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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]
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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'. |
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England's first visit to Hungary |
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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>
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[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 |
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"The weather was fine and the ground was hard." |
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flg.jpg) "HUNGARIANS
WELL BEATEN"
Sporting Life |
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Hungary
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
11th |
Colours |
Red buttoned shirts, white shorts, black socks with
red/white tops |
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Captain |
Sándor Bródy |
Selection |
Ferenc Stobbe, 43 (1 December
1864). He resigned after this match. |
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P 2 of 11, W 0 - D 0 - L 2 - F 0 - A 11. |
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last of nine matches, W 3 - D 1 - L 5 - F 22 - A 29. |
Hungary
Lineup |
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Domonkos, László Ferencz |
21
240 days |
10 October 1886 |
G |
MTK Budapest FC |
6 |
22ᵍᵃ |
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Rumbold, Gyula Sandor |
20
183
days |
6 December 1887 |
RB |
Ferencvárosi TC |
6 |
0 |
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Csüdör, Ferenc Oszkar |
21
117
days |
10 February 1887 |
LB |
MTK Budapest FC |
3 |
0 |
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Ficzere, Péter Jenő József |
19
2 days |
8 June 1889 |
RH |
Budapesti AK |
5 |
0 |
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final app
1907-08 |
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Brodí, Sándor |
24
21
days |
16 May 1884 |
CH |
Ferencvárosi TC |
6 |
0 |
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Simon, Ferenc |
22
103
days |
24 February 1886 |
LH |
Budapesti AK |
1 |
0 |
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final app
1908 |
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Rónay, Zoltán |
18-19 |
1889/90 |
OR |
Ferencvárosi TC |
1 |
0 |
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final app
1908 |
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Weisz, Ferenc |
22
341
days |
poss. 1 July 1885 |
IR |
Ferencvárosi TC |
6 |
1 |
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Korródi, Károly |
21
119
days |
8 February 1887 |
CF |
Ferencvárosi TC |
3 |
0 |
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Schlosser, Imre |
18
239
days |
11 October 1889 |
IL |
Ferencvárosi TC |
9 |
3 |
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Borbás, Gáspár |
23
316
days |
26 July 1884 |
OL |
Magyar AC |
12 |
8 |
mst apps
1908 |
mst gls
1903-08 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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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. |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
Domonkos - Rumbold, Csüdör -
Ficzere, Brodí, Simon - Rónay,
Weisz, Korródi, Schlosser, Borbás. |
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Averages: |
Age |
21 years 70-136
days |
Appearances/Goals |
5.3 |
1.1 |
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if he is 18 then
youngest opposing XI so far |
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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 |
¹⁰ most
goals as captain |
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P 6 of 14, W 5 - D 1 - L 0 - F 35 - A
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P 66 of 195, W 47 - D 13 - L 6 - F 231 - 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 (Corbett & Hilsdon>Pennington
& Bradshaw) |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
ave FL pos:
15th⁹ |
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Bailey, Horace P. |
26
343
days |
3 July 1881 |
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Leicester Fosse FC
(FL2 RU) |
4 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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Crompton, Robert |
28
258
days |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 15th) |
20 |
0 |
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Corbett, Walter S. |
27
197
days |
26 November
1880 |
LB |
Birmingham FC
(FL1 BOTTOM) |
2 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
29
34
days |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC
(FL2 6th) |
12 |
1 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
27
226
days |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC
(FL1 10th) |
9 |
1 |
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Hawkes, Robert M. |
27
236
days |
18 October 1880 |
LH |
Luton Town FC
(SL1 18th) |
4 |
0 |
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Rutherford, John |
23
242
days |
12 October 1884 |
OR |
Newcastle United FC
(FL1 4th) |
10 |
2 |
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
29
7
days |
3 June 1879 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(SL1 7th) |
15 |
16 |
 
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Hilsdon, George |
22
305
days |
10 August 1885 |
CF |
Chelsea FC
(FL1 13th) |
6 |
10 |
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the 61st brace,
25th hattrick,
eighth four-goal scored |
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Windridge, James E. |
25
233
days |
21 October 1882 |
IL |
Chelsea FC
(FL1 13th) |
6 |
6 |
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Bridgett, G. Arthur |
25
243
days |
11 October 1882 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 16th) |
5 |
2 |
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reserves: |
Jesse Pennington
(West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL2 5th))
and
Frank Bradshaw (The Wednesday FC
(FL1 5th)). |
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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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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
Bailey - Crompton, Corbett - Warren, Wedlock, Hawkes -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Bridgett |
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Averages: |
Age |
26 years 276
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Appearances/Goals |
8.5 |
2.8 |
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Match Report
The Sporting Life,
Tuesday, 16 June 1908 |
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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.
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Match Report
The Coventry Herald, Saturday, 13 June 1908 |
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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.
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In Other News....
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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. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook Magyarfutball.hu
Magyarvalogatott.hu |
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Rothman's Yearbooks The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com |
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