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40 vs. Scotland
42
41 vs. Ireland
43 vs. Scotland |
Saturday,
7 March 1891
Home International Championship 1890-91
(8th)
Match*
One of two games played on the same day.
England 4 Wales 1
[4-0]
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Match
Summary
England Squad
Wales Squad
Team Records |
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Ashville Ground, Newcastle Road,
Monkwearmouth, Sunderland,
county Durham
Attendance: 15,000;
Kick-off: 3.35pm GMT;
Kicked-off five minutes after the Ireland match. |
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England - John Goodall ('returned
with a shot'
7),
Jack Southworth ('goalkeeper allowed to slip through his
hands' 30),
Edgar Chadwick ('headed through' 35), Alf Milward
('from a scrimmage in front of goal' 37)
Wales - Edmund Howell (81) |
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Results 1891-1900 |
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Wales won the toss, England
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
England |
Type |
Wa |
les |
Referee
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Thomas
R. Park
28/29 (1862), Scotland
Umpires -
John Charles Clegg, 39
(15 June 1850), Sheffield (Sheffield FA President) & unknown.
"Two special footballs were used
for the occasion, one, a "Star Champion," presented by Mr Henry Murton, and
the other by Mr J. R. Auld, captain of the Sunderland team, and were used in
the different halves of the game.".
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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The
1890 International Football Association Board meeting:
The penalty kick proposed and delayed for a year |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours: |
"They wore
white flannels with a badge composed of
three lions and a crown." |
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Capt: |
John Goodall, first captaincy |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Thursday, 26 February 1891 at The
Clarendon Hotel, Derby, following
an inadequate trial game.
10th/11th match, W 9 - D 1 -
L 1 - F 50 - A
11. |
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England
Lineup |
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Wilkinson, Leonard R. |
22 |
15 October 1868 |
G |
Oxford University AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
1
GA |
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Porteous, Thomas S. |
25 |
winter 1865 |
RB |
Sunderland AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Jackson, Elphinstone |
22 |
9 October 1868
in India |
LB |
Oxford University AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
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Smith, Albert |
21 |
23 July 1869 |
RH |
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
0 |
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Holt, John |
25 |
10 April 1865 |
CH |
Everton FC |
2 |
0 |
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Shelton, Alfred |
24 |
12 September 1865 |
LH |
Notts County FC |
4 |
0 |
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Brann, George, retired
35th min.,
returned for second-half |
25 |
23 April 1865 |
OR |
Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
0 |
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Goodall,
John |
25 |
19 June 1863 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
5 |
3 or 4 |
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Southworth, John |
24 |
29 December 1866 |
CF |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
2 |
2 |
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Chadwick, Edgar W. |
21 |
14 June 1869 |
IL |
Everton FC |
1 |
1 |
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Milward, Alfred |
20 |
12 September
1870 |
OL |
Everton FC |
1 |
1 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
Wilkinson had replaced
Billy Moon (Old Westminsters
AFC)
in the goal. Smith took
the place of
John Barton (Blackburn Rovers FC) prior to the game.
Edgar Chadwick is the thirtieth player to score on his England debut. |
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2-3-5 |
Wilkinson -
Porteous, Jackson -
Smith, Holt,
Shelton -
Brann, Goodall, Southworth, Chadwick, Milward
notes: While Brann was retired injured,
Goodall controlled the right without hindrance. Southworth had also
been injured during the second half, during which time he swapped
positions with Milward. |
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Averages: |
Age |
23.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
2.0 |
0.3 |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
"They were dressed in a shade of red and blue." |
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Capt: |
Humphrey Jones |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Turner, Richard E. |
25 |
early 1866 |
G |
Wrexham AFC |
2 |
11
GA |
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Evans, Walter G. |
23 |
summer 1867 |
RB |
Builth FC & Aston Villa FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Powell, Seth |
28 |
summer
1862 |
LB |
Summerhill FC & West Bromwich Albion FC,
England |
4 |
0 |
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Hughes, William |
25/26 |
1865 |
RH |
Caernarfon Athletic FC & Bootle FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Jones, Humphrey |
25 |
7 December 1862 |
CH |
Bangor FC & Queen's Park FC, Scotland |
13 |
1 |
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Parry, Charles F. |
21 |
early 1870 |
LH |
Llansilin FC & Everton FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Davies, Joseph E. |
26 |
12 July 1864 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC & Ardwick FC,
England |
4 |
0 |
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Owen, William |
28/29 |
1862 |
IR |
Chirk AAA FC |
11 |
3 |
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Turner, William H. |
23 |
summer 1867 |
CF |
Wrexham AFC |
4 |
0 |
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Howell, E. Gwynne |
23 |
summer 1867 |
IL |
Builth FC |
3 |
3 |
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Lewis, William |
26/27 |
1864 |
OL |
Bangor FC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England |
11 |
2 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
Gwynne
Howell and Billy Hughes replaced John Bowdler and Alf Davies.
Dick
and Bill Turner were brothers.
This is the oldest team that England
have fielded thus far. |
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2-3-5 |
R.Turner -
Evans, Powell -
Hughes, Jones, Parry -
Davies, Owen, W.Turner, Howell, Lewis |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.8-25.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.1 |
0.8 |
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Match Report |
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Source Notes |
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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