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19 vs. Scotland
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21 vs. Scotland
Results 1872-90 |
Saturday,
23 February 1884
Home International Championship 1883-84
(1st) Match
Ireland 1
England 8
[0-4]
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Match
Summary
Ireland Squad
England Squad
Team Records |
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Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh
Park, Belfast, County Antrim
Attendance:
3,000;
Kick-off
tbc DMT |
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England -
Edward Johnson (two goals, first after 15 min),
Charlie Bambridge (two goals),
Harry Cursham (hat-trick),
Arthur Bambridge (76).
Ireland -
Billy McWha (poss 88).
goal times
mostly unknown. |
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not known who won the toss,
not known
who
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
Ireland |
Type |
England |
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Umpires -
Nicholas Lane Jackson
34 (1 November 1849), West Hackney,
London &
Robert
M.
Kennedy
Belfast, Ireland
Referee
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Thomas Lawrie
Scotland (Scottish FA
Vice-President)
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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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 Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
4th |
Colours: |
St. Patrick blue shirts,
white shorts. |
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Capt: |
Jack Davison |
Selectors: |
Team chosen by Committee; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Hunter, Robert J. |
nk |
not known |
G |
Cliftonville FAC |
3 |
19
GA |
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Crone, William |
19/20 |
1864 |
RB |
Distillery FC |
4 |
0 |
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Wilson, Matthew |
41/42 |
1842 |
LB |
Distillery FC |
3 |
0 |
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Hastings, John |
25/26 |
1858 |
HB |
Ulster FC |
5 |
0 |
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Molyneux, Thomas B. |
15/16 |
1868 |
HB |
Cliftonville FAC |
3 |
0 |
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Gaussen, Arthur D.A. |
21 |
1863 |
OR |
Moyola Park FC |
2 |
0 |
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Davison, Dr. John R. |
23 |
25 April 1860
born
in Leeds, England |
IR |
Cliftonville FAC |
5 |
0 |
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McWha, William B.R. |
23/24 |
1860 |
CF |
Cliftonville FAC |
5 |
1 |
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Johnston, Samuel J. |
17 |
18 September 1866 |
CF |
Distillery FC |
3 |
1 |
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Spiller, Edward A. |
21 |
22 September 1861 |
IL |
Cliftonville FAC |
3 |
0 |
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Dill, Alexander H. |
20 |
27 June 1863 |
OL |
Cliftonville FAC |
6 |
0 |
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reserves: |
reserves unknown |
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team notes: |
Matthew Wilson, was nicknamed
'Daddy', and was famed for his 15 inch long ginger beard. He was
either 41 or 42 at the time of this match. |
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2-2-6 |
Hunter -
Crone, Wilson -
Hastings, Molyneux -
Gaussen, Davison,
McWha, Johnston, Spiller, Dill. |
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Averages: |
Age |
22.5/23.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.8 |
0.1 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours: |
White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers |
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Capt: |
Norman Bailey, sixth captaincy. |
Selectors: |
The Football Association Committee following
trial games, with Secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence,
on Saturday, 26 January 1884. |
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England
Lineup |
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Rose,
William C. |
22 |
1 December 1861 |
G |
Swifts FC |
1 |
1
GA |
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Dobson, Alfred
T.C. |
24 |
28 March 1859 |
RB |
Notts County FC
&
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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Beverley, Joseph |
27 |
12 November 1856 |
LB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
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Bailey, Norman C. |
26 |
23 July 1857 |
HB |
Clapham Rovers FC |
10 |
0 |
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MacRae, Stuart |
28 |
7 December 1855
in India |
HB |
Notts County FC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
0 |
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Holden,
George H. |
24 |
6 October 1859 |
OR |
Wednesbury Old Athletic
FC |
2 |
0 |
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Bambridge, Arthur L. |
22 |
16 June 1861 |
IR |
Swifts FC
&
Corinthians FC |
3 |
1 |
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Johnson, Edward |
24 |
late 1859/early
1860 |
CF |
Stoke FC |
2 |
2 |
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Dunn,
Arthur T.B. |
23 |
12 August 1860 |
CF |
Cambridge
University AFC &
Old Etonians
AFC |
2 |
2 |
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Bambridge,
E. Charles,
injured off 75 min. |
25 |
30 July 1858 |
IL |
Swifts FC |
8 |
9 |
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Cursham, Henry A. |
24 |
27 November 1859 |
OL |
Notts County FC &
Corinthians FC |
8 |
5 |
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reserves: |
reserves unknown |
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team notes: |
The original eleven had
Percy de Paravicini (Old Etonians
AFC) starting, his place going to
Beverley. Cursham replaced
Nevill Cobbold (Old Carthusians
AFC &
Cambridge University AFC).
Dunn replaced
Kenneth Wilson (Hendon FC).
Clem Mitchell (Upton Park FC) and
Fred Dewhurst (Blackburn Olympic
FC) were replaced by Johnson and Holden.
Charlie Bambridge was injured and taken off
the field of play after approximately 75 minutes; England played on
with ten men.
Arthur and Charlie Bambridge were brothers.
Norman Bailey
overtakes Billy Mosforth's record of nine appearances.
This is the
oldest English team thus far. |
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2-2-6 |
Rose -
Dobson, Beverley -
Bailey, MacRae -
Holden,
A.Bambridge, Johnson, Dunn,
C.Bambridge, Cursham. |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.9 |
1.0 |
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Match Report |
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Source Notes
Jonny Dewart at
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats (link, left)
Original Newspaper
Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Andy Mitchell's research on
Kenneth Plumpton Wilson
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