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Saturday, 15 March 1890
Home International Championship 1889-90 (7th) Match*
One of two games played on the same day.

Wales 1 England 3 [1-0]
 

 Match Summary
Wales Squad
England Squad
 Team Records

The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, Denbighshire
 Attendance: 5,000; Receipts: over £100 (new Welsh record); Kick-off tbc

Wales - Billy Lewis ('made a very fine run down and finished up by kicking the first goal' 38)
England - ES Currey ('after a short scrimmage in front of goal, he succeeded in equalising' 49, 'a brief scrimmage terminated in him kicking a second' ?), Tinsley Lindley ('shortly before the call of time, Lindley added a third goal')
Results 1872-90

England won the toss, Wales kicked-off.
   

Match Summary
Officials [umpires and referees are of equal relevance]

Wales

Type

England

Umpires -
James Davies
 Wrexham &
Sam Weller Widdowson
38 (16 April 1851), Nottingham Forest FC, Hucknall Torkard.

Referee -
James B. Walker
 Scotland

   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
The 1889 International Football Association Board meeting:
The throw-in defined and new powers for the referee		   Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
Play was suspended several times due to the spectators encroaching.

Wales Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th		 Colours: possibly Crimson and white
Capt: Alf Davies Selectors: Team selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches.
Wales Lineup
  Gillam, Samuel G. 23 early 1867
born in Wiltshire		 G Wrexham AFC & Shrewsbury Town FC, England 4 9 GA
  Davies, Dr. Alfred O. 27 early 1863 RB Wrexham AFC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England 9 0
  Jones, David 22/23 1867 LB Chirk AAA FC & Bolton Wanderers FC, England 6 0
  Davies, Joseph E. 25 12 July 1864 RH Druids FC & Newton Heath LYMR FC, England 5 0
  Jones, Humphrey 24 7 December 1862 CH Bangor FC & East Stirlingshire FC, Scotland 11 1
  Evans, Walter G. 22 Summer 1867 LH Builth FC & Bootle FC, England 1 0
  Challen, John B. 26 26 March 1863 OR Ruthin FC & Corinthians FC, England 4 0
  Jones, Richard O. 22/23 1867 IR Bangor FC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England 3 0
  Doughty, John 24 October 1865 CF Druids FC & Newton Heath LYMR FC, England 8 6
  Howell, E. Gwynne 22 Summer 1867 IL Builth FC 2 2
Lewis, William 25/26 1864 OL Bangor FC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England 10 2

reserves:

 reserves not known

team notes:

 James Trainer (Preston North End FC) was due to start in goal, but his club refused to release him, and his place went to Gillam. Similarly, Bolton Wanderers FC refused to release Bob Roberts, his place going to Walter Evans.
Challen only worked at Wellingborough Grammar School, he did not play football for them.
This is the most experienced to team to face England, and possibly the oldest, thus far.
 
2-3-5 Gillam -
A.Davies, Jones -
J.Davies, H.Jones, Evans -
Challen, R.Jones, Doughty, Howell, Lewis.

Averages:

 Age 23.8-24.1 Appearances/Goals 5.7 0.9

 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 2nd		 Colours: White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers
Capt: Percy Walters, fourth captaincy Selectors: The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Wednesday, 26 February 1890, at the Midland Hotel, Derby, following trial games.
7/8th match, W 7 - D 0 - L 1 - F 39 - A 8.
England Lineup
  Moon, William R. 21 7 June 1868 G Old Westminsters AFC & Corinthians FC 5 6 GA
  Walters, Percy M. 26 30 September 1863 RB Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC 12 0
  Walters, Arthur M. 25 26 January 1865 LB Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC 8 0
  Fletcher, Albert T. 23 1 April 1866 RH Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 0
  Holt, John 24 10 April 1865 CH Everton FC 1 0
  Shelton, Alfred 24 12 September 1865 LH Notts County FC 2 0
  Bassett, William I. 21 27 January 1869 OR West Bromwich Albion FC 4 1 or 2
Currey, Edmund Samuel 21 28 June 1868 IR Oxford University AFC, Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC 1 2
Lindley, Tinsley 23 27 October 1865 CF

Nottingham Forest FC & Corinthians FC

 11 11
  Wood, Harry 21 26 June 1868 IL Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 0
  Daft, Harry B. 23 5 April 1866 OL Notts County FC & Corinthians FC 2 0

reserves:

 As well as those named below, and those that took the field against Ireland, Bill Rowley (Stoke FC, goal), Harry Green (West Bromwich Albion FC, fullback), Harry Allen and Arthur Lowder (both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, halfbacks), John Devey (Mitchell St. George FC, centre-forward), Davie Weir (Bolton Wanderers FC) and Edgar Chadwick (Everton FC, left wing).

team notes:

 E.S. Currey withdrew from the match against Ireland to take George Cotterill's (Cambridge University AFC) place in this match.
Percy and Arthur Walters were brothers. Alf Shelton is the younger brother of Charlie (1888).
 
2-3-5 Moon -
P. Walters, A. Walters -
Fletcher, Holt, Shelton -
Bassett, Currey, Lindley, Wood, Daft

Averages:

 Age 22.9 Appearances/Goals 4.4 1.1

 

    Match Report

There was a large gathering on the racecourse at Wrexham to witness the annual match between England and Wales. Lewis started the ball for the home team, but the visitors soon acted on the aggressive...

Jones and Doughty effected good runs, after which a free kick was allowed to the Welsh. This was at once followed by a goal, secured by Lewis...

At length the English made an incursion into their rivals' territory, and Currey sent the ball between the posts, thus bringing the score level...

At length Currey got in possession, and with a skilful shot obtained a second goal for England...

Lindley, however, quickly afterwards scored another goal. - The Times - Monday 17th March, 1890

Source Notes

Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports 
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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