Officials       

Aston Park, Birmingham, was the scene of the Association match between representative teams of England and Scotland. The fixture, it will be scarcely necessary to mention, was in the first place made for brox Park, Glasgow, on April 5th, and the game was duly commenced, but owing to the terrible disaster which occurred consequent ipon the collapse of a portion of one of the stands, the spectators crowded on to the field of play, the contest having to take place under conditions which prevented either team from doing themselves justice. The result then arrived at was a draw of one goal each. It was at first agreed that it should stand, but the English Association offering to replay the match for the benefit of the sufferers by the calamity, and the Scottish authorities accepting the invitation, it was decided that the Glasgow game should rank as unfinished, and that at Birmingham as the official match of the year. Aston Villa agreed to give the use of the ground free of charge, and the English Association to pay all expenses except those of the Scottish team, so that the whole of the takings both for admission and stands could go to the Ibrox Park Fund.
   England kicked off against the breeze, and although the home eleven flattered on the left wing, the Scotsmen were the first really dangerous, George early handling a ground shot. The Scotsmen could not be kept in hand, and after both English backs had cleared under difficult circumstances a foul for 'hands' some 18 yards from goal led to a fierce attack. The ball was forced out to the right, where Templeton made a shot at 25 yards' range, which took effect three minutes from the start. England tried hard to make up leeway, and Hogg sent in a ground shot at an awkward angle without effect. There was really no comparison in the pure foot work and combination of the teams, for the Scotsmen were very cool, clever, and always attacking. The Scotsmen took several more corners, and from one of these, beautifully placed by Templeton, Orr cleverly headed the second goal 27 minutes from the start. At half-time Scotland led by two goals to nil.
   On resuming, Scotland forced play by the right wing, but they were eventually beaten off, and England retaliated. Forman grazing the post with a centre which bounced, while Wilkes caused Rennie to save, the Englishmen at this point showing better attacking the power than at any previous period. On the other side Hogg was again prominent, and crossing right over he presented Settle with a chance, but he never looked like trying to shoot, for he let the ball travel on to Cox, who was quite harmless, but Hogg repeated the tactics, and from a corner Settle headed a goal at the end of twenty minutes. A corner was again well placed, and the ball passing out to the right. Wilkes equalised only one minute after England's first point. During this time England seemed quite a different team, and a fine centre at last came from Cox. Beats heading wide, while two corners to England boded danger, but the ball was headed over the bar. Nothing more was done, and Bloomer secured the ball as the whistle blew.
   

The replayed match between England and Scotland under Association rules was drawn on Saturday at Birmingham, the score being two goals all. Though there was no repetition of that general interest in the game which took the huge crowd to Ibrox Park, Glasgow, last month, when the collapse of the stand caused the great disaster, about 15,000 spectators were present, so that the Ibrox Park Relief Fund, which is to receive the gross receipts, should materially benefit. The game was to some extent spoilt by the rain and wind ; but each side had its spell of brilliancy, and England, after having all the worst of the early play, did so well in the second half that they ought to have won. The Scottish defence was consistently good, while their halves made a fine second line of attack before the interval. England faced the wind in the first period, and never got well together. Templeton scored in the first five minutes for Scotland, and a quarter of an hour before change of ends got a second goal.
..Settle and Wilkes each got a goal just inside 25 minutes of restarting...This result of two goals each will be entered in the records of England v. Scotland in place of the Ibrox Park match.