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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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Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh
Park, Belfast, County Antrim
Attendance:
3,000;
Kick-off 3.00pm DMT
The Belfast News-letter states it was
played at
Ormeau Park |
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England -
Edward Johnson (a low swift shot out of a scrimmage, 15),
Charlie Bambridge (hat-trick, c.18th min., after a splendid run on
the left, and his second, after a fast run by Cursham and Charlie on
the left, the latter sending in a hot shot, his third scored a few
minutes after),
Harry Cursham (hat-trick, two in the first half, the first of
which was with lightning rapidity after Hunter fisted out, the second
from a cross from the right, the third, 75th min, when he headed in a
Bailey cross),
George Holden (scored the seventh after Johnson sent in a low shot
which Hunter intercepted, Holden rushing sent both ball and man
between the posts),.
Ireland -
Billy McWha (a shot impossible to save, out of a scrummage 88).
Goal times generally not known. Both the
second and sixth goals, and the Irish goal, were objected too on the
grounds of offside.
"Johnson scored the first
goal, E.C. Bambridge took the second. Before half-time, Cursham put
the ball through twice more. On the recommencement, Johnson, EC
Bambridge, Cursham and A.L. Bambridge were each instrumental in
registering goals." - Wednesday, 27 February 1884, The
Athletic News |
Match
Summary
Ireland Party
England Party
Team Records |
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England won the toss,
Ireland
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 (F.A. Secretary) &
Robert
M.
Kennedy
Cliftonville, 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.
Ireland become the first
opposition team not to field any debutants. |
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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 |
1 |
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Bambridge, Arthur L. |
22 |
16 June 1861 |
IR |
Swifts FC
&
Corinthians FC |
3 |
0 |
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Johnson, Edward |
24 |
late 1859/early
1860 |
CF |
Stoke FC |
2 |
1 |
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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 |
10 |
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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. Charlie extends
his record as England's top goalscorer.
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 |
"It
may be mentioned that before the match the teams met at the studio of
Mr. Seggons, Castle Place, where capital photographs of the
contestants were taken." - Monday, 25 February 1884, The
Belfast News-letter
Notwithstanding the fact that five of the original team elected to
represent England in this international association encounter at
Belfast on Saturday were unable to play, the English eleven secured a
somewhat easy victory over their opponents. The weather was rather
dull, but this did not prevent a large number of people visiting the
Ulster ground to watch the contest. During the first portion of the
game England obtained four goals, through the agency of Cursham (two),
E. C. Bambridge, and Johnson. After positions had been reversed, the
visitors still had matters much their own way, and Cursham, E. C.
Bambridge, Johnson and A. L. Bambridge each scored a goal. M'Wha
kicked the ball between the posts for Ireland, who were beaten by
eight goals to one.
- The Times -
Monday 25th
February, 1884
IN OTHER NEWS...
Notts County,
who had reached the F.A. Cup semi-finals for the second year in succession,
defeated Aston Villa, 2-0 at Trent Bridge.
It was on 22 February 1884
that it was announced that the town of Tokar in Sudan had been surrendered
by British forces to the slave trader, Osman Digna.
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 Source Notes
Jonny Dewart at
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats (link, left)
Original Newspaper
Reports, particularly the Belfast news-letter, 25 February 1884.
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Andy Mitchell's research on
Kenneth Plumpton Wilson
Stephen Carr & Kevin Powell, for supplying
the Belfast News Match Report
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