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Match No. 35 vs. Wales Match No. 37 vs. Scotland Match Results


England National Football Team Match No. 36

England 6 Ireland 1 [3-1]

Saturday, 2 March 1889

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Ireland Pre-Match

 

Match Summary
Status: British (Home) Championship (6th) International, match two;
Venue: Anfield Road, Liverpool
Attendance: 6,000;
Goals: Weir, Yates (3), Lofthouse, Brodie
Wilton
Notes: England's first - At least eight papers state that Weir equalised from long range... two others say it was Shelton.
Brodie's goal - And one Irish paper says brodie scored twice, but ten say only one!
Cautions: None.
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee -
Umpires -
Notes: Umpires and Referees are of equal relevance.
Conditions: -
Miscellany: -
Notes: -
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England Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; x in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.

Colours: -
Coach: -
Captain: -

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
- - - G

-

 - - -
-Clare - - RB

-

 - - -
-Aldridge, Albert J. 13-Apr-1864 24 LB

Walsall Town Swifts FC

 2 0 1888-1889
-Wreford-Brown - - RH

-

 - - -
- - - CH

-

 - - -
-Shelton - - LH

-

 - - -
-Lofthouse, Joseph M. 14-Apr-1865 23 OR Accrington FC 6 1 1885-1890
-Burton - - IR

-

 - - -
-Brodie - - CF

-

 - - -
-Daft - - IL

-

 - - -
-Yates - 28 OL

-

 - - -
Formation:

-

-

Ireland Team
Ranking:

No official ranking system established; x in Elo world ranking both before and after this match.

Colours: -
Coach: -
Captain: Olphie Stanfield (aged 20 years 5 days)

Ireland Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
- - - -

-

 - - -
-Watson, James NK NK FB

Ulster FC

 8 0 1883-1889
- - - -

-

 - - -
-Rossbotham, Alexander Archie NK NK B

Cliftonville FC

 7 0 1887-1889
- - - -

-

 - - -
- - - -

-

 - - -
- - - -

-

 - - -
-Peden, John 12-Jul-1863 25 IL

Linfield FAC

 5 1 1887-1899
-Stanfield, Olphert M. 26-Feb-1869 20 CF

Distillery FC

 7 1 1887-1897
-Wilton, James M. 21-Nov-1868 20 F

St. Columb's Court FC

 3 1 1888-1893
-Gaussen, Arthur D.A. NK NK F

Magharafelt FC

 5 0 1884-1889
Formation:

-

-

Match Report

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Cris Freddi's invaluable research
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
IFFHS.de
FreeBMD.org
Rootschat.com

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