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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
England |
Type |
Ireland |
Referee -
Thomas Robertson
42 (1 December
1864),
Torrance, Stirlingshire, Scotland Football Association
Linesmen - John Lewis, Blackburn, and
J. McAanerany, Ireland
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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 1906 International Football Association Board meeting:
Offside rule debated and Neutral Linesmen |
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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: |
"England in white shirts and black
knickers." |
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Capt: |
Bob Crompton, sixth captaincy |
Selectors:
In Charge:
Charles J. Hughes |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Monday, 28
January 1907,
following
the trial match at Stamford Bridge.
58th match, W 42 - D 10 - L 6 - F 195 - A 51. |
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England
Lineup |
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Hardy, Sam |
24 |
26 August
1882 |
G |
Liverpool FC |
1 |
0
GA |
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Crompton, Robert |
27 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
12 |
0 |
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Carr, John T. |
28 |
summer 1878 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC |
2 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
27 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC |
4 |
0 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
26 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
1 |
0 |
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Hawkes, Robert M. |
26 |
18 October 1880 |
LH |
Luton Town FC |
1 |
0 |
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Rutherford, John |
22 |
12 October 1884 |
OR |
Newcastle United FC |
2 |
0 |
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Coleman, John George |
25 |
26 October 1881 |
IR |
Woolwich Arsenal FC |
1 |
0 |
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Hilsdon, George |
21 |
10 August 1885 |
CF |
Chelsea FC |
1 |
0 |
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Bache, Joseph W. |
27 |
8 February 1880 |
IL |
Aston Villa FC |
5 |
3 |
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Hardman, Harold P. |
24 |
4 April 1882 |
OL |
Everton FC |
2 |
1 |
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reserves: |
Newcastle United FC's
Colin Veitch and
Manchester City FC's
Irvine Thornley. |
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2-3-5 |
Hardy -
Crompton, Carr -
Warren, Wedlock, Hawkes -
Rutherford, Coleman, Hilsdon, Bache, Hardman. |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
2.9 |
0.3 |
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 Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
16th |
Colours: |
"The Irishmen played in royal blue with shamrock crests." |
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Capt: |
Harold Sloan |
Selectors: |
Team chosen by Committee, on Wednesday, 6
February 1907; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William E. |
24 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Everton FC, England |
9 |
14
GA |
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McCracken, William R. |
22 |
29 January 1883 |
RB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
11 |
1 |
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McCartney, Alexander D. |
27 |
14 November 1879 |
LB |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
7 |
0 |
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Wright, John |
nk |
not known |
CH |
Cliftonville FAC |
4 |
0 |
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Connor, James |
29 |
22 September 1877 |
RH |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
6 |
0 |
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McConnell, D.J. English |
23 |
14 May 1883 |
LH |
Sunderland AFC, England |
5 |
0 |
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Blair, John W. |
25 |
19 November 1881 |
OR |
Cliftonville AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Harris, Valentine |
22 |
23 June 1884 |
IR |
Shelbourne FC |
2 |
0 |
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Sloan, Howard A. |
24 |
25 August 1882 |
CF |
Bohemians |
5 |
3 |
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O'Hagan, Charles |
25 |
28 July 1881 |
IL |
Aberdeen FC, Scotland |
6 |
1 |
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Young, Samuel |
24 |
14 February 1883 |
OL |
Linfield FAC |
1 |
0 |
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reserves: |
Bob Milne (Linfield AFC) and John Owens (Shelbourne FC). |
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2-3-5 |
Scott -
McCracken, McCartney -
Wright, Connor, McConnell
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Blair, Harris, Sloan, O'Hagan, Young |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.4 |
0.5 |
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Match Report |
 Meeting
England at Liverpool on Saturday, in the first Association international
of the present season, Ireland suffered defeat by one goal to none.
Inasmuch as victory had never
rewarded their efforts in the course of 25 former games between the two
countries, the Irish team were probably well satisfied with the result
of the encounter. They showed remarkably good powers of defence,
half-backs, backs, and goalkeeper alike acquitting themselves with skill
and judgment ; but unfortunately the excellence in this respect was to
some extent discounted by lack of combination among the forwards.
Individually the majority of the Irish front rank possessed pace and
ability in dribbling. The want of mutual understanding, however, robbed
their attack of real effectiveness, and until some advance is made in
this direction, Ireland are not likely to gain the long-delayed victory
over England. Still, the form of the visitors on Saturday was a notable
improvement upon that displayed at Belfast 12 months ago, when the
Englishmen, without especially distinguishing themselves, won by five
goals to none. As a matter of fact, although it cannot be said that they
ever looked like winning, Ireland were rather unfortunate in not
effecting a draw ; for the one goal obtained by England possessed some
element of luck and, during the last five minutes, the Englishmen
experienced the greatest difficulty in keeping their goal intact...
...Indeed it was not until the
second half had been in progress for some minutes that they secured the
one goal of the match.
The match, which attracted
about 23,000 people, took place in favourable conditions, for the state
of the turf, although rather soft, did not handicap the players, and the
breeze, though fairly fresh, blew across the ground. Of the 26 matches
now played between the two countries, England have won 24 and two have
been drawn. -
The Times - Monday 18th February, 1907
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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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