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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
England |
Type |
Scotland |
Referee (green)
- William
R.
Hamilton Ireland
Linesmen
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H. Watson, Glasgow and
G.V. Searls, Wiltshire
Both teams wore black armbands as a mark
of respect of Robert Campbell, a former SFA president, who died last week. |
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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
6th to 5th |
Colours: |
The 1935 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, navy blue shorts, black socks topped with
two white hoops |
Capt: |
Eddie Hapgood,
eleventh
captaincy. |
Selectors: |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial
match, on Monday, 4 April 1938.
182nd match, W 116 - D 30 - L 36 - F 544 - A 209. |
England
Lineup (no numbers worn) |
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Woodley, Victor R. |
28 |
26 February 1910 |
G |
Chelsea FC |
8 |
10 GA |
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Sproston, Bert |
22 |
22 June 1915 |
RB |
Leeds United AFC |
5 |
0 |
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Hapgood, Edris A. |
29 |
24 September 1908 |
LB |
Arsenal FC |
20 |
0 |
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Willingham,
C. Kenneth |
25 |
1 December 1912 |
RH |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
2 |
1 |
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Cullis, Stanley |
21 |
25 October 1916 |
CH |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
4 |
0 |
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Copping, Wilfred |
30 |
17 August 1907 |
LH |
Arsenal FC |
17 |
0 |
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Matthews, Stanley |
23 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Stoke City FC |
7 |
5 |
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Hall, G. William |
26 |
12 March 1912 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
5 |
2 |
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Fenton, Michael |
24 |
30 October 1913 |
CF |
Middlesbrough FC |
1 |
0 |
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Stephenson, J. Eric |
23 |
4 September 1914 |
IL |
Leeds United AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Bastin, Clifford S. |
26 |
14 March 1912 |
OL |
Arsenal FC |
18 |
9 |
reserves: |
Sep Smith (Leicester City FC) and
Frank Broome (Aston Villa FC) |
team
notes: |
Confusion reigned following the announcement of the reserves, as one
report stated that Smith and Broome were the reserves, whereas other
reports stated that Smith and Chesterfield FC's Harry Clifton were the
reserves. On the evening of 4 April, the FA clarified the situation
when they stated
"that an error had been made in announcing
Clifton of Chesterfield as one of the reserves for the England team.
The name of F.H. Broome, of Aston Villa, was intended for the
position." It has been twelve years since England failed to
score at home, also against
Scotland,
17 April 1926. |
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2-3-5 |
Woodley - Sproston, Hapgood -
Willingham, Cullis, Copping - Matthews, Hall, Fenton, Stephenson,
Bastin |
Averages: |
Age |
25.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
8.0 |
1.5 |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
6th to 4th |
Colours: |
Dark blue shirts with
white collars,
white shorts |
Capt: |
George Brown |
Selectors: Trainer:
A. Dixon (Rangers FC) |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league
match, on Monday, 4 April 1938. |
Scotland
Lineup (no numbers worn) |
|
Cumming, David S. |
27 |
6 May 1910 |
G |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
1 |
0 GA |
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Anderson, Andrew |
29 |
21 February 1909 |
RB |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
20 |
0 |
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Beattie, Andrew |
24 |
11 August 1913 |
LB |
Preston North End FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Shankley, William |
24 |
2 September 1913 |
RH |
Preston North End FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Smith, Thomas M. |
28 |
4 October 1909 |
CH |
Preston North End FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Brown, George C.P. |
31 |
7 January 1907 |
LH |
Rangers FC |
18 |
0 |
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Milne, John V. |
27 |
25 March 1911 |
OR |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Walker, Thomas |
22 |
26 May 1915 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
15 |
4 |
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O'Donnell, Francis |
26 |
31 August 1911 |
CF |
Blackpool FC, England |
5 |
2 |
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Mutch, George |
25 |
21 September 1914 |
IL |
Preston North End FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Reid, Robert |
27 |
19 February 1911 |
OL |
Brentford FC, England |
2 |
0 |
reserves: |
In attendance:
Jimmy
Carabine (Third Lanark FC) and Andy Black (Heart of Midlothian FC).
The full reserve team is: -William Waugh (Heart of Midlothian FC),
Carabine and Jim Harley (Liverpool FC); Charlie Thomson (Sunderland
AFC), John Blair (Motherwell FC) and Archie Miller (Heart of
Midlothian FC); Alex Munro
and Willie Buchan (both Blackpool FC), Dave McCulloch (Brentford FC),
Black and Milne (Middlesbrough FC). |
team notes: |
"The selection of Milne as outside right in the Scotland team, and
publication of his name as outside left in the side of reserves
follows Scottish practice. Milne can play equally well on either wing.
If Reid had to stand down, Milne would be switched to outside left,
and Munro promoted from reserves to outside right." |
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2-3-5 |
Cumming - Anderson, Beattie - Shankly, Smith, Brown -
Milne, Walker, O'Donnell, Mutch, Reid |
Averages: |
Age |
26.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.4 |
0.4 |
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Match Report by Glen Isherwood |
England
had beaten both Ireland and the reigning British Champions Wales, and
needed only a point to secure their first outright Championship since
1932. Scotland had lost 2-1 to Wales at Ninian Park and needed to win
to share the Championship with England.
The only goal came after a poor clearance from Hapgood
was knocked back in by an overhead kick from Milne to O'Donnell. He
passed to Tommy Walker who shot past Woodley. England fought back, but
there were no further goals and Scotland were good value for their
victory.
The legendary Sir Stanley Matthews made his first
appearance at Wembley. Matthews was the first Footballer of the Year
in 1948 and won it again 15 years later at the unbelievable age of 48.
He was also the first European Footballer of the Year in 1956.
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WEMBLEY STADIUM |
The English Cup finals and International matches
between England and Scotland will be played at the Empire Stadium,
Wembley, for the next 26 years. This decision, which
was generally expected, was reached yesterday [13 February 1938] by
the Council of the Football Association at their meeting at Lancaster
Gate, London. The new contract will replace the existing one, which
still had six years to run, and will be drawn up immediately.
It is unlikely that accommodation at Wembley for this year's Cup final
and International match with Scotland will be very extended, but it is
anticipated that within a few years the stadium will be reconstructed
to accommodate 150,000 spectators. The resolution
concerning future Cup final venues was put to the meeting by the
chairman, Mr W. Pickford. It was:-"That the Council enter into a
contract on behalf of the Football Association with Wembley Stadium,
Ltd., for the playing of the Football Association Cup final ties and
the International matches versus Scotland at Wembley during a
period of 26 years, in accordance with the provisions of the report of
the Finance and General Purposes Committee of February 4, 1938, and
that the Committee be authorised to take the necessary steps to effect
this without delay." Mr A.J. Elvin, Managing Director
of Wembley Stadium, in an interview with a reporter, said:-
"Naturally I am pleased that the Football Association has selected the
Empire Stadium, Wembley, as the venue for Cup finals and
England-Scotland matches for the next 26 years. "Our
plans for the enlargement and general improvements to the stadium are
well in hand, By 1940, at the latest, we shall have the finest sports
arena in the world, and if, as seems possible, the Olmpic Games of
1944 are offered to Great Britain, Wembley will be at their disposal.
"The first part of the extensions to the stadium will take the form of
increasing the capacity of the standing terraces at the east and west
ends of the stadium by 38,000. The cost of this work will be
approximately £70,000." - 14 February 1938.
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NUMBERING OF PLAYERS |
SCOTLAND STILL OPPOSED TO THE
SCHEME
Scotland are still
opposed to the numbering of players, and this means of identification
will not be used in the Amateur International match at Hampden Park,
Glasgow, on March 12, when England are the visitors.
"Scotland were asked if they were numbering their men," stated an
official of the English Football Association yesterday, "but they
replied 'No.' so, of course, we cannot number our team."
England, this season, began the practice of numbering players in
representative matches, and Scotland are the only country to set their
face against the innovation. - 1 March 1938.
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TELEVISION |
TELEVISION SUCCESS
The match was televised successfully; in fact, the
television was described as a triumph for the engineers. Play was
clearly shown on the screen, and it was seldom difficult to follow the
ball. The elaborate camera apparatus was mounted in the Press box at
the rear of the main stand. - 12 April 1938.
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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
BritishPathé
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CG
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