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Saturday, 9 March 1895
Home International Championship 1894-95 (12th) Match


England 9 Ireland 0
[5-0]
 
It should be noted that many reports were still stating this fixture as being a "friendly match".

Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby, Derbyshire
Kick-off (GMT): 'turned out punctual to time'; 'shortly after half past three'
.
Attendance: 'between 8,000 and 10,000 present at 3.30'; 'about 10,000 present'
; 'a crowd of 10,000';
Receipts: '£295' {a new record for this fixture)
England's only visit to this cricket ground, and their first visit to Derby and Derbyshire.
The twenty-fifth different venue visited by England

Bob Holmes won the toss Ollie Stanfield kicked off
[1-0] Sam Torrans own goal 3
 'corner was nicely taken by Schofield and the ball striking Torrans glanced into the net harmlessly'
[2-0] Steve Bloomer 4
'from a nice centre by Bassett, though Gordon might have saved had the ball not been so slippery'

[3-0] Frank Becton 14

 'Bassett centring in fine style dropped the ball at the feet of Becton, who rushed up and shot in irresistible fashion'
[3-0] Frank Becton strike from wing hits the crossbar

[4-0]Tom Gordon own goal 30

 'from a grand side shot by Bassett,
Gordon, in clearing. put the ball through his own goal'; 'Bassett, from almost off the line, put in an electric centre, which Gordon partially saved, put his efforts to clear from the corner of the goalposts failed and the fourth goal was registered somewhat luckily'; 'goalkeeper caught the ball but fumbled it against the post and allowed it to slip into the net,'
[5-0] Rab Howell 36

 
'sent in a beautiful shot out of a loose scrimmage, against which Gordon had no chance'
<some reports credit Steve Bloomer





<Ireland's 200th goal conceded



<some reports credit Billy Bassett
[6-0] Steve Bloomer 58
 'Goodall passed to Bloomer, who shot a sixth'
[6-0] Steve Bloomer strike hits the crossbar 60
[7-0] Frank Becton 60

 'sent in a beauty from the rebound'

[8-0] John Goodall
65
 
'A long shot was partly stopped by T. Gordon, but the ball was so slippery the goalkeeper failed to hold it'; 'after Gordon had effected a wonderful save from Bloomer he muffed a soft shot from Goodall.'
[8-0] Billy Bassett shot hits the crossbar 87

[9-0] John Goodall 87
 'Bassett hit the crossbar following a fine run and Goodall meeting the ball as it rebounded into play scored''
 
Players lost since last match
Harry Allen (23 February1895) 29


Football League Record
 
 

Match Summary

Officials       

England Team Records Ireland
Referee
James H. Robertson
Dundee, Scotland Football Association
 
Linesmen
John James Bentley
34 (June 1860), Chapeltown
Bolton Wanderers FC
W.D. Foy
Ireland

England Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours 'the Englishmen wearing white' jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers

Captain
Bob Holmes Selection The seven-man FA International Selection Committee
P last of 3, W 2 - D 1 - L 0 - F 17 - A 2. P 22nd of 195, W 18 - D 3 - L 1 - F 95 - A 22.
  team chosen at 61 Chancery Lane, London, on Wednesday, 20 February 1895.
England Lineup
  nine changes to the previous match (Bassett & Goodall remain) league position (20th February) ave lge pos: 11th
  Sutcliffe, John W. 26
331 days
12 April 1868 G Bolton Wanderers FC (FL1 12th) 2 0ᵍᵃ
  Crabtree, James W. 23
76 days
23 December 1871 RB Burnley FC (FL1 9th) 2 0
  Holmes, Robert 27
259 days
23 June 1867 LB Preston North End FC (FL1 5th) 7 0
final app 1888-95
218 Howell, Rabbi 27
148 days
12 October 1867 RH Sheffield United FC (FL1 7th) 1 1
the fourth United player to represent England
219   Crawshaw, Thomas H. 22
71 days
28 December 1872 CH Wednesday FC (FL1 8th) 1 0
the ninth Wednesday player to represent England
  Turner, James 28
154 days
6 October 1866 LH Stoke FC (FL1 16th) 2 0
the eighth Stoke player to represent England

Bassett, William I. 26
41 days
27 January 1869 OR West Bromwich Albion FC (FL1 13th) 12 3 or 4
220 Bloomer, Stephen 21
48 days
20 January 1874 IR Derby County FC (FL1 15th) 1 2
the 34th brace scored the fourth County player to represent England
Goodall, John 31
263 days
19 June 1863 CF Derby County FC (FL1 15th) 10 10 or 11
the 36th brace scored
221 Becton, Francis 21
132 days
28 October 1873 IL Preston North End FC (FL1 5th) 1 2
the 35th brace scored the sixth Northender to represent England
Schofield, Joseph A. 24
67 days
1 January 1871 OL Stoke FC (FL1 16th) 3 0
final app 1892-95
reserves: not known
team changes: Both Aston Villa FC's (FL1 2nd) Jack Devey and Jack Reynolds were replaced the day before this match took place, Frank Becton and Rab Howell were their replacements. Jamie Haydock (Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 4th)) also withdrew from the original line-up on the morning of the match because of illness, his place going to John Goodall.
team notes: Jack Reynolds had already played five times for the Irish team, scoring once (1890-91 (two appearances and one goal against England)).
For just the fourth time, the starting eleven are selected entirely from Football League clubs. It is, however, the first time, that FL clubs have provided the starting XI against the same country across two seasons.
As Derby County FC have been playing their home matches at the County Cricket ground, also known as The Racecourse, since 1884, then Bloomer and Goodall were playing on their home ground.
appearance notes: Billy Bassett is the fifth player to have made twelve England appearances, whereas John Goodall is the seventh player to have made ten. Bob Holmes is the eighteenth player to make seven appearances.
Joe Schofield is the 67th player to have made three appearances and now 122 players have played for England more than once.
Bassett is the first player to make twelve appearances under the guidance of the ISC, whereas Goodall is the second player to make ten and Holmes is the sixth to make seven.
records: England's unbeaten run has now reached a record sixteen matches, since March 1890. Their 'Home' record is now seven victories in a row.
 
2-3-5 Sutcliffe -
Crabtree, Holmes -
Howell, Crawshaw, Turner -
Bassett, Bloomer, Goodall, Becton, Schofield.

Averages:

Age 25 years 178 days Appearances/Goals 3.8 1.0

 

Ireland Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 6th
Colours 'and the Irish blue shirts' and white shorts
Captain Bob Milne Selection Ireland Selection Committee
P 1 of 5, D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 9.
  team chosen on Monday, 18 February 1895
Ireland Lineup
  Gordon, Thomas 27
289 days
24 May 1867 G Linfield FAC 2 14ᵍᵃ
the seventh own goal scored for England final app 1894-95
 
109   Gordon, Hugh 21
296 days
17 May 1873 RB Linfield FAC 1 0
  Torrans, Samuel 26
33 days
4 February 1869 LB Linfield FAC 14 0
the sixth own goal scored for England
   
110   McKee, Hiram Walton Harvey 17
174 days
16 September 1877 RH Cliftonville FAC 1 0
  Milne, Robert George 24
159 days
1 October 1870
in Inverarity, Scotland
CH Linfield FAC 4 0
  Burnette, John 23
234 days
18 July 1871 LH Glentoran FC 4 0
111   Morrison, Thomas 21
36 days
1 February 1874 OR Glentoran FC 1 0
  Gaffikin, George John 26
296 days
17 May 1868 IR Linfield FAC 14 4
  Stanfield, Olphert Martin 26
55 days
26 February 1869 CF Distillery FC 23 9
mst apps mst gls
112   Sherrard, William 22
260 days
22 June 1872 IL Cliftonville FAC 1 0
113   Jordan, Thomas Henry 22
113 days
16 November 1872 OL Linfield FAC 1 0
reserves: not known
team notes: Tommy and Hugh Gordon are brothers, as is Willie, who featured in 1892.
Willie 'Beg' Sherrard would die on 9 October 1895, after taking ill with influenza.
 
2-3-5 T.Gordon -
H.Gordon, Torrans -
McKie, Burnette, Milne -
Morrison, Gaffikin, Stanfield, Sherrard, Jordan

Averages:

Age 23 years 239 days Appearances/Goals 6.0 1.2

   
       Match Report Birmingham Daily Gazette, Monday, 11 March 1895

The team which met Ireland at Derby can hardly be called the strongest eleven which could be put in the field, but in some respects it could scarcely be improved upon, and certainly it was quite powerful enough to cope with the men who were sent to represent the Emerald Isle. At almost the last moment Devey, of the Aston Villa, and Reynolds of the same team, were said to be unfit to play, and Howell, of Sheffield [United], and Becton, of Preston North End, were called upon to take their places. On Saturday morning news was received that Haydock, of the Blackburn Rovers, had been taken ill, and at the last moment John Goodall was called upon to fill the position of centre forward, and Bloomer partnered Bassett. Before the match commenced rain fell in torrents, but this did not prevent a large crowd assembling on the ground. If only the weather had been fine the gate would have been a splendid one; as it was there must have been about 10,000 people present. The rain fell heavily all the afternoon, but the spectators stuck to their posts. There was not a great lot to gain by winning the toss, which Holmes did. The English forwards opened in good style, but the halves opposed to them were not very strong, though Burnett did exceedingly well. Pretty combination by the Englishmen took them straight to the Irish goal, where a corner was gained, and the ball was sent into the net. This early success brought forth loud applause, but two minutes later, from a nice centre by Bassett, Bloomer scored a second point, though T. Gordon might have saved had the ball not been so slippery. Ireland played up much better after this, but their right wing was rather weak, and did not give much help to Stanfield and Sherrard, who were working well. Crabtree and Holmes, however, were not to be beaten, and the attacks of the visitors were always repulsed. Morrison went down the line, but the final shot was weak, and Sutcliffe easily dealt with it. Bassett and Bloomer were doing grand work, but the next danger came from a centre by Schofield. This was cleared, but Bassett centring in fine style dropped the ball at the feet of Becton, who placed a third goal to the credit of the Englishmen. The home men still kept up the pressure, and every time the Irishmen broke away they were pulled up by Holmes and Crabtree, and Sutcliffe played the part of a spectator. Bassett and Bloomer put in some lovely runs, and at length the former sent in a grand shot which resulted in a fourth goal to the Englishmen. A minute later Howell sent in a beautiful shot, against which Gordon had no chance, and the fifth goal was thus notched for the home team. Crawshaw got hurt, but was soon at work again, and Bassett just sent over the bar with a fine attempt. Then Bloomer missed, and half-time arrived with the score:—England, 5; Ireland, 0. [After an interval of 10 minutes play was resumed]
 Notwithstanding this good lead the Englishmen did not relax their efforts, but directly after resuming the Irishmen did a great deal better. They obtained a corner, but it was cleared, though by hard play on the part of Stanfield they gained another corner. This also came to nothing, and then the Englishmen once more started to attack. Crawshaw was winded, but he had chiefly himself to blame, and from a corner Goodall shot out. Sutcliffe was called upon to kick out from Sherrard, and gave a corner. After this the Englishmen again had matters much their own way. The Irish goalkeeper did some very smart work, keeping out several good shots, and Goodall missed a few nice chances. A fine try by Bassett was successfully dealt with, and then Goodall sent over from a grand centre by the Albion right-winger. Bloomer scored the sixth goal, and then from Schofield Becton scored a seventh. A long shot from Goodall was partly stopped by T. Gordon, but the ball was so slippery the goalkeeper failed to hold it, and an eighth point was gained. Then Bassett hit the crossbar after a fine run, and Goodall meeting the ball as it rebounded into play he scored the ninth goal. Towards the end the Irishmen did well, and had hard lines in not scoring, Morrison and Sherrard doing some good work in the home goal.
   

       Match Report The Times, Monday, 11 March 1895
The powerful professional team representative of England at Derby on Saturday gained a brilliant victory. Their football was well appreciated by a large crowd of people, which had assembled in spite of bad weather. Both forward and behind the superiority of the Englishmen was very marked. John Goodall, the international player, played particularly well, and was strongly supported by the wings. After a well-made corner the opening goal was kicked by Bloomer in the first few minutes; the same player quickly added a second, and in less than a quarter of an hour a third came from Beckton. England still attacked strongly, and goals by Bassett and Howell enabled them to cross over with a lead of five. The character of the game did not subsequently vary, and a heavy score was run up. Goodall kicked two more goals and Beckton and Bloomer one each, the victory being with England by nine goals to none.
       In Other News....
It was on 9 March 1895 that an inquest returned the verdict that 39-year-old, Frank Taylor, of Tooting had murdered his wife and six of his seven children by cutting their throats with a razor, two days earlier. He had then cut his own throat and died on the way to hospital. His eldest child, 15-year-old, Frank Junior, survived by fighting off his father's frenzied attack and then escaping from the house with blood pouring from a neck wound. Notes found in the house indicated that Frank Senior had been planning the murders for a few days after a period in which he had been struggling to find work to feed his family.   Scotland defeated England, 6-3, at Richmond, to win the rugby union triple crown and their third successive Calcutta Cup.
Domestic Football Results (9 March 1895)                                           Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
  
The Football
League Division One:
      
Sheffield United 4 Sunderland 0
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (8,000)
Docherty, Watson (2), Davies
United were without Rabi Howell, but did start with Mick Whitham and Ernest Needham

Small Heath vs. Wednesday
   Coventry Road, Birmingham
MATCH POSTPONED - WATERLOGGED PITCH
Wednesday would have been without Tom Crawshaw but probably would have started with Fred Spiksley

Stoke 1 West Bromwich Albion 2
   Victoria Ground, Stoke (3,000)
Hyslop
~ Green, Hutchison
MATCH ABANDONED AFTER 68 MINUTES - WATERLOGGED PITCH
Stoke were without Joe Schofield and Jimmy Turner, but did have Tommy Clare starting.
Albion were without Billy Bassett, however, Joe Reader and Charlie Perry did start.
Although Sunderland suffered their heaviest defeat of the season, and they lost the FA Cup semi-final to Aston Villa, the following week, they won all of their remaining league games to regain the Championship for the third time in four years.
Division One Table
Team P
Sunderland 26 39
Aston Villa 26 35
Everton 24 35
Sheffield United 28 30
Blackburn Rovers 26 28
Preston North End 26 28
Nottingham Forest 24 28
Burnley 23 26
Wednesday 23 25
Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 22
Small Heath 25 20
Liverpool 25 19
West Bromwich Albion 25 19
Bolton Wanderers 25 18
Derby County 24 15
Stoke 24 13
     
   
  
The Football
League Division Two:      
Burton Wanderers 4 Burslem Port Vale 0
   Derby Turn, Burton (1,000)
Rose (2), Arthur Capes, Garfield
 
Crewe Alexandra 2 Newcastle United 1
   Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe (2,000)
Barnett OG ~ Hedley
 
Darwen 4 Rotherham Town 3
   Barley Bank, Darwen (2,000)
Watson, Bailey, McKennie, McAvoy ~
nk, Coupar
Rotherham had Tom Porteous in their starting line-up
 
Grimsby Town 7 Burton Swifts 1
   Abbey Park, Grimsby (2,000)
Eccleston, McCairns (2), Rose, Frost, Fletcher (2) ~ Birch
 
Manchester City 7 Notts County 1
   Hyde Road, Ardwick (7,000)
Rowan, Meredith, Finnerhan (2), McReddie, Sharples, Walker (pen) ~ Bruce
County started with George Toone and Alf Shelton
 
Newton Heath 14 Walsall Town Swifts 0
   Bank Street, Manchester (6,000)
Donaldson, Smith (6), Cassidy (3), Peters, Clarke, nk
 
Woolwich Arsenal 3 Leicester Fosse 3
   Lyttelton Ground, London (3,000)
Mortimer, Sharpe, O'Brien ~ nk
 
   
Division Two Table
Team P
Bury 24 41
Notts County 25 32
Darwen 23 31
Newton Heath 22 30
Grimsby Town 23 30
Leicester Fosse 24 27
Woolwich Arsenal 25 27
Burton Wanderers 23 25
Manchester City 23 24
Newcastle United 24 23
Burton Swifts 24 21
Rotherham Town 26 20
Lincoln City 23 16
Walsall Town Swifts 21 12
Burslem Port Vale 25 10
Crewe Alexandra 23 9
Notts County's hopes of catching Bury at the top of the Second Division were all but extinguished by a ruthless Manchester City, who included a twenty-year-old Welshman called Billy Meredith in their list of scorers. Incredibly, he played his last match for City in the FA Cup semi-final, 29 years later, before retiring at the age of 49! Newton Heath's incredible victory was declared void when Walsall's protest about the state of the pitch was upheld. They returned to Manchester, the following month, and promptly lost 9-0.
     
       Source Notes
TheFA
England Football Factbook
NIFG/Alan Gooden
Rootschat/Ancestry.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
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