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Saturday,
17 April 1937
Home International Championship 1936-37
(49th) Match
Scotland 3
England 1
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Match
Summary
Scotland
Party
England Party |
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Hampden Park,
Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow,
Lanarkshire Attendance:
149,547 (all-ticket - a new World record attendance);
Receipts: £24,303; Kick-off:
3.00pm GMT;
Not live on National Radio
as the Scottish F.A. refused permission. |
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England - Fred Steele (ten yard shot following a
perfect Starling pass 40) Scotland -
Frank O'Donnell (easy finish from a Walker cross 47), Bob McPhail (turned
in a loose ball from a tight angle after Woodley failed
to hold a Delaney cross, and then a Duncan shot 80,
a header from an Anderson free-kick 88) |
Results 1930-39 |
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England won the toss,
Scotland
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Scotland |
Type |
England |
Referee
- William McLean
Belfast, Ireland
Linesmen -
J. Harrison, North Riding, and
H. Watson, Glasgow.

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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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Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
9th to 7th |
Colours: |
Dark blue shirts with
white collars,
white shorts |
Capt: |
Jimmy Simpson |
Selectors: |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league
match, on Monday, 12 April 1937. |
Scotland
Lineup |
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Dawson, James |
27 |
30 October 1909 |
G |
Rangers FC |
6 |
7
GA |
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Anderson, Andrew |
28 |
21 February 1909 |
RB |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
15 |
0 |
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Beattie, Andrew |
23 |
11 August 1913 |
LB |
Preston North End FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Massie, Alexander |
31 |
13 March 1906 |
RH |
Aston Villa FC, England |
16 |
0 |
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Simpson, James M. |
28 |
29 October 1908 |
CH |
Rangers FC |
10 |
0 |
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Brown, George C.P. |
30 |
7 January 1907 |
LH |
Rangers FC |
14 |
0 |
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Delaney, James |
22 |
3 September 1914 |
OR |
The Celtic FC |
4 |
2 |
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Walker, Thomas |
21 |
26 May 1915 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
9 |
3 |
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O'Donnell, Francis |
25 |
31 August 1911 |
CF |
Preston North End FC, England |
1 |
1 |
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McPhail, Robert L. |
31 |
25 October 1905 |
IL |
Rangers FC |
14 |
6 |
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Duncan, Douglas |
27 |
14 October 1909 |
OL |
Derby County FC, England |
13 |
7 |
reserves: |
In attendance: Bobby Hogg (The Celtic FC) and Jimmy Smith (Rangers FC). The full reserve team is: -George
Cummings (Middlesbrough FC); Hogg and
Bobby Ancell (Newcastle United FC); Chic Geatons (The Celtic
FC), Bob Salmond (Portsmouth FC) and Alex McNab
(Sunderland AFC); Torry Gillick (Everton FC), William Buchan (The Celtic
FC), Smith, Charles Napier (Derby County FC) and Dave Kinnear (Rangers FC). |
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2-3-5 |
Dawson - Anderson, Beattie - Massie, Simpson, Brown -
Delaney, Walker, O'Donnell, McPhail, Duncan. |
Averages: |
Age |
26.6 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.4 |
1.4 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
8th to 9th |
Colours: |
The 1935 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, navy blue shorts, black socks topped with
two white hoops |
Capt: |
George Male, third captaincy |
Selectors: In charge:
Henry J. Huband |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following an inter-league
match, on Monday, 12 April 1937.
175th match, W 110 - D 30 - L 35 - F 514 - A 202. |
England
Lineup |
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Woodley, Victor R. |
27 |
26 February 1910 |
G |
Chelsea FC |
1 |
3
GA |
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Male,
C. George
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26 |
8 May 1910 |
RB |
Arsenal FC |
13 |
0 |
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Barkas, Samuel |
27 |
29 December 1909 |
LB |
Manchester City FC |
2 |
0 |
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Britton, Clifford S. |
27 |
27 August 1909 |
RH |
Everton FC |
7 |
1 |
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Young, Alfred |
31 |
4 November 1905 |
CH |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
3 |
0 |
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Bray, John |
27 |
22 April 1909 |
LH |
Manchester City FC |
6 |
0 |
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Matthews, Stanley |
22 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Stoke City FC |
4 |
1 |
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Carter, Horatio S. |
23 |
21 December 1913 |
IR |
Sunderland AFC |
6 |
2 |
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Steele, Frederick C. |
20 |
6 May 1916 |
CF |
Stoke City FC |
3 |
1 |
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Starling, Ronald W. |
27 |
11 October 1909 |
IL |
Aston Villa FC |
2 |
0 |
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Johnson, Joseph A. |
26 |
4 April 1911 |
OL |
Stoke City AFC |
2 |
0 |
reserves: |
Don Welsh (Charlton Athletic FC) and
Ray Bowden (Arsenal FC) |
team notes: |
Not since their days of infancy have England lost four away matches in
a row. |
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2-3-5 |
Woodley - Male, Barkas - Britton, Young, Bray -
Matthews, Carter, Steele, Starling, Johnson |
Averages: |
Age |
25.7 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.5 |
0.3 |
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Match Report
The
largest crowd ever assembled at a football match, 149,407 to be exact,
saw Scotland beat England at Hampden Park on Saturday by three goals to
one...
...it was not until 40 minutes had
passed that England got their goal--and it was one worthy of the
football they had played. Britton started the movement and gave the ball
to Starling.
Starling dribbled a little and seemed
about to pass out to Johnson--certainly the defence expected it--but
suddenly he changed his direction and put the ball along the ground to
Steele, who ran on to it and, from some
10 yards range, crashed it past Dawson.
Almost as soon as the second half
had begun Scotland had equalized. First Massie and then Delaney fed
Walker, who indulged in one of his own dribbles which finished almost at
the goal-line ; he then coolly pushed the ball in square for O'Donnell,
who had not been the power he can be, to score from close range...
After 35 minutes their second goal
came. Delaney swung the ball over and the English defence seemed to
misjudge its flight. At any rate, Duncan received it unmarked. He
returned it to the centre, O'Donnell met it, there was a momentary
confusion, and McPhail was able to shoot through. The third goal was
also scored by McPhail, who headed through a centre put up from the
right. - The Times -
Monday 19th April, 1937
SCOTS AND ENGLISH MAY BE NUMBERED... |
...IN INTERNATIONAL MATCH AT HAMPDEN PARK The
Press Association understands that there is a possibility of players
being numbered in the Scotland v. England international match at
Hampden Park on April 17. The English F.A. are experimenting with
numbered players in amateur international matches this season.
Should this procedure be adopted at Hampden it will create football
history for a full Association international match.
- 2 February 1937
SCOTS REJECT NUMBERING PROPOSAL At
yesterday's [3 February] meeting of the Scottish F.A. the Football
Association's request that players should be numbered in the Scotland
v. England match was refused.
- 4 February 1937
NO NUMBERS AT HAMPDEN BUT F.A. OFFICIAL
UPHOLDS SCHEME That the day is not far off when players in
league matches will be numbered is the forecast given yesterday [4
February] by a prominent [Football] Association official.
The refusal of the S.F.A. to agree to a suggestion by the [Football]
Association that players be numbered in the Scotland-England match at
Hampden in April has brought this idea once more into the limelight.
It was while discussing the action of the S.F.A. that Mr. [Henry]
J. Huband, treasurer of the F.A., made his prophecy.
"I am definitely in favour of numbering players," he stated. "Surely
there can be no objection to it. Some of the former opposition to the
scheme is being broken down, and I think the league will adopt it very
soon. "We have on our selection committee
representatives of league clubs, and I know the committee are in
favour of numbering players. Anyway, somebody must start it."
The F.A. have been experimenting with the scheme this season. Players
in the England v. Wales amateur international match at Portsmouth
recently were numbered and the Irish F.A. have agreed to try numbers
in the amateur international against England at Belfast to-morrow
week. The experiment at Portsmouth was voted a big success.
- Dundee Courier, 5 February 1937
ENGLAND-SCOTLAND BROADCAST UNLIKELY It is
unlikely that the international between Scotland and England at
Hampden Park in April will be broadcast. The B.B.C.
approached the Scottish Football Association on the question, but as
they wanted free facilities their request was refused.
Mr. George Graham, secretary of the Scottish F.A., told a Press
representative yesterday:-"We certainly have refused the B.B.C.
permission. But if they want to talk business we are prepared to do
so." - 5 February 1937
NATIONAL
BROADCAST QUESTIONS When the minutes of the Selection
Committee were submitted to the Council, Mr. McDavid asked whether
that Committee had received authority to decide whether or not the
international match with England should be broadcast. The Chairman
remarked that arrangements for international matches were always left
in the hands of the Selection Committee. During the
discussion it was emphasised that clubs in country districts were hard
hit by such broadcasting. One member pointed out that in a game in
Aberdeenshire only 18s was drawn on the occasion of the last
broadcast. Figures of a census taken in hospitals were
given by the Chairman, who added that only 5 per cent of the inmates
in these institutions were in favour of listening to the broadcasts.
When questioned regarding the source of these statistics, the Chairman
said they had been taken from the hospitals. Mr.
Jamison—I have been in hospitals in various parts of
Renfrewshire, and they are 99 per cent in favour of the broadcasts.
Mr. W. Struth said the Committee had made a suggestion to the B.B.C.
that they should make a contribution to the infirmaries in Glasgow,
but they had promptly turned it down. It was not a question of the
S.F.A, looking for finance. The B.B.C. would not listen to the
suggestion. After further discussion it was moved that
the matter be taken back for further consideration, but on a vote, the
decision of the Committee not to allow the broadcast was approved.
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Match Notes |
As on many occasions, the Scottish entered the field to
'Scotland the Brave', whilst the English were cheered on to the
strains of Heart of Oak'. The Attendance of 149,547 is the
minimum...that is the number of tickets issued, to be taken into
consideration are the complimentary tickets, Press tickets, police
tickets, etc...taking the total well over the 150,000 mark. SFA
paid £6750 to Queen's Park FC for the use of Hampden Park.
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Source Notes |
Scottish Football Association Scotland - The Complete International
Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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