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Match
Summary |
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Officials |
Scotland |
Type |
England |
Referee -
William R. Hamilton
Ireland
Linesmen - R.E. Carruthers, Airdrie and E.W. Baker,
Manchester
The teams were presented to the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester.

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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
3rd to 4th |
Colours: |
Dark blue shirts with
white collars,
white shorts - changed at half-time |
Capt: |
Bobby Baxter |
Selectors: Trainer:
Robert Manderston (Queen's Park FC) |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league
match, on Monday, 3 April 1939. |
Scotland
Lineup (no numbers worn) |
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Dawson, James |
29 |
30 October 1909 |
G |
Rangers FC |
14 |
16
GA |
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Carabine, James |
27 |
23 November 1911 |
RB |
Third Lanark FC |
3 |
0 |
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Cummings, George |
25 |
5 June 1913 |
LB |
Aston Villa FC, England |
9 |
0 |
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Shankley, William |
24 |
2 September 1913 |
RH |
Preston North End FC, England |
5 |
0 |
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Baxter, Robert D. |
27 |
23 November 1911 |
CH |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
3 |
0 |
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McNab, Alexander |
27 |
27 December 1911 |
LH |
West Bromwich Albion FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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McSpadyen, Alexander |
24 |
19 December 1914 |
OR |
Partick Thistle FC |
2 |
0 |
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Walker, Thomas |
23 |
26 May 1915 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
20 |
9 |
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Dougall, James |
25 |
3 October 1913 |
CF |
Preston North End FC, England |
1 |
1 |
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Venters, Alexander |
25 |
9 June 1913 |
IL |
Rangers FC |
3 |
0 |
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Milne, John V. |
28 |
25 March 1911 |
OL |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
2 |
0 |
reserves: |
In attendance:
Andy Anderson (Heart of Midlothian FC) and James McDonald (The Celtic FC). The full reserve team is: -John Brown (Clyde FC);
Anderson and Andy
Beattie (Preston North End FC); Frank Dunlop (Aberdeen FC), John Blair (Motherwell
FC) and Billy Forrest (Middlesbrough FC); Torry Gillick (Everton FC), George Mutch
(Preston North End FC), Jock Dodds (Blackpool
FC), McDonald and Gillick (occupying outside left and right). |
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2-3-5 |
Dawson - Carabine, Cummings - Shankly, Baxter, McNab -
McSpadyen, Walker, Dougall, Venters, Milne |
Averages: |
Age |
25.8 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.8 |
0.9 |
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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. Second half - the kit of Queen's Park FC |
Capt: |
Eddie Hapgood,
nineteenth
captaincy. |
Selectors: In charge:
W.C. Cuff Trainer:
Tom Whittaker |
The
fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on
Monday, 27 March 1939.
190th match, W 122 - D 30 - L 38 - F 573 - A 221. |
England
Lineup |
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Woodley, Victor R. |
29 |
26 February 1910 |
G |
Chelsea FC |
16 |
20 GA |
2 |
Morris, William W. |
26 |
26 March 1913 |
RB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Hapgood, Edris A. |
30 |
24 September 1908 |
LB |
Arsenal FC |
28 |
0 |
4 |
Willingham,
C. Kenneth |
26 |
1 December 1912 |
RH |
Huddersfield Town AFC |
10 |
1 |
5 |
Cullis, Stanley |
22 |
25 October 1916 |
CH |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
9 |
0 |
6 |
Mercer, Joseph |
24 |
9 August 1914 |
LH |
Everton FC |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Matthews, Stanley |
24 |
1 February 1915 |
OR |
Stoke City FC |
15 |
8 |
8 |
Hall, G. William |
27 |
12 March 1912 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Lawton, Thomas |
19 |
6 October 1919 |
CF |
Everton FC |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Goulden, Leonard A. |
26 |
16 July 1912 |
IL |
West Ham United FC |
11 |
3 |
11 |
Beasley, Albert |
25 |
16 July 1913 |
OL |
Huddersfield Town FC |
1 |
1 |
reserves: |
Wilf Copping (Leeds United AFC) and
Frank Broome (Aston Villa FC) |
team notes: |
Under rain so heavy that, utterly drenched at half-time and without a
spare kit, the England men had to play in the unfamiliar colours of
Queen's Park in the second half.
Eric Brook was the original named
outside-left, but on 11 April, it was announced that he could not take
his place due to a groin injury that he obtained during Manchester
City FC's match with Bury FC. Pat Beasley replaced him a day later. |
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2-3-5 |
Woodley - Morris, Hapgood - Willingham, Cullis, Mercer -
Matthews, Hall, Lawton, Goulden, Beasley |
Averages: |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
9.7 |
2.2 |
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Match Report |
England
beat Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday by two goals to one,
and so Ireland are the only country without any claim to the title of
Champions.England had
not won at Hampden Park since 1927, but they were expected to win this
year, and the team as a whole lived up to its reputation. The summery
weather of the earlier part of the week had disappeared, and when the
teams came out there was a grey sky and a rain that blew from end to
end. Scotland won the toss and had the wind in their favour in the first
half, and they should have scored more than a goal by half-time. It is
true that the wind is not always the advantage indicated by the
fluttering of the flags --the most highly developed footballers of all
prefer to play against it--but it does have its influence, and Scotland
in the first 45 minutes had chances which should have made the game safe
for them. The weakness was on the wings...
Had Scotland had more thrust on
the wings they would have given England a very unpleasant time ; even as
it was they soon took the lead with a goal that was symptomatic of
England's shakiness at the time. Morris, pressed by a Scottish attack
down the centre, pushed the greasy ball back to Woodley without
realizing that this goalkeeper had run out to narrow the angle. The
result was that the ball went wide of Woodley to Dougal, who had only to
tap it into an empty and inviting goal...
...after 20 minutes of the
second half had been played England equalized. A move on the English
left wing opened up the Scottish defence, and when the ball was finally
pushed out to Beasley Carabine missed his tackle and Beasley made no
kind of mistake with his shot...
England kept up their pressure
and, two minutes from the end, the splendid team spirit they had shown
gained its reward. Matthews sent across a perfectly calculated centre,
Lawton got his head to it, and Dawson had no chance at all of saving. - The Times -
Monday 17th April, 1939
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HAMPDEN MATCH TO BE BROADCAST |
AGREEMENT has been reached
between the Scottish F.A. and the B.B.C. for the Scotland-England
football international at Hampden Park on April 15 to be broadcast.
Negotiations, which have been proceeding for two months, ended in an
amicable settlement last night. - 23 January 1939
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NUMBERING OF PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONALS
ENGLAND APPROVE; SCOTLAND
DISAPPROVE |
The English Football Association yesterday received
official notification from the Scotland Football Association that they
are unable to agree to the numbering of players.
Remaining firm in their decision to number international teams, the
English Football Association will definitely adopt this course
tomorrow [11 March] when the English amateurs meet the Scottish
amateurs at Dulwich, and in the full international at Hampden Park on
April 15. Last year neither side in the England v
Scotland match at Wembley wore numbers, the English Football
Association having bowed to the Scottish Football Association wishes
on the subject. - 10 March 1939
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Source Notes |
The SFA paid Queen's Park FC £6761
for the rental of their ground for this match.
Scottish Football Association Scotland - The Complete International
Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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