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Saturday, 9 April 1904
Home International Championship 1903-04 (21st) Match

Scotland 0 England 1 [0-0]
 


Match Summary
Scotland Party
England Party
Team Records

Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Attendance: 40,000; Receipts £1900 (gate) £600 (stands); Kick-off 3.32pm GMT
Glasgow Herald states 45,000, whilst The Mirror states 'just short of 50,000.

England - Steve Bloomer ('Blackburn received from Harris. The former tried to pass across, and Watson to clear, but he missed his kick, and the ball came to Bloomer, who found the net with a high shot' 64)
Results 1901-14

England won the toss, Scotland kicked-off.
 

Match Summary

Officials

Scotland

Type

England
Referee - William Nunnerley
 Wales

Linesmen - A. Davis (Berkshire) and Captain Robert Main Christie, 38 (15 November 1865), (SFA President).

Attended by Lord Provost of Glasgow, Sir John Ure Primrose, Baronet, LLD, and friends and colleagues.

   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Scotland Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 2nd to 3rd		 Colours: "The Scotsmen, who appeared first, attired in dark blue jerseys and white knickers...
Capt: John Robertson Selectors: The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, on Monday, 4 April 1904, following the inter-league match.
Scotland Lineup
  McBride, Peter 29 16 November 1874 G Preston North End, England 1 1 GA
  Jackson, Thomas A. 25 12 November 1878 RB St. Mirren FC 3 0
  Watson, James 26 4 October 1877 LB Sunderland AFC, England 3 0
  Aitken, Andrew 26 27 April 1877 RH Newcastle United FC, England 5 0
  Raisbeck, Alexander G. 25 26 December 1878 CH Liverpool FC, England 6 0
  Robertson, John T. 27 25 February 1877 LH Rangers FC 15 1
  Niblo, Thomas B. 26 24 September 1877 OR Aston Villa FC, England 1 0
  Walker, Robert 25 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 13 3
  Brown, Alexander 25 7 April 1879 CF Middlesbrough FC, England 1 0
  Orr, Ronald 23 6 August 1880 IL Newcastle United FC, England 2 1
  Templeton, Robert B. 23 22 June 1879 OL Newcastle United FC, England 4 1

reserves:

 reserves not known

team notes:

 Goalkeeper McBride replaced the original choice, Hibernian FC's Harry Rennie, who had injured his ankle in the inter-league match. Other changes include Tom Jackson replacing Newcastle United's Andrew McCombie at right-back. In the forward-line, Sandy Brown replaced Rangers FC's Bob Hamilton in the centre and Ronald Orr replaced Manchester City FC's Livingstone on the left.
 
2-3-5 McBride -
Jackson, Watson -
Aitken, Raisbeck, Robertson -
Niblo, Walker, Brown, Orr, Templeton.
 Notes: Niblo, a natural left foot forward, swapped wings with Templeton after the interval'

Averages:

 Age 25.5 Appearances/Goals 4.9 0.5
 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st		 Colours: "the Englishmen, who, as of old, sported white shirts and dark knickers."
Capt: Bob Crompton, fifth captaincy Selectors:
(inc. Charlie Clegg and Joe Lofthouse)		 The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Monday, 4 April 1904, following the inter-league match in Manchester.
51st match, W 37 - D 9 - L 5 - F 182 - A 47.
England Lineup
  Baddeley, Thomas 29 30 October 1874 G Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 4 GA
  Crompton, Robert 24 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 8 0
  Burgess, Herbert 23 25 February 1881 LB Manchester City FC 3 0
  Wolstenholme, Samuel 27 16 March 1877 RH Everton FC 1 0
  Wilkinson, Bernard 26 12 March 1878 CH Sheffield United FC 1 0
  Leake, Alexander 32 11 July 1871 LH Aston Villa FC 2 0
  Rutherford, John 19 12 October 1884 OR Newcastle United FC 1 0
Bloomer, Stephen 30 20 January 1874 IR Derby County FC 18 26
  Woodward, Vivian J. 24 3 June 1879 CF Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 4
  Harris, Stanley S. 22 19 July 1881 IL Old Westminsters AFC, Cambridge University AFC & Corinthians FC 1 0
  Blackburn, J.T. Alfred 25 20 July 1878 OL Blackburn Rovers FC 3 1

reserves:

 Alf Common (Sheffield United FC) and Abraham Jones (Middlesbrough FC)

team notes:

 Tom Baddeley played with two broken fingers, and needed brandy to help revive him after the match.
Steve Bloomer extends his tally as England's record goalscorer.
 
2-3-5 Baddeley -
Crompton, Burgess -
 Wolstenholme, Wilkinson, Leake -
Rutherford, Bloomer, Woodward, Harris, Blackburn

Averages:

 Age 25.6 Appearances/Goals 4.4 2.7

England teams v. Scotland:

1903:

 Baddeley Crompton Molyneux Johnson Booth Houlker Davis Humphreys Woodward Capes Cox

1904:

 Baddeley Crompton Burgess Wolstenholme Wilkinson Leake Rutherford Bloomer Woodward Harris Blackburn

 

    Match Report

About 40,000 spectators were present at the Celtic-park ground, Glasgow, on Saturday afternoon, to witness the last international match of the season, between Scotland and England. The English team, only required to draw the match to win the championship. They did more than this, however, and won the game by a goal to none. It was an extremely bad day for football. Snow and hail storms swept the district at intervals during the morning, and just before the time for beginning play a violent storm added to the general discomfort. The match itself was played in bright weather, but the high wind was always disturbing, and the hail and snow had made the turf very slippery. Scotland, who lost the toss, for a time adapted themselves to the trying conditions far better than England...

...England continued to hold the upper hand, and eventually Bloomer, having an open goal, sent in a shot which McBride had no chance of stopping. The game slowed down considerably near its conclusion, both sides being exhausted by the hard work on the slippery turf. - The Times - Monday 11th April, 1904

    Football League

 

Football League Division One
9 April 1904
Team P Pts
The Wednesday 31 43
Newcastle United 33 40
Aston Villa 32 39
Manchester City 30 39
Everton 31 37
Sunderland 33 37
Sheffield United 32 37
Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 35
Nottingham Forest 31 29
Middlesbrough 32 29
Notts County 33 29
Bury 31 28
Small Heath 32 28
Stoke 33 26
Blackburn Rovers 31 26
Derby County 30 25
West Bromwich Albion 32 23
Liverpool 32 22

 

Division One matches played on 9 April 1904:

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0-3 ASTON VILLA
(Pearson, Garraty, Matthew)
5,000 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

Blackburn were without Blackburn and Crompton (who was captain) who were playing for England in Glasgow, whilst Villa were without Leake, who was also playing for England, and Niblo, who was playing for Scotland.

BURY 1-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
Swann (Roberts)
2,464 (Gigg Lane, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Sandy Brown, who was playing for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

EVERTON 0-1 STOKE
(Whitehouse)
12,000 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Everton were without Sam Wolstenholme, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Sugden
10,000 (City Ground, Nottingham)

Newcastle were without Aitken, Orr and Templeton, who were playing for Scotland against England in Glasgow, and Rutherford, who was playing for England.

SMALL HEATH 1-0 DERBY COUNTY
Jones
7,000 (Coventry Road, Birmingham)

Small Heath goalkeeper, Maskery saved an early penalty from Beer. Derby were without Steve Bloomer, who scored the only goal of the game for England in Glasgow.

THE WEDNESDAY 3-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Chapman 2, Simpson
17,500 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)

Sheffield United were without Bernard Wilkinson, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-1 MANCHESTER CITY
Aston, Owen (Turnbull)
7,508 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

City were without Herbert Burgess, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

Despite their defeat, Manchester City made a late charge to wrest the title from The Wednesday. It went to their last game, which they lost at Everton, just two days after winning the FA Cup for the first time.

Football League Division Two
9 April 1904
Team P Pts
Preston North End 31 46
Woolwich Arsenal 31 45
Manchester United 29 41
Bristol City 32 38
Burnley 32 36
Grimsby Town 31 33
Bolton Wanderers 30 30
Gainsborough Trinity 32 29
Bradford City 30 29
Burton United 32 29
Lincoln City 32 29
Barnsley 31 29
Chesterfield Town 31 27
Burslem Port Vale 31 26
Glossop 33 26
Blackpool 32 25
Stockport County 32 24
Leicester Fosse 32 22

 

Division Two matches played on 9 April 1904:

BARNSLEY 1-1 BURNLEY
Barnfather (McFarlane)
1,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)

BRADFORD CITY 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
 McMillan
10,000 (Valley Parade, Bradford)

BRISTOL CITY 2-1 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
Corbett, Wombwell (Turner)
4,000 (St John's Lane, Bristol)

BURSLEM PORT VALE 3-1 BURTON UNITED
 Mountford, Holyhead, Eardley (Gould)
2,000 (Athletic Ground, Stoke)

GLOSSOP 5-0 LEICESTER FOSSE
 Green, Goodall 3, Boden
3,000 (North Road, Glossop)

LINCOLN CITY 1-0 BOLTON WANDERERS
 O'Donnell
4,500 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1 BLACKPOOL
Grassam 2, Schofield (Spencer)
10,000 (Bank Street, Manchester)

Alf Schofield also missed a penalty for United.

STOCKPORT COUNTY 2-0 CHESTERFIELD TOWN
Hall pen., McLachlan
3,000 (Edgeley Park, Stockport)

WOOLWICH ARSENAL 0-0 PRESTON NORTH END
 28,000 (Manor Ground, London)

Preston were without Peter McBride, who was in goal for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

The huge crowd at Plumstead saw the top two cancel each other out. Both would remain unbeaten at home, with Preston taking the title by a point from Woolwich Arsenal.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 8 April 1904 that the Anglo-French Agreement, known as the 'Entente Cordial', brought to an end almost a thousand years of colonial conflict between the two nations.

Source Notes

England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International Record: Richard Keir
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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