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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Scotland |
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England |
Referee
- John Reid
Ireland
(Irish FA)
Linesmen -
according to the
Daily Telegraph -
Richard Philip Gregson, 40
(9 March 1854), Clitheroe,
(Lancashire FA secretary)
according to the Glasgow Herald
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Nicholas Lane Jackson, 44 (1 November 1849), West Hackney, London
(Corinthians FC & FA Hon. Secretary) & Archibald Sliman (Scottish FA Chairman)
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Ugly scenes had marred this match when
ticketless fans had stormed a barricade and in the ensuing confusion some
had been injured; while others, including many pressmen, had been displaced
from their allocated seats. The whole incident had said much about the
rising intensity of supporters' passions, but also, rather more worryingly,
the inability of the authorities to successfully manage large crowds. -
England Expects: James Corbett |
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 Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours: |
Dark blue jerseys and white shorts |
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Capt: |
Ned Doyle |
Selectors: |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, on Tuesday, 6 March
1894, following several trial matches. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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Haddow, David |
24 |
12 June 1869 |
G |
Rangers FC |
1 |
2
GA |
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Sillars, Donald B. |
25 |
30 October 1868 |
RB |
Queen's Park FC |
4 |
0 |
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Doyle, Daniel |
29 |
16 September 1864 |
LB |
The Celtic FC |
3 |
0 |
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Begbie, Isaac |
25 |
4 June 1868 |
RH |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
4 |
0 |
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McCreadie, Andrew |
23 |
19 November 1870 |
CH |
Rangers FC |
2 |
0 |
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Mitchell, David |
27 |
29 April 1866 |
LH |
Rangers FC |
5 |
0 |
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Gulliland, William |
23 |
3 February 1871 |
OR |
Queen's Park FC |
3 |
0 |
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Blessington, James |
20 |
28 February 1874 |
IR |
The Celtic FC |
2 |
0 |
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McMahon, Alexander |
24 |
1870 |
CF |
The Celtic FC |
4 |
2 |
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McPherson, John |
25 |
19 June 1868 |
IL |
Rangers FC |
6 |
0 |
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Lambie, William A. |
21 |
10 January 1873 |
OL |
Queen's Park FC |
3 |
3 |
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reserves: |
The Selection Committee named the three sides for Scotland's three
matches on Tuesday, 6 March in Glasgow. The team selected to play
Ireland served as the reserves for the England match:- Goal, Andrew
Baird (Queen's Park FC); backs, Wally Arnott (St. Bernard's FC) and
Jock Drummond (Rangers FC); half-backs, Robert Marshall (Rangers FC), James
Kelly
(The Celtic FC) and David Stewart (Queen's Park FC); forwards, right,
John Taylor (Dumbarton FC) and Thomas Waddell (Queen's Park FC); centre,
David Alexander (East Stirlingshire FC); left, Robert Scott (Airdrieonians FC)
and Alexander Keillor (Dundee FC). |
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team notes: |
"it is the first occasion on which professionals have figured on the
Scotch side" |
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2-3-5 |
Haddow -
Sillars, Doyle -
Begbie, McCreadie, Mitchell -
Gulliland, Blessington, McMahon, McPherson, Lambie |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.2 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.4 |
0.3 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
White jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers |
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Capt: |
John Goodall, second captaincy |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Thursday, 15 March 1894 at 61 Chancery
Lane, London, following the trial match. Confirmed on Saturday, 31 March at
The Alexandra Hotel in Liverpool.
21st match, W 17 - D 3 - L 1 - F
86 - A 20. |
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England
Lineup |
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Gay, Leslie H. |
23 |
24 March 1871 |
G |
Cambridge University AFC,
Old Brightonians FC
&
Corinthians FC |
3 |
5 GA |
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Clare,
Thomas |
29 |
4
February 1865 |
RB |
Stoke FC |
4 |
0 |
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Pelly, Frederick R. |
24 |
11 August 1869 |
LB |
Old Foresters
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
0 |
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Reynolds, John |
25 |
21 February 1869 |
RH |
Aston Villa FC |
5 |
2 |
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Holt, John |
28 |
10 April 1865 |
CH |
Everton FC |
8 |
0 |
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Needham, Ernest |
21 |
21 January 1873 |
LH |
Sheffield United FC |
1 |
0 |
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Bassett,
William I. |
25 |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
11 |
3 or
4 |
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Goodall,
John |
30 |
19 June 1863 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
9 |
8 or 9 |
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Smith, Gilbert O. |
21 |
25 November 1872 |
CF |
Oxford University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
1 |
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Chadwick, Edgar W. |
24 |
14 June 1869 |
IL |
Everton FC |
5 |
3 |
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Spiksley, Frederick |
24 |
25 January 1870 |
OL |
Wednesday FC |
4 |
7 |
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reserves: |
Bob Chatt (Aston Villa FC) |
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team notes: |
Original centre-forward
John Southworth withdrew from the original line-up
because of a knee injury. His place went to Gilbert Smith. Clare replaced
Burnley FC's
Jimmy Crabtree at right-back. Ernest Needham replaced
Bolton
Wanderers FC's
James Turner.
Cunliffe Gosling was the original Captain and inside-left, Edgar
Chadwick being drafted in to replace him. Goodall was instead, handed
the captaincy.
"Several players with
claims to be considered in connection with international honours are
at present unsound, and as the match does not take place for more than
three weeks, the Committee reserve to themselves the right to make any
changes they deem fit. The team will be definitely selected at a
meeting to be held at Liverpool at noon on Saturday, March 31."
Jack Reynolds had already played five times for the Irish team,
scoring once (1890-91 (two appearances and one goal against England)).
England's unbeaten run has now reached a record fifteen matches, since
March 1890.
For the second time, they have recorded two draws in a
single season. |
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2-3-5 |
Gay -
Clare, Pelly -
Reynolds, Holt, Needham -
Bassett, Goodall, Smith, Chadwick, Spiksley |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.9 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.1 |
2.0-2.2 |
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England teams
v. Scotland: |
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1893: |
Gay |
Holmes |
Harrison |
Reynolds |
Holt |
Kinsey |
Bassett |
Chadwick |
Cotterill |
Gosling |
Spiksley |
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1894: |
Gay |
Clare |
Pelly |
Reynolds |
Holt |
Needham |
Bassett |
Goodall |
Smith |
Chadwick |
Spiksley |
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Match Report |
The last few years have seen the
reduction in some degree of the preponderance of Scottish victories in
the record of this match, played for the 23rd time at Glasgow on
Saturday ; but in the latest contest the result, after Scotland had
narrowly missed winning, was a tie. In every respect it was a brilliant
game, and an immense crowd, over 40,000 in number, followed it with
enthusiastic interest. All the preparations made on the Celtic ground
for the reception of a big company were needed, and before the game
began the crowd surged into the enclosure without, however, encroaching
on the field of play...
...Their passing was very
accurate, and scarcely had the play settled down before Lambie scored.
Supported by the well-judged placing of Holt and Reynolds, the English
forwards attacked vigorously, and only a short time had elapsed when
Goodall equalized amid loud applause...
The home forwards passed
splendidly, and within 20 minutes of the finish, the second goal was
obtained for them...
When the last five minutes
began the lead was still with Scotland ; but they were not to win the
match, for the English right wings received a pass from Holt and made a
close attack. During this the ball was kicked back to Reynolds, who shot
it through and made the result a tie of two goals each, " Time " being
called soon after the score. The teams were well-matched, and the
excellence of the contest seemed thoroughly appreciated by the company.
Any advantage possessed by Scotland's forwards was balanced by the fine
play of the English half-backs, especially Reynolds and Holt.
- Monday 9th
April 1894, The Times
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The Football League on
7 April 1894: |
Division One Table
7 April 1894 |
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Team |
P
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Pts |
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Aston Villa |
29 |
42 |
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Sunderland |
29 |
38 |
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Derby County |
29 |
34 |
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Burnley |
29 |
32 |
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Nottingham Forest |
29 |
32 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
29 |
32 |
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West Bromwich Albion |
30 |
32 |
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Everton |
29 |
31 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
29 |
31 |
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Sheffield
United |
30 |
31 |
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Stoke |
29 |
29 |
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The Wednesday |
30 |
26 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
28 |
22 |
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Preston North End |
29 |
21 |
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Darwen |
29 |
19 |
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Newton Heath |
29 |
14 |
BOLTON WANDERERS 0-3
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
(Geddes, Bostock 2)
3,500 at Pike's Lane, Bolton
West Brom were without Billy Bassett, who was
playing for England in Glasgow.
BURNLEY 3-6 ASTON VILLA
Turnbull, Buchanan, Place (Groves 2, Hodgetts 2, Devey 2)
6,000 at Turf Moor, Burnley
Villa were without Jack Reynolds, who scored for
England in Glasgow.
DARWEN 0-3 SUNDERLAND
(Gillespie, Hyslop, nk)
5,000 at Barley Bank, Darwen
EVERTON 6-2 STOKE
McMillan, Latta 2, Hartley, Geary 2 (Schofield 2)
10,000 at Goodison Park, Liverpool
Everton were without Chadwick and Holt, who were
playing for England in Glasgow, as was Stoke's Tommy Clare.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2-0 NEWTON HEATH
Brodie 2
5,000 at Town Ground, Nottingham
PRESTON NORTH END 3-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Beckton 2, Drummond
4,000 at Deepdale, Preston
United were without Ernest Needham, who was
playing for England in Glasgow.
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Aston Villa clinched their first League
Championship in style, by giving their hosts a lesson in ruthless
finishing power. |
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Division Two Table
7 April 1894 |
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Team |
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Pts |
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Liverpool |
27 |
48 |
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Small
Heath |
28 |
42 |
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Notts County |
28 |
39 |
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Newcastle
United |
27 |
35 |
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Grimsby Town |
27 |
31 |
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Burslem Port
Vale |
27 |
30 |
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Burton Swifts |
27 |
29 |
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Woolwich
Arsenal |
27 |
28 |
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Lincoln City |
28 |
28 |
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Walsall Town
Swifts |
27 |
21 |
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Middlesbrough
Ironopolis |
27 |
20 |
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Ardwick |
27 |
18 |
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Crewe
Alexandra |
27 |
17 |
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Rotherham Town |
26 |
13 |
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Northwich
victoria |
28 |
9 |
ARDWICK 1-2 CREWE ALEXANDRA
Spittle (J.Woolfe, Sandham)
2,500 at Hyde Road, Manchester
BURSLEM
PORT VALE 2-2 LIVERPOOL
Dean, Wood (McVean, McQueen)
5,009 at Athletic Ground, Stoke
BURTON
SWIFTS 0-3 GRIMSBY TOWN
2,000 at Peel Croft, Burton
LINCOLN
CITY 0-2 WALSALL TOWN SWIFTS
1,500 at John O'Gaunt's, Lincoln
NORTHWICH victorIA 2-1 MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS
Bailey 2 (Coulthard)
1,000 at Drill Field, Northwich
SMALL
HEATH 3-0 NOTTS COUNTY
Hands 2, Walton
6,000 at Coventry Road, Birmingham
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Crewe's victory at Ardwick (playing their last home game before becoming
Manchester City) meant that the final re-election place would go to the
last match and it was the Alex that managed to rise out of the danger
zone, ahead of their rivals, who lost their last game at Walsall, the
following week.
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IN OTHER NEWS...
It was on 7 April 1894
that the United States Senate expressed concern that the Behring Sea
Arbitration Bill read in the House of Commons, four days earlier,
included a clause allowing fifty or sixty Canadian ships currently at
sea, to continue killing seals in the open water, without punishment.
The Act that followed banned the killing of seals in a sixty-mile zone
around the Pribilof Islands, off the coast of Alaska, but was,
ultimately, ineffective, due to the seals moving beyond the regulated
area.
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 Source Notes |
The Venue of Celtic
Park was chosen when the teams were chosen, Tuesday, 6 March 1894. It
was chosen ahead of Ibrox and Hampden because the Celtic club were in
'difficulties'. 21 voted for, and four voted for the other venues.
Although the English team was named on 15 March 1894, the
Selection Committee required confirmation that the team they had voted
for was in fact, English. The two weeks prior to the meeting in
Liverpool on 31 March 1894 was ample time to receive the required
information.
England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International
Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
England Expects: James Corbett,
[2006] p28.
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CG
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