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 73 vs. Scotland
 unofficial 11
u/o match vs. Germany
 74 vs. Wales

Saturday, 21 September 1901
  German Tour of FA

England 12 Germany 0 [5-0]
 

  

White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London
 Attendance: 5,252; Kick-off tbc

 Match Summary
England Party
Germany Party

England - Foster (6), Farnfield (2), Smith (2), Ryder, Hales
Unofficial Results

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.
 

Match Summary
 
Officials

England

Type

Germany
Referee - x

Linesmen - not known

The Football Association repaid the hospitality that they had received two years earlier, by inviting a German team over to England for two games. England fielded an entirely amateur eleven, including two full internationals, in the first fixture. It was to be another five years before an official England amateur team was founded.

   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

England Team
 

Rank:

 not applicable Colours: White jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers
Capt: not known Committee: x
England Lineup
  - - - G -
  - - - RB -
  - - - LB -
  - - - RH -
  - - - CH -
  - - - LH -
  - - - OR -
  - - - IR -
  - - - CF -
  - - - IL -
  - - - OL -

reserves:

  
   
formation formation -

Germany Team
 

Rank:

 not applicable Colours: not known, probably black
Capt: not known Selectors: x
Germany Lineup
  - - - G -
  - - - RB -
  - - - LB -
  - - - RH -
  - - - CH -
  - - - LH -
  - - - OR -
  - - - IR -
  - - - CF -
  - - - IL -
  - - - OL -

reserves:

 reserves
   
formation formation -

 

    Match Report

Association football is in its infancy in Germany, so that it can be readily realized that the German eleven were easily worsted in their match with the splendid band of amateurs which the Football Association put into the field against them on the much-improved ground of the Tottenham Hotspur club on Saturday. The result was a victory for England by 12 goals to none, and the scoring might have been easily more decisive had not the Englishmen played a nice leisurely game that spelt no exertion...

The 12 goals were divided between five for the first and seven for the second half. R. E. Foster kicked six, G. O. Smith and A. S. Farnfield two, and Hales and Ryder one each. There were 6,000 spectators on a bad day, and the German eleven were very heartily welcomed. In these days of leagues it was a luxury to see a match played in such a splendid spirit of sportmanship. - The Times - Monday 23rd September, 1901

Source Notes

Official matchday programme, England vs. Germany, 11 September 1991.
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