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FIRST MEETING vs. HUNGARY
Hungary are the fifth different opposition

 
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102 vs. Hungary
Wednesday, 10 June 1908
End of Season Continental Tour Match

Hungary 0 England 7 
[0-4]
 
  Hungary is the fifth nation visited by England







Football League Record

Millenáris Sportpálya, Szabó József utca, Zugló, Buda-Pesth
Kick-off (MEZ): 'promptly at six o'clock.' 5.00pm GMT;
Attendance: '6,500'; 'There were 25,000 spectators'; 'as many as 25,000 spectators'.
England's first visit to Hungary
   
75th first half away goal> [0-1] Vivian Woodward 12
'going through with a solo run he placed the ball well in the net beyond the goal-keepers reach'
[0-2] George Hilsdon 28
'from Bridgett's centre'
[0-3] Jimmy Windridge 31
'with a powerful shot'
[0-4] Jock Rutherford 38
'Laszlo had no chance with an oblique drive'
eightieth friendly goal scored>
 [0-5] George Hilsdon 48 BRACE
'electric touch-line run by Rutherford was followed by a perfect centre, and Hilsdon, who had an open goal, had no difficulty in finding the net'
Hungarian records state that Woodward scored
[0-5] Jock Rutherford scores-disallowed: unseen by the referee

[0-6] George Hilsdon 71 HAT-TRICK
[0-7] George Hilsdon 88 MULTIPLE (4)
Hungarian records state that Hilsdon scored
"The weather was fine and the ground was hard."
 
 

"HUNGARIANS WELL BEATEN" Sporting Life

Officials         

Hungary Team Records England Party
Referee
Hugo Meisl
26 (16 November 1881), Malešov, Bohemia
 
Linesmen
   
 

Hungary Team

 

Rank

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 11th
Colours Red buttoned shirts, white shorts, black socks with red/white tops
Captain Sándor Bródy Selection Ferenc Stobbe, 43 (1 December 1864).
He resigned after this match.
P 2 of 11, W 0 - D 0 - L 2 - F 0 - A 11.
  last of nine matches, W 3 - D 1 - L 5 - F 22 - A 29.
Hungary Lineup
  Domonkos, László Ferencz 21
240 days
10 October 1886 G MTK Budapest FC 6 22ᵍᵃ
  Rumbold, Gyula Sandor 20
183 days
6 December 1887 RB Ferencvárosi TC 6 0
  Csüdör, Ferenc Oszkar 21
117 days
10 February 1887 LB MTK Budapest FC 3 0
  Ficzere, Péter Jenő József 19
2 days
8 June 1889 RH Budapesti AK 5 0
final app 1907-08
  Brodí, Sándor 24
21 days
16 May 1884 CH Ferencvárosi TC 6 0
  Simon, Ferenc 22
103 days
24 February 1886 LH Budapesti AK 1 0
final app 1908
  Rónay, Zoltán 18-19 1889/90 OR Ferencvárosi TC 1 0
final app 1908
  Weisz, Ferenc 22
341 days
poss. 1 July 1885 IR Ferencvárosi TC 6 1
  Korródi, Károly 21
119 days
8 February 1887 CF Ferencvárosi TC 3 0
  Schlosser, Imre 18
239 days
11 October 1889 IL Ferencvárosi TC 9 3
  Borbás, Gáspár 23
316 days
26 July 1884 OL Magyar AC 12 8
mst apps
1908
mst gls
1903-08
reserves: not known
team notes: The 'possible' birthdates are suggestions requiring registration proof.
Gyula Rumbold, Sándor Brodi, Zoltán Rónay, Ferenc Weisz, Károly Korródi and Imre Schlosser were all playing on their home ground.
records: England are the fourth different opposition that Hungary have faced after Austria and Bohemia, and therefore, the first that is not an immediate neighbouring country.
Their first home defeat is also their heaviest defeat suffered by the Hungarian national side.
 
2-3-5 Domonkos -
Rumbold, Csüdör -
Ficzere, Brodí, Simon -
Rónay, Weisz, Korródi, Schlosser, Borbás
.

Averages:

Age 21 years 70-136 days Appearances/Goals 5.3 1.1
if he is 18 then youngest opposing XI so far
 

England Team

 

Rank

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts
Captain Vivian Woodward Selection
in charge: Charles Hughes
Trainer: Bob Holmes
The two-man FA International Selection Committee
¹⁰ most goals as captain
P 6 of 14, W 5 - D 1 - L 0 - F 35 - A 5. P 66 of 195, W 47 - D 13 - L 6 - F 231 - A 60.
  team chosen on Saturday, 16 May 1908.
England Lineup
    two changes to the previous match (Corbett & Hilsdon>Pennington & Bradshaw) league position (FINAL POSITIONS) ave FL pos: 15th
  Bailey, Horace P. 26
343 days
3 July 1881 G Leicester Fosse FC (FL2 RU) 4 3ᵍᵃ
  Crompton, Robert 28
258 days
26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 15th) 20 0
  Corbett, Walter S. 27
197 days
26 November 1880 LB Birmingham FC (FL1 BOTTOM) 2 0
  Warren, Benjamin 29
34 days
7 May 1879 RH Derby County FC (FL2 6th) 12 1
  Wedlock, William J. 27
226 days
28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC (FL1 10th) 9 1
  Hawkes, Robert M. 27
236 days
18 October 1880 LH Luton Town FC (SL1 18th) 4 0
Rutherford, John 23
242 days
12 October 1884 OR Newcastle United FC (FL1 4th) 10 2
Woodward, Vivian J. 29
7 days
3 June 1879 IR Tottenham Hotspur FC (SL1 7th) 15 16

Hilsdon, George 22
305 days
10 August 1885 CF Chelsea FC (FL1 13th) 6 10
  the 61st brace, 25th hattrick, eighth four-goal scored
Windridge, James E. 25
233 days
21 October 1882 IL Chelsea FC (FL1 13th) 6 6
  Bridgett, G. Arthur 25
243 days
11 October 1882 OL Sunderland AFC (FL1 16th) 5 2
reserves: Jesse Pennington (West Bromwich Albion FC (FL2 5th)) and Frank Bradshaw (The Wednesday FC (FL1 5th)).
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.
team notes: "When the Englishmen reached Budapest they were officially met by the Hungarian Association, and bouquets of roses were presented to the ladies, Mrs. C. J. Hughes, Miss Hughes, and Mrs. Wall. They ere feted and made right royally welcome, and then the team had the ingratitude to extinguish their adversaries by 7—0." - Tityrus, The Athletic News, Monday, 15 June 1908
appearance notes: Bob Crompton is the third player to make twenty appearances, Vivian Woodward is the ninth player to have made fifteen and Ben Warren is the fifteenth to make twelve. With the appearance of Jock Rutherford, twenty England players have now played for their country on at least ten different occasions.
Billy Wedlock is the 26th player to have made nine appearances, whilst 46 players have now made six. Arthur Bridgett is the 59th to have made five and 88 players have made four appearances. 195 players have played for England more than once.
Crompton is the third player to make twenty appearances under the guidance of the ISC whereas Woodward is the seventh player to make fifteen, Warren the eleventh to make twelve and Rutherford the fifteenth to make ten.
goal notes: Vivian Woodward is the second player to have scored sixteen England goals.
George Hilsdon is the eighth England player to have scored at least ten goals.
records: This is England's fiftieth match away from home, and their first match on a Wednesday.
With the beginnings of a continental tour, this is the first time England have played six matches in a season. It is also the first time time they have played six away matches in a row, spending a record 116 days on the road.
England have scored four hat-tricks in one season for the first time.
The first time England have scored 35 goals in a season.
 
2-3-5 Bailey -
Crompton, Corbett -
Warren, Wedlock, Hawkes -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Bridgett

Averages:

Age 26 years 276 days Appearances/Goals 8.5 2.8
 
       Match Report The Sporting Life, Tuesday, 16 June 1908

  The coming of the England team to Buda-pest had been awaited with considerable interest, and when Pest was reached this evening, after a 14 hours' journey on the Danube, the party was accorded a splendid reception, and the ladies were presented with handsome bouquets of roses and plumosus. On Wednesday many of the show places and superb buildings of the city were visited, and in the evening the full strength of Austria was met on the Torna club ground. The English side was the same as played in the first match against Austria, and when they entered the field they had a great reception from the thousands of onlookers who had assembled. Vivian Woodward had been presented with a Hungarian scarf, and when it was observed that he wore this the cheering was again renewed, the compliment being much appreciated.
   The weather was fine, and the ground so hard that it was difficult for the English players to control the ball at the outset, but on settling down they gave a pretty exhibition, the forwards perhaps being the most conspicuous part of the team, and Woodward was in brilliant form. The wing men were eminently successful, and Windridge and Hilsdon were also well in the picture. The Hungarians went off with terrific dash, and had not the defence been resourceful and determined it would have been broken down by fierce rushes. There was no question as to their intense eagerness to score, but there ambitions were not realised, though on more than one occasion they were desperately near achieving it.
   England started scoring at the end of eleven minutes, Woodward pouncing on the ball from a kick-off, and going through with a solo run he placed the ball well in the net beyond the goal-keepers reach. Then the Hungarians had a most worrying time, but they disputed every inch of the ground, and their half and back work was excellent. while the goal-keeper was also extremely good. Twenty-eight minutes had elapsed when Hawkes and Bridgett got under, and from the latter's centre Hilsdon added No. 2, Windridge supplementing this with a third three minutes later, with a powerful shot. It was next Rutherford's turn, and Laszlo had no chance with an oblique drive, which gave England a lead of four goals at the interval.
   The visitors went off strongly on resuming, and an electric touch-line run by Rutherford was followed by a perfect centre, and Hilsdon, who had an open goal, had no difficulty in finding the net. The came a curious incident. Rutherford, whose thrilling runs were only equalled by those of Bridgett on the left wing, came through at racing pace, and letting drive twenty yards away the ball went between the posts with lightning-like rapidity, struck the stay at the back which supported the net, and rebounded into the field of play. The referee was some distance away and being unable to decide what had occurred, disallowed the goal. The home team had their full share of the play for a time, but once more they were driven back, and Hilsdon scored a sixth goal, supplementing this with a seventh before the finish. England thus won a pleasantly-contested and spirited game by 7—0, and as the players left the field and the ground they were enthusiastically cheered. The refereeing of Mr Mesiel (Austria) was most satisfactory, his only serious mistake being the one referred to above, and for that he may well be excused.

   

       Match Report The Coventry Herald, Saturday, 13 June 1908

  The Association football team representing England, which is making a Whitsuntide tour in Austria-Hungary, defeated a representative Hungarian eleven at Budapest on Wednesday by seven goals to none. There were 25,000 spectators. The Hungarians made a stubborn fight, but were outplayed at every point. The spectators were much impressed by the dexterity and combination of the visitors, who were loudly cheered at the finish. The greatest fairness and good humour was manifested by both sides throughout the game.
   

 
       In Other News....
It was on 9 June 1908 that King Edward VII became the first British monarch to visit the Russian Empire. The King and Queen were met by his nephew, Tsar Nicholas II and his family off the coast of Reval in the Baltic Sea. Reval is now the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
 
  
       Source Notes
TheFA
England Football Factbook
Magyarfutball.hu
Magyarvalogatott.hu
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
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