England Match No. 33 - Scotland - 17 March 1888

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Match Results

England National Football Team Match No. 33

Scotland 0 England 5 [0-4]

Saturday, 17 March 1888

Match Summary and Report

Team Records

Scotland Pre-Match

England Pre-Match

Match Summary

Status:

British (Home) Championship (5th) International, match four;

Venue:

Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow

Attendance:

16,000;

Goals:

England - Tinsley Lindley, 30th minute; [one report names Lindley, other's only that a goal was scored from a scrimmage. One source gives it to Harry Allen]
England - Dennis Hodgetts, 31st minute;
England - Fred Dewhurst, 40th minute;
England - John Goodall, 43rd minute;
England - Fred Dewhurst, 49th minute;

Cautions:

None.

Expulsions:

None.

Officials:

Referee - John (Jack) Sinclair, Belfast, Ireland;
Umpires - Mr A. Kennedy, SFA President & Morton P. Betts, 40, (30-Aug-1847), London, England;

Notes:

Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.

Conditions:

Ground was cleared of snow, leaving behind a hard frosty pitch; Dull and overcast weather;

Miscellany:

Kick-off was at 3:49 p.m., 14 minutes late; Scotland's first ever defeat on home-soil.

Notes:

James Forrest (Blackburn Rovers FC) withdrew from the line-up, replaced by Cecil White.

Scotland Team

Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 1st in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.
Equal first in the British Championship table before and equal second after this match.

Colours:

Blue shirts, white shorts;

Coach:

None; Team selection chosen by Committee;

Captain:

Donald Gow;

Scotland Lineup

Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G	Career
-Lindsay, John	NK		G	Renton FC	1	5 GA	1888-1893
-Arnott, Walter	12-May-1863	24	RB	Queen's Park FC	9	0	1883-1893
-Gow, Donald R.	08-Feb-1868	20	LB	Glasgow Rangers FC	1	0	1888
-Kelso, Robert R.	02-Oct-1865	22	B	Renton FC	6	0	1885-1898
-Kelly, James	15-Oct-1865	22	CB	Renton FC	1	0	1888-1896
-Keir, Leitch	22-Jun-1861	26	F	Dumbarton FC	5	1	1885-1888
-Hamilton, Alexander	24-Jul-1865	22	F	Queen's Park FC	4	0	1885-1888
-Berry, William H.	20-Aug-1867	20	IR	Queen's Park FC	1	0	1888-1891
-Sellar, William	21-Sep-1866	21	F	Battlefield FC	5	0	1885-1893
-McCall, James	02-Mar-1865	23	F	Renton FC	4	2	1886-1890
-Lambie, John A.	18-Dec-1868	19	F	Queen's Park FC	3	1	1886-1888

Formation:

not known.

England Team

Ranking:

No official ranking system established; 2nd in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.
Equal first in the British Championship table before and first after this match.

Colours:

White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers;

Coach:

None; team selection by the International Select Committee,
2nd match, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 10 - A 1.

Captain:

Tinsley Lindley, second 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	2	1 GA	1888-1891
-Howarth, Robert H.	20-Jun-1865	22	RB	Preston North End FC	3	0	1887-1894
-Walters, Percy M.	30-Sep-1863	24	LB	Old Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC	8	0	1885-1890
-Haworth, George	17-Oct-1864	23	RH	Accrington FC	4	0	1887-1890
-Allen, Henry	19-Jan-1866	22	CH	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	2	0	1888-1890
-White, Cecil H.H.	03-Nov-1860	27	LH	Swifts FC & Corinthians FC	2	0	1888
-Woodhall, George	05-Sep-1863	24	OR	West Bromwich Albion FC	2	1	1888
-Goodall, John	19-Jun-1863	24	IR	Preston North End FC	2	1	1888-1898
-Lindley, Tinsley	27-Oct-1865	22	CF	Nottingham Forest FC & Corinthians FC	8	10	1886-1891
-Dewhurst, Frederick	16-Dec-1863	24	IL	Preston North End FC & Corinthians FC	7	10	1886-1889
-Hodgetts, Dennis	28-Nov-1863	24	OL	Aston Villa FC	2	1	1888-1894

Formation:

not known.

Match Report

Source Notes

Sources

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

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