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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Wal |
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Type |
England |
Referee -
Thomas
R.
Park
31/32 (1862),
Glasgow, Scotland
Linesmen - D. Smith,
Westminster Rovers FC (Welsh FA) & T/F. Bickley,
Casuals FC (Football Association)
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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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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
"...were quickly followed by the Welshmen, in red and
blue shirts".
navy blue shorts and red socks. |
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Capt: |
David Jones |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, on Tuesday, 6 March 1894, following a series of trial matches. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Trainer, James |
31 |
7 January 1863 |
G |
Wrexham AFC &
Preston North End FC, England |
10 |
39
GA |
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Parry, Charles F. |
24 |
early 1870 |
RB |
Llansilm FC &
Everton FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Jones, David |
26/27 |
1867 |
LB |
Chirk AAA FC &
Bolton Wanderers FC, England |
10 |
0 |
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Evans, John |
34/35 |
1859 |
RH |
Oswestry United FC |
3 |
0 |
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Chapman, Thomas |
23 |
early 1871 |
CH |
Newtown FC |
2 |
0 |
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Hughes, Abel |
24 |
winter 1869 |
LH |
Rhos FC |
1 |
0 |
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James, Edwin |
24 |
spring 1869 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC |
4 |
1 |
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Lewis, Benjamin |
24/25 |
1869 |
IR |
Wrexham AFC |
8 |
2 |
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Lewis, William |
29/30 |
1864 |
CF |
Bangor FC &
Chester FC, England |
17 |
4 |
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Rea, John C. |
25 |
winter 1868 |
IL |
Aberystwyth FC |
2 |
1 |
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Bowdler, John C.H. |
24 |
24 April 1869 |
OL |
Rhayader FC &
Shrewsbury Town FC, England |
5 |
3 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
this is the oldest team to face England thus far.
Regarding David
Jones captaincy: - "D.JONES,
the left full-back, is the captain [of Bolton Wanderers],
and as his name implies, is a native of the Principality, for whom he
has done yeoman service in the International games, his latest
achievement being to captain the Welsh team against England this
season." - Saturday, 31 March 1894, The Sporting Life |
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2-3-5 |
Trainer -
Parry, Jones -
Evans, Chapman, Hughes -
James, B.Lewis, W.Lewis, Rea, Bowdler |
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Averages: |
Age |
26.2/5 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.0 |
0.9 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
"Englishmen in white were the first to
appear..." |
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Capt: |
Not known with any certainty. |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Wednesday, 14
February 1894, at 61 Chancery Lane, London.
20th match, W 17 - D 2 - L 1 - F 84 - A
18. |
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Various sources cannot decide who was captain for this
match, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but possibly Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an inexperienced team, but neither
Sporting Life, Manchester Guardian, North Wales
Guardian, The Times, The Field, The Sportsman,
Sporting Chronicle and Northern Whig make mention of a
captain. |
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England
Lineup |
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Gay, Leslie H. |
22 |
24 March 1871 |
G |
Cambridge University AFC,
Old Brightonians FC
&
Corinthians FC |
2 |
3
GA |
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Lodge, L. Vaughan |
21 |
21 December 1872 |
RB |
Cambridge University AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
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Pelly, Frederick R. |
24 |
11 August 1869 |
LB |
Old Foresters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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Hossack, Anthony H. |
26 |
2 May 1867 |
RH |
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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Wreford-Brown, Charles |
27 |
9 October 1866 |
CH |
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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Topham, Arthur G. |
25 |
19 February 1869 |
LH |
Casuals FC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
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Topham, Robert |
26 |
3 November 1867 |
OR |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC,
Casuals FC &
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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Gosling, R. Cunliffe |
25 |
15 June 1868 |
IR |
Old Etonians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 |
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Smith, Gilbert O. |
21 |
25 November 1872 |
CF |
Oxford University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
2 |
1 |
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Veitch, John G. |
24 |
19 July 1869 |
IL |
Old Westminsters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
3 |
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Sandilands, Rupert R. |
25 |
7 August 1868 |
OL |
Old Westminsters AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
Only ten of the original line-up was named on Wednesday, 14 February.
It was the centre-half position that was not filled, released as A.N.
Other. Wreford-Brown took his place on Wednesday, 28 February.
Hugh Harrison (Old Westminsters
AFC)
withdrew from that line-up, Vaughan Lodge took his place.
Robert and
Arthur Topham were brothers.
England's unbeaten run has now reached
a record fourteen matches, since March 1890. |
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2-3-5 |
Gay -
Lodge, Pelly -
Hossack, Wreford-Brown, A.Topham
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R.Topham, Gosling, Smith, Veitch, Sandilands |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
1.9 |
0.4 |
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Match Report |
A keen wind swept across the
racecourse at Wrexham yesterday, when the 16th annual match between
these divisions of the United Kingdom was decided. The turf was in good
order and there were nearly 3,000 spectators present. The English eleven
was composed entirely of amateurs, who acquitted themselves admirably...
...Then several smart attacks
were made by the home team, and within ten minutes of the start Bowdler
kicked the first goal for them...
...the play of Trainer in goal
was sound. This, however, did not prevent Veitch from equalizing, while
a second goal for the visitors was scored after a rebound...
...Lodge got the ball away and
Veitch, who received it from Gosling, kicked a third goal for England...
At length the English forwards
again invaded their rivals' territory, and a fourth goal was obtained by
Veitch...
...Topham passed the ball to
Gosling, who kicked it between the posts...
Of the 16 matches now decided
England has won 13, Wales two, and that played in 1884-85 was left drawn
by one goal all.
- Tuesday
13th March 1894, The Times.
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The Football League on 12 March 1894: |
Division One Table
12 March 1894 |
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Team |
P
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Pts |
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Aston Villa |
26 |
37 |
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Sunderland |
25 |
32 |
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Burnley |
25 |
31 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
25 |
30 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
27 |
30 |
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Sheffield
United |
28 |
29 |
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West Bromwich Albion |
27 |
28 |
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Derby County |
24 |
25 |
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Nottingham Forest |
23 |
25 |
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Stoke |
25 |
25 |
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Everton |
26 |
25 |
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The Wednesday |
28 |
24 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
24 |
20 |
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Darwen |
26 |
19 |
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Preston North End |
26 |
17 |
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Newton Heath |
23 |
11 |
NEWTON HEATH 5-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Clarkin, Donaldson 3, Farman (Hargreaves)
5,000 at Bank Street, Manchester
An impressive
performance gave the home side renewed vigour that they might avoid the
test matches
at the end of the season, but they only won three more
points and were eventually relegated.
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Division Two Table
12 March 1894 |
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Team |
P
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Pts |
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Liverpool |
22 |
40 |
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Notts County |
24 |
33 |
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Small
Heath |
23 |
32 |
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Newcastle
United |
25 |
31 |
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Grimsby Town |
24 |
29 |
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Burslem Port
Vale |
25 |
29 |
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Woolwich
Arsenal |
24 |
26 |
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Burton Swifts |
23 |
25 |
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Lincoln City |
22 |
23 |
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Middlesbrough
Ironopolis |
25 |
20 |
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Ardwick |
21 |
16 |
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Crewe
Alexandra |
23 |
15 |
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Walsall Town
Swifts |
24 |
15 |
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Rotherham Town |
23 |
12 |
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Northwich
Victoria |
24 |
6 |
WALSALL
TOWN SWIFTS
2-1 NOTTS COUNTY
Leatherbarrow 2 (Logan)
2,000 at West Bromwich Road, Walsall
Walsall managed to avoid the bottom three, so did not have to apply for
re-election, whilst Notts County
made the top three, but failed to win
promotion. They had, however, reached the FA Cup Final, just
two days
earlier and went on to win the competition, which was more than adequate
compensation.
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IN OTHER NEWS...
It was on 12 March 1894 that Coca-Cola
was sold in bottles for the first time. For the previous eight years it
had been dispensed only from soda fountains until an enterprising
Mississippi candy-store owner bottled it and sold it to his customers to
take away. A hundred years later, Coca-Cola was the sponsor of the
Football League Cup.
 Source Notes |
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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