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Summary |
 Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Team Records |
Wal |
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Umpires |
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Charles Crump
46 (15 December 1840), Kingsland
Birmingham & District FA President |
not known |
Referee
John
McIntyre Campbell
23 (3 April 1865), Thornliebank, Scotland |
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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: |
Percy Walters⁴
2nd W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 10 - A 2. |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Wednesday, 13 February 1889 in
Birmingham, following
trial games.
4th match, W 4 - D 0 - L 0 - F 19 - A
3. |
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Ebeneezer Morley, Charlie Clegg, Monty Betts & a W.H.Hope, were four of
them. |
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England
Lineup |
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eight changes to the
previous match (only P.Walters, Bassett & Dewhurst remain) |
league position (13th
February) |
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Moon, William R. |
20
261 days |
7 June 1868 |
G |
Old Westminsters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2ᵍᵃ |
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Walters, Percy
M. |
25
146 days |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
10 |
0 |
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Walters, Arthur
M. |
24
28 days |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Old Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
6 |
0 |
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152 |
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Fletcher, Albert T. |
22
328 days |
1 April 1866 |
RHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 3rd) |
1 |
0 |
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the 3rd/4th Wanderer to represent England |
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153 |
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Lowder, Arthur |
26
12 days |
11 February 1863 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 3rd) |
1 |
0 |
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the 3rd/4th Wanderer to represent England |
only app
1889 |
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154 |
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Betts, William |
24
334 days |
26 March 1864 |
LHB |
Wednesday FC |
1 |
0 |
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the 7th Wednesday
player to represent England |
only app
1889 |
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Bassett, William I. |
20
27 days |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 5th) |
2 |
1 |
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youngest competitive scorer |
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Goodall,
John |
25
249 days |
19 June 1863 |
IR |
Preston North End FC
(FL Champions) |
3 |
2 |
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155 |
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Southworth, John |
22
56 days |
29 December 1866 |
CF |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 4th) |
1 |
1 |
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the 9th/10th Rover
to represent England |
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Dewhurst, Frederick
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25
69 days
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16 December 1863
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IL
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Preston North End FC
(FL Champions) &
Corinthians FC
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9 |
12 |
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=mst gls |
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final app
1886-89 |
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156 |
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Townley, William |
23
9 days |
14 February 1866 |
OL |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 4th) |
1 |
0 |
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the 9th/10th Rover
to represent England |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
Both half-backs,
David Weir (Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 9th)) and
Alf
Shelton (Notts County FC
(FL 10th)), Charlie's younger brother, withdrew from the line-up, replaced by William
Betts and Arthur Lowder respectively.
Tinsley Lindley (Nottingham Forest FC) was the original
centre-forward, his place going to Jack Southworth on 19 February.
Arthur and Percy Walters are the first set of brothers to play in the
same team six times. |
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records: |
For the first time
in their history, England have won four matches in a row. |
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2-3-5 |
Moon -
P.Walters, A.Walters
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Fletcher, Lowder, Betts -
Bassett, Goodall, Southworth,
Dewhurst, Townley. |
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Averages: |
Age |
23 years
240
days |
Appearances/Goals |
3.5 |
1.1 |
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Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
"the Welshmen, clothed in a sort of red
jersey..."
Dark red and blue halved collared shirts, white
shorts, black socks |
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Capt: |
Humphrey Jones |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches,
on Monday, 18 February 1889. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Trainer, James |
26
9 days |
7 January 1863 |
G |
Wrexham AFC & Preston North End FC,
England |
3 |
11ᵍᵃ |
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Jones, William P. |
18/19 |
1870 |
RB |
Druids FC |
1 |
0 |
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Jones, David |
21/22 |
1867 |
LB |
Chirk AAA FC & Bolton Wanderers FC,
England |
3 |
0 |
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Hughes, Edward P.W. |
20/21 |
spring 1868 |
RHB |
Bangor FC |
2 |
0 |
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Jones, Humphrey |
23
78 days |
7 December 1862 |
CHB |
Wrexham AFC & Queen's Park FC,
Scotland |
8 |
1 |
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Roberts, Robert |
24/25 |
1864 |
LHB |
Druids FC & Bolton Wanderers FC,
England |
5 |
1 |
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Hallam, John |
19 |
summer 1869 |
OR |
Oswestry FC |
1 |
0 |
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Jones, Richard O. |
21/22 |
1867 |
IR |
Bangor FC |
2 |
0 |
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Lewis, William |
24/25 |
1864 |
CF |
Bangor FC |
7 |
2 |
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Lea, Arthur |
22
92 days |
23 November 1866 |
IL |
Wrexham AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Owen, William |
26/27 |
1862 |
OL |
Chirk AAA FC |
5 |
2 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
WP Jones replaced the named captain, Dr Alf Davies (Wrexham AFC), PW Hughes replaced Peter
Griffiths (Chirk AAA FC), J.Hallam replaced G.Owen (Chirk AAA FC) and Arthur
Lea replaced centre-forward John Doughty (Newton Heath LYR FC) |
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2-3-5 |
Trainer -
W.P.Jones, D.Jones
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Hughes, H.Jones, R.Roberts
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Hallam, R.Jones, Lewis, Lea,
Owen |
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Averages: |
Age |
22 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.5 |
0.5 |
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Match Report - Athletic News, Monday, 25
February 1889 |
In Other News..... |
Humphrey Jones beat 'P. M.' for the choice of
ends, and decided to play with the wind. The English forwards started as
though they meant to go in for passing, and the first bit of work by all
the five was very good. They reached D. Jones, but that powerful young man
sent the ball on a return journey, only to be brought back, and for a
little while Trainer was kept jumping about. Then the Welsh forwards broke
away and put in some pretty passing, Lewis at length scoring from a bonny
pit of play. Owen got the ball in the centre, passed to Hallam, who gave
it to R. Jones, and this player sent it across, Lewis rushing up and
placing the ball past Moon in rare style. They fell off considerably after
this, and we had quite an exhibition of outside wing play. Bassett and
Townley going at a fine speed up the touchline, and from a splendid centre
by 'the boy' there was a scrummage, and Goodall piloted the ball past his
clubmate. England had the best of it, but not much, the two striplings on
the Welsh right causing no end of trouble. However, no more scoring was
done up to half-time, when honours were easy.
The second half was very much in favour of England, and brought out
Trainer's abilities as a goalkeeper, and he was again and again cheered
for his fine display. The English forwards kept the ball well in the Welsh
quarters, but for all that they did not display very great form,
and were badly supported by the half-backs. At length, from a corner
nicely placed by Lowder, Bassett beat Trainer with a sharp shot, but he
was off-side when he made it, though the referee did not see it.
Southworth neatly headed the ball to him, and Bassett was certainly behind
one of the backs. Dewhurst was responsible for the third, after Trainer
had saved, and Southworth obtained a fourth from a centre by Bassett—the
little wonder thus having a hand in each of the goals. The Welshmen
finished up, as they started, with some downright good play, and once
Fletcher saved a certain goal in splendid fashion, bringing it right from
under the bar. However, 'Time' was called without any further score being
made, and England won by four goals to one.
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It was on 22 February 1889
that three police officers were cleared at Newcastle Assizes of falsifying
evidence in the Edlingham burglary case, ten years earlier. The two men
convicted at the time had since been released after serving almost ten years
in prison, when two other men confessed to the crime. |
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 Many thousand spectators witnessed the annual encounter between England
and Wales, played on Saturday under Association rules at Stoke. The
visitors at first had the wind in their favour...
Wales now played up with greater determination, and when Moon had well met
one attack, another was made, which ended in Owen scoring the first goal,
after a quarter of an hour's play...
After a couple of ineffectual attempts to put the ball through, Goodall,
who received it from Bassett, kicked a goal, and thus brought the score
even...
England now had the advantage of the wind, and turned it to good account.
A corner-kick fell to them, and this was so well made that Bassett
registered a second goal. Other attacks were well met by Trainor; but at
length Dewhurst shot the ball between the posts, thus gaining a third
point for the home eleven...
Townley effected a good run and passed to Bassett, who in turn sent the
ball over to Southworth, and the last-named shot it between the posts... - The Times, Monday, 25
February 1889
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Domestic
Football Results (23 February 1889)
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
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Football
Association Challenge Cup
2nd Round replay
Nottingham
Forest 2 Chatham 2
AET
Gregory Grounds, Lonton Sands
(5,000)
Lindley, Tolley
~ Hibbard
(2) |
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Lindley dropped out of the England team to play in this match. |
Chatham
won the second replay, at The Oval, five days later, two days before
a quarter-final at home to the holders which they lost 10-1! |
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The Football
League:
Everton 0 West Bromwich Albion 1
Anfield Road, Liverpool
(8,000)
Bayliss |
| Johnny Holt and
Edgar Chadwick started for Everton |
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Bob Roberts, Charlie Perry, and scorer Jem Bayliss started
for West Brom, who were without Billy Bassett |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Notts County 1
Dudley Road,
Wolverhampton
(4,000)
Wood, Knight ~ Jackson |
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Wolves
were without Jack Brodie, Albert Fletcher and Arthur Lowder.
However, Billy Rose did start, as did Dick Baugh, Charlie Mason,
Harry Allen and scorer, Harry Wood. |
| Alf
Shelton dropped out of the England team to play for County |
Preston had already won the first League Championship with an
unbeaten record and Aston Villa had clinched the runners-up place. West
Brom and Wolves completed their fixtures with victories. Notts County lost
their last three games and dropped to the bottom. |
BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE
"[Albert] Fletcher related a good story about international teams. It
was on an occasion that England were playing Wales at Wrexham "Pa"
Jackson, of the Corinthians, had charge of the English team. "Pa"
Jackson was a stickler for the alleged rights of the amateur over the
professional. Only on the field of play could they fraternise. On the
way to Wrexham the amateurs travelled in one compartment and Fletcher
and his professional companions in another. They stayed at an hotel at
Chester, and there was a like distinction.
Arriving at Wrexham, the amateurs dined
and wined in one room at the hotel, while the "pros" had to make shift
at another. Well, the hour of the match approached, and players
arrived on the ground. Here there was not the slightest accommodation,
not even to place coats, etc. The "Pros", however, discovered a
fowl-pen close by, and utilised that, The amateurs and "Pa" Jackson
had to do likewise! By the way, during the match Fletcher was
"poached" by one of the amateurs, who offered to find him employment
to go to another team." -
Sports Argus, Saturday, 30 December 1916
| The Annual
University Match |
Oxford 1 Cambridge 1
Queen's Club, Kensington
(3,000)
Hammond
~ Veitch |
| ....also
played |
London 7 Sheffield 0
Newton Heath 1 Preston North End 0 |
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Source Notes |
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TheFA
Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Welsh Football Data Archive
Nick
Gibbs' England: The Football Facts |
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HistoricalKits/Wales
Rothmans Yearbooks
Original newspaper reports |
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