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"ACCIDENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL
In the surging crowd at Celtic Park, Glasgow, previous to the start of the international football match, Robert Ferguson, a clerk, residing at 10 Elder Park, Govan, had his leg broken, and Kenneth Miller, 64 Fernie Street, Maryhill, received a severe lacerated wound on the thigh. Both were removed to the Infirmary. Several police received cuts from stones thrown by spectators."		 Saturday, 7 April 1900
Home International Championship 1899-1900 (17th) Match

Scotland 4 England 1 [4-1]
 


Celtic Park, Janefield Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
 Kick-off (GMT): 3.30pm
 Attendance: 63,000; Receipts £4387 9s. 6d.;












Football League Record

Season Record
England's fourth visit to Parkhead; fifteenth visit to Glasgow, to Lanarkshire and to Scotland
Scotland kicked-off Gilbert Smith won the toss

[1-0] Bob McColl 1 0:40-45
 'from a throw-in, the ball was turned over to McColl, who easily beat his defenders and scored with a wonderful shot'
 [2-0] Jack Bell 6
 'got the ball and dribbled it through'
[3-0] Bob McColl 30
 'Smith and Campbell got through to make an opening for McColl'

[4-1] Bob McColl 44 HAT-TRICK
 'a fine piece of combination by the forwards ended in a McColl goal'





<England's 100th goal conceded
[3-1] Steve Bloomer 35
'Athersmith's pass, Bloomer's faultless shot'
eighth ever scoreless second half - twelfth ever scoreless half
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Match Summary

Officials       

Scotland Team Records England
Referee
James Torrans
 Irish FA		 Lord Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, the former Prime Minister (1894-95), was an attendee, with his two sons, Albert Edward Harry Meyer and Neil James. In his honour, Scotland wore primrose yellow and pink, Rosebery´s racing colours.
Linesmen
not known
  

Scotland Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 2nd		 Colours "Celtic Park furnished a great display of Lord Rosebery's racing colours, which the Scottish eleven also wore as a mark of their appreciation of his visit..."
Captain John Robertson Selection The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members
first of 5, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 F 4 - A 1. team chosen on Saturday, 30 March 1900, following the trial match.
Scotland Lineup
  Rennie, Henry George 26 1 June 1873 G Heart of Midlothian FC 2 1ᵍᵃ
  Smith, Nicol 26 25 December 1873 RB Rangers FC 8 0
  Drummond, John 29 13 April 1870 LB Rangers FC 9 0
  Gibson, Neil 27 23 February 1873 RH Rangers FC 12 1
304   Raisbeck, Alexander Galloway 21 26 December 1878 CH Liverpool FC, England 1 0
  Robertson, John Tait 23 25 February 1877 LH Rangers FC 4 0
Bell, John Watson 31 6 October 1868 OR The Celtic FC 10 5
final app 1890-1900
  Walker, Robert 21 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0
McColl, Robert Smyth 23 13 April 1876 CF Queen's Park FC 9 13
fourth hat-trick against England first since 1883 mst gls
  Campbell, John 27 19 August 1872 IL The Celtic FC 6 1
  Smith, Alexander 24 7 November 1875 OL Rangers FC 4 2
reserves: not known
records: Scotland record their third successive victory.
Bob McColl's hattrick is his third for his country. It is also Scotland's fourteenth hattrick.
 
2-3-5 Rennie -
N.Smith, Drummond -
Gibson, Raisbeck, Robertson -
Bell, Walker, McColl, Campbell, A.Smith.
Averages: Age 25.2 Appearances/Goals 6.1 1.6

 

England Team
 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st		 Colours "...with the Englishmen in white."
Captain Gilbert Smith Selection The five-man FA International Selection Committee
P 12 of 13, W 8 - D 1 - L 3 - F 41 - A 14. P 39th of 195, W 30 - D 5 - L 4 - F 154 - A 39.
twelfth, 13th or 14th captaincy team chosen at The Crystal Palace on Saturday, 30 March 1900, following the inter-league match.
England Lineup
  three changes to the previous match (Spencer, Foster & Spouncer out) league position (30th March) ave lge pos: 4th⁶
  Robinson, John W. 28 22 April 1870 G Southampton FC 10 11ᵍᵃ
most gk apps 1900
  Oakley, William J. 26 27 April 1873 RB Corinthians FC 13 0
  Crabtree, James W. 28 23 December 1871 LB Aston Villa FC (FL1 TOP) 12 0
  Johnson, W. Harrison 24 4 January 1876 RH Sheffield United FC (FL1 2nd) 3 0
  Chadwick, Arthur 24
224 days		 26 August 1875 CH Southampton FC 2 0
final app 1900
  Needham, Ernest 27 21 January 1873 LH Sheffield United FC (FL1 2nd) 12 2
  Athersmith Harper, W. Charles 27
 332 days		 10 May 1872 OR Aston Villa FC (FL1 TOP) 12 3
final app 1892-1900
Bloomer, Stephen 26 20 January 1874 IR Derby County FC (FL1 8th) 12 20
mst gls
  Smith, Gilbert O. 27 25 November 1872 CF Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC 19 10
=mst apps
  Wilson, Geoffrey P. 22
 45 days		 21 February 1878 IL Corinthians FC 2 1
final app 1900
256   Plant, John J. 29
 15 days		 23 March 1871 OL Bury FC (FL1 7th) 1 0
the third Bury player to represent England only app 1900
reserves: not known
team notes: After about ten minutes play, with England already two goals down, Oakley and Robinson collided, with the Corinthian being worse off. Although he resumed play, he did so with an injury.
goalscoring records: Steve Bloomer is the first England player to have scored three goals at Celtic Park, and is responsible for all of England's previous three goals at the venue.
 
2-3-5 Robinson -
Oakley, Crabtree -
Johnson, Chadwick, Needham -
Athersmith, Bloomer, Smith, Wilson, Plant
Averages: Age 26.2
oldest		 Appearances/Goals
most experienced		 8.9 3.2
England teams v. Scotland:
1899: Robinson Thickitt Crabtree F.Forman Howell Needham Athersmith Bloomer Smith Settle FR.Forman
1900: Oakley Johnson Chadwick Wilson Plant
 
       Match Report to come, Monday, 9 April 1900

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       Match Report The Times, Monday, 9 April 1900
For the first time for 17 years Scotland gained, at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on Saturday, a really decisive victory over England in the big international match of the Association season. Within this period the Scotchmen have been able to claim several successes, but the margin in their favour had never until Saturday exceeded a single goal. In the 29th game, however, the Scottish players exhibited superiority at all points, except in the matter of goalkeeping, and won in the end by four goals to one. An immense crowd, estimated at between 60,000 and 65,000 people, assembled to witness the struggle, which, except for a slight breeze blowing across the ground, took place under most favourable conditions. Amongst those present was Lord Rosebery, an old patron of the Scottish Football Association, and as a compliment to him the pavilion was adorned with his racing colours, while the Scottish players abandoned the customary dark blue for the primrose and pink. His lordship on arriving at the ground met with an enthusiastic reception from the spectators, and at the finish--when Scotland had won so triumphantly--had to yield to the demand for a speech...
In less than a minute after the kick off a centre by A. Smith was smartly seized upon by McColl, who with a hard right foot kick sent the ball between the posts at a tremendous pace, Robinson being quite unable to get near it. This first score by Scotland was followed five minutes later by another goal from Bell, but in the second instance the work which led up to a point being recorded against England was unfortunately associated with a somewhat serious accident to Oakley. Walker dribbled down cleverly, and, the English back looking in danger of being beaten, Robinson rushed out to clear. In a kind of scrimmage which ensued both Robinson and Oakley fell, and Bell, being at hand, had no one to prevent him from putting the ball between the posts. Oakley did not rise, and it first it was feared he had sustained an injury which would prevent him from taking further part in the game. Matters were not quite so bad as that, for in a few minutes he resumed, but he was obviously quite dazed, and in the evening the doctor, finding him suffering from slight concussion of the brain, forbade him travelling back to England that night...within half an hour he was beaten for the third time. This goal was the result primarily of some neat work between A. Smith and Campbell, but the chief credit belonged to McColl, whose shot--a stinging one sent in from some considerable distance--whizzed past Robinson at a pace which no one could have stopped. A minute or two later came England's one success, Athersmith running down and, getting rather the better of Drummond and Bloomer, putting the ball between the posts...within a minute or two of half-time Bell came away, and, easily eluding Oakley, sent in a fine centre to McColl, who neatly kicked through, out of Robinson's reach...Of the 29 matches now played between the two countries, Scotland have won 14, England nine, and six have been drawn.
 
       In Other News....
It was on 7 April 1900 that Jean-Baptiste Sipido, a 15-year-old Belgian was charged with the attempted assassination of Edward, Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne, by firing at him through the window of his stationary train. The boy was blaming the Prince for the slaughter of thousands of Boers in South Africa, but he was released following a trial, because of his age.
  
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Domestic Football Results (7 April 1900)
The Football League Division One: 
Aston Villa 3 Preston North End 1
    Lower Grounds, Aston (18,000)
Garratty (2), Templeton ~ Henderson
Villa were without Charlie Athersmith and Jimmy Crabtree, but did start with Fred Wheldon, Steve Smith and Jack Devey
 
Blackburn Rovers 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (4,000)
 Dewhurst, Blackburn ~ Pheasant
Rovers started with Tom Booth

Bury 1 West Bromwich Albion 0
   Gigg Lane, Bury (4,152)
McLuckie
Bury were without Jack Plant, but started with Charlie Sagar

Derby County 2 Everton 1
    Baseball Ground, Derby (4,000)
 Stewart, Shanks ~ Sharp
County were without Steve Bloomer

Liverpool 0 Burnley 1
   Anfield Road, Liverpool (10,000)
Hartley
Liverpool were without Alex Raisbeck, but started with Rabi Howell
Burnley started with Jack Hillman
 
Manchester City 1 Stoke 0
    Hyde Road, Ardwick (15,000)
 F.Williams (pen)
County were without Steve Bloomer

Newcastle United 3 Nottingham Forest 1
   St. James' Park, Newcastle opon Tyne (16,000)
 D.Gardner, Peddie, MacFarlane ~ Calvey
Forest started with Fred Forman and Alf Spouncer

Notts County 3 Sunderland 1
    Trentbridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham (6,000)
 McConnachie, McMain (2) ~ Leslie
County were without Steve Bloomer

Sheffield United 4 Glossop 0
    Bramall Lane, Sheffield (5,000)
 Brown (2), Bennett, Barnes
United started with Willie Foulke and Tom Morren
   
Division One Table
Team P ₧
Aston Villa 32 47
Sheffield United 30 44
Sunderland 30 35
Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 35
Derby County 30 32
Nottingham Forest 28 31
Newcastle United 29 30
Bury 28 30
Stoke 30 28
Manchester City 28 27
Notts County 30 26
Everton 30 26
West Bromwich Albion 30 26
Liverpool 30 25
Blackburn Rovers 28 25
Burnley 30 25
Preston North End 29 22
Glossop 29 16

Sheffield United were without Johnson and Needham, who were playing for England in Glasgow. Villa were closing in on retaining their title, their fifth in seven years, though Sheffield United could still pip them by winning their games in hand. The Blades only won one more game, however, and then ran out of fixtures and were unable to catch the most successful club of the victorian era.
   
The Football League Division Two:
Barnsley 1 Small Heath 1
    Oakwell, Barnsley (2,000)
 Jones ~ Leake
Wanderers started with Jack Sutcliffe
  
Burslem Port Vale 1 Newton Heath 0
   Athletic Ground, Stoke (3,000)
 Boullemier

Chesterfield Town 3 Gainsborough Trinity 1
   Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (1,000)
Gooing (2), Geary ~ Bamford
 
Grimsby Town 6 Burton Swifts 0
   Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (2,000)
 Cockshutt, Jenkinson, Kirkland OG, Richards (3)
Grimsby started with Charlie Richards
 
Leicester Fosse 2 Lincoln City 0
   Filbert Street, Leicester (4,000)
 Mercer, King
  
Luton Town 0 Wednesday 1
   Dunstable Road, Luton (1,000)
 Langley
Wednesday started with Tommy Crawshaw
 
Middlesbrough 0 Bolton Wanderers 3
   Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough (8,000)
 Morgan, Bell, Hanson
 
Walsall 1 Loughborough 0
    Hilary Street, Walsall (2,000)
 Connor
Wednesday started with Tommy Crawshaw
 
Woolwich Arsenal 5 New Brighton Tower 0
   Manor Ground, Plumstead (2,000)
 Main, Anderson (pen), Gaudie (2), Logan
 
Division Two Table
Team P ₧
Wednesday 29 45
Bolton Wanderers 28 42
Small Heath 30 41
Leicester Fosse 28 39
Newton Heath 29 37
Grimsby Town 28 33
Chesterfield Town 29 33
Woolwich Arsenal 29 32
Burslem Port Vale 31 32
Lincoln City 28 30
Walsall 28 28
New Brighton Tower 29 26
Middlesbrough 31 21
Barnsley 28 20
Gainsborough Trinity 28 19
Burton Swifts 29 19
Luton Town 30 17
Loughborough 28 6


A week later, Wednesday made it a happy Easter with two wins in two days to secure their promotion straight back to the First Division. Bolton would follow them, the following week.
   
   
       Source Notes
TheFA
Scottish FA
England Football Factbook
Richard Keir's Scotland - The Complete International Record
 Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
 Original Newspaper Reports
 Ancestry.com
London Hearts
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