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12 Wednesday, 25 September 1901
Germany Tour of FA

 England 10 Germany 0 [4-0]

Match Summary
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England 'Professionals' Party to play Germany  September 1901
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Capt
Bloomer, Stephen 20 January 1874 27 IR Derby County FC 14 25 0
Calvey, John 23 June 1875 26 CF Nottingham Forest FC 0 0 0
Crompton, Robert 26 September 1879 21 FB Blackburn Rovers FC 0 0 0
Fitchett, John 21 February 1880 21 RHB Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0 0
George, William 29 June 1874 27 Gk Aston Villa FC 0 0ᵍᵃ 0
Hedley, George A. 20 July 1876 25 OL Sheffield United FC 1 1 0
It appears that Hedley is the original chosen outside-left, but was replaced by Wright shortly after
Iremonger, James 5 March 1876 25 FB Nottingham Forest FC 1 0 0
Leake, Alexander 11 July 1871 29 LHB Small Heath FC 0 0 0
Leake was a last minute replacement for Needham
Needham, Ernest 21 January 1873 28 LHB Sheffield United FC 15 3 1
Needham is the original left-half, but was replaced with Leake
Smith, William 10 December 1874 26 CHB Manchester City FC 0 0 0
Wharton, Sidney Emmanuel 19 December 1875 25 IL Small Heath FC 0 0 0
Whittaker, Arnold 9 July 1879 22 OR Blackburn Rovers FC 0 0 0
Wooldridge, William Thomas 10 August 1878 23 OL Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 0 0
Wooldridge is a late replacement for Jocky Wright
Wright, John 4 February 1873
in Hamilton, Scotland		 28 OL The Wednesday FC 0 0 0
Wright replaced Hedley at outside-left shortly after the announcement of the selection, and was later replaced himself.

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the third of the 1900-01 season, against Scotland on 30 March 1901.

Diary

Monday, 7 January 1901 - "To-night a proposal is to be considered by the council of the Football Association that return matches between representative German and English teams be played in September next, and the Football Association should send a team at Easter, 1902, to play matches at Frankfurt, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Zurich, Geneva, and Paris. The Western Australian and New Zealand Football Association have also appealed to the English Football Association to assist them to popularise football in those colonies by playing exhibition matches there, and this proposal will also be considered at the meeting ton-night.":- The matter regarding sending a team to Australasia is referred to the International Selection Committee.
Tuesday, 8 January 1901 - "Herr Bensemann attended on behalf of the Football Association of Germany to inquire as to the International match next September, but it was decided to defer the matter."
Friday, 19 April 1901 - "The International Selection Committee considered the question of return matches between England and Germany, and decided to play two games in September next—one in the South on a Saturday, and the second in the North in mid-week. For the Southern match a Southern team will be selected, while a professional side will do duty in the North."

 Monday, 26 August 1901 - "The Selection Committee has chosen Tottenham Hotspur ground for the first international match against Germany on Saturday, Sept. 21. The English team on that occasion will be composed wholly of amateurs, but owing to many players now being on their holidays, the side is not definitely chosen. For the second match, to be played on Manchester City ground on Sept. 25, the professional team against Germany has, it is been understood, been completed. The Football Association will entertain the German and English players after each match."

 Friday, 3 September 1901 - A new line up appears, this time with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Wooldridge in for Wright. The Selection Committee have been informed that Jocky Wright is a Scotsman. The Hamilton-born player, originally an outside-left, was himself a replacement for George Hedley shortly after the team news was released last month. Wharton now takes up the vacant outside-left position as Wooldridge goes on the inside.

Tuesday, 24 September 1901 - Another late change as Nudge Needham, Sheffield United's left-half, is replaced with Small Heath's Alec Leake.

England Form: last six games
W D L W W D  f 15:a 6    success: 67%
68 17 March 1900 - Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]
Lansdowne Road, Dublin (5,000 to 10,000)		 Cochrane OG, Sagar BC AW
69 26 March 1900 - Wales 1 England 1 [0-1]
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff (4,000 to 8,000)		 Meredith
Wilson		 AD
70 7 April 1900 - Scotland 4 England 1 [4-1]
 Celtic Park, Glasgow (50,000 to 70,000)		 McColl (3), Bell
 Bloomer		 AL
71 9 March 1901 - England 3 Ireland 0 [1-0]
The Dell, Southampton (6,000 to 10,000)		 Crawshaw, Hedley, Foster BC HW
72 18 March 1901 - England 6 Wales 0 [1-0]
 St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (8,000 to 11,000)		 Bloomer (4), Needham (pen), Foster HW
73 30 March 1901 - England 2 Scotland 2 [1-0]
 Sports Arena, The Crystal Palace (18,520)		 Blackburn, Bloomer
Campbell, Hamilton		 HD

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