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Saturday, 22 November 1930
Home International Championship 1930-31 (43rd) Match

Wales 0 England 4 [0-2]
 

Match Summary
Wales Party

England Party

The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, Denbighshire
Attendance: 11,282;
Kick-off: tbc GMT

England - Jimmy Hampson (shot through a mass of defenders 12, found an opening 70), Gordon Hodgson (from a Crooks cross 35), Joe Bradford (from a Leach free-kick 72)
Wales - Fred Keenor (saved penalty 71)
Results 1930-39

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

Wales

Type

England

Referee - Hugh Watson
Scotland

Linesmen - not known

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Wales Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 30th to 31st
Colours: Made by St. Margaret's - Red shirts with white laced-up collars, white shorts, red socks
Capt: Fred Keenor Selectors: Team selection chosen by Committee, on Monday, 17 November 1930.
Wales Lineup
  Evans, S.J.V. Leonard 27 20 May 1903 G Cardiff City FC 3 7 GA
  Dewey, Frederick 32 11 October 1898 RB Cardiff Corinthians FC 2 0
  Crompton, Wynne 23 28 May 1907 LB Wrexham AFC 2 0
  Rogers, William 24/25 1905 RH Wrexham AFC 2 0
Keenor, Frederick C. 36 31 July 1894 CH Cardiff City FC 30 3
  Ellis, Emrys 26 29 June 1904 LH Nunhead FC 2 0
  Williams, Albert L. 25 1 May 1905 OR Wrexham AFC 1 0
  Neal, John 31 29 November 1899 IR Colwyn Bay FC 2 0
  Bamford, Thomas 25 2 November 1905 CF Wrexham AFC 2 1
  Robbins, Walter W. 19 24 November 1910 IL Cardiff City FC 2 0
  Thomas, William 27 29 August 1903 OL Newport County AFC 2 0

reserves:

reserves not known

team notes:

The outside-right position was belatedly announced. The newspaper reports name Wrexham AFC's Bert Williams, not namesake Ben.
 
2-3-5 Evans -
Dewey, Crompton -
Rogers, Keenor, Ellis -
Williams, Neal,
Bamford, Robbins, Thomas

Averages:

Age 26.8/9 Appearances/Goals 4.4 0.2

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 6th to 5th
Colours: The 1923 uniform - White collared jerseys and dark club shorts
Capt: Roy Goodall, fifth captaincy Selectors:
In Charge: Arthur G. Kingscott
The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on Monday, 17 November 1930.
141st match, W 91 - D 27 - L 23 - F 433 - A 155.
England Lineup
  Hibbs, E. Henry 24 27 May 1906 G Birmingham FC 6 6 GA
  Goodall, F. Roy 27 31 December 1902 RB Huddersfield Town AFC 14 0
  Blenkinsop, Ernest 28 20 April 1902 LB Sheffield Wednesday FC 15 0
  Strange, Alfred H. 30 2 April 1900 RH Sheffield Wednesday FC 5 0
  Leach, Thomas 27 23 September 1903 CH Sheffield Wednesday FC 2 0
  Campbell, Austen F. 29 5 May 1901 LH Huddersfield Town AFC 4 0
  Crooks, Samuel D. 22 16 January 1908 OR Derby County FC 5 1
Hodgson, Gordon 26 16 April 1904
born in South Africa
IR Liverpool FC 2 1
Hampson, James 24 23 March 1906 CF Blackpool FC 2 3
Bradford, Joseph 29 22 January 1901 IL Birmingham FC 12 4
  Houghton, W. Eric 20 29 June 1910 OL Aston Villa FC 2 1

reserves:

Maurice Webster (Middlesbrough FC) and Jack Smith (Portsmouth FC)

team notes:

Harry Hibbs, at 24 years and 179 days, becomes the youngest goalkeeper to face a penalty kick.
 
2-3-5 Hibbs -
Goodall, Blenkinsop -
Strange, Leach, Campbell -
Crooks, Hodgson, Hampson, Bradford, Houghton.

Averages:

Age 26.0 Appearances/Goals 6.3 0.6

 

    Match Report

A TAME MATCH

England beat Wales at Wrexham by four goals to none, but did not show the form generally looked for in an international match.

Play had been in progress 12 minutes when England took the lead. Leach placed a free kick well and Hodgson got in a shot which Len Evans in goal stopped, but he did not get the ball away. Hampson sent in a sharp low shot which passed several defenders and beat the Welsh goalkeeper, for he could scarcely have seen what was coming...

Crooks made many determined runs on the wing and from one of his centres Hodgson scored with a good low shot...

Len Evans kept his goal intact for 25 minutes, but Hampson then found an opening and scored again. Keenor took a penalty kick awarded for hands, but his shot went straight into Hibbs's hands. When Crooks was off the field for a while Bradford scored from a free kick taken by Leach... - The Times - Monday 24th November, 1930

   Football League

Football League Division One
22 November 1930
Team P Pts
Arsenal 16 26
Portsmouth 16 23
Sheffield Wednesday 16 23
Derby County 16 22
Aston Villa 16 20
West Ham United 16 19
Huddersfield Town 16 18
Leicester City 16 18
Sheffield United 16 17
Chelsea 16 17
Liverpool 15 16
Birmingham 16 15
Manchester City 16 15
Middlesbrough 16 14
Blackburn Rovers 16 13
Sunderland 16 13
Newcastle United 16 13
Blackpool 16 13
Grimsby Town 16 11
Bolton Wanderers 15 11
Leeds United 16 10
Manchester United 16 3

 

Division One matches played on 22 November 1930:

ARSENAL 5-3 MIDDLESBROUGH
Lambert 11, 21, 57, Bastin 41, pen. 55 (Bruce 13, Camsell 56, Warren 75)

32,517 (Highbury, London)

Middlesbrough were without Maurice Webster, who was a reserve against Wales at Wrexham.

BIRMINGHAM 4-1 GRIMSBY TOWN
Fillingham, Firth 3 (Coleman)
13,639
(St Andrew's, Birmingham)

 Birmingham were without Bradford, who scored the fourth goal, and Hibbs, who kept a clean sheet and saved a penalty, who were both playing against Wales at Wrexham.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 5-3 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
L.Bruton 3, 1 pen., J.Bruton, Puddefoot (Robson 3)

10,556 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

Huddersfield were without Campbell and Goodall (the captain), who were playing against Wales at Wrexham.

BLACKPOOL 2-2 ASTON VILLA
Hutchinson 40, Tremelling 43 (Chester 25, Mandley 84)
1
2,054 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

Blackpool were without Jimmy Hampson, who scored twice against Wales at Wrexham, whilst Villa were without Eric Houghton who was also playing against Wales.

DERBY COUNTY 1-1 WEST HAM UNITED
Randall 45 (Gibbins 50)

12,092 (
Baseball Ground, Derby)

Derby were without Sammy Crooks, who was playing against Wales at Wrexham.

LEEDS UNITED 2-3 CHELSEA
Wainscoat 17, Duggan 80 (Jackson 15, 72, Pearson 75)
13,602 (
Elland Road, Leeds)

LEICESTER CITY 2-5 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Chandler 2 (Ball 3, Burgess 2)
18,794 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

Wednesday were without Blenkinsop, Leach and Strange, who were all playing against Wales at Wrexham.

MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 BOLTON WANDERERS
Halliday 2, Marshall
23,481 (Maine Road, Manchester)

PORTSMOUTH 4-0 LIVERPOOL
Easson 18, 46, 64, Ross 53
19,337 (Fratton Park, Portsmouth)

Portsmouth were without Jack Smith, who was a reserve against Wales at Wrexham, whilst Liverpool were without Gordon Hodgson, who scored the second goal against Wales.

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Dunne 47, 73, 85 (Gallimore 9)

25,998 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)

SUNDERLAND 5-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Eden 11, 88, Connor 29, 79, Gurney 71
26,305 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

A feast of goals in the top flight, with an average of five per game. Half of the first division clubs scored three or more goals, despite the withdrawals for international duty of an England team that scored four goals, themselves. Seven players scored hat-tricks. FA Cup holders, Arsenal still led the field in their quest to become the first southern club to win the league championship.

Football League Division Two
22 November 1930
Team P Pts
Everton 16 27
Burnley 16 22
West Bromwich Albion 16 21
Preston North End 16 21
Tottenham Hotspur 16 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 20
Port Vale 16 20
Bury 16 19
Bradford 16 17
Southampton 16 17
Stoke City 16 17
Oldham Athletic 16 16
Swansea Town 16 15
Bristol City 16 14
Nottingham Forest 16 13
Charlton Athletic 16 12
Barnsley 15 12
Bradford City 16 12
Cardiff City 17 11
Millwall 16 10
Plymouth Argyle 16 9
Reading 16 7

 

Division Two matches played on 22 November 1930:

BARNSLEY 3-2 READING
Kerry, Wallbanks, Henderson (Eaton, Davies)
4,712
(Oakwell, Barnsley)

BRADFORD CITY 2-3 BURNLEY
Hallows, Partridge (McCluggage pen., Page, Beel)

12,886
(Valley Parade, Bradford)

BRISTOL CITY 0-3 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Hartill 3
8,609
(Ashton Gate, Bristol)

BURY 5-0 MILLWALL
Smith 2, Pipe o.g., Pugh, Amos
5,346
(Gigg Lane, Bury)

CARDIFF CITY 0-3 BRADFORD
(
Kilcar, Rhodes, Davis)
5,475
(Ninian Park, Cardiff)

Cardiff were without Evans (in goal), Keenor, the captain, who missed a penalty, and Robbins, who were all playing for Wales against England at Wrexham.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Astley, Whitlow 2 (Stage)
7,598
(The Valley, London)

EVERTON 5-0 STOKE CITY
Dean 3, Johnson 2
21,185
(Goodison Park, Liverpool)

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Leslie (Fitton)
14,490 (Home Park, Plymouth)

PORT VALE 1-0 PRESTON NORTH END
Jennings
10,086 (Recreation Ground, Stoke)

SWANSEA TOWN 3-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
R.Williams 3 (McKinlay, Dent)

8,059 (Vetch Field, Swansea)

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0-2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
(Harper 2)
17,923 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

The two relegated clubs from the first division led the table, but it was Everton's Bill Dean who would propel the Merseysiders to the title and promotion straight back to the top flight, with 39 goals (plus nine in the FA Cup, as they reached the semi-finals).

Selected Division Three matches played on 22 November 1930:

COVENTRY CITY 6-4 NEWPORT COUNTY
Lake 2, Ball, Phillips 2, Bowden (Gittins, Hickie, Pearce 2)

8,276
(Highfield Road, Coventry)

Newport were without Billy Thomas, who was playing for Wales against England at Wrexham.

HULL CITY 2-3 WREXHAM
Duncan 2 (Hughes, Taylor, Mustard)
8,273
(Anlaby Road, Hull)

Wrexham were without Bamford, Crompton, Rogers and Williams, who were all playing for Wales against England at Wrexham.

LINCOLN CITY 1-3 TRANMERE ROVERS
Kitching (J.Kennedy, Meston, Dixon)
9,381
(Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

NOTTS COUNTY 2-2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN
Andrews, Keetley (Dawes 2)
21,329
(Meadow Lane, Nottingham)

Lincoln still led the northern section, on goal average from Tranmere, despite losing at home to them. Wrexham leapfrogged Hull into third place, to close the gap on the leaders to two points. The top two also met in the southern section, where the fifth-highest crowd of the day (bigger than for the international) saw unbeaten Notts County maintain their six-point lead over Northampton after going down to ten men and then losing their two-goal lead.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 21 November 1930 that a hat found at a beach in Cornwall was identified as probably belonging to a woman who had vanished a few days after the death of Alice Thomas, her friend and neighbour. A week later, the inquest into her death determined that she had been poisoned with arsenic. The missing woman, Annie Everard, who had falsely claimed that she was a widow called Mrs. Hearn, had sent an apparent suicide note to her friend's husband and secretly moved to Torquay under another name. She was eventually found, two months later, and charged with murder. Despite the fact that the bodies of her aunt and sister were also found to contain arsenic following their exhumation, she was found not guilty and no one was ever convicted of the murder.

Source Notes

Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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