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58 vs. Scotland |
Monday,
16 March 1896
Home International Championship 1895-96
(13th)
Match
Wales 1
England 9
[0-5]
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Match
Summary
Wales Squad
England Squad
Team Records |
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Cardiff Arms Park,
Westgate Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Attendance: 10,000;
Kick-off 4.00pm
GMT |
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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) |
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Results 1891-1900 |
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England won the toss, Wales
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Wa |
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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
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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 Wales
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
"..the Welshmen playing in blue and red shirts" |
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Capt: |
Charlie Parry |
Selectors: |
Team
selection chosen by Committee, following a series of trial matches. |
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Wales
Lineup |
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Jones, Samuel |
25/26 |
1870 |
G |
Wrexham AFC & Burton Swifts FC, England |
5 |
23 GA |
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Parry, Charles F. |
26 |
early 1870 |
RB |
Newtown FC |
8 |
1 |
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Arridge, Smart |
23 |
21 June 1872
born
in Sunderland |
LB |
Bangor FC & Everton FC, England |
5 |
0 |
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Rogers, Joseph P. |
27/28 |
1868 |
RH |
Wrexham AFC |
2 |
0 |
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Chapman, Thomas |
25 |
early 1871 |
CH |
Newtown FC & Manchester City FC, England |
6 |
2 |
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Jones, John L. |
29/30 |
early 1866 |
LH |
Ruddlan FC & Sheffield United FC, England |
5 |
0 |
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Meredith, William H. |
21 |
30 July 1874 |
OR |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
4 |
2 |
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Davies, Joseph |
29 |
summer 1866 |
IR |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Morris, A.
Grenville |
18 |
13 April 1877 |
CF |
Aberystwyth FC |
2 |
1 |
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Lewis,
William |
31/32 |
1864 |
IL |
Bangor FC & Chester FC, England |
23 |
8 |
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Morris, Hugh |
22/23 |
early 1872 |
OL |
Chirk AAA FC & Manchester City FC, England |
2 |
2 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
S.Jones -
Parry, Arridge
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Rogers, Chapman, J.Jones -
Meredith, Davies, A.G.Morris, Lewis,
H.Morris. |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.1-5 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.0 |
1.4 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
"...and the Englishmen in white." |
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Capt: |
not known, but possibly Gilbert Smith |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on
Saturday evening, 7 March 1896.
26th match, W 21 - D 4 - L 1 - F
110 - A 22. |
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England
Lineup |
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Raikes, George B. |
22 |
14 March 1873 |
G |
Oxford University AFC & Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 GA |
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Crabtree, James W. |
24 |
23 December 1871 |
RB |
Aston Villa FC |
5 |
0 |
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Oakley, William J. |
22 |
27 April 1873 |
LB |
Oxford University AFC & Corinthians FC |
3 |
0 |
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Henfrey, Arthur G. |
28 |
19 December 1867 |
RH |
Cambridge University AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
0 |
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Crawshaw, Thomas H. |
23 |
27 December 1872 |
CH |
Wednesday FC |
3 |
0 |
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Kinsey, George |
29 |
20 June 1866 |
LH |
Derby County FC |
4 |
0 |
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Bassett, William
I. |
27 |
27 January 1869 |
OR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
15 |
6 |
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Bloomer, Stephen |
22 |
20 January 1874 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
4 |
9 |
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Smith, Gilbert O. |
23 |
25 November 1872 |
CF |
Oxford University AFC, Old
Carthusians FC & Corinthians FC |
6 |
4 |
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Goodall,
John |
32 |
19 June 1863 |
IL |
Derby County FC |
12 |
11 |
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Sandilands, Rupert R. |
27 |
7 August 1868 |
OL |
Old Westminsters FC & Corinthians FC |
5 |
3 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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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 |
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2-3-5 |
Raikes -
Crabtree, Oakley -
Henfrey, Crawshaw, Kinsey -
Bassett, Bloomer, Smith, Goodall, Sandilands. |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
5.8 |
2.2 |
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Match Report |
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Source Notes |
Welsh Football Data Archive
Original newspaper reports
Rothmans Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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