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Whit Monday,
8 June 1908
End of Season Continental Tour Match/ Fussball-Jubiläums-Läderwettkämfe
Austria 1 England 11 [0-5]
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'alten' Hohe Warte, Dionysius-Andrassy-Straße, Unterdöbling, Wien
Kick-off (MEZ):
'6 Uhr.'
5.00pm
GMT;
Attendance: '5,000';
'some six thousand spectators witnessed.'; 'estimated at 6,000.'
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England's first visit to Hohe Warte, second visit to Vienna & Austria |
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[0-1] Vivian Woodward 4
'a long ball from Crompton, Donhart
misjudged the bounce, Woodward capitalised'
[0-2] Jimmy Windridge
9
[0-3] Jock Rutherford
penalty 14 [0-4] Frank
Bradshaw 19 [0-5] Vivian Woodward 41
BRACE |
[1-9] Friedrich
Hirschl
78 'Hussak received
the ball and passed to Hirschl, whose offside position did not prevent
him from scoring' |
[0-6] Vivian
Woodward header 55
HAT-TRICK [0-7] Ben Warren
66 [0-8] George
Hilsdon 72
[0-8] Frank Bradshaw 73
BRACE [0-9] Arthur Bridgett
73
[1-10] Vivian Woodward 84
MULTIPLE (4)
'clearly offside'
[1-11] Frank
Bradshaw 85
HAT-TRICK |
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"finally blessed with good weather" |
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flg.jpg) "RETURN
MATCH WITH AUSTRIA"
Sporting Life |
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Officials |
Austria |
Team Records |
England Party |
Referee
Eduard Herczog
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(25 August 1880), Pecsenyéd, Hungary |
This match, and the first fixture two days previously, is a
three-nation competition involving England, Austria and Germany. With
Austria beating Germany 3-2 the previous day, celebrating the Diamond
Jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph I. |
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Linesmen |
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Austria
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
14th |
Colours |
not known |
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Captain |
Engelbert König |
Selection |
Committee |
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P 2 of 2, W 0 - D 0 - L 2 - F 2 - A 17. |
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Austria
Lineup |
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Donhart, Rudolf Anton |
22
172
days |
19 December 1885 |
G |
Wiener SK |
1 |
11ᵍᵃ |
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only app
1908 |
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Schwarz, Johann |
17/18 |
1890 |
RB |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
1 |
0 |
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only app
1908 |
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Smolek, Rudolf |
20
142
days |
18 January 1888 |
LB |
SK Rapid Wien |
2 |
0 |
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Jech, Josef Franz |
21
248
days |
4 October 1886 |
RH |
SK Rapid Wien |
1 |
0 |
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Fischl, Pavel |
21
356
days |
18 June 1886 |
CH |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
2 |
0 |
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Wackenreuther, Arthur |
21
75
days |
25 March 1887 |
LH |
Wiener SK |
2 |
0 |
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Hussak, Ludwig Ignaz |
24 313
days |
31 July 1883 |
OR |
Vienna Cricket & FC |
5 |
2 |
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Merz, Josef Robert
Alfons |
20 196
days |
25 November 1887 |
IR |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
2 |
0 |
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König, Engelbert |
23 234
days |
18 October 1884 |
CF |
SC Germania Schwechat |
3 |
0 |
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Hirschl, Friedrich |
20
136
days |
24 January 1888 |
IL |
Vienna Cricket & FC |
2 |
1 |
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final app
1908 |
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Thurm, Karel Arnošt |
20
104
days |
25 February 1888 |
OL |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
2 |
0 |
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final app
1908 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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2-3-5 |
Donhart - Schwarz, Smolek - Jech, Fischl, Wackenreuther
- Hussak, Merz,
König, Hirschl, Thurm |
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Averages: |
Age |
21 years
127-160
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Appearances/Goals |
2.1 |
0.2 |
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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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Captain |
Vivian Woodward |
Selection
in charge:
Charles Hughes
Trainer:
Bob Holmes |
The two-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
9 most
goals as captain |
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P 5 of 14, W 4 - D 1 - L 0 - F 28 - A
5. |
P 65 of 195, W 46 - D 13 - L 6 - F 224 - A
60. |
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team chosen on Saturday, 16 May 1908. |
England
Lineup |
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two changes to the previous match (Pennington &
Bradshaw>Corbett & Hilsdon) |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
ave FL pos:
15th⁹ |
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Bailey, Horace P. |
26 341
days |
3 July 1881 |
G |
Leicester Fosse FC
(FL2 RU) |
3 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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Crompton, Robert |
28 256
days |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 15th) |
19 |
0 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
24 290
days |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL2 5th) |
6 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
29 32
days |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC
(FL2 6th) |
11 |
1 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
27 224
days |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC
(FL1 10th) |
8 |
1 |
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Hawkes, Robert M. |
27 234
days |
18 October 1880 |
LH |
Luton Town FC
(SL1 18th) |
3 |
0 |
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Rutherford, John |
23 240 days |
12 October 1884 |
OR |
Newcastle United FC
(FL1 4th) |
9 |
1
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second
successful penalty kick (fifth overall) |
oldest youngest player
so far
&
youngest penalty scorer so
far |
 
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
29 5
days |
3 June 1879 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(SL1 7th) |
14 |
15 |
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the 59th brace,
23rd hattrick,
seventh four-goals |
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335 |
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Bradshaw, Frank |
24 8
days |
31 May 1884 |
CF |
The Wednesday FC
(FL1 5th) |
1 |
3 |
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the sixtieth brace,
24th hattrick scored |
thirteenth Wednesday
player to represent England |
only app
1908 |
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Windridge, James E. |
25 231
days |
21 October 1882 |
IL |
Chelsea FC
(FL1 13th) |
5 |
5 |
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Bridgett, G. Arthur |
25 241
days |
11 October 1882 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 16th) |
4 |
2 |
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reserves: |
Watty Corbett (Birmingham FC
(FL1 BOTTOM)) and
George Hilsdon (Chelsea FC
(FL1 13th)). |
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team changes: |
The original selection included
Kennie Hunt (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL2 9th)'s
&
Oxford University AFC),
Evelyn Lintott (Queen's Park Rangers FC
(SL1 CHAMPIONS)) and
Harry Stapley (West Ham United FC
(SL1 10th)).
Andy Ducat (Woolwich Arsenal FC
(FL1 14th)) was a
reserve. Their places went to Hawkes, Wedlock, Hilsdon and reserve Pennington. |
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appearance notes: |
Jock Rutherford is the youngest player of
the eleven starting the match, thus breaking a record set in the
previous match by Jimmy Settle, by 25
days. Rutherford will be the oldest youngest player until 1910.
Bob Crompton is the fourth player to make nineteen appearances,
Vivian Woodward is the eleventh player to have made fourteen and Ben
Warren is the seventeenth to make eleven. Following Jock Rutherford's
appearance, 25 players have done so for more than nine. Billy
Wedlock is the 26th player to have made eight appearances, Jesse
Pennington is the 44th to make six, and Jimmy Windridge is the 58th to have made five.
Arthur Bridgett is the 86th to have made four appearances. 126
players have now made three appearances.
Crompton is the third player to make nineteen appearances under the
guidance of the ISC whereas Woodward is the
ninth player to make
fourteen and Warren the twelfth to make eleven. |
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goalscoring notes: |
Vivian Woodward is the second player to have
scored fourteen, and then fifteen England goals. Jimmy Windridge is
the eighteenth England player to have scored five-or-more goals. |
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records: |
With the beginnings of a continental
tour, this is the first time England have played five matches in a
season. It is also the first time time they have played five away matches in a
row, spending a record 114 days on the road. England's sixtieth victory, is also their thirtieth victory
away from home. England have scored three hat-tricks
in a season for only the second time, the first being in 1892-93.
Fourth time two hat-tricks have been scored in a single match.
The first time England have scored 28 goals in a season. |
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2-3-5 |
Bailey - Crompton, Pennington - Warren, Wedlock, Hawkes -
Rutherford, Woodward, Bradshaw, Windridge, Bridgett |
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Averages: |
Age |
26 years 223
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Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
1.5 |
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Match Report
The Sporting Life,
Monday, 15 June 1908 |
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The weather to-day was perfect for football,
and their was a big crowd on the well-appointed ground of the First Vienna
F.C., at Hohe Warte. Two changes were made in each team, Pennington coming
in at left-back, and Bradshaw at centre in the English side, vice Corbett
and Hilsdon respectively. Fortunately, the English players were not
cramped for room on this occasion, the width being a full seventy yards,
and this enabled them to settle down to a clever, combined game. The Austrians
conveyed the impression that it was do or die with them, but energetically
as they played, and fearlessly as they tackled, they were quite unable to
cope with the sustained brilliance of their opponents.
The English players surpassed themselves.
Bradshaw proved an ideal centre, and with Woodward in his most dazzling form,
and Windridge as sinuous as an eel, with Rutherford and Bridgett on the
opposite wings ready to be off at the slightest opportunity, it may be
reimagined that the Austrian defence had a really gruelling time. The
half-backs were also in great form, Wedlock playing in a style that
aroused the onlookers to great enthusiasm, and the cleverness of Hawkes
and the bold, fearless work of Warren were also much appreciated. The
backs did all that was asked of them, and Bailey had little more work to
do than on Saturday.
There was a consensus of opinion among the sportsmen of Vienna that there
had never previously been such a wonderful exhibition of football in the
city, and the various countries in Vienna for the conference were loud in
their expressions of admiration of the achievements of the players. The
game opened out entirely new possibilities for them, and also for the Austrian players,
and at the close the winners were accorded a flattering ovation, and left
the scene of their triumph to the accompaniment of general cheering. The
final score was 11 goals to 1 in favour of England, and of these four were
scored by Woodward, three by Bradshaw, and one each by Bridgett, Warren,
Rutherford, and Windridge.
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Match Report
Neue Freie Presse,
Tuesday, 9 June 1908—Translated |
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The last of the international matches, played at the Hohe Warte, was
finally blessed with good weather, and the turnout was correspondingly
colossal, estimated at 6,000 spectators. Then the English showed what they
were really caps did what they could. Above all,
goalkeeper Donhart shone, he was in excellent form and intercepted
countless shots.
That he had to handle eleven balls himself
says enough about the skill of the guests. The defense was unable to fully
fulfill its task; since it acted more as a defense, it was unable to react
quickly enough to effectively counter the attacks from the home side.
Thanks to Hussak's speed, the attack had more offensive impact than on
Saturday, but he did not meet the expectations placed on him in any way,
and Hirschl did not miss his chance and scored the only goal for Austria.
The English scored in the 4th, 9th, 14th (penalty), 19th and 41st minutes
of the first half.
After the start of the second half, the Austrian's missed some
opportunities, but for several minutes, the English were held back in
their own half. But after ten minutes, England struck again, and scored in
the 10th, 21st, 27th, 28th, 39th and 40th minutes of the half, with an
Austrian goal being scored inbetween, in the 33rd minute. Even throughout
this spree, there was still opportunities to break down the English,
despite nine corner kicks for the visitors.
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In Other News....
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It was on 8 June 1908
that Robert Esnault-Pelterie set a new powered flight record, reaching
an altitude of thirty metres (98 feet) in a monoplane above the French
commune of Buc, near Versailles. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook AustrianSoccer.at |
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Rothman's Yearbooks The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports, including Austrian
Ancestry.com |
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