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Match
Summary |
Officials |
England |
Team Records |
Ireland |
Referee
Alexander Hamilton
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(22 July 1865) Queen's Park FC, Scotland FA |
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Linesmen |
J.
Howcroft England |
Thomas W. Gibson
Ireland |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
White jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers |
Captain |
Gilbert
Smith seventh, eighth or ninth captaincy |
Selection |
The seven-man
FA
International Selection Committee, on
Monday, 1 February 1899, at The Crystal
Palace, London, following the trial match. |
P 7 of 13, W 5 - D 0 - L 2 - F 31 - A
8. |
P 34th of 195, W 27 - D 4 - L 3 - F 144 - A
33. |
England
Lineup |
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five changes to the previous match
(Robinson, Oakley, Wreford-Brown,
Wheldon & Spiksley out) |
league position (1st February) |
ave lge pos:
xth¹⁰ |
29 |
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Hillman, W. John |
28 80 days |
30 November 1870 |
G |
Burnley FC |
1 |
2ᵍᵃ |
242 |
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third keeper to face a penalty kick |
oldest to face a penalty
so far |
the third Burnley player to represent
England |
only app
1899 |
243 |
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Bach, Philip |
26 163 days |
8
September 1872 |
RB |
Sunderland AFC |
1 |
0 |
the second Sunderland player to represent
England |
only app
1899 |
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Williams,
William |
23 |
20 January 1876 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
5 |
0 |
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Forman, Frank |
23 |
23 May 1875 |
RH |
Nottingham Forest FC |
3 |
1 |
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Crabtree, James W. |
27 |
23 December 1871 |
CH |
Aston Villa FC |
7 |
¹ |
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England's first penalty kick is missed |
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Needham, Ernest |
26 |
21 January 1873 |
LH |
Sheffield United FC |
8 |
1 |
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Athersmith
Harper, W.
Charles |
26 |
10 May
1872 |
OR |
Aston Villa FC |
8 |
3 |
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Bloomer, Stephen |
25 |
20 January 1874 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
9 |
17 |
mst gls |
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Smith, Gilbert O. |
26 |
25 November 1872 |
CF |
Old
Carthusians AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
14 |
10 |
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scorer of England's eighteenth hattrick |
244 |
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Settle, James |
23 166 days |
September 1875 |
IL |
Bury FC |
1 |
3 |
scorer of England's nineteenth hattrick |
the first Bury player to represent
England |
245 |
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Forman, Frederick R. |
25 102 days |
8 November 1873 |
OL |
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
2 |
the twelfth Forester to represent
England |
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reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
On 9 February, it was announced that
Charlie Athersmith would take the place of
Oxford University AFC's
Gilbert Vassall. The
Corinthian was needed to take the field as
Captain in Oxford's varsity match against
Cambridge University AFC.
Fred and Frank Forman are brothers. |
records: |
Third time two hat-tricks have been scored in a single match, all against Ireland (1882 & 1884).
The thirteenth goal is
England's 200th goal scored on a Saturday. |
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2-3-5 |
Hillman - Bach, Williams - Fk. Forman,
Crabtree, Needham - Athersmith, Bloomer, Smith, Settle, Fd.
Forman |
Averages: |
Age |
25.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.3 |
2.2 |
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Ireland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
6th |
Colours |
Probably blue jerseys and white shorts |
Captain |
Joe McAllen |
Selection |
Team chosen by Committee; |
P 1 of 2 - W 0 - D 0 - L 1- F 2 - A 13. |
Ireland
Lineup |
140 |
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Lewis, James |
24 |
4 September 1874 |
G |
Glentoran FC |
1 |
13ᵍᵃ |
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Pyper, John Stanley |
21 |
9 January 1878 |
RB |
Cliftonville FAC |
4 |
1 |
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Torrans, Samuel |
29 |
4 February 1869 |
LB |
Linfield FAC |
23 |
0 |
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Ponsonby, John |
24 |
9 November 1874 in Old Kilpatrick,
Scotland |
RH |
Distillery FC |
9 |
0 |
final app
1895-99 |
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Milne, Robert George |
28 |
1 October 1870 in Inverarity,
Scotland |
CH |
Linfield FAC |
14 |
1 |
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Cochrane, Michael |
25 9 days |
27 February 1874 |
LH |
Distillery FC |
4 |
0 |
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Campbell, James
Caughley |
23 |
5 September 1875 |
OR |
Cliftonville FAC |
7 |
1 |
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Mercer, John Thomas |
21 |
27 March 1877 |
IR |
Distillery FC |
4 |
0 |
141 |
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Waring, John |
24 |
23 March 1874 |
CF |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1899 |
142 |
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Watty, John |
20 |
late 1878 in
Liverpool, England |
IL |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1899 |
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McAllen, Joseph Croft |
23 |
11 March 1874 |
OL |
Linfield FAC |
2 |
2 |
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3rd (& missed)
penalty kick against England |
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reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
Jack Waring, Mick Cochrane and Jack Waring replaced Cliftonville's Jim
Pyper, Jack's brother, Glentoran's George McMaster and Distillery FC's John Peden in
the side. Jack and Jim Pyper are brothers |
missed penalty notes: |
"The kick was essayed by McAllen, who shot straight to Hillman, who
caught the leather, but owing to its greasy condition, dropped.
McAllen, however, was on the alert, and, rushing up, put it into the
net, thus scoring Ireland's first goal." - Shields Daily News, 20
February 1899. |
records: |
Ireland's fiftieth match is also their third consecutive defeat. |
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2-3-5 |
Lewis - Pyper, Torrans - Ponsonby, Milne, Cochrane -
Campbell, Mercer, Waring, Watty, McAllen. |
Averages: |
Age |
23.8 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.4 |
0.3 |
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Match Report |
The
Irishmen sustained a crushing reverse at Roker-park, Sunderland, on
Saturday. Completely overmatched from the start, they had to admit
defeat from England by 13 goals to two. So thoroughly did the English
team hold the upper hand that it was not until their own score held at
11 that Ireland gained their first point. The ground was a trifle soft
and muddy, but was sufficiently firm to afford a fair foothold. The
12,000 spectators who were present were thoroughly rewarded for their
attendance, as, though the match was so terribly one-sided, they had the
pleasure of witnessing an exceptionally brilliant exposition of the game
by the English forwards. The play might well be described as one long
series of attacks on the Irish goal, only broken at rare intervals by
breaks-away on the part of the Irish forwards, who scarcely ever were
really dangerous...
Thanks largely to the skilfulness of Lewis, their goal-keeper, the Irish
defence held up for the first quarter of an hour, but afterwards, it
broke down entirely. In about 12 minutes four goals were obtained, and a
fifth came soon afterwards...
...Then McAllen kicked a
penalty goal, and shortly before time Campbell, the best of their
forwards, taking advantage of an easy opening, scored their second
point...
Of a brilliant front rank G. O.
Smith, in the centre, stood out prominently, once more emphasizing the
fact that in this position he has no superior in England. His judgment
in passing to his wings, whom he kept together admirably, was splendid,
while his shooting was hard, low, and frequent. Settle scored three
times, Bloomer and Frank Forman twice each, and Athersmith and Fred
Forman once each...
It should be stated that
Ireland were not quite fully represented, three changes having been made
in their side.
- The Times - Monday 20th February, 1899
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Source Notes |
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats Original Newspaper
Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks FA Yearbooks 1950-60 Ancestry.com
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