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192 vs. Hungary		 Monday, 31 May 1909
 End of Season Continental Tour Match
Hungary 2 England 8 [0-5]
  






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Millenáris Sportpálya, Szabó József utca, Zugló, Buda-Pesth
 Kick-off (tbc): 'tbc.' tbcpm GMT;
 Attendance: '11,000'
Receipts:
England's third visit to Budapest & Hungary
   
  [0-1] Harold Fleming 4
[0-2] Vivian Woodward 12
[0-3] George Holley 17
[0-4] Vivian Woodward 36 BRACE
[0-5] Harold Fleming 44 BRACE
 
[1-5] Imre Schlosser 47
Magyarvalogatott/Nemzetisport say Fleming>
either way, its England's 350th goal scored>

[2-7] Árpád Mészáros 78
[1-6] Vivian Woodward 55 HAT-TRICK

[1-7] Vivian Woodward 58 MULTIPLE (4)

[2-8] George Holley 89 BRACE
 
 
 

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Hungary Team Records England
Referee
Hugo Meisl
27 (16 November 1881), Malešov, Bohemia		  
Linesmen
   
 

Hungary Team
 

Rank

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 12th		 Colours not known
Captain Jenő Károly Selection Frigyes Minder, 28 (28 October 1880).
P 4 of 15, W 1 - D 1 - L 2 - F 11 - A 17
  6th match, W 2 - D 2 - L 2 - F 17 - A 22.
Hungary Lineup
  Bihari, Ferenc 18 30 November 1889 G Budapesti TC 4 16ᵍᵃ
  Rumbold, Gyula Sandor 21 6 December 1887 RB Ferencvárosi TC 11 0
  Szendrő, Oszkár 20 11 April 1889 LB Budapesti TC 5 0
  Bíró, Gyula 19 25 April 1890 RH MTK Budapest FC 7 1
  Károly, Jenő József 23 15 January 1886 CH MTK Budapest FC 11 9
  Vágó, Antal 17 9 August 1891 LH MTK Budapest FC 4 0
  Feketeházy, Gyula 20 4 August 1888 OR Magyar AC 1 0
only app 1909
  Weisz, Ferenc 23 1 July 1885 IR Ferencvárosi TC 8 1
Mészáros, Árpád JenÅ‘ 18 19 July 1890 CF Budapesti TC 1 1
Schlosser, Imre 19 11 October 1889 IL Ferencvárosi TC 12 9
  Borbás, Gáspár 24 26 July 1884 OL Magyar AC 16 10
mst apps
1908-09		 mst gls
1903-09

reserves:

 not known

team notes:

 Although it was two days ago since England beat Hungary...the host side actually drew with Austria the day before, Borbás scoring his record-breaking goal, and Hungary are playing for a third day in a row.
 
2-3-5 Bihari -
Rumbold, Szendrő -
Bíró, Károly, Vágó -
Feketeházy, Weisz, Mészáros, Schlosser, Borbás.

Averages:

 Age youngest? Appearances/Goals 6.7 2.2
 

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: John James Bentley		 The five-man FA International Selection Committee
¹⁷ most goals as captain
P 11 of 14, W 10 - D 1 - L 0 - F 57 - A 9. P 72 of 195, W 53 - D 13 - L 6 - F 255 - A 64.
  team chosen initially at 104 High Holborn, London, on Thursday, 22 April 1909.
England Lineup
    England named an unchanged side for just a second time league position (FINAL POSITIONS) ave FL pos: 12th¹⁰
  Hardy, Sam 26 26 August 1882 G Liverpool FC (FL1 16th) 9 7ᵍᵃ
  Crompton, Robert 29 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 4th) 26 0
most apps 1909
  Pennington, Jesse 25 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC (FL2 3rd) 10 0
  Warren, Benjamin 30 7 May 1879 RH Chelsea FC (FL1 11th) 18 1
  Wedlock, William J. 28 28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC (FL1 8th) 15 1
  Lintott, Evelyn H. 25
210 days		 2 November 1883 LH Bradford City FC (FL1 18th) 7 0
final app 1908-09
  Pentland, Frederick B. 25 29 July 1883 OR Middlesbrough FC (FL1 9th) 4 0
Fleming, Harold J. 22 30 April 1887 IR Swindon Town FC (SL1 RUNNERS-UP) 3 3
the 67th brace scored

Woodward, Vivian J. 29 3 June 1879 CF Tottenham Hotspur FC (FL2 RUNNERS-UP) 20 23
  the 66th brace, 25th hattrick, ninth four-goal scored
Holley, George H. 23 20 November 1885 IL Sunderland AFC (FL1 3rd) 4 3
the 68th brace scored
  Bridgett, G. Arthur 26 11 October 1882 OL Sunderland AFC (FL1 3rd) 10 3

reserves:

 The named reserves were Tom Brittleton (The Wednesday FC (FL1 5th)), as well as Fleming. But George Richards and Harold Halse must have travelled.

team changes:

 There were changes from the original named line-up, Fleming replaced Bert Freeman (Everton FC (FL1 RUNNERS-UP)) and Bridgett replaced George Wall (Manchester United FC (FL1 13th)). Neither of which travelled.

appearance notes:

 Bob Crompton & Ben Warren are the first players to make eighteen consecutive appearances, as Crompton continues to extend his tally as England's record appearance holder.
Vivian Woodward is the fourth player to make twenty appearances, Warren is the seventh to make eighteen and Billy Wedlock is the eleventh to have made fifteen. 23 England players have now made ten appearances.
Goalkeeper Sam Hardy is the 29th player to have now made nine appearances. Evelyn Lintott is the 39th player to have made seven, whereas 91 players have now made four and 131 players have made three.
Crompton is also the first player to make 26 appearances under the guidance of the ISC whereas Woodward is the x player to make twenty.

goalscoring notes:

 Vivian Woodward is the second player to have scored 23 England goals, the other being Steve Bloomer.

records:

 England's 25th friendly match.
This victory extends the new record of eight away victories in a row.
This is the first time England have won all five of their opening five matches of the season.
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Lintott -
Pentland, Fleming, Woodward, Holley, Bridgett.

Averages:

 Age   Appearances/Goals
most experienced		 11.45 2.4
 
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It was on 31 May 1909 that the Zeppelin airship completed a record-breaking flight of 37 hours only to crash into a pear tree when landing near Stuttgart in Germany.
 
  
       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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