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218 vs.
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Saturday,
22 October 1938
Home International Championship 1938-39
(51st) Match
Wales 4
England 2
[2-2]
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Match
Summary
Wales Party
England Party |
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Ninian Park,
Sloper Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan Attendance:
55,000 (a new ground record);
Receipts: £4,500 (a
new ground record); Kick-off: 3.15pm GMT |
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Wales - Dai Astley (ran onto a L.Jones centre and shot
4, set
up by Cumner 65), Idris Hopkins (headed in from a
Whatley free-kick 33), Bryn Jones (dribbled through
and placed his shot 63)
England -
Tommy Lawton (penalty
27), Stanley
Matthews (a run ending with a shot started by Lawton 35) |
Results 1930-39 |
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Wales won the toss, England
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Wales |
Type |
England |
Referee -
William R. Hamilton
Ireland
Linesmen -
not known
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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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Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
13th |
Colours: |
Made by St. Margaret's -
Red shirts with white collars, white shorts, red socks |
Capt: |
Les Jones |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, on Monday, 17 October 1938. |
Wales
Lineup |
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John, W.
Ronald |
27 |
29 January 1911 |
G |
Swansea Town FC |
13 |
21
GA |
2 |
Whatley, William |
26 |
12 October 1912 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Hughes, William M. |
20 |
6 March 1918 |
LB |
Birmingham FC, England |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Green, George H. |
25 |
12 November 1912 |
RH |
Charlton Athletic FC, England |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Jones, Thomas G. |
21 |
12 October 1917 |
LH |
Everton FC, England |
2 |
0 |
6 |
Richards, David T. |
31 |
31 October 1906 |
CH |
Birmingham FC, England |
20 |
0 |
7 |
Hopkins, Idris M. |
28 |
11 October 1910 |
OR |
Brentford FC, England |
10 |
2 |
8 |
Jones, Leslie J. |
27 |
1 July 1911 |
IR |
Arsenal FC, England |
10 |
0 |
9  |
Astley, David J. |
29 |
11 October 1909 |
CF |
Derby County FC, England |
11 |
10 |
10 |
Jones, Brynmor |
26 |
14 February 1912 |
IL |
Arsenal FC, England |
11 |
4 |
11 |
Cumner, R.
Horace |
20 |
31 March 1918 |
OL |
Arsenal FC, England |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
reserves not known |
team notes: |
Arsenal FC had not agreed to the release of their up and coming star
Horace Cumner. Although they had no objection to the Jones' being
called upon, they were surprised by Cumner's inclusion, because of his
tender age, believed to be nineteen at the time. They allowed his
inclusion in the team a day later. |
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2-3-5 |
John - Whatley, Hughes - Green, T.Jones,
Richards - Hopkins, L.Jones, Astley, B.Jones,
Cumner. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
7.7 |
1.1 |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
7th |
Colours: |
The 1935 home
uniform -
White collared jerseys, navy blue shorts, black socks topped with
two white hoops |
Capt: |
Eddie Hapgood,
fifteenth
captaincy. |
Selectors: |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following the
inter-league match, on Monday, 17 October 1938.
186th match, W 118 - D 30 - L 38 - F 557 - A 220. |
England
Lineup |
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Woodley, Victor R. |
28 |
26 February 1910 |
G |
Chelsea FC |
12 |
19 GA |
2 |
Sproston, Bert |
23 |
22 June 1915 |
RB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
9 |
0 |
3 |
Hapgood, Edris A. |
30 |
24 September 1908 |
LB |
Arsenal FC |
24 |
0 |
4 |
Willingham,
C. Kenneth |
25 |
1 December 1912 |
RH |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
6 |
1 |
5 |
Young, Alfred |
32 |
4 November 1905 |
CH |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
9 |
0 |
6 |
Copping, Wilfred |
31 |
17 August 1907 |
LH |
Arsenal FC |
18 |
0 |
7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
23 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Stoke City FC |
11 |
7 |
8 |
Robinson, John |
21 |
10 August 1917 |
IR |
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
4 |
3 |
9 |
Lawton, Thomas |
19 16 days |
6 October 1919 |
CF |
Everton FC |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Goulden, Leonard A. |
26 |
9 July 1912 |
IL |
West Ham United FC |
9 |
2 |
11 |
Boyes, Walter |
25 |
5 January 1913 |
OL |
Everton FC |
2 |
0 |
reserves: |
Don Welsh (Charlton Athletic FC) and
Frank Broome (Aston Villa FC) |
team notes: |
Tommy Lawton, at 19 years and 16 days, becomes the youngest player to
score on his debut, a record held for the past four years by Stanley
Matthews (and a record held for another 78 years), and the
youngest to score from the penalty spot. |
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2-3-5 |
Woodley - Sproston, Hagood - Willingham, Young, Copping
- Matthews, Robinson, Lawton, Goulden, Boyes. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.7 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.5 |
1.1 |
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Match Report |
Wales
beat England at Cardiff on Saturday by four goals to two, and thoroughly
deserved a victory which, although they were playing on their own
ground, was nevertheless unexpected. England had won the Championship
last year and won it with a team that had proved itself in all
departments, but that same team on Saturday showed unexpected
weaknesses, and, although at times it played good football, it was
nearly always struggling...
...Wales took the lead when the
game was only a few minutes old. The ball was worked by Richards, and
then some passing between the Joneses left Astley free to run on to the
ball and beat Woodley with a shot that went high and wide of his left
hand...
After 27 minutes a Welsh
defender handled in the penalty area and Lawton placed the shot coolly
out of John's reach. Wales, however, went ahead again very soon
afterwards. A free-kick was awarded them well outside the penalty area.
Whatley took it, lobbed the ball into the goal-mouth. Hopkins and
English defenders jumped for it. Woodley came a little too far out, and
the ball found itself at the back of the net. England struck back ; a
pass from Lawton sent Matthews away, and Matthews, who is always a brave
individualist, determined to go on his own. He weaved his way into the
centre, but the final shot he sent in with his left foot was half-topped
and it looked as though John might have saved it had he been a little
quicker in his dive...
...First some clever Welsh
passing left B. Jones with a sitting shot and then a run by Cumner and a
resulting pass gave Astley time and opportunity to make the score 4-2. - The Times -
Monday 24th October, 1938
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ENGLISH F.A. AND NUMBERING OF PLAYERS |
TO BE DISCUSSED AT SCARBOROUGH MEETING
The
Council of the Football Association will hold an important meeting at
Scarborough next Saturday, when, in addition to the election of the
chairman and vice-chairman for the ensuing year, reports of various
various committees will be read. One of the most
interesting items on the agenda concerns the numbering of players.
Brig-General W.R.N. [Maddox], the New Zealand F.A. representative,
will move that players, other than the goalkeeper, be numbered from 1
to 10 in the following matches:- F.A. Cup semi-final
and final ties. F.A. Charity Shield.
International trial. England team in internationals.
In view of the controversy over the question of the numbering of
players, the discussion is likely to be a lively one. -
20 June 1938.
SCOTLAND DEFIED
The most important decision taken by the F.A. at the summer meeting at
Scarborough was to number players, other than the goalkeeper, in the
F.A. Cup final, semi-finals, international matches, international
trial, and the F.A. charity shield match. New Zealand put forward the
resolution in the person of Brigadier-General W.R.N. Maddox, and the
proposal will bring about the numbering of players from 1 to 10.
The decision to number players means that England players will be
numbered in matches against Scotland, even though Scotland may not
adopt the procedure for her own players. Mr F.W.
Rinder, vice-president of the Football Association, and one of the
strongest supporters of the numbering scheme, made this clear in an
interview. He said: "I can see no logical objection to the idea. The
England team will be numbered against Scotland. Objections arise from
old-fashioned sentiment, and the present tendency of interchange of
positions calls for numbering to assist even the experienced spectator
to identify players. I have always been in favour of numbering."
- 25 June 1938.
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Source Notes |
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60 Ancestry.com
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