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29 vs.
Ireland
30
31 vs. Scotland |
Saturday,
26 February 1887
Home International Championship
1886-87
(4th)
Match
England 4
Wales 0
[1-0]
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Match
Summary
England Party
Wales Party
Team Records |
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The Surrey Cricket Ground,
The Oval, Kennington, London,
Surrey
Attendance:
4,500;
Kick-off 'shortly
after' 3.00pm GMT |
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England -
Jack Powell
('Cobbold headed the ball, it going through
off [Powell]'
own-goal
14), Tinsley Lindley (55, 80),
Nevill Cobbold (75).
some sources state that the
first goal was a Nevill Cobbold goal. |
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Results 1872-90 |
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England won the toss, Wales
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Type |
Wales |
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Umpires -
Morton Peto
Betts
39 (30 August 1847), Old Harrovians FC &
Richard Thomas Gough
26 (April 1859),
Oswestry, Welsh FA
Referee
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Thomas Devlin
Scotland
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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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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, 14th captaincy. |
Selectors: |
The
Football Association Committee following
trial games, with Secretary Charles W. Alcock having the primary influence,
on Friday, 21 February 1887. |
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England
Lineup |
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Arthur,
W.J. Herbert |
24 |
14 February 1863 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
7 |
4
GA |
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Walters, Percy M. |
23 |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Old
Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
6 |
0 |
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Walters, Arthur
M. |
22 |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
4 |
0 |
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Haworth, George |
22 |
17 October 1864 |
RH |
Accrington FC |
2 |
0 |
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Bailey, Norman
C. |
29 |
23 July 1857 |
CH |
Clapham Rovers FC &
Corinthians FC |
18 |
1 |
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Forrest, James H. |
22 |
24 June 1864 |
LH |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
8 |
0 |
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Lofthouse, Joseph
M. |
21 |
14 April 1865 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
4 |
0 |
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Dewhurst, Frederick |
23 |
16 December 1863 |
IR |
Preston North End FC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
4 |
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Lindley,
Tinsley |
21 |
27 October 1865 |
CF |
Nottingham Forest FC,
Cambridge
University AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
5 |
7 |
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Cobbold,
W. Nevill |
24 |
4 February 1863 |
IL |
Old Carthusians
AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
8 |
6 |
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Bambridge,
E. Charles |
28 |
30 July 1858 |
OL |
Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC |
17 |
12 |
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reserves: |
Bob Roberts
(West Bromwich Albion FC, goal),
Bob Howarth (Preston North End FC) and
Charlie Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, back),
Cecil Holden-White
(Swifts FC)
Charlie
Shelton (Notts Rangers) and
Andrew Amos
(Old Carthusians
AFC, half-backs),
George Woodhall (West Bromwich Albion FC) and
Kenny
Davenport (Bolton Wanderers FC, right forwards)
Jem Bayliss
(West Bromwich Albion FC, centre forward),
George Farmer (Everton FC
and ex-Wales forward)
and
John Goodall
(Preston North End FC, left forwards). |
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team notes: |
Percy and Arthur Walters were brothers.
Norman Bailey extends his
record appearance tally and extends his
record as the player with the most captaincies. Herby Arthur overtakes
Albemarle Swepstone's record of most appearances as a goalkeeper, in this, the most experienced England team
thus far by a clear two appearances each. It is also only the third
match in 14½ years that there has been no debutants.
This is the
first time England have won three matches in a row, but, they
have gone on a record unbeaten sequence of nine matches, lasting
nearly three years. Their 'Home' record is now at a record five
matches unbeaten. |
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2-3-5 |
Arthur -
P.Walters, A.Walters
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Haworth, Bailey, Forrest -
Lofthouse, Dewhurst, Lindley,
Cobbold, Bambridge |
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Averages: |
Age |
23.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
2.4 |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
possibly Crimson and white |
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Capt: |
Humphrey Jones |
Selectors: |
Team selection chosen by Committee,
following a series of trial matches. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Mills-Roberts, Dr
Robert
H. |
24 |
5 August 1862 |
G |
St. Thomas' Hospital FC,
London, & Corinthians FC, England |
5 |
24
GA |
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Davies, Alfred O. |
24 |
early 1863 |
B |
Barmouth FC & Swifts FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Powell, John |
26 |
25 March 1860 |
B |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
11 |
0 |
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Burke, Thomas |
20/21 |
1864 |
HB |
Wrexham AFC & Newton Heath LYR FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Jones, Humphrey |
21 |
7 December 1862 |
HB |
Bangor FC, Swifts FC,
England & East Stirlingshire FC, Scotland |
7 |
1 |
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Evelyn, Edward C. |
24 |
winter 1862 |
HB |
Radnorshire FC & Crusaders FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Owen, William |
23/24 |
1862 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC |
3 |
1 |
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Challen, John B. |
23 |
26 March 1863 |
IR |
Ruthin FC, Swifts FC, England,
& Corinthians FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Wilding, Job |
25 |
early 1862 |
CF |
Wrexham Olympic FC & Bootle FC, England |
6 |
1 |
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Lewis, William |
20/21 |
1864 |
IL |
Bangor FC |
4 |
2 |
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Turner, William H. |
19 |
summer 1867 |
OL |
Wrexham AFC |
1 |
0 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
Wales had lost
four players before the match. Jack Powell
replaced his brother Albert (Druids FC), Tom Burke replaced Robert Roberts
(Druids FC and Bolton Wanderers FC), Bill
Turner replaced Tom Bryan (Oswestry FC and Merionethshire FC) and Job
Wilding replaced Thomas Britten (Crusaders FC).
Dr. Robert Mills-Roberts apparently played in this match with both
his wrists in plaster. He was club secretary of St. Thomas
Hospital. |
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2-3-5 |
Mills-Roberts -
Davies, Powell -
Burke, Jones, Evelyn
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Owen, Challen, Wilding, Lewis, Turner |
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Averages: |
Age |
22.6/23.0 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.4 |
0.5 |
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Match Report |
The team chosen
to represent England in this international match at the Oval on
Saturday proved far too powerful for Wales...
About 4,000 people witnessed the contest. Choice of positions fell to
England, who selected the western goal, which gave them the advantage
of a light wind, and at five minutes past 3 Wilding kicked off for
Wales...
England continued their aggressive tactics, and when rather more than
a quarter of an hour had elapsed Cobbold shot the ball between the
posts off one of the defending backs...
Ten minutes had elapsed since half-time when a fine middle by Cobbold
enabled Lindley to register the second goal for England, who quickly
afterwards again pressed their opponents...
Good passing among the forwards ended in Cobbold securing a third
point for England, while a fourth resulted from the foot of Lindley.
- The Times - Monday
28th
February, 1887
IN OTHER NEWS...
Preston North End defeated the F.A. Cup holders, Blackburn Rovers, 8-2.
It was on 26 February 1887 that
southern France and northern Italy were counting the cost of the
Mediterranean earthquake, three days earlier. The death toll reached an
estimated 2000 people.
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Source Notes
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Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
TheFA.com
FreeBMD.org.uk
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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