England Match No. 181 - Scotland - 9 April 1932

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180 vs. Spain 181 182 vs. Ireland	Saturday, 9 April 1932 Home International Championship 1931-32 (44th) Match England 3 Scotland 0 [1-0]
		Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, Wembley, Middlesex Attendance: 92,180 (a new record for Wembley); Receipts: £18,400; Kick-off: 3.00pm GMT Live on National Radio - commentator: George Allison	Match Summary England Party Scotland Party
		England - Tom Waring (Houghton corner into the goalmouth, scrambled through two defenders 36), Bobby Barclay (his cross struck Craig, diverting it past the keeper 79), Sammy Crooks (twelve-yard strike 88)
Results 1930-39		England won the toss, Scotland kicked-off.

Match Summary

Officials	England	Type	Scotland
Referee - Samuel Thompson Belfast, Ireland Linesmen - Thomas R. Dougray, Glasgow and Stanley Ford Rous, Watford, Hertfordshire, 36 (25 April 1895) Attended by and presented to HRH Duke of Gloucester.		Goal Attempts
		Attempts on Target
		Hit Bar/Post
		Corner Kicks Won
		Offside Calls Against
		Fouls Conceded
		Possession

England Team

Rank:	No official ranking system established; ELO rating 6th to 5th	Colours:		The 1923 uniform - White collared jerseys, navy blue or black shorts, black socks with white tops
Capt:	Ernie Blenkinsop, second captaincy	Selectors:		The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on Monday, 4 April 1932. 148th match, W 96 - D 27 - L 25 - F 458 - A 167.
England Lineup
	Pearson, Harold F.	23	7 May 1908	G	West Bromwich Albion FC	1	0 GA
	Shaw, George E.	32	13 October 1899	RB	West Bromwich Albion FC	1	0
	Blenkinsop, Ernest	29	20 April 1902	LB	Sheffield Wednesday FC	22	0
	Strange, Alfred H.	32	2 April 1900	RH	Sheffield Wednesday FC	12	0
	O'Dowd, J. Peter	24	26 February 1908	CH	Chelsea FC	1	0
	Weaver, Samuel	23	8 February 1909	LH	Newcastle United FC	1	0
	Crooks, Samuel D.	24	16 January 1908	OR	Derby County FC	12	6
	Barclay, Robert	25	27 October 1906	IR	Sheffield United FC	1	1
	Waring, Thomas	25	12 October 1906	CF	Aston Villa FC	5	4
	Johnson, Thomas C.F.	30	19 August 1901	IL	Everton FC	4	5
	Houghton, W. Eric	21	29 June 1910	OL	Aston Villa FC	6	4
reserves:		Lewis Stoker (Birmingham FC) and Teddy Sandford (West Bromwich Albion FC)
team notes:		Goalkeeper Harold Pearson's father was the original selected goalkeeper in England's match against France in May 1923. This win equals England's record of seven home victories in a row.

2-3-5		Pearson - Shaw, Blenkinsop - Strange, O'Dowd, Weaver - Crooks, Barclay, Waring, Johnson, Houghton.
Averages:		Age	26.2	Appearances/Goals		6.0	1.4

England teams v. Scotland:
1931:	Hibbs	Goodall	Blenkinsop	Strange	Roberts	Campbell	Crooks	Hodgson	Dean	Burgess	Crawford
1932:	Pearson	Shaw	Blenkinsop	Strange	O'Dowd	Weaver	Crooks	Barclay	Waring	Johnson	Houghton

Scotland Team

Rank:	No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th to 6th	Colours:		Dark blue shirts with white collars, white shorts
Capt:	James Crapnell	Selectors: Trainer: J. Kerr (Rangers FC)		The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 4 April 1932.
Scotland Lineup
	Hamilton, Thomas	25/26	1906	G	Rangers FC	1	3 GA
	Crapnell, James S.	28	4 June 1903	RB	Airdrieonians FC	7	0
	Nibloe, Joseph	28	23 November 1903	LB	Kilmarnock FC	10	0
	McNab, Colin D.	30	6 April 1902	RH	Dundee FC	6	0
	Craig, Allan	28	7 February 1904	CH	Motherwell FC	3	0
	Brown, George C.P.	25	7 January 1907	LH	Rangers FC	4	0
	Archibald, Alexander	34	6 September 1897	OR	Rangers FC	8	1
	Marshall, James	24	3 January 1908	IR	Rangers FC	1	0
	Dewar, Neil H.	23	11 November 1908	CF	Third Lanark FC	1	0
	Napier, Charles E.	21	8 October 1910	IL	The Celtic FC	1	0
	Morton, Alan L.	38	24 April 1893	OL	Rangers FC	30	5
reserves:		Alexander Massie (Heart of Midlothian FC) and George Stevenson (Motherwell FC, both traveling reserves). John Harkness (Heart of Midlothian FC), Douglas Gray, Robert McAuley (both Rangers FC), Robert Gillespie (Queen's Park FC), John Miller (St. Mirren FC), James Crawford (Queen's Park FC), Willie Macfadyen (Motherwell FC) and James Fleming (Rangers FC)
team notes:		Alan Morton becomes the new Scottish record cap holder, overtaking Bobby Walker's record of 29.

2-3-5		Hamilton - Crapnell, Nibloe - McNab, Craig, Brown - Archibald, Marshall, Dewar, Napier, Morton.
Averages:		Age	27.5	Appearances/Goals		6.5	0.5

Match Report by Glen Isherwood

This was virtually the same situation as in 1930. Both teams had won both their previous matches but now England had been British Champions for the past two years. Scotland however, had beaten England 2-0 at Hampden Park the previous year to share the Championship.

Ten minutes before half-time, a Houghton corner was punched out by Hamilton, but Pongo Waring headed it down and then shot to put England ahead. England sealed their victory late in the game when Houghton crossed and a shot from Bobby Barclay took a wicked deflection off Craig to send Hamilton the wrong way. In the closing minutes Sammy Crooks, the hero of 1930, scored the best goal of the game to complete the scoring.

Football League

Football League Division One
9 April 1932

Team P Pts

Everton 37 51

Huddersfield Town 38 46

Sheffield Wednesday 38 46

Arsenal 37 45

West Bromwich Albion 39 44

Sheffield United 38 44

Aston Villa 37 43

Liverpool 38 42

Portsmouth 38 39

Newcastle United 36 38

Manchester City 39 36

Birmingham 38 36

Derby County 39 36

Sunderland 39 36

Chelsea 37 35

Middlesbrough 38 35

Blackburn Rovers 38 34

Bolton Wanderers 38 33

West Ham United 38 31

Leicester City 38 30

Blackpool 38 28

Grimsby Town 38 26

Division One matches played on 9 April 1932:

ASTON VILLA 2-1 MANCHESTER CITY
Chester pen. 40, Brown 83 (Brook pen. 24)
18,170 (Villa Park, Birmingham)

Villa were without Houghton and Waring (who scored the opening goal), who were both playing against Scotland at Wembley.

BOLTON WANDERERS 1-2 DERBY COUNTY
Milsom 86 (Ramage 12, Duncan 75)
7,722 (Burnden Park, Bolton)

Derby were without Sammy Crooks, who scored the third goal against Scotland at Wembley.

CHELSEA 1-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Gallacher 10 (Dunne 65)
16,840 (Stamford Bridge, London)

Chelsea were without Peter O'Dowd, who was making his international debut against Scotland at Wembley, as was United's Bobby Barclay, who scored the second goal.

GRIMSBY TOWN 0-0 BLACKPOOL
8,651 (Blundell Park, Cleethorpes)

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-1 BIRMINGHAM
Crownshaw 17 (Briggs 57)
9,563 (Leeds Road, Huddersfield)

England international goalkeeper, Harry Hibbs had to leave the field for twenty minutes after having teeth knocked out. Jimmy Cringan went in goal. Birmingham were without Lewis Stoker, who was a reserve against Scotland at Wembley.

LEICESTER CITY 0-1 EVERTON
(Dean 60)
23,229 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

Everton were without Tommy Johnson, who was playing against Scotland at Wembley.

LIVERPOOL 2-1 ARSENAL
Hancock 24, McRorie 34 (Lambert 75)
30,100 (Anfield, Liverpool)

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Williams 32
7,551 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

West Brom were without Pearson and Shaw, each of whom were making their only international appearance, against Scotland at Wembley, and Sandford, who was a reserve against Scotland.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-2 SUNDERLAND
Lang 56 (Yorston 41, Gallacher 89)
43,599 (St James' Park, Newcastle)

Two minutes after Sunderland had taken the lead, Newcastle's Roddie MacKenzie sent a penalty over the bar. Newcastle were without Sam Weaver, who was making his international debut, against Scotland at Wembley.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3-1 PORTSMOUTH
Rimmer 35, Hooper 50, Burgess 59 (Weddle 30)
8,037 (Hillsborough, Sheffield)

Wednesday were without Blenkinsop and Strange, who were playing against Scotland at Wembley.

WEST HAM UNITED 1-3 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Watson (Cunliffe 3)
10,136 (Upton Park, London)

Having looked like they were just waiting for an Everton slip-up to take advantage and retain their title, FA Cup finalists, Arsenal's second defeat in four days, and their fifth without a win, left Everton with a clear run to add the league championship to the previous year's second-division title, a remarkable achievement. Arsenal ended as runners-up in both major competitions.

Football League Division Two
9 April 1932

Team P Pts

Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 54

Leeds United 38 51

Stoke City 38 47

Bradford 38 47

Bury 38 46

Plymouth Argyle 38 45

Bradford City 38 42

Tottenham Hotspur 38 39

Nottingham Forest 38 38

Manchester United 38 38

Millwall 38 37

Southampton 38 37

Charlton Athletic 38 37

Swansea Town 38 35

Chesterfield 38 35

Preston North End 38 34

Notts County 38 33

Oldham Athletic 38 32

Barnsley 38 31

Burnley 38 30

Port Vale 38 29

Bristol City 38 19

Division Two matches played on 9 April 1932:

BRADFORD 2-1 BURY
Elwood, Parris (Ryder)
9,127 (Park Avenue, Bradford)

BURNLEY 4-1 SWANSEA TOWN
Jones, Fairhurst, Kelly, Harker (Anstiss)
10,385 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2-0 BRISTOL CITY
Hobbis, Yardley
9,711 (The Valley, London)

City's defeat confirmed their relegation after five seasons in the second division.

CHESTERFIELD 1-1 LEEDS UNITED
Lee (Duggan)
11,992 (Recreation Ground, Chesterfield)

MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 PORT VALE
Reid pen., Spence
10,916 (Old Trafford, Manchester)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2-1 BRADFORD CITY
Stocks, Dent (Watmough)
5,944 (City Ground, Nottingham)

PRESTON NORTH END 1-2 BARNSLEY
Harper (Hill 2)
7,034 (Deepdale, Preston)

SOUTHAMPTON 3-1 NOTTS COUNTY
Arnold, Drake 2 (Molloy)
7,332 (The Dell, Southampton)

STOKE CITY 3-2 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Mawson, Davies 2 (Bowden, Pullen)
7,651 (Victoria Ground, Stoke)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-0 MILLWALL
T.Evans
22,495 (White Hart Lane, London)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 7-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Hartill 3, Crook, Barraclough, Lowton pen., Deacon (Hasson)
20,125 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

Wolves' great run of form left them on the brink of promotion to the first division after a nine-year absence which included a season in the third division. Leeds would join them in an immediate return, following the previous year's relegation.

Division Three on 9 April 1932:

Gateshead led the northern section, by a point from Lincoln City, who had a game in hand and used it to their advantage as they won the title on goal average from Gateshead to secure their first ever promotion. Fulham led the southern section by four points from Southend United and Reading, with four games left, and maintained their lead to the end.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 9 April 1932 that the inquest was held into the death of fifty-year-old Liverpool science teacher, James Foote. Four days earlier, he had drunk cyanide from a beaker, instead of one containing water, in front of his class, acknowledged what he had done and then collapsed and died. The teacher had been under investigation by the school over his honours degrees from Glasgow University which he had falsely claimed when he joined the school, eleven years earlier. His qualifications had enabled him to take an increased salary and it had been calculated that he would have been paid around £1500 more than he would have been entitled to without the qualifications. The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death, though the Deputy Coroner stated that it could have been a staged suicide made to look like an accident.

Source Notes

Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
Glen Isherwood's Wembley: The Complete Record (SportsBooks Limited, Cheltenham, U.K., 2006)
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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