England Match No. 38 - Wales - 15 March 1890

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37 vs. Scotland 38 38 vs. Ireland 40 vs. Scotland	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 Party England Party 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 17^th March, 1890

Football League

Football League Table
15 March 1890

Team P Pts

Preston North End 21 31

Everton 21 31

Blackburn Rovers 21 27

Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 25

Accrington 22 24

West Bromwich Albion 21 23

Derby County 22 21

Bolton Wanderers 21 18

Aston Villa 20 16

Notts County 20 16

Burnley 21 12

Stoke 20 8

League matches played on 15 March 1890:

ACCRINGTON 2-2 PRESTON NORTH END
Kirkham, Barbour (J.Ross, Haworth o.g.)
6,000 (Thorneyholme Road, Accrington)

BURNLEY 3-0 NOTTS COUNTY
Stewart 2, nk
4,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

Notts County were without Daft and Shelton, who were playing for England at Wrexham.

EVERTON 3-0 DERBY COUNTY
Ferguson, Milward o.g., Williamson o.g.
12,000 (Anfield, Liverpool)

Everton were without Johnny Holt, who was playing for England at Wrexham, whilst Fred Geary was scoring for England in Belfast.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-1 STOKE
Woodhall, Bayliss (Owen)
1,600 (Stoney Lane, West Bromwich)

West Brom were without Billy Bassett, who was playing for England at Wrexham, whilst Perry and Roberts were playing for England in Belfast.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 5-1 BOLTON WANDERERS
Wykes 3, Worrall, Brodie (Cassidy)
2,500 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

Wolves were without Fletcher and Wood, who were playing for England at Wrexham, whilst Baugh and Mason were playing for England in Belfast. Bolton were without Kenny Davenport, who was in Belfast, and Di Jones, who was playing for Wales against England at Wrexham.

Everton's win put them level on points with League Champions, Preston, with only one match remaining. Defeat at West Brom, the following week, effectively ended their chances, and Preston went on to retain the title with a victory at Notts County. It was to be their last League Championship success.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 16 March 1890 that the decision was taken to flood the Morfa Colliery at Port Talbot, as it continued to burn following an explosion, which killed 87 men, five days earlier. Some of the survivors described seeing ghostly apparitions below ground in the weeks before the disaster.

Source Notes

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