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Match
Summary |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
possibly Crimson and white |
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Capt: |
Alf Davies |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, on Monday, 3 March 1890. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Gillam, Samuel G. |
23 |
early 1867
born in Wiltshire |
G |
Wrexham AFC & Shrewsbury Town FC, England |
4 |
9
GA |
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Davies, Dr. Alfred O. |
27 |
early 1863 |
RB |
Wrexham AFC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England |
9 |
0 |
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Jones, David |
22/23 |
1867 |
LB |
Chirk AAA FC & Bolton Wanderers FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Davies, Joseph E. |
25 |
12 July 1864 |
RH |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYMR FC, England |
5 |
0 |
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Jones, Humphrey |
24 |
7 December 1862 |
CH |
Bangor FC & East Stirlingshire FC, Scotland |
11 |
1 |
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Evans, Walter G. |
22 |
Summer 1867 |
LH |
Builth FC & Bootle FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Challen, John B. |
26 |
26 March 1863 |
OR |
Ruthin FC &
Corinthians FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Jones, Richard O. |
22/23 |
1867 |
IR |
Bangor FC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England |
3 |
0 |
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Doughty, John |
24 |
October 1865 |
CF |
Druids FC & Newton Heath LYMR FC, England |
8 |
6 |
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Howell, E. Gwynne |
22 |
Summer 1867 |
IL |
Builth FC |
2 |
2 |
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Lewis, William |
25/26 |
1864 |
OL |
Bangor FC & Crewe Alexandra FC, England |
10 |
2 |
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reserves: |
Gillam and Evans were originally reserves. The others were the
halves:- P.Griffith (Chirk FC) and Abel Heyes (Wrexham AFC), right
wing:- D. Evans (Builth FC & Oswestry FC) and W.E. Pryce-Jones
(Newtown AFC), centre:- D. Lewis (Bangor FC), left wing:- W.H. Turner
(Wrexham AFC) and R.H. Jarrett (Ruthin FC). |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
Gillam -
A.Davies, Jones -
J.Davies,
H.Jones, Evans -
Challen,
R.Jones, Doughty, Howell, Lewis. |
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Averages: |
Age |
23.8-24.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.7 |
0.9 |
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flg.jpg) 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 Walters,
fourth captaincy |
Selectors:
In Charge:
NL Jackson (Corinthians FC) |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Wednesday, 26 February 1890, at the
Midland Hotel, Derby, following
trial games.
8th match, W 7 - D 0 - L 1 -
F 39 - A
8. |
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England
Lineup |
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Moon, William R. |
21 |
7 June 1868 |
G |
Old Westminsters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
5 |
6
GA |
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Walters, Percy M. |
26 |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
12 |
0 |
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Walters, Arthur M. |
25 |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Old Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
8 |
0 |
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Fletcher, Albert T. |
23 |
1 April 1866 |
RH |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
2 |
0 |
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Holt, John |
24 |
10 April 1865 |
CH |
Everton FC |
1 |
0 |
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Shelton, Alfred |
24 |
12 September 1865 |
LH |
Notts County FC |
2 |
0 |
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Bassett, William I. |
21 |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
4 |
1 or
2 |
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Currey, Edmund Samuel |
21 |
28 June 1868 |
IR |
Oxford University
AFC,
Old Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
1 |
2 |
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Lindley,
Tinsley |
23 |
27 October 1865 |
CF |
Nottingham Forest FC
&
Corinthians FC |
11 |
11 |
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Wood, Harry |
21 |
26 June 1868 |
IL |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
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Daft, Harry B. |
23 |
5
April 1866 |
OL |
Notts County FC &
Corinthians FC |
2 |
0 |
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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). |
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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). |
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2-3-5 |
Moon -
P. Walters, A.
Walters -
Fletcher, Holt, Shelton -
Bassett, Currey, Lindley,
Wood, Daft |
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Averages: |
Age |
22.9 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.4 |
1.1 |
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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".
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Monday ,17 March, 1890, The Times
"The English team arrived at Chester
on Saturday morning. They dressed at the Queen Hotel in that city, and
left for Wrexham by special train at 2.35, in charge of Mr Jackson of the
Corinthians, and were accompanied by several leading members of the
English Association... Half-past three was the time announced for the
kick-off, and about ten minutes after that time the Englishmen entered the
enclosure, being received with loud cheers. A minute or two later the
Welshmen came on the ground, and received quite an ovation. No time was
wasted in getting the teams in position, and at a quarter to four the game
commenced...." -
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The Football League
on 15 March 1890: |
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Table
15 March 1890 |
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Team |
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Pts |
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Preston North End |
21 |
31 |
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Everton |
21 |
31 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
21 |
27 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
22 |
25 |
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Accrington |
22 |
24 |
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West Bromwich Albion |
21 |
23 |
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Derby County |
22 |
21 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
21 |
18 |
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Aston Villa |
20 |
16 |
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Notts County |
20 |
16 |
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Burnley |
21 |
12 |
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Stoke |
20 |
8 |
ACCRINGTON 2-2 PRESTON NORTH END
Kirkham, Barbour (J.Ross, Haworth OG)
6,000 at Thorneyholme Road, Accrington
BURNLEY 3-0 NOTTS COUNTY
Stewart 2, nk
4,000 at Turf Moor, Burnley
Notts
County were without Daft and Shelton, who were playing for England at
Wrexham.
EVERTON 3-0 DERBY COUNTY
Ferguson, Milward OG, Williamson OG.
12,000 at 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 at 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 at 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.
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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.
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 Source Notes
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Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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