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Saturday,
2 March 1878
Association Friendly Match
Scotland 7 England 2
[4-0]
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Match Summary
Scotland Party
England Party
Team Records
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Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace,
Prospect Hill, Glasgow,
Lanarkshire
The first time England have played in
a purpose-built venue
Kick-off (London Time): 3:30pm.
Attendance:
'where
12,000 spectators assembled';
'it is computed that about 15,000
spectators were present'; 'An enormous crowd, variously estimated from
10,000 to 15,000 persons'; 'played before 20,000.' |
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Scotland won toss |
Arthur Cursham kicked-off |
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[1-0]
John McDougall 7
'safely landed'
[2-0]
John
McGregor 32
'breasted'
[3-0]
Harry McNiel 39
[4-0] John McDougall
41
'foot' |
Highet is also named as the scorer of the third goal,
as well as the fourth goal in some reports. |
[5-0] John McDougall 46
HATTRICK
[6-0]
Billy MacKinnon 62
[7-1]
Harry McNiel 70
'rounded keeper' |
[6-1]
John Wylie 65
'placed'
[7-2]
Arthur Cursham 75 |
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"Fine, in general, with a slight shower through
the match. A stiff wind prevailed." |
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Match
Summary |
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Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
Scotland |
Played according
to SFA rules.
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England |
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Umpires
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G. Turner
Edinburgh University |
R.B. Colquhoun
Lennox, Scotland
(SFA
Vice-President) |
Referee
William
A.
Dick
Hon. secretary SFA |
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 Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
Dark
blue shirts, white shorts. |
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Capt: |
Charles Campbell |
Selectors: |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, on 25 February 1878. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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1 |
Gardner, Robert |
30
275 days |
31 May 1847 |
G |
Clydesdale FC |
5 |
11
GA |
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was an Umpire in the 1876 match |
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2 |
McIntyre, Andrew |
22
205 days |
9 August 1855 |
Backs |
Vale of Leven FC |
1 |
0 |
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4 |
Vallance, Thomas A., injured off 65 min |
21/22 |
1856 |
Rangers FC |
3 |
0 |
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4 |
Campbell, Charles |
nk |
not known |
Half
Backs |
Queen's Park FC |
5 |
1 |
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5 |
Kennedy, Alexander |
nk |
not known |
Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers FC |
4 |
0 |
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Richmond, James T. |
19
345 days |
22 March 1858 |
For |
Queen's Park FC |
2 |
1 |
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McGregor, John C. |
26/27 |
1851 |
Vale of Leven FC |
3 |
1 |
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McDougall,
John |
24/25 |
1853 |
Vale of Leven FC |
3 |
3 |
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first hat-trick against England |
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9 |
Highet, Thomas C. |
24/25 |
1853 |
Queen's Park FC |
4 |
1 |
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MacKinnon, William M. |
26
43 days |
18 January 1852 |
Queen's Park FC |
8 |
3 |
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McNiel,
Henry |
24/25 |
1853 |
Queen's Park FC |
6 |
5 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
Thomas Vallance was hurt in the melee that
was England's first goal. He was forced to retire from the match
'getting a piece of turf in his eye'. |
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records: |
This is the first
England match to feature just one debutant in the opposition. |
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2-2-6 |
Gardner -
McIntyre, Vallance -
Campbell, Kennedy -
Richmond, McGregor, McDougall, Highet, MacKinnon, McNiel. |
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Averages: |
Age |
n/a |
Appearances/Goals |
4.0 |
1.4 |
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most experienced team that England have faced so far |
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 England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours: |
White
shirts with the English Arms in black on the breast, white shorts and dark blue caps. |
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Capt: |
Arthur Cursham
(first (2) captaincy) |
Selectors: |
The
Football Association Committee
with secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence, on 23
February 1878. |
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England
Lineup |
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50 |
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Warner, Conrad |
27
322 days |
14 April 1850 |
G |
Upton Park FC |
1 |
7
GA |
only app
1878 |
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51 |
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Hunter,
John |
26
201 days |
13 August 1851 |
Full
Backs |
Heeley FC,
Providence
FC, Wednesday Club &
Sheffield Albion FC |
1 |
0 |
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52 |
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Lyttelton, Edward |
22
222 days |
23 July 1855 |
Cambridge University AFC
&
Old Etonians AFC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1878 |
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4 |
Jarrett, Beaumont G. |
22
227 days |
18 July 1855 |
Half
Backs |
Cambridge University AFC &
Old Harrovians AFC &
Grantham FC |
3 |
0 |
final app
1876-78 |
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53 |
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Bailey, Norman C. |
20
222 days |
23 July 1857 |
Old Westminsters
AFC
&
Clapham Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
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54 |
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Fairclough, Percy |
20
29 days |
1 February 1858 |
For |
Old
Foresters AFC |
1 |
0 |
only app
1878 |
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55 |
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Wylie, John G. |
23 |
late 1854 |
Wanderers FC &
Sheffield FC |
1 |
1 |
only app
1878 |
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Cursham, Arthur W. |
24
353 days |
14 March 1853 |
Notts
County FC |
3 |
1 |
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56 |
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Wace, Henry |
24
162 days |
21 September 1853 |
Wanderers FC
&
Clapham Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
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10 |
Heron,
G. Hubert H. |
26
31 days |
30 January 1852 |
Wanderers
FC &
Swifts FC |
5 |
0 |
final app
1876-78 |
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was an Umpire in the previous match |
most apps |
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11 |
Mosforth,
William |
20
59 days |
2 January 1858 |
Sheffield Albion
FC |
2 |
0 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
The original line-up included
Cambridge University AFC's
Lindsay Bury and
Royal Engineers FC's
Robert Hedley. Their places went to Lyttlelton and
Wace.
Cuthbert
Ottaway, England's first ever captain, died a month
after this match,
on 2 April 1878. |
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records: |
This is the first time that England have lost
three matches in a row. |
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2-2-6 |
Warner -
Hunter,
Lyttelton -
Jarrett, Bailey -
Fairclough, Wylie,
Cursham, Wace,
Mosforth, Heron. |
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Averages: |
Age |
23
years
206-239
days |
Appearances/Goals |
1.8 |
0.2 |
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most experienced team so far |
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"The Englishmen were entertained at dinner by
the Scottish Association, at the Royal Hotel." -
Monday, 4 March 1878, Sheffield Daily
Telepgraph. |
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Match Report
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The Times, Monday, 4 March 1878 |
In Other News..... |
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 About 15,000
spectators were present at Hampden-park, near Glasgow, on Saturday, to
witness the seventh annual match between England and Scotland, under
Association Rules. Unfortunately, heavy rains on Thursday and Friday
caused the ground to be in a very moist, slippery condition on the
Saturday. A close contest had been anticipated, although it was
generally admitted that the English possessed a stronger team than
their rivals. The home team always have an advantage, however, in
having a larger number of players to select from, owing to the
difficulty in getting players to travel so far north or south, as the
case may be. The consequence was that Scotland sent a very formidable
11 into the field, and as they were lighter and passed the ball better
than the Southerners, the result was an easy victory.
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It was on 3 March 1878 that Russian forces liberated
Bulgaria at the Treaty of San Stefano after 500 years as part of the Ottoman
Empire.
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The Scotch were
successful in the toss, and chose to play at first with the wind,
which blew rather strongly, at their backs. With this powerful ally
they soon pushed the warfare into the enemy's territory, and it was
not long before M'Dougal kicked a goal for Scotland. This was soon
after followed by a second goal obtained by M'Gregor. The English now
strove hard to stem the tide, which appeared to have set in so
unfavourably against them. They were unable to do so, however, as
before half-time had arrived the Scotch had doubled their previous
score, M'Neil and Highet each being credited with a goal. With the
change of ends and with the wind at their backs it was expected that a
change would follow in the fortunes of the Southerners. But their
hopes were soon dispelled, as a minute had hardly passed before
M'Dougal kicked a fifth goal for Scotland, and M'Kinnon a few minutes
later obtained a sixth. A check to these continued successes was now
made through a combined rush on the part of the English forwards, and
Wace getting in possession of the ball, kicked it between the posts.
This success, however, was of short duration, as M'Neil quickly scored
a seventh goal for Scotland. Before the conclusion of the match the
Southerners made another raid into their opponents' territory, and a
second goal was secured. "Time" was soon afterwards called, and the
Scotch were pronounced victors by seven goals to two. Of the seven
matches which have been played, Scotland claims four victories,
England one, and two games have been drawn.
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"The England players we had down this time were a splendid lot of players
individually, but to my idea they played very selfishly, each one of them
appearing to play for himself and not for the success of the side" - 'A
Disgusted Englishman' - Bell's Life, 1878
"The cause was
not so much the want of English pluck and endurance as the superiority
shown by the Scotch in playing together, power, and the result of
incessant practice. The strangers fought bravely and well but the
hardy Scots fought better, and the game was won."
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Bell's Life in London and
Sporting Chronicle - Sunday, 3 March 1878 |
 Source Notes |
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The Football Association
Yearbook
original newspaper report & Independent, 4 March 1878
Douglas
Lamming's A Century of English International
Football 1872-1972 & 1872-1988
Douglas Lamming's
A Scottish Internationalists' Who's Who 1872-1986
Cris Freddi's England Football Factbook
Nick
Gibbs England: The Football Facts
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John Maxwell's Scottish International Football Archive (website)
Jack
Rollin's Rothmans Book of Football Records
The
Scottish Football Association, Scottish Match Archive
James Corbett's England Expects
The
Official History of the England Football Team (DVD)
LondonHearts.com |
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