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Saturday,
14 April 1934
Home International Championship 1933-34
(46th) Match
England 3 Scotland 0
[1-0]
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Match
Summary
England
Party
Scotland Party |
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Empire
Stadium, Wembley, Middlesex Attendance:
92,363 (all-ticket - a new record);
Receipts: £20,173 7s.; Kick-off:
3.00pm GMT
Live on National Radio - commentator: George Allison |
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England - Cliff Bastin (twentyfive yard shot laid on by Brook,
spinning into the net off the goalkeepers hands 43), Eric Brook
(twenty-five yard free-kick deflected in by Marshall 75), Jack Bowers (header,
following Bastin and Brook passing 88) |
Results 1930-39 |
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Scotland won the toss,
England
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
England |
Type |
Scotland |
Referee -
Samuel Thompson
Belfast,
Ireland
Linesmen -
William Webb, Glasgow and
Dr A.W. Barton, Repton School, The Midland Amateur Alliance
and the AFA.
The Duke of York was in attendance and was presented to the players. Prime
Minister Ramsey Macdonald was also a distinguished guest.

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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
5th |
Colours: |
The 1923 uniform
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White collared jerseys, navy blue or black shorts, black socks with
white tops |
Capt: |
Tommy Cooper, first captaincy |
Selectors: |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on
Monday, 9 April 1934.
158th match, W 102 - D 29 - L 27 - F 480 - A 176. |
England
Lineup |
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Moss, Frank |
24 |
5 November 1909 |
G |
Arsenal FC |
1 |
0
GA |
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Cooper, Thomas |
29 |
9 April 1905 |
RB |
Derby County FC |
12 |
0 |
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Hapgood, Edris A. |
25 |
24 September 1908 |
LB |
Arsenal FC |
5 |
0 |
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Stoker, Lewis |
24 |
31 March 1910 |
RH |
Birmingham FC |
2 |
0 |
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Hart, Ernest A. |
32 |
3 January 1902 |
CH |
Leeds United FC |
6 |
0 |
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Copping, Wilfred |
26 |
17 August 1907 |
LH |
Leeds United AFC |
6 |
0 |
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Crooks, Samuel D. |
26 |
16 January 1908 |
OR |
Derby County FC |
19 |
7 |
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Carter, Horatio S. |
20 |
21 December 1913 |
IR |
Sunderland AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Bowers, John W.A. |
26 |
22 February 1908 |
CF |
Derby County FC |
3 |
2 |
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Bastin, Clifford S. |
22 |
14 March 1912 |
IL |
Arsenal FC |
6 |
4 |
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Brook, Eric F. |
26 |
27 November 1907 |
OL |
Manchester City FC |
6 |
4 |
reserves: |
Eric Keen (Derby County FC) and
Joe Beresford (Aston Villa FC). |
team notes: |
The International Selection Committee had decided when they named the
team that they would not number their players, and the players in the
1934 FA Cup Final featuring Manchester City FC and Portsmouth FC would
also follow suit in not being numbered. Eric Brook followed up his
free-kick goal in the last match against France with another in this
match. The first time England had scored free-kicks in two matches in
a row, as well as twice in the same season. This was their sixth
successful free-kick. |
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2-3-5 |
Moss - Cooper, Hapgood - Stoker, Hart, Copping -
Crooks, Carter, Bowers, Bastin, Brook |
Averages: |
Age |
25.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.1 |
1.3 |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
10th to 9th |
Colours: |
Dark blue shirts with
white collars,
white shorts |
Capt: |
Alex Massie |
Selectors: Trainer:
J. Kerr (Heart of Midlothian FC) |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league
match, on Monday, 9 April 1934. |
Scotland
Lineup |
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Jackson, John |
27 |
29 November 1906 |
G |
Chelsea FC, England |
5 |
14
GA |
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Anderson, Andrew |
25 |
21 February 1909 |
RB |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
5 |
0 |
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McGonagle, William |
29 |
30 April 1904 |
LB |
The Celtic FC |
4 |
0 |
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Massie, Alexander |
28 |
13 March 1906 |
RH |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
6 |
0 |
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Smith, Thomas M. |
24 |
4 October 1909 |
CH |
Kilmarnock FC |
1 |
0 |
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Miller, John |
nk |
not known |
LH |
St. Mirren FC |
5 |
0 |
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Cook, William L. |
28 |
11 March 1906 |
OR |
Bolton Wanderers FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Marshall, James |
26 |
3 January 1908 |
IR |
Rangers FC |
3 |
0 |
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Gallacher, Hugh K. |
31 |
2 February 1903 |
CF |
Chelsea FC, England |
19 |
24 |
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Stevenson, George |
29 |
4 April 1905 |
IL |
Motherwell FC |
11 |
4 |
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Connor, James |
24 |
1 June 1909 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC, England |
3 |
0 |
reserves: |
Fraser (Aberdeen FC) and Terry McGibbon (Ayr United FC, both traveling
reserves). John Harkness (Heart of Midlothian FC), Cooper (Aberdeen
FC), George Cummings (Partick Thistle FC), Moulds (St. Johnstone FC),
James McLuckie (Manchester City FC), John Crum (The Celtic FC),
Tommy Walker (Heart of Midlothian FC) and James Easson (Portsmouth
FC). |
team notes: |
Initially, Manchester City FC refused to allow Andrew Herd, James
McLuckie and Matt Busby to be released for this match. They had their
own imperative match against Tottenham Hotspur FC to participate in. |
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2-3-5 |
Jackson - Anderson, McGonagle - Massie, Smith, Miller -
Cook, Marshall, Gallacher, Stevenson, Connor |
Averages: |
Age |
27.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.7 |
2.5 |
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Match Report by Glen Isherwood |
Wales
had already retained the British Championship, beating Scotland 3-2 at
Ninian Park and England 2-1 at St. James' Park. Scotland had also lost
2-1 to Ireland at Parkhead, and had to win or they would finish bottom
for the first time.
Just before
half-time Brook passed to Cliff Bastin who let fly with a beauty from
25 yards. The ball was hit hard and low and its swerve was enough to
beat Jackson. With 15 minutes remaining an Eric Brook free kick was
deflected past Jackson for the second goal. Ten minutes later Brook's
cross was headed in by Jack Bowers to repeat the scoreline of 1932 and
leave Scotland without a point for the first time.
Scotland
recovered to share the Championship the following year with England
after beating them at Hampden Park for the fourt time in succession.
Strange that they lost on three successive visits to Wembley during
the same period.
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Source Notes |
ARSENAL
AND THE ENGLAND TEAM
Following the announcement
yesterday of the England team to meet Scotland, Arsenal sent the following
telegram to the headquarters of the Football League:-
"In view of the fact that three
of our players have been selected by the Football Association to represent
England on Saturday, and in the interests of ourselves and other League
clubs which might possibly be affected in one way or another, would the
League Management Committee be prepared to consider the question of
postponing Arsenal's League match with Liverpool next week?"
Mr Jack Rouse, assistant
secretary of the Liverpool FC, when told of Arsenal's application
said:-"No communication has been received by the Liverpool club concerning
a postponement, and never in the history of English football has it been
necessary to postpone a League match for the reason stated. Permission has
never been given for such a course." -
Scotsman, 10 April 1934
ARSENAL'S REQUEST REFUSED
The English Football League Management Committee yesterday said "No"
to Arsenal's request to postpone their League match with Liverpool
next Saturday, Moss, Hapgood and Bastin having been picked to play for
England against Scotland at Wembley. In announcing
this fact, Mr Fred Howarth, secretary of the League, stated that the
decision was unanimous, and based on precedent, as there had been a
similar application from Huddersfield Town in March 1928, and this was
refused. At that time Huddersfield possessed excellent
chances of winning the League Championship. They had Goodall, Wilson,
Kelly and Smith (H) chosen for England, and Jackson for Scotland;
Stephenson and Redfern were injured and Wadsworth was ill.
Nevertheless, Huddersfield went to Bury with nine reserves, and won by
3 goals to 2. They finished the season second, and Bury were fifth
from top." -
Scotsman, 11 April 1934
As it was, whilst England
were defeating their Scotch counterparts, Arsenal had travelled to
Anfield and beat Liverpool three goals to two. The win kept them four
points ahead of rivals Huddersfield Town, who also won, 4-1 over
Newcastle United FC. Arsenal also have a game in hand, having played
38 matches, in comparison to Huddersfield's 39.
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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