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Saturday, 7 April 1900
Home International Championship 1899-1900 (17th) Match


Scotland 4 England 1
[4-1]
 

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'Celtic Park was chosen ahead of Ibrox, by 20 votes to 3.'

Celtic Park, Janefield Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Kick-off (GMT): '3.30 P.M.'

Attendance: 'before about 50,000'; 'fully 50,000 spectators'; 'fully 60,000'; 'numbering 60,000'; '65,000 people present'; 'nearly 70,000;
Receipts 'gross will amount to about £4200'; '£4387 9s. 6d.';



Football League Record


Lord Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, the former Prime Minister (1894-95), was an attendee, with his two sons, Albert Edward Harry Meyer and Neil James. In his honour, Scotland wore primrose yellow and pink, Rosebery´s racing colours.


Season Record



"ACCIDENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL
In the surging crowd at Celtic Park, Glasgow, previous to the start of the international football match, Robert Ferguson, a clerk, residing at 10 Elder Park, Govan, had his leg broken, and Kenneth Miller, 64 Fernie Street, Maryhill, received a severe lacerated wound on the thigh. Both were removed to the Infirmary. Several police received cuts from stones thrown by spectators."
England's fourth visit to Parkhead; fifteenth visit to Glasgow, to Lanarkshire and to Scotland
Bob McColl kicked-off Gilbert Smith won the toss

[1-0] Bob McColl 1 0:40-45  '45 seconds'
 
'from a throw-in, the ball was turned over to McColl, who easily beat his defenders and scored with a wonderful shot'; 'a hard low shot out of Robinson's reach.'; '[Wilson] made a bad mistake in letting in McColl.'
[1-0] a Johnnie Campbell long strike grazes the post

[2-0] Jack Bell
6
 'got the ball and dribbled it through.'; 'Walker worked through, and Robinson running out, Bell dashed in, and easily put the ball into the net.' ; 'Robinson ran out and hesitated, gave Bell an opening.'
[2-0] a Jack Bell strike hits the post

[3-0] Bob McColl 30
 
'Smith and Campbell got through to make an opening for McColl'; 'with a strong shot.'


[4-1] Bob McColl 44
HAT-TRICK
 'a fine piece of combination by the forwards ended in a McColl goal.'; 'receiving the ball from Bell.'


'Oakley was damaged [by a Robinson collision, that included Walker], and the game was stopped for five minutes'; 'took him ten minutes before he recovered sufficiently.'


[3-1] Steve Bloomer 35
'Athersmith's pass, Bloomer's faultless shot'; 'Athersmith dribbled down and Drummond only half clearing, Bloomer rushed up and scored. Rennie having no chance.'; 'took the ball clean off his captain's toe'
<England's 100th goal conceded, fifty in each half
 
"After an interval of ten minutes the game was resumed."
[4-1] a Bob McColl strike hits the post late on
ninth ever scoreless second half - twelfth ever scoreless half
"the weather, if not very bright, was fine"
 

"A BAD DAY FOR ENGLAND" The Athletic News

Officials       

Team Records England
Referee
James Torrans
34/35 (1865), Belfast, Irish FA
STATISTICS according to The Scottish Refereex
first half
0...corners...3
7...goal kicks...6
7...shies...8
2...free kicks...6
second half
7...corners...3
5...goal kicks...14
10...shies...14
1...free kicks...9
Linesmen
Percy Alexander Timbs
34 (13 June 1865), St. Giles, London
(Middlesex FA)
John H. McLaughlin
Scotland (SFA President)
"Considerable damage has been done by a section of the crowd. Some 50 wooden supports have been broken, and the iron railing has been badly smashed."
  

Scotland Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 2nd
Colours "Celtic Park furnished a great display of Lord Rosebery's racing colours, which the Scottish eleven also wore as a mark of their appreciation of his visit...";
"Selector Hay has secured permission from Lord Rosebery to wear his colours on the Scotch team at Parkhead.";
"the Scotchmen, in their primrose and pink hoops."
Captain Jacky Robertson Selection The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members "took five minutes to pick..."
P first of 5, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 F 4 - A 1.
  team chosen at The Crystal Palace, London, on Saturday, 30 March 1900, following the inter-league match.
Scotland Lineup
  Rennie, Henry George 26
310 days
1 June 1873 G Heart of Midlothian FC 2 1ᵍᵃ
  Smith, Nicol 26
103 days
25 December 1873 RB Rangers FC 8 0
  Drummond, John 29
359 days
13 April 1870 LB Rangers FC 9 0
  Gibson, Neil 27
43 days
23 February 1873 RH Rangers FC 12 1
304   Raisbeck, Alexander Galloway 21
102 days
26 December 1878 CH Liverpool FC, England 1 0
  Robertson, John Tait 23
41 days
25 February 1877 LH Rangers FC 4 0
Bell, John Watson 31
183 days
6 October 1868 OR The Celtic FC 10 5
final app 1890-1900
  Walker, Robert 21
87 days
10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0
McColl, Robert Smyth 23
359 days
13 April 1876 CF Queen's Park FC 9 14
fourth hat-trick against England first since 1883 mst gls
  Campbell, John 27
231 days
19 August 1872 IL The Celtic FC 6 2
  Smith, Alexander 24
151 days
7 November 1875 OL Rangers FC 4 1
reserves: Goalkeeper:- Ted Doig (Sunderland AFC, England); Full-back:-Battles; Half-back:- Alex Christie (Queen's Park FC); Right:-Wilson; Left:-Sandy McMahon;
records: Scotland record their third successive victory.
Bob McColl's hattrick is his third for his country. It is also Scotland's fourteenth hattrick.
 
2-3-5 Rennie -
N.Smith, Drummond -
Gibson, Raisbeck, Robertson -
Bell, Walker, McColl, Campbell,
A.Smith.
Averages: Age 25 years 278 days Appearances/Goals 6.1 1.7

 

England Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours "...with the Englishmen in white."
Captain Gilbert Smith Selection
The five-man FA International Selection Committee
"...took ninety minutes to chose"; "about three quarters of an hour was taken up"
P 12 of 13, W 8 - D 1 - L 3 - F 41 - A 14. P 39th of 195, W 30 - D 5 - L 4 - F 154 - A 39.
twelfth, 13th or 14th captaincy team chosen at The Crystal Palace, London, on Saturday, 30 March 1900, following the inter-league match.
England Lineup
  three changes to the previous match (Spencer, Foster & Spouncer out) league position (30th March) ave FL pos: 4th
  Robinson, John W. 28
350 days
22 April 1870 G Southampton FC (SL1 3rd) 10 11ᵍᵃ
most gk apps 1900
  Oakley, William J. 26
345 days
27 April 1873 RB Corinthians FC 13 0
  Crabtree, James W. 28
105 days
23 December 1871 LB Aston Villa FC (FL1 TOP) 12 0
  Johnson, W. Harrison 24
136 days
22 November 1875 RH Sheffield United FC (FL1 2nd) 3 0
  Chadwick, Arthur 24
224 days
26 August 1875 CH Southampton FC (SL1 3rd) 2 0
final app 1900
  Needham, Ernest 27
76 days
21 January 1873 LH Sheffield United FC (FL1 2nd) 12 2
Athersmith Harper, W. Charles 27
332 days
10 May 1872 OR Aston Villa FC (FL1 TOP) 12 3
final app 1892-1900
Bloomer, Stephen 26
77 days
20 January 1874 IR Derby County FC (FL1 8th) 12 20
mst gls
  Smith, Gilbert O. 27
133 days
25 November 1872 CF Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC 19 10
=mst aps
  Wilson, Geoffrey P. 22
45 days
21 February 1878 IL Corinthians FC 2 1
final app 1900
256   Plant, John 29
15 days
23 March 1871 OL Bury FC (FL1 7th) 1 0
the third Bury player to represent England only app 1900
reserves: "accompanying the team as reserves were Spencer and Hedley". Howard Spencer (Aston Villa FC (FL1 TOP)) and George Hedley (Sheffield United FC (FL1 2nd)).
team notes: In the build up to the second goal, Oakley and Robinson collided, with the Corinthian coming worse off. "Oakley was found to have sustained a rather severe concussion of the brain. There can be little doubt that he ought to have retired, for he remained quite dazed, and in the evening was forbidden by the doctor to travel back to England that night." - Monday, 9 April 1900, Daily Telegraph
The Scottish Referee suggested that 'the game was [young] enough to have permitted Spencer to have filled the vacancy.' Nearly allowing the first ever England substitute.
He was attended to on the pitch by 'Dr. Stirling and Dr. Martin.'
appearance notes: Gilbert Smith is the second player to have made nineteen England appearances, whereas Bill Oakley is the eighth to make thirteen and twelve players have now made twelve-or-more appearances.
Jack Robinson, the most-appearanced goalkeeper, is the fifteenth player to have made ten. It does mean, that for the first time, England play with seven players who have made at least ten appearances.
Harry Johnson is the 91st player to have now made three appearances for England and 142 players have now played for England more than once.
Smith is the first player to make nineteen appearances under the guidance of the ISC.. Oakley is the fourth to make thirteen.
goalscoring records: Steve Bloomer is the first England player to have scored three goals at Celtic Park, and is responsible for all of England's previous three goals at the venue.
"The English team arrived [at The Central Hotel] in two detachments, the Northern and Midland representatives foregathering at Preston, whilst the Southerners were in our rear, about ten minutes behind. At Preston were Messrs. M'Gregor and Campbell, of Birmingham, Mr. R. P. Gregson (Lancashire Association), and Mr. C. J. Hughes (Cheshire F.A.). Tom Watson, of Liverpool, and Albert Duckworth, connected with a club known to fame as Bury." - Athletic News
"About 130 guests sat down to tea in the Bath Hotel after the match on the invitation of the S.F.A." - Daily Record
 
2-3-5 Robinson -
Oakley, Crabtree -
Johnson, Chadwick, Needham -
Athersmith, Bloomer, Smith, Wilson, Plant
many reports differ on which width of the field the full-backs were occupying
Averages: Age 26 years 266 days Appearances/Goals 8.9 3.2
oldest starting XI so far most experienced starting XI so far
England teams v. Scotland:
1899: Robinson Thickitt Crabtree F.Forman Howell Needham Athersmith Bloomer Smith Settle FR.Forman
1900: Oakley Johnson Chadwick Wilson Plant
 
       Match Report Sporting Life, Monday, 9 April 1900

With bated breathe the mighty concourse hung on the movements of the silent players dotted about on the green surface of the arena, ready, like hounds on a leash, for the order to get loose. The Scots had been led on by Captain Robertson, and Corinthian Smith showed the way to England. The English captain guessed the coin, and as the sun was behind some clouds and a light breeze blowing, he took the ball with him and faced the direction Old Sol was standing in. The judgment proved good, for in the second moiety Scotland found the sun's rays very strong in their eyes.
But let us to this game, which opened so suddenly with success. M'Coll gave the ball its initial impetus, and it went over to Campbell. Across to Smith on the extreme left and down the touch line deer hound like the Ranger darted. He dashed far on to the corner flag, and with a perfect screw he sent the ball like a cannon ball into the goal mouth. Here M'Coll was up, and catching the ball as it dropped, banged the sphere into the net. The remarkable start took even the onlookers aghast. The yell which had signalised the opening was still lingering in the air, and when it had been fully realised what had happened, the tremendous multitude gave vent to the enthusiasm pent up within them. And what a sight it was! This gathering, equal in men to Lord Roberts' whole army within a few acres, cheering and cheering with joy. No thought of Boer war or ambuscade disaster in any mind just then. Not even Lord Rosebery's, we trow. Stolidly the Saxons returned to the centre line. Bloomer from Smith's pass dashed off, but his pass was spoiled, and Robertson picking up the ball popped it over to Campbell. Moving like one man, the Scottish forwards fairly ran round the opposition. The English halves could not master the situation, they could not hold their men at all. M'Coll, Campbell, and Smith played with effect, and in a minute or two Bell landed a second point. The play which led up to the scoring was unfortunate to England. To be accurate in details let it be said Smith had shot the ball high over. As it was dropping Robinson saw it would come about ten yards from him, and he observed Bell coming tearing in from the wing. The Southampton goalkeeper therefore rushed out, and intended to punt it away. Oakley unfortunately made for it too, and collided with the custodian just as the ball was above them. Oakley fell stunned, Robinson missed through the concussion, and the Scotsman caught it. Oakley was hurt, and for five minutes lay on the ground. He was carried behind the goal, and it took him ten minutes before he recovered sufficiently to play. Resuming, the Englishmen set to work resolutely. They found the Scotch halves too much, and in act Raisbeck was so completely checkmating Smith that the combination of the Southern front rank was broken up, while Robertson was successfully accounting for the efforts of Bloomer and Athersmith. The other wing was worthless. When they got the ball, they kicked it to a Scot. The play was open, but not interesting for a lengthy time. After about half an hour the Scots took operations completely into hand. They were always dangerous, and Robinson was never off the ball; that is to say, he was constantly clearing well-timed messages. Such pressure was bound to have its effect, and M'Coll ast last got in a beauty, which no goal-keeper could save. This was the third, and perfectly astounded the crowd. The Englishmen looked a bit limp after this, but they did not throw up the sponge. They rapidly settled into their stride, and Johnstone sent in an awkward one from long range. Rennie was ready, but not long afterwards Bloomer shot with unerring accuracy. It was a typical shot, just like what the Derby wonder always brings off. It was now nearing half-time. The effort of the Englishmen died away, and the Scotsmen plucked up again. They made a determined onslaught, and on the eve of the sounding of the whistle M'Coll made no mistake. This was the fourth—the third off M'Coll's own foot—and with the lead of four goals to one the Thistle crossed over.
   During the first half of the game there had been several breaks in people scrambling over the iron-spiked palings in hundreds, but during the interval they attacked on two flanks, and a couple of thousand or more got into the cycling track. They were, however, orderly, and sat down on the cement in rows, and there was no trouble to those behind at all. It was a winning lead the Scotsman held, and the way they set off in the opening moments of the second half betokened further disaster to the English. Shots were rained in, but Robinson was in remarkable form, and got them at all corners. At one time he plunged from one corner of the goal to the other, and laying straight on the ground his full length he caught the ball. Two Scots were on him, but he rolled himself up and got the object of contention away. This was a miraculous save. Just picture it up if you can. He did this sort of thing every odd minute. The English halves were broken. They could do nothing to stem the tide, and as the Saxon forwards could not raise a gallop, the whole burden was cast on the last line of defence. Nobly did they do their work, and time and again they baffled the Scots of their merited reward. Fooling the English halves became an amusement with the Scotch forwards, and Chadwick and Needham were more on the ground than elsewhere. We were sorry for Needham, because we remembered him of old. The interest in the game died out long before the end. The English forwards were held up at every turn, and to go into details would simply be a tireless repetition. Any moment Scotland looked like scoring, but they could not outwit Crabtree, Oakley, and the marvel, Robinson, and the game finished.

   

       Match Report The Times, Monday, 9 April 1900
For the first time for 17 years Scotland gained, at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on Saturday, a really decisive victory over England in the big international match of the Association season. Within this period the Scotchmen have been able to claim several successes, but the margin in their favour had never until Saturday exceeded a single goal. In the 29th game, however, the Scottish players exhibited superiority at all points, except in the matter of goalkeeping, and won in the end by four goals to one. An immense crowd, estimated at between 60,000 and 65,000 people, assembled to witness the struggle, which, except for a slight breeze blowing across the ground, took place under most favourable conditions. Amongst those present was Lord Rosebery, an old patron of the Scottish Football Association, and as a compliment to him the pavilion was adorned with his racing colours, while the Scottish players abandoned the customary dark blue for the primrose and pink. His lordship on arriving at the ground met with an enthusiastic reception from the spectators, and at the finish--when Scotland had won so triumphantly--had to yield to the demand for a speech...
In less than a minute after the kick off a centre by A. Smith was smartly seized upon by McColl, who with a hard right foot kick sent the ball between the posts at a tremendous pace, Robinson being quite unable to get near it. This first score by Scotland was followed five minutes later by another goal from Bell, but in the second instance the work which led up to a point being recorded against England was unfortunately associated with a somewhat serious accident to Oakley. Walker dribbled down cleverly, and, the English back looking in danger of being beaten, Robinson rushed out to clear. In a kind of scrimmage which ensued both Robinson and Oakley fell, and Bell, being at hand, had no one to prevent him from putting the ball between the posts. Oakley did not rise, and it first it was feared he had sustained an injury which would prevent him from taking further part in the game. Matters were not quite so bad as that, for in a few minutes he resumed, but he was obviously quite dazed, and in the evening the doctor, finding him suffering from slight concussion of the brain, forbade him travelling back to England that night...within half an hour he was beaten for the third time. This goal was the result primarily of some neat work between A. Smith and Campbell, but the chief credit belonged to McColl, whose shot--a stinging one sent in from some considerable distance--whizzed past Robinson at a pace which no one could have stopped. A minute or two later came England's one success, Athersmith running down and, getting rather the better of Drummond and Bloomer, putting the ball between the posts...within a minute or two of half-time Bell came away, and, easily eluding Oakley, sent in a fine centre to McColl, who neatly kicked through, out of Robinson's reach...Of the 29 matches now played between the two countries, Scotland have won 14, England nine, and six have been drawn.
 
       In Other News....
It was on 7 April 1900 that Jean-Baptiste Sipido, a 15-year-old Belgian was charged with the attempted assassination of Edward, Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne, by firing at him through the window of his stationary train. The boy was blaming the Prince for the slaughter of thousands of Boers in South Africa, but he was released following a trial, because of his age.
  
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Domestic Football Results (7 April 1900)
The Football League Division One: 
Aston Villa 3 Preston North End 1
   Lower Grounds, Aston (18,000)
Garratty (2), Templeton
~ Henderson
Villa were without Charlie Athersmith and Jimmy Crabtree, but did start with Fred Wheldon, Steve Smith and Jack Devey
 
Blackburn Rovers 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (4,000)
Dewhurst, Blackburn ~ Pheasant
Rovers started with Tom Booth

Bury 1 West Bromwich Albion 0
   Gigg Lane, Bury (4,152)
McLuckie
Bury were without Jack Plant, but started with Charlie Sagar

Derby County 2 Everton 1
   Baseball Ground, Derby (4,000)
Stewart, Shanks ~ Sharp
County were without Steve Bloomer

Liverpool 0 Burnley 1
   Anfield Road, Liverpool (10,000)
Hartley
Liverpool were without Alex Raisbeck, but started with Rabi Howell
Burnley started with Jack Hillman
 
Manchester City 1 Stoke 0
   Hyde Road, Ardwick (15,000)
F.Williams (pen)

Newcastle United 3 Nottingham Forest 1
   St. James' Park, Newcastle opon Tyne (16,000)
D.Gardner, Peddie, MacFarlane ~ Calvey
Forest started with Fred Forman and Alf Spouncer

Notts County 3 Sunderland 1
   Trentbridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham (6,000)
McConnachie, McMain (2) ~ Leslie

Sheffield United 4 Glossop 0
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (5,000)
Brown (2), Bennett, Barnes
United started with Willie Foulke and Tom Morren
   
Division One Table
Team P
Aston Villa 32 47
Sheffield United 30 44
Sunderland 30 35
Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 35
Derby County 30 32
Nottingham Forest 28 31
Newcastle United 29 30
Bury 28 30
Stoke 30 28
Manchester City 28 27
Notts County 30 26
Everton 30 26
West Bromwich Albion 30 26
Liverpool 30 25
Blackburn Rovers 28 25
Burnley 30 25
Preston North End 29 22
Glossop 29 16

Sheffield United were without Johnson and Needham, who were playing for England in Glasgow. Villa were closing in on retaining their title, their fifth in seven years, though Sheffield United could still pip them by winning their games in hand. The Blades only won one more game, however, and then ran out of fixtures and were unable to catch the most successful club of the victorian era.
   
The Football League Division Two:
Barnsley 1 Small Heath 1
   Oakwell, Barnsley (2,000)
Jones ~ Leake
Wanderers started with Jack Sutcliffe
  
Burslem Port Vale 1 Newton Heath 0
   Athletic Ground, Stoke (3,000)
Boullemier

Chesterfield Town 3 Gainsborough Trinity 1
   Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (1,000)
Gooing (2), Geary ~ Bamford
 

Grimsby Town 6 Burton Swifts 0
   Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (2,000)
Cockshutt, Jenkinson, Kirkland OG, Richards (3)
Grimsby started with Charlie Richards
 
Leicester Fosse 2 Lincoln City 0
   Filbert Street, Leicester (4,000)
Mercer, King
  
Luton Town 0 The Wednesday 1
   Dunstable Road, Luton (1,000)
Langley
Wednesday started with Tommy Crawshaw
 
Middlesbrough 0 Bolton Wanderers 3
   Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough (8,000)
Morgan, Bell, Hanson
 
Walsall 1 Loughborough 0
   Hilary Street, Walsall (2,000)
Connor
Wednesday started with Tommy Crawshaw
 
Woolwich Arsenal 5 New Brighton Tower 0
   Manor Ground, Plumstead (2,000)
Main, Anderson (pen), Gaudie (2), Logan
 
Division Two Table
Team P
The Wednesday 29 45
Bolton Wanderers 28 42
Small Heath 30 41
Leicester Fosse 28 39
Newton Heath 29 37
Grimsby Town 28 33
Chesterfield Town 29 33
Woolwich Arsenal 29 32
Burslem Port Vale 31 32
Lincoln City 28 30
Walsall 28 28
New Brighton Tower 29 26
Middlesbrough 31 21
Barnsley 28 20
Gainsborough Trinity 28 19
Burton Swifts 29 19
Luton Town 30 17
Loughborough 28 6


A week later, The Wednesday made it a happy Easter with two wins in two days to secure their promotion straight back to the First Division. Bolton would follow them, the following week.
   
   
       Source Notes
TheFA
Scottish FA
England Football Factbook
Richard Keir's Scotland - The Complete International Record
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
London Hearts
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