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Saturday, 19 October 1935
Home International Championship 1935-36 (48th) Match

Ireland 1 England 3 [1-0]
 

Match Summary
Ireland Party

England Party

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, county Antrim
Attendance: 35,000;
Kick-off: tbc GMT

Ireland - Jackie Brown (18)
England - Ralph Birkett (ran past Jones and slotted the ball into the goal 65), Fred Tilson (68), Eric Brook (85)
Most modern yearbooks, and The Glasgow Herald, state that Tilson scored the equalising goal, the first of two for him. But Saturday Night and Sporting Life list Birkett as the scorer.
Results 1930-39

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

Ireland

Type

England

Referee - William E. Webb
Scotland

Linesmen - T. Bentley, Manchester, and not known
 

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

Ireland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 29th to 31st
Colours: Green jerseys with white white winged collars, white shorts.
Capt: Jack Jones Selectors: Team Selection by Committee;
Ireland Lineup
  Scott, Elisha 42 24 August 1893 G Player-manager of Belfast Celtic FC 29 55 GA
  Reid, Sidney E. 27 20 June 1908 RB Derby County FC, England 3 0
  Allan, Cecil A. 21 1 August 1914 LB Cliftonville FC 1 0
  Mitchell, William 24 22 November 1910 RH Chelsea FC, England 9 0
  Jones, John 28 3 April 1907 CH Linfield FAC 17 0
  Browne, Robert J. 23 9 February 1912 LH Leeds United AFC, England 1 0
Brown, John 20 8 November 1914 OR Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England 3 1
  McCullough, Keiller 30 25 March 1905 IR Belfast Celtic FC 2 0
  Bambrick, Joseph G.A. 29 3 November 1905 CF Chelsea FC, England 9 11
  Doherty, Peter D. 22 5 June 1913 IL Blackpool FC, England 3 0
  Kelly, James 23/24 1911 OL Derry City FC 7 3

reserves:

reserves not known
 
2-3-5 Scott -
Reid, Allan -
Mitchell, Jones, Browne -
Brown, McCullough, Bambrick, Doherty, Kelly.

Averages:

Age 26.3/4 Appearances/Goals 7.6 1.2

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th
Colours: The 1935 home uniform - White collared jerseys, navy blue shorts, black socks topped with two white hoops
Capt: Eddie Hapgood, fifth captaincy. Selectors: The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following an inter-league match, on Tuesday, 8 October 1935.
166th match, W 107 - D 29 - L 30 - F 495 - A 186.
England Lineup
  Sagar, Edward 25 7 February 1910 G Everton FC 1 1 GA
  Male, C. George 25 8 May 1910 RB Arsenal FC 5 0
  Hapgood, Edris A. 27 24 September 1908 LB Arsenal FC 13 0
  Smith, Septimus C. 23 15 March 1912 RH Leicester City FC 1 0
  Barker, John W. 29 27 February 1906 CH Derby County FC 6 0
  Bray, John 26 22 April 1909 LH Manchester City FC 2 0
Birkett, Ralph J.E. 22 9 January 1913 OR Middlesbrough FC 1 1
  Bowden, E. Raymond 26 13 September 1909 IR Arsenal FC 3 0
Tilson, S. Frederick 31 19 April 1904 CF Manchester City FC 4 5
  Westwood, W. Raymond 23 14 April 1912 IL Bolton Wanderers FC 4 0
Brook, Eric F. 27 27 November 1907 OL Manchester City FC 13 8

reserves:

Ken Willingham (Huddersfield Town FC) and Jimmy Cunliffe (Everton FC)
 
2-3-5 Sagar -
Male, Hapgood -
Smith, Barker, Bray -
Birkett, Bowden, Tilson, Westwood, Brook.

Averages:

Age 25.9 Appearances/Goals 4.8 1.0

 

    Match Report

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS

England beat Ireland in the fiftieth match between the two countries in Belfast on Saturday by three goals to one.

A bitterly cold and blustering wind blew across the pitch all the time ; and it says much for the players on both sides that they overcame the conditions sufficiently to play fast and keen football for 90 minutes. Ireland, individually, looked to be the better side, and with the wind in their favour in the first half they should have built up a lead big enough to have won the match. Their forwards, however, wasted many easy chances of scoring because they insisted upon taking the ball too close to goal before shooting...

...England beat off these early attacks and held out until Brown scored after a shot by Jones had struck one of the uprights...

Tilson, in scoring the equalizing goal 21 minutes after change of ends, snapped up a pass and, beating Jones, placed the ball well away from Scott. Three minutes later Tilson shot through again, and just before the finish Brook obtained the goal he richly deserved. - The Times - Monday 21st October, 1935

   Football League

Football League Division One
19 October 1935
Team P Pts
Huddersfield Town 11 16
Derby County 11 15
Sunderland 11 15
Middlesbrough 11 14
Stoke City 11 13
Sheffield Wednesday 11 13
Arsenal 11 12
Manchester City 10 11
Birmingham 11 11
Liverpool 11 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 10
Portsmouth 10 10
Blackburn Rovers 10 10
Bolton Wanderers 10 10
Chelsea 11 10
Brentford 10 9
Leeds United 11 9
West Bromwich Albion 11 8
Everton 11 8
Preston North End 11 8
Aston Villa 11 8
Grimsby Town 10 6

 

Division One matches played on 19 October 1935:

ASTON VILLA 0-7 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
(W.G.Richardson 7, 25, 78, 80, Wood 8, Mahon 44, Sankey 75)

43,411 (Villa Park, Birmingham)

BOLTON WANDERERS 0-0 LIVERPOOL
19,322
(Burnden Park, Bolton)

 Bolton were without Ray Westwood, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast.

BRENTFORD 0-0 STOKE CITY
24,960 (Griffin Park, London)

DERBY COUNTY 1-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Duncan 43
18,573 (Baseball Ground, Derby)

Derby were without Barker, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast, and Reid, who was playing for Ireland.

EVERTON 5-1 CHELSEA
Stevenson 12, 86, Dean 17, Archer 46, Miller 65 (Mills 60)

15,459 (Goodison Park, Liverpool
)

Everton were without Sagar, who was making his international debut in goal against Ireland in Belfast, and Cunliffe, who was a reserve against Ireland, whilst Chelsea were without Bambrick and Mitchell, who were playing for Ireland.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
Luke 84

10,687 (
Leeds Road, Huddersfield)

Huddersfield were without Ken Willingham, who was a reserve against Ireland in Belfast.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 LEEDS UNITED
Coleman 27 (Milburn pen. 67)
12,256 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Ralph Birkett, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Leeds were without Bobby Browne, who was also making his international debut, for Ireland.

PORTSMOUTH 2-1 ARSENAL
Worrall 33, Easson 70 (Milne 23)
34,165 (Fratton Park, Portsmouth)

Arsenal were without Bowden, Hapgood (the captain) and Male, who were playing against Ireland in Belfast.

PRESTON NORTH END 4-0 MANCHESTER CITY
F.O'Donnell 2, H.O'Donnell 2
14,946 (Deepdale, Preston)

City were without Bray, and goalscorers, Brook and Tilson, who were all playing against Ireland in Belfast.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3-1 BIRMINGHAM
Millership 25, Dewar 53, Rimmer 87 (White 38)

13,479 (Hillsborough, Sheffield)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3-4 SUNDERLAND
Thompson 8, Martin 64, Shaw pen. 84 (Carter 6, 37, Davis 22, Connor 58)
29,006 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

Dai Richards of Wolves, and Sunderland's Bert Davis were sent off in the aftermath of a Wolves goal being disallowed in the 61st minute. Wolves were without Jackie Brown, who put Ireland ahead against England in Belfast.

The alarming slump of Aston Villa, the most successful club in the history of the Football League, continued as they shipped seven goals at home for the second time, and it wouldn't be the last time in a season that ended in an inevitable first ever relegation to the second division, with 110 goals conceded in the league.

Football League Division Two
19 October 1935
Team P Pts
Tottenham Hotspur 11 16
Manchester United 11 16
Southampton 11 15
Leicester City 11 15
Plymouth Argyle 10 13
Blackpool 12 13
Doncaster Rovers 11 13
Charlton Athletic 11 12
Bury 11 12
Swansea Town 11 12
Newcastle United 10 11
West Ham United 11 10
Sheffield United 11 10
Nottingham Forest 12 10
Barnsley 11 10
Fulham 11 9
Burnley 11 9
Bradford 11 9
Port Vale 11 8
Bradford City 11 7
Norwich City 11 6
Hull City 11 6

 

Division Two matches played on 19 October 1935:

BARNSLEY 1-1 BURY
Hine (Matthews)
4,846
(Oakwell, Barnsley)

BRADFORD CITY 2-2 SWANSEA TOWN
Jeffries, Adamson (Brain, Martin)

5,937
(Valley Parade, Bradford)

BURNLEY 1-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Hancock
5,226
(Turf Moor, Burnley)

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1-1 BLACKPOOL
Wilkinson (Hampson)
23,171
(The Valley, London)

Blackpool were without Peter Doherty, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

FULHAM 1-1 NORWICH CITY
Arnold (Burditt)

17,034
(Craven Cottage, London)

HULL CITY 2-3 DONCASTER ROVERS
Acquroff, Sharp (Burton 3)
7,213
(Anlaby Road, Hull)

MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Cape, Mutch, Rowley (Dodds)
18,636 (Old Trafford, Manchester)

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3-1 LEICESTER CITY
Ware, Harris, Cairns (Liggins)
14,017 (St James' Park, Newcastle)

Leicester were without Sep Smith, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 4-1 WEST HAM UNITED
Cookson 2, Black Vidler (Mangnall)

19,140 (Home Park, Plymouth)

PORT VALE 0-2 SOUTHAMPTON
(Watson 2)
6,263 (Recreation Ground, Stoke)

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4-0 BRADFORD
Hall, Morrison 2, Evans

37,796 (White Hart Lane, London)

The biggest crowd of the day saw Tottenham go top on goal average in their efforts to bounce back to the top flight at the first attempt.

Division Three on 19 October 1935:

Lincoln City led the northern section on goal average from Tranmere Rovers, who went to Chesterfield and ended the home club's unbeaten start to the season. Reading led the southern section by two points from Crystal Palace, and had a game in hand.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 18 October 1935 that Sir Eric Drummond, the British Ambassador to Rome, met with Benito Mussolini, the Italian Prime Minister, and reassured him that Britain would not take any action to prevent Italy's advancement into Abyssinia beyond the largely ineffective sanctions agreed by the League of Nations, as it was considered to be a colonial issue.

Source Notes

"There was to be no broadcast of this international match. The Irish Football Association had agreed to allow a broadcast of the second half for the payment of twenty guineas, but this offer had been refused by the Broadcasting Corporation."

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Original Newspaper Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com

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