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Saturday, 13 March 1880
Association Friendly Match

Scotland 5 England 4 [3-2]

Match Summary
Scotland Party
England Party
Team Records

 
 
England Party to face Scotland  March 1880
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Capt
Bailey, Norman C. 23 July 1857 22 HB

Old Westminsters AFC & Clapham Rovers FC

3 0 0
Bambridge, E. Charles 30 July 1858 21 F

Swifts FC

1 2 0
Bastard, Segar R. 25 January 1854 26 F

Upton Park FC

0 0 0
Brindle, William 24 May 1853 27 LB

Darwen FC

0 0 0

William Brindle was called-up as replacement for Bury.

Bury, Lindsay

9 July 1857

22 FB

Cambridge University AFC & Old Etonians AFC

2 0 0

Lindsay Bury withdrew from the line-up due to injury.

Hunter, John 13 August 1851 28 HB Heeley FC & Providence FC 1 0 0
Learoyd, Charles D.

23 October 1859

20 HB

Royal Engineers FC

0 0 0
Luntley, Edwin 28 April 1857 22 RB

Nottingham Forest FC

0 0 0
Marshall, Thomas 12 September 1858 21 F

Darwen FC

0 0 0
Mosforth, William 2 January 1858 22 OL

Sheffield Albion FC

4 1 0
Sparks, Francis J. 4 July 1855 24 CF

Hertfordshire Rangers FC & Clapham Rovers FC

1 0 0
Swepstone, H. Albemarle 14 January 1859 21 GK

Pilgrims FC

0 0ᵍᵃ 0
Widdowson, Sam W. 16 April 1851 28 CF

Nottingham Forest FC

0 0 0
Wollaston, Charles H.R. 31 July 1849 30 F Wanderers FC, Lancing Old Boys AFC & Clapham Rovers FC 3 1 0

Diary

Monday, 23 February 1880 - A match promoted by William Dix, under the auspices of the Football Association, was played between two sides dubbed 'Red' and 'Blues', the object of the contest being to enable a proper judgment to be formed in view of the selection of English players for the approaching great match between England and Scotland. It was expected that aspirants to the honour of being chosen would appear from Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, Stoke and other football centres, but none from the two latters towns were present. It was not without difficulty that sides of 11 each could be selected, and then they proved unevenly matched. The Reds were so much the stronger team and it was decided that Cursham and Hunter should join the Blues. The sides did appear evenly matched after this, but the Reds still ran out victorious by eight goals to two.

Thursday, 26 February 1880 - This afternoon the second of the matches which have been arranged in order to select a team to play against Scotland and Wales in March next, came off on the Castle Cricket Ground in Nottingham. The game throughout was very tame, but some brilliant play was shown by one or two of the players, between 'Reds' and the 'Nondescripts', which left the result in favour by four goals to three.

Saturday, 6 March 1880 - The match between the pick of the Northern and the pick of the Southern counties arranged to be played at The Oval, Kennington, today, for the purpose of selecting an international team, resulted in a scoreless draw.  At the meeting for the election of the team held afterwards, however, there seems to have been some favourtism shown to the Londoners, as only four of the Northern players were chosen.

Lindsay Bury (Old Etonians) was injured before this game and his place given to William Brindle.

England Form: last six games
D L L L W W   f 12:a 10    success: 42%
4 6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2 [1-1]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington (1,500)
Wollaston, Alcock
McNiel, Andrews
Fr HD
5 4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0 [3-0]
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick
(12-16,000)
MacKinnon, McNiel, Highet AL
6 3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3 [0-1]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(2-3,000)
Lyttleton
Ferguson (2), Richmond
HL
7 2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2 [4-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (12-20,000)
McDougall (3), McGregor, McNiel (2), MacKinnon
Wylie, A.Cursham
AL
8 18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1 [2-0]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(100)
Whitfeld, Sorby
Davies
HW
9 5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4 [1-4]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(3-5,000)
Mosforth, C.Bambridge (2), Goodyer, Parlane OG
MacKinnon (2), McDougall, Smith
HW

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