicked a goal for them, thus bringing the score
level...
Some time elapsed before Dewhurst secured a second goal for England. A
long shot by Woodhall soon gave them a third. Lindley finished up a
lengthy run by scoring a fourth goal and Goodall added a fifth...
- The Times, Monday, 6 February 1888.
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Source Notes |
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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