| |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
"...and they were dressed in dark blue jerseys, with a thistle
on the breast." |
|
Captain |
William Sellar |
Selection |
following a trial match, The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee of up to 32 members |
|
only match, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 1 - A 4. |
team chosen on Tuesday, 15 March 1892 |
 Scotland
Lineup |
|
|
McLeod, John |
26
21 days |
12 March 1866 |
G |
Dumbarton FC |
4 |
7ᵍᵃ |
|
219 |
|
Doyle, Daniel |
27
199 days |
16 September 1864 |
RB |
The Celtic FC |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Arnott, Walter |
30
326 days |
12 May 1861 |
LB |
Queen's Park FC |
13 |
0 |
|
=mst apps |
|
|
Kelly, James |
27
68 days |
25 January 1865 |
RHB |
The Celtic FC |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Sellar, William |
27
164 days |
21 October 1864 |
CHB |
Queen's Park FC |
7 |
0 |
|
final app
1885-92 |
|
|
Mitchell, David |
25
339 days |
29 April 1866 |
LHB |
Rangers FC |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Sillars, Donald Currie |
23
155 days |
30 October 1868 |
OR |
Queen's Park FC |
2 |
0 |
|
220 |
|
Taylor, William Kay |
22
124 days |
30 November
1869 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
1 |
0 |
|
only
app 1892 |
|
|
Waddell, Thomas Smith |
21
145 days |
9 November 1870 |
CF |
Queen's Park FC |
2 |
1 |
|
221 |
|
McMahon, Alexander |
21
169 days |
16 October 1870 |
IL |
The Celtic FC |
1 |
0 |
 |
Bell, John Watson |
23
179 days |
6 October 1868 |
OL |
Dumbarton FC |
2 |
1 |
|
reserves: |
The Selection Committee named the three sides for Scotland's three
matches on Tuesday, 15 March in Glasgow,
reserves not named. |
|
team changes: |
Wally Arnott replaced Queen's Park FC's Robert Smellie, who had taken
ill with inflammation of the bowels. |
|
|
|
2-3-5 |
McLeod -
Doyle, Arnott -
Kelly, Sellar, Mitchell -
Sillars, Taylor, Waddell, McMahon, Bell |
|
Averages: |
Age |
25 years 72
days |
Appearances/Goals |
3.6 |
0.1 |
|
| |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
"They wore white jerseys, the English shield with three lions
being on the left breast." |
|
|
Arthur Dunn |
Selection |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee |
|
|
In charge:
N. Lane Jackson
(Messrs.
Jackson, Clegg, Gregson, Hughes, Widdowson, Crump, Bentley and Gunning) |
|
Captain |
P 15 of 195, W 13 - D 1 -
L 1 - F 60 - A
14. |
|
P 2 of 2, W 2 - D 0 -
L 0 - F 6 - A
1. |
team chosen at The Oval, Kennington, on Saturday evening, 19 March
1892. |
flg.jpg) England
Lineup |
|
|
four
players chosen from matches 44/45
(two from match 44, two from match 45) |
league position (19th
March) |
ave lge pos:
7th¹⁰ |
|
|
Toone, George |
23
297 days |
10 June 1868 |
G |
Notts County FC
(FL 7th) |
2 |
1ᵍᵃ |
|
final app 1892 |
|
|
Holmes, Robert |
24
284 days |
23 June 1867 |
RB |
Preston North End FC
(FL TOP) |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Dunn,
Arthur T.B. |
31
234 days |
12 August 1860 |
LB |
Old Etonians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
4 |
2 |
|
oldest
player to represent England competitively - until 1895 |
final app
1883-92 |
|
198 |
|
Reynolds, John |
23
41 days |
21 February 1869 |
RHB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 12th) |
1 |
0 |
|
the seventh Albionite to represent England |
|
|
Holt, John |
25
169 days |
16
October
1866 |
CHB |
Everton FC
(FL 5th) |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Shelton, Alfred |
26
203 days |
12 September 1865 |
LHB |
Notts County FC
(FL 7th) |
6 |
0 |
|
final app 1889-92 |
 |
Bassett,
William I. |
23
66 days |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 12th) |
8 |
2 or
3 |
|
|
Goodall,
John |
28
288 days |
19 June 1863 |
IR |
Derby County FC
(FL 11th) |
7 |
6 or 7 |
|
the 29th brace scored |
|
|
Southworth, John |
25
95 days |
29 December 1866 |
CF |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 6th) |
3 |
3 |
|
final app 1889-92 |
|
|
Chadwick, Edgar W. |
22
293 days |
14 June 1869 |
IL |
Everton FC
(FL 5th) |
3 |
3 |
|
oldest youngest player
so far |
|
|
Hodgetts,
H. Dennis |
28
126 days |
28 November 1863 |
OL |
Aston Villa FC
(FL 4th) |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
reserves: |
not known |
 |
|
team notes: |
Jack Reynolds had already played five times for the Irish team,
scoring once (1890-91 (two appearances and one goal against England)).
In fact, he last played against Scotland wearing an Ireland jersey
Alf Shelton is the younger brother of
Charlie (1888). |
|
appearance notes: |
Billy Bassett is the eleventh player to
make eight England appearances, whereas John Goodall is the sixteenth
player to make seven and Alf Shelton is the nineteenth to make six.
Thirty players have now made five England appearances. Arthur Dunn is
the 35th player to make four England appearances, and 55 players
have now made three England appearances. George Toone is the 103rd
player to have
now played for England more than once.
Bassett is the first player
to make eight appearances under the guidance of the ISC, whereas
Goodall is the fourth player to make seven.
Edgar Chadwick is the youngest player of the eleven
starting the match, thus breaking a record set in 1889 by Charlie
Wreford-Brown, by 149
days. Chadwick will be the oldest youngest player until 1899. |
|
records: |
England extend their record of back-to-back
victories, now at six matches. However, they have equalled their
record of nine matches unbeaten (1884-87).
This is the third time
England have won all three games in one season, the first time
consecutively.
England have used 33
different players this season, a new record, breaking the previous
record of 26 in 1888-89. Only four players played more than once.
This is the first time, after 21 attempts, that England have secured
back-to-backs wins over Scotland. |
|
"The
Central Hotel was made the headquarters of the visiting team, who met
at Preston, and journeyed to Glasgow by the afternoon LNWR express." |
|
|
|
2-3-5 |
Toone -
Holmes, Dunn -
Reynolds, Holt, Shelton -
Bassett, Goodall, Southworth, Chadwick, Hodgetts |
|
Averages: |
Age |
25 years
290
days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.3 |
1.3 |
|
oldest starting XI until 1894 |
|
"In accordance with the decision come to by the Football
Association, the visiting side not accept the invitation of the S.F.A., who
dined at the Alexandra Hotel." - The Sportsman, Monday, 4 April
1892 |
|
|
|
England previous teams
vs. Scotland: |
|
1891: |
Moon |
Haworth |
Holmes |
Smith |
Holt |
Shelton |
Bassett |
Goodall |
Geary |
Chadwick |
Milward |
|
1892: |
Toone |
Holmes |
Dunn |
Reynolds |
Southworth |
Hodgetts |
|
|
|
|
Match Report
The Scotsman, Monday,
7 April 1892 |
Scotland
received a crushing defeat on Saturday in the twenty-first
International match under Association rules with England, which was
played at Ibrox Park, Glasgow. The victory for England by four goals
to one came as a surprise even to the large body of Englishmen on the
ground, for though they had every confidence in their eleven, they
never anticipated that the representatives of the Thistle would be so
completely overcome as the result proved. Both the Scottish team and
the spectators seemed completely taken aback at the magnificent form
shown by the Englishmen, who took the game in hand at the very start,
and within less than twenty minutes had secured three goals. At the
start of the game it was calculated that the attendance would reach
between 20,000 and 25,000. The weather was of the most brilliant
summer-like character, and it was calculated that this and the fact
that the Glasgow holiday is to-day had had a good deal to do with the
lessening of the attendance by taking a considerable number out of
town.
The English
team was the first to take the field, punctual to time, and the
Scotsmen followed a few minutes later, led by Sellar. Having won the
toss, the Scotsmen compelled the Englishmen to kick off against the
wind and sun. As already indicated, the start was a most surprising
one, Chadwick, from a centre by Bassett, immediately putting the ball
past M'Leod ere the game was a minute old. The Scotsmen, however,
seemed undaunted when the ball was kicked off, and Taylor and later
Doyle and Mitchell showed to advantage. Bell led an attack on the
English goal, but Toone saved in splendid fashion. Doyle soon
afterwards cleared it's goal from a dangerous raid by the Englishmen,
and sending the ball to M'Mahon the latter made tracks for the English
goal. During his progress he was charged from behind by Holt, and a
free kick was awarded to Scotland, but came to nothing. The game at
this point was of an exceedingly fast nature, but the Englishmen were
not long in following up their first success, as Goodall on the left
wing broke away in fine fashion and put through goal number two. No
sooner had the game been restarted than Southworth dashed off in
inimitable style and sent the ball through for the third time, M'Leod
being apparently quite taken by surprise. Such an unlooked-for opening
had naturally an effect on the Scottish play, but they were still far
from throwing up the sponge; and Sellar, M'Mahon, and Taylor
repeatedly led visits into English ground, but without any effect, the
ball either being sent wildly past the posts or returned by the
English backs. Not so, however, when the English forwards got within
measurable distance of the Scottish goal, for the opportunity was
always, at this stage of the game, at least turned to some account,
and what was practically the fourth visit to the Scottish goal
resulted, after about half-an-hour's play, in the fourth goal being
scored. From this point to half-time the Scotsmen played quite as
determinedly as ever, but lacked judgement, M'Mahon on one occasion
passing instead of shooting when he had the goal at his mercy. Several
brilliant runs were, however, made by the Scottish forwards at this
point, and it must be said that luck was somewhat against them.
Nearing half-time Sellar had a brilliant run, and Holmes had to
concede a corner. This, however, came to nothing and half-time found
England leading by four goals to nil.
On making their appearance on
the field after the interval the Scotsmen did not meet with so favourable a reception as at the start, a good many of their
supporters being to all appearance quite disappointed with them. The
Scottish forwards took the game in hand at the start, and it was
thought in the early minutes that Bell had scored from a long dropping
shot, but the referee thought otherwise. During the next ten minutes
the Scotsmen had certainly the best of the game, some brilliant
efforts being made by both wings. Taylor being especially prominent.
From one of the latter's centres the ball was sent to the goal mouth,
where Bell caught it with his head, but the Notts County
representative cleared in marvellous fashion. A corner at the other
end was the next incident of note, but Southworth sent the leather
over the bar. M'Mahon, on the ball being kicked out, took it the whole
length of the field, and his pass across might have proved effective
had there been any one on the spot to take it up. A brief stoppage was
caused owing to Toone having got hurt in saving, but he was soon again
on his feet. The Englishmen now gave oen or two glimpses of the form
which they had shown at the start of the game, but Doyle over and over
again checkmated their efforts. Sellar at length succeeded in sending
the ball through for Scotland, but though the point seemed a
legitimate enough one, off-side was claimed and allowed. Taylor was
now playing a dashing game for Scotland, and gave his opponents much
trouble. On the few occasions that the Englishmen did get down the
field, M'Leod, when the ball came his length, showed greatly improved
form, and saved quite as difficult shots as he let through in the
first half. A run up the left by Sellar and M'Mahon seemed full of
promise for Scotland, but the latter's pass to Bell was not utilised
by that player, who allowed it to go over the line amid a perfect yell
of derision from the Scottish supporters. The first goal for Scotland
was at length obtained from a dashing run by Taylor, who, passing
across the ball, was sent into goal, Bell covering Toone before he had
time to return it. It was a pity for Scotland that this success did
not come earlier, as they showed surprising form from this point to
the close. All their efforts, however, were of no avail, as though
once again before the close the ball appeared to go through, it was
not allowed, and the match ended.
|
|
Match Report
The Times, Monday,
7 April 1892 |
Hitherto
Scotland has been wonderfully successful in their international matches
with England, and the 21st annual game was entered on with the record of
eleven victories to four in their favour. Last Saturday's encounter on
the Ranger's ground, Ibrox Park, Glasgow, furnished a great triumph for
England, whose whole team played with great brilliancy and justly
claimed the decisive success of four goals to one. The attendance
numbered some 25,000. Sellar won the toss and elected to play with the
wind in his favour, leaving the visitors to kick off. It may be noted
too that the Englishmen also had the sun in their faces. The match
started at a fast rate. Southworth turned the ball over to Chadwick and
Bassett on the right wing, and a brilliant piece of passing culminated
in a goal by Chadwick before a minute had elapsed...
...Reynolds and Holt enabled the
visitors' forwards to become the aggressors, and, after M'Leod had
frustrated an attempt by Southworth, a short pass from Chadwick gave
Goodall an opening, and the latter scored the second goal for England.
Quickly afterwards the visitors' forwards again rushed the ball to the
home lines, and Southworth, getting in possession, skilfully evaded the
full backs and gained a third goal. Still the Englishmen kept up the
pace, dribbling, passing, and kicking with an accuracy so remarkable as
to thoroughly baffle the home eleven. An attempt by one of the
left wings was well met by M'Leod, but the last-named almost immediately
failed to save a shot from Goodall, who obtained the fourth goal when
scarcely 25 minutes had elapsed...
The home team's efforts were
finally rewarded with an excellent goal by Bell. |
|
|
|
In Other News....
|
It was on 1 April 1892 that Englishman
Fred Deeming, a serial killer, conman and bigamist who had committed crimes all
over the world, arrived in Melbourne to be tried for the murder of one
of his wives on Christmas Eve. Around six months earlier, he had
murdered his previous wife and four children at Rainhill in Lancashire.
He has also been strongly suspected to have been 'Jack the Ripper',
responsible for some of the Whitechapel murders, four years earlier. Deeming was
convicted and hanged after a four-day trial. |
|
|
|
|
Domestic
Football Results (2 April 1892)
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
|
The Football League:
Accrington 1 Derby County 1
Thorneyholme Road, Accrington
(2,000)
Bowman
~ Mills |
|
Accrington
started with Jimmy Whitehead |
|
Derby were without John Goodall, but did
start with Jack Cox |
Bolton Wanderers 1 Aston
Villa 2
Pike's Lane, Bolton
(10,000)
Bentley
~
J.Devey (2 (1 pen)) |
|
John Sutcliffe and Jimmy Turner started for Bolton |
|
Villa were without Dennis Hodgetts, but did have Charlie Athersmith
and Jack Devey |
Darwen 2 Burnley 6
Barley Bank, Darwen
(4,000)
Craven, Alexander
Nicol
(2), Bowes, McLardie (2), Hill |
Sunderland 4 Stoke 1
Football Ground, Sunderland
(5,000)
Campbell (2), J.Hannah (2) ~ Brodie |
|
Tom Porteous started for Sunderland |
|
Bill Rowley and Tommy Clare started for Stoke |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
Preston North End 0
Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton
(6,000)
Wood, Devey, Johnston |
|
Billy Rose, Dick Baugh, Charlie Mason, Harry Allen, George
Kinsey and
Harry Wood all started for
Wolves |
|
Preston were without Bob Holmes |
|
|
A thirteenth successive
victory for Sunderland, a league record, as they closed in on their
first Championship, with Preston faltering. Two weeks later, the
title was clinched.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source Notes |
TheFA
Scottish FA
Cris Freddi's England Football Factbook
ScottishSportHistory: Andy Mitchell
(in. Heritage numbering) |
|
LondonHearts.com
The Football Association Yearbook
Richard Keir's Complete International
Record of Scotland
Original Newspaper Reports |
|
|
cgi |
|
England
Football Online
.JPG)
