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1896-97

Team Record
England 1897-98

1898-99
 
Team Record
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away venue
British Championship
3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 0 1 3.00 1.00 100.0 +3
3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 0 1 3 1 100 +3

Results

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International Selection Committee (The F.A.)

British Championship
62 5 March 1898 - Ireland 2 England 3 [1-2]
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast (10,000 to 15,000)
Pyper, McAllen
Richards, Athersmith, Morren
AW
63 28 March 1898 - Wales 0 England 3 [0-1]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (5,000 to 6,000)
Wheldon (2), Smith AW
64 2 April 1898 - Scotland 1 England 3 [0-2]
Celtic Park, Glasgow (39,850)
Millar
Wheldon, Bloomer (2)
AW

British Championship Table 1897-98
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 6
Scotland 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 4
Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 2
Wales 3 0 1 3 2 9 -7 0

Team Record
England's numbers are first
Match Goal Attempts  On Target Bar/Post Corners Offside Fouls Cautions Expulsions Poss. Ave. Age
Ireland 3-2 NK 0-0 NK 25 324
Wales 3-0 0-0 26 236
Scotland 3-1 30-30   0-0 3-4   11-19   0-0 26 22

Most Appearances (18 players used)
Name Played Goals
Charlie Athersmith
3
1
Bill Oakley 0
Jack Robinson 3ᵍᵃ
Gilbert Smith 1
Fred Wheldon 3
Bill Williams 0
Frank Forman
2
0
Ernest Needham 0
Fred Spiksley 0
Most Goals (nine scored)
Name Played Goals
Fred Wheldon 3 3
Steve Bloomer 1 2
Charlie Richards 1
1
Charlie Athersmith 3
Tommy Morren 1
Gilbert Smith 3


England's Record Overall

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 31 20 4 7 113 41 +72 1 10 3.645 1.323 71.0 +13
Away 33 20 5 8 115 51 +64 3 8 3.485 1.545 68.2 +12
64 40 9 15 228 92 +136 4 18 3.563 1.438 69.5 +25
Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 45 33 7 5 172 41 +131 1 14 3.822 0.911 81.1 +28
Friendly 19 7 2 10 56 51 +5 3 4 2.947 2.684 42.1 -3

The 1897 International Football Association Board Meeting:
International pitch sizes defined.


Football League Record

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