England
Football Online |
|
Page Last Updated
13 October 2020 |
Cymru |
|

56 vs. Ireland
57
58 vs. Scotland |
Monday,
16 March 1896
Home International Championship 1895-96
(13th)
Match
Wales 1
England 9
[0-5]
|
Match
Summary
Wales Party
England Party
Team Records |
 |
Cardiff Arms Park,
Westgate Street, Temperance Town, Cardiff, Glamorgan
Attendance: 10,000;
Kick-off 4.00pm
GMT |
 |
England -
Gilbert Smith ('got
possession from a scrimmage and with a low swift shot' 15, 'kicking another
low, swift shot' 43), Steve Bloomer ('taking
the ball on the rebound' 25, 'Sandiland's dashed away and a beautiful centre
for Bloomer' 40, 'with a perfect daisy-cutter' 60, 'finished with a
successful shot' 83, 'kicked the ninth' 89),
Billy Bassett
('scored after a determined attack, through Jones' legs' 33), Jack Goodall
('with a swift shot' 80); Wales - Tom Chapman
('from a Parry free-kick, back-heeled the ball into the
net' 65) |
Results 1891-1900 |
 |
England won the toss, Wales
kicked-off. |
|
|
Match
Summary |
|
Officials |
Wa |
les |
Type |
England |
Referee -
Thomas Robertson
31 (1 December
1864)
Torrance, Stirlingshire, Scotland Football
Association
Linesmen - George Stuart Sherrington, 35 (20 August 1861 in Islington), Suffolk Football
Association, England & Thomas Edward Edwards,
Wales
|
|
Goal Attempts |
|
|
Attempts on Target |
|
|
Hit Bar/Post |
|
|
Corner Kicks Won |
|
|
Offside Calls Against |
|
|
Fouls Conceded |
|
|
Possession |
|
|
Wales
Team |
|
Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
"..the Welshmen playing in blue and red shirts" |
Capt: |
Charlie Parry |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches. |
Wales
Lineup |
|
Jones, Samuel |
25/26 |
1870 |
G |
Wrexham AFC & Burton Swifts FC, England |
5 |
23 GA |
|
Parry, Charles F. |
26 |
early 1870 |
RB |
Newtown FC |
8 |
1 |
|
Arridge, Smart |
23 |
21 June 1872 born
in Sunderland |
LB |
Bangor FC & Everton FC, England |
5 |
0 |
|
Rogers, Joseph P. |
27/28 |
1868 |
RH |
Wrexham AFC |
2 |
0 |
 |
Chapman, Thomas |
25 |
early 1871 |
CH |
Newtown FC & Manchester City FC, England |
6 |
2 |
|
Jones, John L. |
29/30 |
early 1866 |
LH |
Ruddlan FC & Sheffield United FC, England |
5 |
0 |
|
Meredith, William H. |
21 |
30 July 1874 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
4 |
2 |
|
Davies, Joseph |
29 |
summer 1866 |
IR |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
4 |
0 |
|
Morris, A.
Grenville |
18 |
13 April 1877 |
CF |
Aberystwyth FC |
2 |
1 |
|
Lewis,
William |
31/32 |
1864 |
IL |
Bangor FC & Chester FC, England |
23 |
8 |
|
Morris, Hugh |
22/23 |
early 1872 |
OL |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
2 |
2 |
reserves: |
reserves not known |
team notes: |
Smart
Arridge was a very late replacement for David Jones (Bolton Wanderers
FC). Jones was unable to take his place after not recovering from a
back injury sustained a week earlier in a league match. |
|
2-3-5 |
S.Jones - Parry, Arridge
- Rogers, Chapman, J.Jones -
Meredith, Davies, A.G.Morris, Lewis,
H.Morris. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.1-5 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.0 |
1.4 |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
"...and the Englishmen in white." |
Capt: |
not known, but possibly Gilbert Smith |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on
Saturday evening, 7 March 1896 in Cliftonville, Belfast, following the
Ireland match. 26th match, W 21 - D 4 - L 1 - F
110 - A 22. |
England
Lineup |
|
Raikes, George B. |
22 |
14 March 1873 |
G |
Oxford University AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 GA |
|
Crabtree, James W. |
24 |
23 December 1871 |
RB |
Aston Villa FC |
5 |
0 |
|
Oakley, William J. |
22 |
27 April 1873 |
LB |
Oxford University AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
0 |
|
Henfrey, Arthur G. |
28 |
19 December 1867 |
RH |
Corinthians FC |
4 |
2 |
|
Crawshaw, Thomas H. |
23 |
28 December 1872 |
CH |
Wednesday FC |
3 |
0 |
|
Kinsey, George |
29 |
20 June 1866 |
LH |
Derby County FC |
4 |
0 |
 |
Bassett, William I. |
27 |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
15 |
5 or
6 |
  
  |
Bloomer, Stephen |
22 |
20 January 1874 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
4 |
9 |
  |
Smith, Gilbert O. |
23 |
25 November 1872 |
CF |
Oxford University AFC,
Old Carthusians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
6 |
4 |
 |
Goodall,
John |
32 |
19 June 1863 |
IL |
Derby County FC |
12 |
11 or 12 |
|
Sandilands, Rupert R. |
27 |
7 August 1868 |
OL |
Old Westminsters AFC &
Corinthians FC |
5 |
3 |
reserves: |
reserves not known |
team notes: |
'Just before the match commenced it was an open question whether
Crawshaw would play, as he had received a wire from home conveying the
sad news of the death of his youngest child.' -
Wrexham Advertiser, 21 March 1896.
Jack Goodall becomes England's oldest
goalscorer, aged 32 years and 271 days.
England's unbeaten run has now reached a
record twenty matches, lasting six years. |
|
2-3-5 |
Raikes - Crabtree, Oakley - Henfrey, Crawshaw, Kinsey -
Bassett, Bloomer, Smith, Goodall, Sandilands. |
Averages: |
Age |
25.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.8 |
2.4 |
|
|
Match Report |
The Welsh eleven were completely
outclassed at Cardiff yesterday, and England beat them by nine goals to
one. This is the severest defeat Wales have experienced in the 18 years
of the match ; but the heavy score in no way exaggerated the greater
merits of the Englishmen. The forwards were a splendid lot, and combined
brilliantly, and were well-supported by the judicious manner in which
the halves placed the ball for them...
At an early period of the game
the better football of the Englishmen made itself felt, and after G. O.
Smith had opened the scoring, the visitors began to build up a heavy
record. Bassett, Goodall, and G. O. Smith were brilliant in their game
near goal, and were mostly responsible for the increase of the English
score to five goals to none before half time. England had to face the
wind in the second period, but their skill always prevailed ; and they
obtained four more goals to one by Wales, so that in the end England won
by nine goals to one.
This was England's 14th win to
two by Wales, while two matches have been drawn. The goal aggregate is
64 to 18. - The
Times - Tuesday 17th March, 1896
|
Football League |
Football League Division One
16 March 1896 |
Team |
P
|
Pts |
Aston Villa |
27 |
41 |
Derby County |
25 |
36 |
Everton |
26 |
35 |
Sunderland |
27 |
31 |
Bolton Wanderers |
25 |
30 |
Stoke |
25 |
26 |
The Wednesday |
26 |
25 |
Blackburn Rovers |
23 |
24 |
Preston North End |
26 |
24 |
Sheffield
United |
26 |
23 |
Burnley |
26 |
22 |
Nottingham Forest |
24 |
21 |
Bury |
23 |
20 |
Small
Heath |
24 |
16 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
25 |
15 |
West Bromwich Albion |
26 |
15 |
Division One
match played on 16 March 1896:
BURNLEY
2-0 STOKE
Clawley o.g., Robertson
1,500 (Turf Moor, Burnley)
Burnley had put four goals past Stoke in January
without reply, when the game was abandoned because of fog with only 16
minutes remaining, so they would have felt that justice had prevailed.
Their request that the original result should stand had been rejected
and the game was thus replayed.
Football League Division Two
16 March 1896 |
Team |
P
|
Pts |
Liverpool |
27 |
41 |
Manchester
City |
26 |
41 |
Burton
Wanderers |
25 |
36 |
Grimsby Town |
25 |
33 |
Newcastle
United |
24 |
28 |
Woolwich
Arsenal |
26 |
27 |
Newton Heath |
24 |
27 |
Leicester
Fosse |
23 |
24 |
Darwen |
25 |
24 |
Burton Swifts |
26 |
24 |
Notts County |
25 |
20 |
Lincoln City |
25 |
18 |
Rotherham Town |
27 |
17 |
Burslem Port
Vale |
21 |
13 |
Loughborough |
23 |
12 |
Crewe
Alexandra |
24 |
11 |
Division Two match played on
16 March 1896:
ROTHERHAM TOWN 2-2 LINCOLN CITY
Bryant, Webster (Smallman, Frettingham)
300 (Clifton Grove, Rotherham)
This
was the last point secured by Rotherham Town as a football club. They
lost their three remaining fixtures and then chose not to apply for
re-election to the Football League at the end of the season. The club
folded shortly afterwards.
IN OTHER NEWS...
It was on 16 March
1896 that 63-year-old William Cromwell, of Birkenshaw in Yorkshire was
sentenced to death for the murder of his next-door neighbour, Sarah
Baxendale (70), with an axe, following a long-running argument over the
use of a communal well. Cromwell, at first, fled the scene, but as a
crowd approached his house looking for retribution, he gave himself up
to the village constable. His victim clung to life for almost four
weeks, before finally succumbing to her injuries.
|
Source Notes |
The venue of Cardiff Arms Park was
chosen when the Welsh Selection Committee chose their team to face Ireland
on Wednseday, 19 February 1896.
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60 Ancestry.com
____________________
CG
|