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1885-86

Team Record
England 1886-87

1887-88
 
Team Record
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home venue
British Championship
3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 0 2 4.333 1.00 66.7 +1
3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 0 2 4.33 1 66.7 +1
   

Results

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The F.A. Committee (headed by Charles Alcock)

British Championship
29 5 February 1887 - England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0]
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (5,000 to 7,000)
Dewhurst (2), Cobbold (2), Lindley (3) HW
30 26 February 1887 - England 4 Wales 0 [1-0]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(4,000 to 6,000)
Powell OG, Lindley (2), Cobbold HW
31 19 March 1887 - England 2 Scotland 3 [1-1]
Leamington Street, Blackburn
(12,000)
Lindley, Dewhurst
McCall, Kier, Allan
HL

British Championship 1886-87 Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Scotland 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 6
England 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 4
Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 12 -7 2
Wales 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0

Team Record
England's numbers are first
Match Goal Attempts  On Target Bar/Post Corners Offside Fouls Cautions Expulsions Poss. Ave. Age
Ireland 7-0   NK 0-0 NK 23 201
Wales 4-0 c.50-? 0-0 23 339
Scotland 2-3   0-0 23 332
  
Most Appearances (16 players used)
equals the record low for multiple match seasons
Name Played Goals
Charlie Bambridge 3 0
Nevill Cobbold 3
Fred Dewhurst 3
Jimmy Forrest 0
George Haworth 0
Tinsley Lindley 6
Herbie Arthur 2 2ᵍᵃ
Norman Bailey 0
Joe Lofthouse 0
Arthur Walters 0
Percy Walters 0
Most Goals (13 scored)
Name Played Goals
Tinsley Lindley 3 6
Nevill Cobbold 3 3
Fred Dewhurst 3
Own Goal 1


England's Record Overall

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 16 8 3 5 48 27 +21 1 5 3.00 1.688 59.4 +3
Away 15 6 2 7 49 34 +15 3 3 3.267 2.267 46.7 -1
31 14 5 12 97 61 +36 4 8 3.129 1.968 53.2 +2
Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 12 7 3 2 41 10 +31 1 4 3.417 0.833 70.8 +5
Friendly 19 7 2 10 56 51 +5 3 4 2.947 2.684 42.1 -3

The 1886 International Football Association Board meeting


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