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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
England |
Type |
Ireland |
Referee -
William Nunnerley
Wales
Linesmen - not known and
Joseph McBride, Ireland
The FA changed the date of this match to 14 February at the same FA meeting
that decided the England team to meet Scotland on Monday, 24 March 1902.
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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 1902 International Football Association Board meeting:
New pitch with new laws.
Dutch FA request an International Body. |
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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
1st |
Colours: |
White
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
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Capt: |
Howard Spencer, first captaincy |
Selectors: |
The seven-man
FA
International Selection Committee, on Monday, 26 January 1903, following
the North vs. South trial match at Tottenham.
46th match, W 34 - D 8 - L 4 - F 173 - A 41. |
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England
Lineup |
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Baddeley,
Thomas |
28 |
30 October 1874 |
G |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 GA |
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Spencer, Howard |
27 |
23 August 1875 |
RB |
Aston Villa FC |
4 |
0 |
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Molyneux, George |
27 |
24 July 1875 |
LB |
Southampton FC |
2 |
0 |
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Johnson, W. Harrison |
27 |
22 November 1875 |
RH |
Sheffield United FC |
4 |
0 |
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Holford, Thomas |
24 |
22 February 1878 |
CH |
Stoke FC |
1 |
0 |
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Hadley, Harry |
25 |
26 October 1877 |
LH |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
1 |
0 |
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Davis, Harry |
23 |
8 November 1879 |
OR |
The Wednesday FC |
1 |
1 |
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Sharp, John |
24 |
15 February 1878 |
IR |
Everton FC |
1 |
1 |
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
23 |
3 June 1879 |
CF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
1 |
2 |
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the fiftieth brace scored |
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Settle, James |
27 |
September 1875 |
IL |
Everton FC |
6 |
6 |
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Lockett, Arthur |
25 |
11 March 1877 |
OL |
Stoke FC |
1 |
0 |
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reserves: |
Kelly Houlker (Portsmouth FC) was a late reserve, called up the
day before. |
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team notes: |
Aston Villa FC's
Billy Garraty withdrew from
the original line-up, his place went to Jack Sharp.
Jack Sharp became the
fiftieth player to score on his England debut. |
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2-3-5 |
Baddeley -
Spencer, Molyneux -
Johnson, Holford, Hadley
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Davis, Sharp, Woodward, Settle, Lockett, |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
2.1 |
0.5 |
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 Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
10th |
Colours: |
Green jerseys and white shorts
According to the match
card |
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Capt: |
Archie Goodall |
Selectors: |
Team chosen by Committee, on Saturday, 17
January 1903 in Dublin; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William E. |
20 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Linfield FAC |
1 |
4
GA |
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McCracken, William R. |
20 |
29 January 1883 |
RB |
Distillery FC |
4 |
0 |
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McMillan, T. George |
nk |
not known |
LB |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
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Darling, John |
25 |
30 October 1877 |
RH |
Linfield FAC |
8 |
0 |
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Milne, Robert George |
32 |
1 October 1870
in Inverarity,
Scotland |
CH |
Linfield FAC |
20 |
2 |
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Goodall, Archibald L. |
38 |
19 June 1864 |
LH |
Derby County FC, England |
7 |
1 |
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Campbell, James C. |
27 |
5 September 1875 |
OR |
Cliftonville FAC |
13 |
1 |
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Maxwell, James |
nk |
not known |
IR |
Linfield FAC |
2 |
0 |
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Sheridan, James |
20 |
15 May 1882 |
CF |
Everton FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Sloan, Howard A. |
20 |
25 August 1882 |
IL |
Bohemians |
1 |
0 |
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Kirwan, John H. |
25 |
9 February 1878 |
OL |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
Woolwich Arsenal's Tommy Shanks was in the original named line-up, his place
going to Sloan. |
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2-3-5 |
Scott -
McCracken, McMillan -
Darling, Milne, Goodall -
Campbell, Maxwell, Sheridan, Sloan, Kirwan. |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.7 |
0.4 |
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Match Report |
 For
the first few minutes of their match with England at Wolverhampton, on
Saturday, the Irishmen played so well that it looked as if the
Englishmen might experience some difficulty in winning ; but when once
they had settled down very little doubt could be felt about the result,
and in the end England won by four goals to none...
...nearly twenty minutes elapsed
before England scored, but then Woodward made amends, passing smartly
out to Lockett, getting up to take that player's centre and putting the
ball between the posts with a skilful left-foot kick...
...Woodward soon scored a
second goal for England, Sharp put on a third, getting on the ball as
Scott fisted it out from Woodward, and a few minutes before the finish
Davis cleverly kicked a fourth...
The match took place under
favourable conditions, the Wolverhampton ground being well protected
from the wind, and a company of nearly 17,000 people assembled to
witness the play.
- The Times - Monday 16th
February, 1903
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Football League |
Football League Division One
14 February 1903 |
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Team |
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Pts |
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West Bromwich Albion |
25 |
34 |
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The Wednesday |
26 |
32 |
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Sunderland |
24 |
31 |
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Derby County |
25 |
30 |
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Stoke |
25 |
29 |
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Sheffield
United |
25 |
28 |
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Nottingham Forest |
26 |
27 |
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Notts County |
25 |
27 |
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Aston Villa |
24 |
25 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
26 |
25 |
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Liverpool |
23 |
24 |
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Bury |
24 |
24 |
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Everton |
25 |
24 |
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Middlesbrough |
24 |
21 |
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Newcastle
United |
22 |
19 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
26 |
19 |
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Grimsby Town |
25 |
16 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
26 |
11 |
Division One
matches played on
14 February 1903:
BOLTON
WANDERERS 4-1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Marsh 2, White, Bull (Woolridge)
4,000 (Burnden Park,
Bolton)
Wolves were without Tom Baddeley, who kept a clean sheet on his
international debut against Ireland on his home ground.
DERBY COUNTY 1-0
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Bloomer pen.
8,000 (Baseball Ground, Derby)
Derby
were without Archie Goodall, who was playing for Ireland against England
at Wolverhampton.
EVERTON 0-1 ASTON VILLA
(Bache)
20,000 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)
Everton were without Settle, and Sharp (who
scored on his debut), who were playing against Ireland at Wolverhampton,
and Sheridan, who was making his debut for Ireland, whilst Villa were
without Howard Spencer, who was also playing for England.
MIDDLESBROUGH 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Cassidy
20,000 (Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough)
NOTTS COUNTY 1-2
LIVERPOOL
Bull (Goddard 2)
8,000 (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)
STOKE 3-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Capes, Watkins, Higginson (nk)
6,000 (victoria Ground,
Stoke)
Stoke were without Holford and Lockett, both of
whom were making their only international appearances, for England
against Ireland at Wolverhampton.
SUNDERLAND 3-1 BURY
McAllister 2, Hewitt (Wood)
13,000 (Roker Park, Sunderland)
THE WEDNESDAY 1-1
GRIMSBY TOWN
9,000 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)
Wednesday were without Harry Davis, who scored
for England against Ireland at Wolverhampton.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3-3 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Stevenson, Dorsett, Elmore (Hedley, Needham, Lipsham)
17,122 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)
West Brom were without Harry Hadley (making his
only international appearance) and Sheffield United were without Harry
Johnson, both of whom were playing for England against Ireland at
Wolverhampton.
Newly-promoted West Brom were setting the pace,
but the pressure was too much and they ended up in seventh place.
Football League Division Two
14 February 1903 |
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Team |
P
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Pts |
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Manchester
City |
25 |
39 |
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Small Heath |
23 |
35 |
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Woolwich Arsenal |
24 |
34 |
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Bristol
City |
24 |
31 |
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Chesterfield Town |
23 |
28 |
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Preston North End |
22 |
23 |
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Manchester United |
21 |
23 |
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Lincoln City |
23 |
22 |
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Blackpool |
23 |
22 |
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Burslem Port Vale |
23 |
22 |
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Leicester Fosse |
22 |
21 |
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Burton United |
22 |
21 |
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Glossop |
22 |
19 |
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Barnsley |
21 |
18 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
23 |
16 |
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Burnley |
24 |
14 |
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Gainsborough Trinity |
20 |
12 |
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Stockport County |
23 |
8 |
Division Two
matches played on 14
February
1903:
BLACKPOOL 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
Cookson, Heywood
3,000 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)
BURNLEY 1-1 PRESTON NORTH END
Ross pen.
(nk)
1,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)
CHESTERFIELD TOWN 4-1 STOCKPORT COUNTY
Newton 2, Munday, Tomlinson (Hosie)
4,000 (Recreation Ground, Chesterfield)
DONCASTER ROVERS
0-0 BRISTOL CITY
2,500 (Intake Ground, Doncaster)
LEICESTER FOSSE
1-2 BARNSLEY
Brown
(nk)
3,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)
LINCOLN CITY 4-0 BURTON UNITED
1,500 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)
MANCHESTER CITY 7-1 BURSLEM PORT
VALE
Gillespie, McOustra pen., Bannister 2, Meredith 2, Turnbull
(Hartshorne)
12,000 (Hyde Road, Manchester)
SMALL HEATH 1-0 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
McRoberts
5,000 (Coventry Road, Birmingham)
WOOLWICH ARSENAL 0-0 GLOSSOP
10,000 (Manor Ground, London)
Manchester City maintained their hundred-per-cent
home record, as did Small Heath, who had won thirteen to City's twelve
and completed the season without dropping a point at home. Both were set
for an immediate return to the First Division that they had been
relegated from the previous year.
IN OTHER NEWS...
It was on 13 February 1903
that the blockade of Venezuelan ports by the British, German and Italian
navies came to an end with the signing of an agreement whereby the South
American country would begin to repay some of its foreign debts.
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 Source Notes
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Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Original Newspaper
Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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