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Saturday, 29 September 1934
Home International Championship 1934-35 (47th) Match

Wales 0 England 4 [0-2]
 

Match Summary
Wales Party

England Party

Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan
Attendance:
36,692; Kick-off: 3.30pm BST

England - Fred Tilson (shot after a Bowden pass 10, 85), Eric Brook (after John had dropped a long Britton ball 30), Stan Matthews (from a Bowden pass 64)
Wales - William Evans (missed penalty shot wide)
Results 1930-39

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

Wales

Type

England

Referee - Samuel Thompson
Belfast

Linesmen - A.J. Brown, Bristol, and not known

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Wales Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 15th to 17th
Colours: Made by St. Margaret's - Red shirts with white collars, white shorts, red socks
Capt: Tom Griffiths Selectors: Team selection chosen by Committee.
Wales Lineup
  John, W. Ronald 23 29 January 1911 G Preston North End FC, England 8 10 GA
  Lawrence, Sidney W. 25 16 March 1909 RB Swansea Town FC 6 0
  Jones, David O. 23 28 October 1910 LB Leicester City FC, England 3 0
  Murphy, James P. 24 8 August 1910 RH West Bromwich Albion FC, England 6 0
  Griffiths, Thomas 28 21 February 1906 CH Middlesbrough FC, England 15 3
  Richards, David T. 27 31 October 1906 LH Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England 8 0
  Phillips, Cuthbert 24 23 June 1910 OR Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England 7 1
  O'Callaghan, Eugene 27 6 October 1906 IR Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 11 3
  Williams, Ronald 27 23 January 1907 CF Newcastle United FC, England 1 0
  Mills, Thomas 22 28 December 1911 IL Leicester City FC, England 3 1
Evans, William, injured c.70th min 21 7 November 1912 OL Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 4 1

reserves:

reserves not known

team notes:

William Evans, a last moment addition to the side, retired after the third goal was scored, he received a severe head injury following a collision with Harry Hibbs.
 
2-3-5 John -
Lawrence, Jones -
Murphy, Griffiths, Richards -
Phillips, O'Callaghan, Williams, Mills, Evans

Averages:

Age 24.6 Appearances/Goals 6.5 0.8

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 6th to 4th
Colours: The 1923 uniform - White collared jerseys, navy blue or black shorts, black socks topped with two white hoops
Capt: Tommy Cooper, fourth captaincy. Selectors: The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 24 September 1934.
161st match, W 103 - D 29 - L 29 - F 486 - A 180.
England Lineup
  Hibbs, E. Henry 28 27 May 1906 G Birmingham FC 20 21 GA
  Cooper, Thomas 29 9 April 1905 RB Derby County FC 15 0
  Hapgood, Edris A. 26 24 September 1908 LB Arsenal FC 8 0
  Britton, Clifford S. 25 27 August 1909 RH Everton FC 1 0
  Barker, John W. 28 27 February 1906 CH Derby County FC 1 0
  Bray, John 25 22 April 1909 LH Manchester City FC 1 0
Matthews, Stanley 19
240 days
1 February 1915 OR Stoke City FC 1 1
  Bowden, E. Raymond 25 13 September 1909 IR Arsenal FC 1 0
Tilson, S. Frederick 30 19 April 1904 CF Manchester City FC 3 4
  Westwood, W. Raymond 22 14 April 1912 IL Bolton Wanderers FC 1 0
Brook, Eric F. 26 27 November 1907 OL Manchester City FC 9 5

reserves:

Tom Gardner (Aston Villa FC) and originally Willie Hall (Tottenham Hotspur FC). Hall was released from his duties (see below). Leeds United AFC's Billy Furness was initially called up into his place, but could not take his place. Everton FC's Jimmy Cunliffe was the final attempt.

team notes:

Stanley Matthews, at 19 years and 240 days, becomes the first teenager to score on his debut. The youngest goalscoring debutant record was held for the past 51 years by Nevil Cobbold.
 
2-3-5 Hibbs -
Cooper, Hapgood -
Britton, Barker, Bray -
Matthews, Bowden, Tilson, Westwood, Brook.

Averages:

Age 25.8 Appearances/Goals 5.5 0.5

 

    Match Report

ENGLAND OUTPLAY WALES

In the first International match of the season at Cardiff on Saturday the holders of the Championship, Wales, were well beaten by England, who scored four goals without reply. This convincing margin in no way conveyed a false idea of England's superiority, Wales, although playing up gallantly, being outplayed...

Bowden put up a nice pass to Tilson, whose shot gave John no chance...

Then just after half an hour's play came England's second goal. Britton put in a long kick towards goal, John dropped the ball, and Brook was up to kick it into the net. Hibbs had a nasty experience when a hard shot from Evans hit him in the face, but then he had the good luck to see Evans blunder with a penalty. The Welsh outside-left shot hard enough, but the ball went just the wrong side of the post...

Bowden passed up to Matthews, who found an opening very cleverly and his shot completely beat John...

...five minutes from the end a pass by Westwood produced an opening for Tilson to get his second goal...

Notwithstanding the wet weather there were 51,000 people present. - The Times - Monday 1st October, 1934

   Football League

Football League Division One
29 September 1934
Team P Pts
Manchester City 8 13
Sunderland 8 12
Arsenal 8 11
Preston North End 8 11
Stoke City 8 10
Everton 8 10
Derby County 8 9
Aston Villa 8 9
Portsmouth 8 9
Grimsby Town 8 8
Sheffield Wednesday 8 8
Liverpool 8 8
Birmingham 8 8
West Bromwich Albion 8 7
Leeds United 8 7
Leicester City 8 6
Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 6
Tottenham Hotspur 8 6
Blackburn Rovers 8 6
Middlesbrough 8 5
Chelsea 8 4
Huddersfield Town 8 3

 

Division One matches played on 29 September 1934:

ARSENAL 5-1 BIRMINGHAM
Drake 3, 20, 43, 82, Bastin 19 (White 10)

47,868 (Highbury, London)

Arsenal were without Bowden (making his international debut) and Hapgood, who were playing against Wales in Cardiff, as was Birmingham's Harry Hibbs, who kept a clean sheet in goal.

ASTON VILLA 4-2 PRESTON NORTH END
Astley 25, 46, 81, Waring 87 (Beresford 43, Maxwell 49)
28,781
(Villa Park, Birmingham)

 Villa were without Tom Gardner, who was a reserve against Wales in Cardiff, whilst Preston were without Roy John, who was in goal for Wales, but never made a league appearance for Preston and had not played in the league for 16 months.

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0-1 STOKE CITY
(Davies 26)

10,386 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

Stoke were without Stan Matthews, who scored on his international debut against Wales in Cardiff.

CHELSEA 2-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
Horton 43, 75
25,373 (Stamford Bridge, London)

George Tweedy saved a late penalty to prevent Jack Horton from completing his hat-trick.

DERBY COUNTY 2-1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Stockill 36, 67 (Hunt 41)

15,459 (Baseball Ground, Derby
)

Reg Stockill was also denied a hat-trick when he missed a penalty. Derby were without Barker (making his international debut) and Cooper (the captain), who were playing against Wales in Cardiff, whilst Tottenham were without Evans and O'Callaghan, who were playing for Wales.

LEEDS UNITED 2-0 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Duggan 14, 64

12,298 (
Elland Road, Leeds)

Just before Leeds took the lead, Huddersfield's Roy Goodall shot wide from a penalty.

LEICESTER CITY 0-2 SUNDERLAND
(Gurney 10, Davis 67)
16,002 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

Leicester were without Jones and Mills, who were playing for Wales against England in Cardiff.

LIVERPOOL 3-2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Hanson 5, English 16, Hodgson 38 (Sandford 25, 74)
20,888 (Anfield, Liverpool)

West Brom were without Jimmy Murphy, who was playing for Wales against England in Cardiff.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-2 MANCHESTER CITY
Yorston 81 (Herd 26, Fletcher 55)
9,377 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Tom Griffiths, who was playing for Wales against England in Cardiff, whilst City were without Bray (making his international debut), Brook (who scored) and Tilson (who scored twice), who were playing against Wales.

PORTSMOUTH 2-1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Weddle 5, Nichol 82 (Dewar 4)

17,358 (Fratton Park, Portsmouth)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4-2 EVERTON
Beattie 29, 77, Hartill 39, Crook 55 (Hollingworth o.g. 17, Leyfield 38)
15,169 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

Wolves were without Phillips and Richards, who were playing for Wales against England in Cardiff, whilst Everton were without Britton, who was making his international debut against Wales, and Cunliffe, who was a reserve against Wales.

Manchester City continued their impressive form, even without three of their international men, and picking up two injuries during the game, but they could not maintain their leadership of the first division for much longer.

Football League Division Two
29 September 1934
Team P Pts
Bolton Wanderers 8 14
Brentford 8 12
Burnley 8 11
Port Vale 8 11
Blackpool 8 10
Barnsley 8 9
Nottingham Forest 7 8
Manchester United 8 8
Sheffield United 8 8
Fulham 8 8
West Ham United 8 8
Bury 8 8
Swansea Town 8 7
Bradford 7 7
Bradford City 8 7
Newcastle United 8 6
Norwich City 8 6
Southampton 8 6
Oldham Athletic 8 6
Hull City 8 5
Plymouth Argyle 8 5
Notts County 8 4

 

Division Two matches played on 29 September 1934:

BARNSLEY 4-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Smith, Ashton 2, Spence
5,600
(Oakwell, Barnsley)

BLACKPOOL 1-0 BRADFORD
Oram

15,354
(Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

BRADFORD CITY 1-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Mitchell (Wheeler)
5,432
(Valley Parade, Bradford)

BURY 2-0 FULHAM
Amos, Anderson
5,902
(Gigg Lane, Bury)

HULL CITY 2-1 BRENTFORD
Jordan 2 (Fletcher)

7,764
(Anlaby Road, Hull)

MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1 SWANSEA TOWN
Cape 2, 1 pen., Mutch (Bussey)
14,865
(Old Trafford, Manchester)

Swansea were without Sid Lawrence, who was playing for Wales against England in Cardiff.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2-0 NORWICH CITY
Lang, Ramsay o.g.
20,067 (St James' Park, Newcastle)

NOTTS COUNTY 3-5 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
McGrath, Higgins, Lewis (Graham, Dent, Peacock, McKinlay 2)
15,254 (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)

PORT VALE 3-1 BURNLEY
Friar 2, Nolan (Downes)

7,311 (Recreation Ground, Stoke)

SHEFFIELD UNITED 6-2 BOLTON WANDERERS
Barclay 2, Barton, Atkinson o.g., Boyd, Finney o.g. (Cameron, MIlsom)
12,788 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)

Bolton were without Ray Westwood, who was making his international debut against Wales in Cardiff.

WEST HAM UNITED 2-1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Barrett, Mills
(Melaniphy)
20,484 (Upton Park, London)

Bolton's world came crashing down after they had won their first seven matches with the loss of only two goals, but a week later, they put eight past Barnsley and order was restored.

Division Three on 29 September 1934:

There were 30,028 at the Valley, a crowd only beaten by Arsenal and the international, as Charlton Athletic went top of the southern section by a point from Coventry City and Millwall (whom they beat 3-1). Chester put six goals past Wrexham and stayed top of the northern section on goal average from the unbeaten Tranmere Rovers.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 28 September 1934 that eleven people died after a train crash at Winwick Junction, near Warrington, in Lancashire. The junction was a very busy one, with four connecting lines, and the signalman assumed that a local train had already passed through, when it was actually waiting to be switched to a branch line. An express train from Euston smashed into the rear of the local train at a speed of about fifty miles per hour. The installation of an electronic track circuit would ensure that a collision of this type could not happen again.

Source Notes

"On Wednesday [26 September 1934], the Welsh FA Secretary, Mr. T. Robbins, asked his English counterparts to release Willie Hall, the Tottenham Hotspur player, from his duties as an England traveling reserve so that Tottenham would allow Evans to play at outside-left for Wales. Tottenham had previously promised to release Evans if Hall was available for their League match. Early yesterday, there was a hurried consultation between English officials and members of the International Selection Committee, and it was decided to release Hall and call upon Billy Furness, Leeds United, to act as reserve. Leeds, however, have several inside-forwards injured, and their request that Furness should not be taken was granted. Jimmy Cunliffe, the Everton inside-right, was then chosen as England's reserve."

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