| |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers |
Captain |
Jack
Brodie |
Selection |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee |
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only match, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 -
F 6 - A
1. |
P 5 of 195, W 5 - D 0 - L 0 -
F 25 - A
4. |
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teams chosen at The Grand Hotel, Birmingham, Wednesday, 13 February 1889. |
flg.jpg) England
Lineup |
|
|
record high eleven changes to the previous
match |
league position (23rd
February) |
ave lge pos: 9th⁸ |
|
157 |
|
Rowley, William S. |
23
172 days |
11 September 1865 |
G |
Stoke FC
(FL 11th) |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
|
the 4th/5th Stoke
player to represent England |
|
158 |
|
Clare, Thomas |
24
26 days |
4
February 1865 |
RB |
Stoke FC
(FL 11th) |
1 |
0 |
|
the 4th/5th Stoke
player to represent England |
|
|
Aldridge, Albert
J. |
25
210 days |
4 August 1863 |
LB |
Walsall Town Swifts FC |
2 |
0 |
|
final app
1888-89 |
|
159 |
|
Wreford-Brown, Charles |
22
144 days |
9 October 1866 |
RHB |
Oxford University AFC,
Old Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
|
oldest youngest player
so far |
|
160 |
 |
Weir, David |
25
185 days |
29 August 1863 |
CHB |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 9th) |
1 |
1 |
|
the second Wanderer to represent England |
|
161 |
|
Shelton, Alfred |
23
171 days |
12 September 1865 |
LHB |
Notts County FC
(FL 10th) |
1 |
0 |
|
the 11th/12th County
player to represent England |
|
|
Lofthouse, Joseph M. |
23
322 days |
14 April 1865 |
OR |
Accrington FC
(FL 6th) |
6 |
1 |
|
second
Accrington player to represent England |
|
162 |
|
Burton, Frank E. |
23
349 days |
18 March 1865 |
IR |
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
0 |
|
the eighth Forester to represent England |
only app
1889 |
|
163 |
|
Brodie, John B. |
26
184 days |
30 August 1862 |
CF |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 3rd) |
1 |
1 |
|
25th
player to score on his debut |
the fifth Wanderer to represent England |
|
164 |
|
Daft, Harry B. |
22
331 days |
5
April 1866 |
IL |
Notts County FC
(FL 10th) &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
|
the 11th/12th County
player to represent England |
|
165 |
|
Yates, John |
28
58 days |
3 January 1861 |
OL |
Burnley FC (FL 8th) |
1 |
3 |
|
23rd brace scored -
tenth hattrick
oldest |
oldest comp. scorer so far |
the first Burnley player to represent
England |
only app 1889 |
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reserves:
named on 18 February in
London
along with the FA Cup 3rd round draw |
Johnny
Horne (Accrington FC
(FL 6th), goal),
Henry Hammond (Oxford
University AFC) and
Johnny Holt (Everton FC
(FL 7th), backs),
George Cotterill (Cambridge University AFC, right wing),
Edmund Currey (Old Carthusians
AFC, centre),
John Veitch (Old Westminsters
AFC) and
Billy Locker (Long Eaton Rangers
FC); as well as those who replaced those below... |
|
team changes: |
Jack Southworth
(Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 4th))) and
Bob Holmes (Preston North End FC
(FL Champions)) were the original full-backs;
Willie Almond (Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 4th)),
Billy
Betts (Wednesday FC) and Arthur Lowder (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL 3rd)) were
the original half-backs;
Albert Brown (Aston Villa FC
(FL RU)) was the original
outside-right. |
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team notes: |
The English team was seriously dilapidated, due to
the quarter-final of the FA Challenge Cup being played on the same
day. This resulted in England having to name a complete list of eleven
different players for the first time, none of which had previously played under
the ISC.
Alf Shelton is the younger brother of
Charlie (1888).
As Everton FC have occupied the Anfield Road
ground since 1878, then only reserve Johnny Holt was back at his home
ground. |
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appearance notes: |
Joe Lofthouse is the fifteenth player to make six England appearances.
79 players have appeared for England for more than once.
Charlie
Wreford-Brown is the youngest player of the eleven
starting the match, thus breaking a record set in 1884 by Billy Rose, by
61
days. Wreford-Brown will be the oldest youngest player until 1892. |
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records: |
England have won their fifth match in a row, extending
the record, all under the oversight of the
newly-formed International Selection Committee.
For the second time, England score two equalising goals in two separate matches in the same season.
Of the
122 goals England have now scored, thirteen have been the result of equalisers. |
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|
|
2-3-5 |
Rowley -
Clare, Aldridge -
Wreford-Brown, Weir, Shelton
-
Lofthouse, Burton, Brodie, Daft, Yates. |
|
Averages: |
Age |
24 years
196 days |
Appearances/Goals |
1.5 |
0.1 |
|
oldest competitive team
until 1890 |
|
| |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
6th |
Colours |
Royal blue and white halved shirts,
white shorts. |
|
Captain |
Ollie Stanfield |
Selection |
Ireland Selection Committee |
|
P 4 of 8, W 0 - D 0 - L 4 - F 4 - A 32. |
member in charge:
John Reid, secretary |
 Ireland
Lineup |
|
|
Clugston, William John |
19
203 days |
11 August 1869 |
G |
Cliftonville FAC |
2 |
17ᵍᵃ |
|
will be a linesman in the 1898 fixture |
|
71 |
|
Goodbody, Manliffe Francis |
20
105 days |
17 November 1868 |
RB |
Dublin University AFC |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Watson, James |
33/34 |
1855 |
LB |
Ulster FC |
8 |
0 |
|
72 |
|
Crawford, Alexander |
20
42 days |
19 January 1869 |
RHB |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Rosbotham, Alexander |
23
156 days |
27 September 1865 |
CHB |
Cliftonville FAC |
7 |
0 |
|
final app
1887-89 |
|
73 |
|
Cooke, Samuel |
nk |
not known |
LHB |
Belfast YMCA FC |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Peden, John |
25
233 days |
12 July 1863 |
OR |
Linfield FAC |
5 |
1 |
|
|
Wilton, James McElmunn |
20
101 days |
21 November 1868 |
IR |
St. Columb's Court FC |
3 |
1 |
|
will be a linesman in the 1900 fixture |
|
|
Stanfield, Olphert Martin |
20
4 days |
26 February 1869 |
CF |
Distillery FC |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Gaussen, Arthur David
Ash |
26
76 days |
16 December 1862 |
IL |
Magharafelt
FC |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Barry, John |
21
145 days |
8 October 1867 |
OL |
Cliftonville FAC |
3 |
0 |
|
reserves: |
not known |
|
team changes: |
Goodbody replaced Ireland's equal-record goalscorer (2) Fred Browne at
right-back, Cooke replaced Billy Crone at left-half and Gaussen
replaced equal-record goalscorer Johnny Gibb as the new inside-left. |
|
records: |
Ireland suffer a fourth consecutive defeat.
However, James Wilton does score Ireland's first ever goal in England,
as well as the first in the first half of the the four overall that
they have scored, all competitively. |
|
"The
Irish team crossed over on Thursday night per s.s. Dynamic, arriving
shortly before 9 a.m. the following morning at their destination, and
proceeded to the Shaftesbury Temperance Hotel, Mountpleasant, the
whole party, numbering fifteen" - Belfast Telegraph,
Saturday, 2 March 1889 |
|
|
|
2-3-5 |
Clugston -
Goodbody, Watson -
Rosbotham, Crawford,
Cooke -
Peden, Wilton, Stanfield, Gaussen, Barry |
|
Averages: |
Age |
23 years 3-40 days10 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.9 |
0.3 |
|
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|
Match Report
Sporting Life, Monday, 4 March 1889
|
This international match was played on Saturday, on the ground of
the Everton Club at Liverpool. Considerable interest was taken in the
event, and a large concourse of spectators, numbering at least 6,000,
assembled to witness the play. The English team was considerably weakened,
owing to the premier clubs having English Cup tie fixtures on. It was,
however, a fully representative one, as far as number of clubs represented
goes, but far short in strength of what England is able to put in,
although deemed strong enough by the Association for the task before them.
Prompt to time both teams made their appearance on the ground, and Brodie
kicked off. Play at once became very fast, the Irishmen showing up very
well. Watson and Goodbody repelled Peden, and Stanfield almost beat
Rowley. A minute latter Gaussen passed, and Wilton scored amidst great
cheers ten minutes from the start. Brodie next made a fine run, but
Goodbody cleared smartly, and Cook shot wide. Lofthouse lost a splendid
opening, but a long shot by Weir equalised the score. Five minutes later
Yates, by an overhead shot, took the lead. This was added to directly
after, the English forwards rushing the Irish goal-keeper through, a claim
of off-side not being entertained. England then pressed, but thanks to
excellent play by Goodbody, no further score was made. The game at
half-time stood—England, three goals; Ireland, one goal. On change of ends
the visitors were pressed, but Goodbody cleared in fine style.
Give-and-take play then ensued for a time, when Lofthouse managed to
register a fourth goal for England after a splendid run. Stanfield and
Gaussen were now very prominent for the Irishmen, but the ball was again
worked in front of the goal, when Brodie sent it through, thus scoring a
fifth goal for the representatives of the Rose. Yates and Brodie now put
in some good work, but the visitors' custodian, Rowley, cleared
splendidly, and a visit was paid to the Englishmen's quarters, only to see
it returned, and before time was up the Irish goal-keeper was again
beaten, and when the whistle was sounded for cessation of hostilities,
England had added another to their list of victories by six goals to
Ireland one goal.
|
|
Match Report
The Times, Monday, 4 March 1889
|
In the matches
under Association rules England has proved far too powerful for
Ireland. Prior to Saturday seven contests had been played and all
were won by England. The first victory was by 13 goals to none,
while altogether 50 goals have been registered against two by
Ireland. On the present occasion the English eleven was not so
strong as usual, many of the best players having engagements in the
National Cup competition. The game was played at Everton in the
presence of 6,000 spectators. Ireland started in fine form, and,
after good dribbling by their forwards, Wilton registered the first
point for them. As the game progressed the home side greatly
improved in combination, and eventually a long shot by Weir brought
the score level. A very few minutes had elapsed when Yates obtained
a second goal for England, and the same player subsequently added a
third...
Lofthouse then got away and added a fourth goal, while a fifth came
from the foot of Brodie. England still had much the better of the
play, and Yates credited them with a sixth point... |
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In Other News....
|
It was on 1 March 1889
that Richard Pigott, an Irish journalist, committed suicide by shooting
himself in a Madrid hotel room, after being exposed as a forger of letters
intimating that Charles Parnell, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary
Party, had supported the Phoenix Park murders of 1882. |
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Domestic
Football Results (2 March 1889)
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
|
Football
Association Challenge Cup
Third Round:
Blackburn
Rovers 8 Aston Villa 1
Leamington Street, Blackburn
(12,000)
Haresnape
(3),
Jack
Southworth (4),
Warner
OG
- Hodgetts |
| Herbie
Arthur, Jimmy Forrest, Nat Walton, Jack Southworth and Bill
Townley all started for Rovers. |
| Albert
Brown, Albert Allen and Denny Hodgetts started for Villa |
Blackburn Rovers thrashed Aston Villa to
reach the F.A. Cup semi-finals. Villa had recently finished runners-up to
the 'invincible' Preston North End team in the inaugural Football League
Championship. Blackburn lost to Wolves in the semi-finals and it was
Preston, who went on to complete the first League and Cup double.
Chatham 1 West Bromwich Albion 10
Great
Lines, New Brompton
(20,000)
Bryan
Bassett (2),
Wilson (3), Timmins,
W.Perry,
Bayliss (2), Conquer OG. |
|
Bob Roberts, Charlie Perry, Billy Bassett and Jem Bayliss
all started for Albion |
The
holders breezed through to a semi-final with the 'invincibles', whom they
had beaten in the previous year's final. The new League Champions would have
their revenge, just two weeks later.
Preston
North End 2 Birmingham St. George's 0
Deepdale, Preston
(9,000)
Holmes, Thomson |
|
Bob Howarth, Bob Holmes, John Goodall
and Fred Dewhurst were playing for Preston |
|
Jack Devey started for St. George |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Wednesday 0
Dudley Road, Wolverhampton
(10,000)
Fletcher, Wykes
(2) |
|
Wolves
were without Jack Brodie, but did have Dick Baugh, Charlie Mason, Albert
Fletcher, Harry Allen, Arthur Lowder and Harry Wood. |
|
Teddy Brayshaw and Billy Betts started for Wednesday |
|
|
Derby County 1 Burnley
0
County Ground, Derby
(3,000)
Cooper |
|
Burnley
were without Jack Yates |
.
Preston had already won the first League Championship with an unbeaten
record and Aston Villa had clinched the runners-up place. Derby's games in
hand took them off the bottom, but they were unable to avoid having to
apply for re-election to the Football League, though they were successful,
as were Burnley. |
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Source Notes
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TheFA
Jonny Dewart at
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Cris Freddi's England Football Factbook
Rothman's Yearbooks |
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The Football Association Yearbook
Original Newspaper Reports
Rootschat/Ancestry.com |
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