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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
"...and the Englishmen affecting the usual white
[collared] jerseys and black knickers." |
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Captain |
Howard Spencer |
Selection |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P last of 3, W 3 - D 0 - L 0 - F 8 - A
1. |
P 54 of 195, W 39 - D 10 - L 5 - F 186 - A
51. |
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team chosen at Anfield, Liverpool,
on Monday, 27 March 1905 |
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England
Lineup |
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four changes to the previous match |
league position (27th March) |
ave FL pos:
8th⁹ |
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Linacre, J. Henry |
24
6 days |
26 March 1881 |
G |
Nottingham Forest FC
(FL1 12th) |
2 |
1ᵍᵃ |
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final app
1905 |
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Spencer, Howard |
29
221 days |
23 August 1875 |
RB |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 4th) |
6 |
0 |
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final app 1897-1905 |
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Smith, Herbert |
27
130 days |
22 November 1877 |
LB |
Reading FC
(SL1 2nd) |
2 |
0 |
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Ruddlesdin, Herod |
28
296 days |
9 June 1876 |
RH |
The Wednesday FC
(FL1 10th) |
3 |
0 |
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final app 1904-05 |
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Roberts, Charles |
21
360 days |
6 April 1883 |
CH |
Manchester United FC
(FL2 3rd) |
3 |
0 |
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final app 1905 |
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Leake,
Alexander |
33
264 days |
11 July 1871 |
LH |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 4th) |
5 |
0 |
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final app 1904-05 |
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Sharp, John |
27
45 days |
15 February 1878 |
OR |
Everton FC
(FL1 TOP) |
2 |
1 |
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final app 1903-05 |
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Bloomer, Stephen |
31
71 days |
20 January 1874 |
IR |
Derby County FC
(FL1 8th) |
21 |
27 |
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mst apps |
mst goals |
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
25
302 days |
3 June 1879 |
CF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(SL1 4th) |
8 |
6 |
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Bache, Joseph W. |
25
52 days |
8 February 1880 |
IL |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 4th) |
4 |
4 |
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311 |
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Bridgett, G. Arthur |
22
172 days |
11 October 1882 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 7th) |
1 |
0 |
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the fourth Sunderlander to represent England |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
Goalkeeper Harry Linacre is the nephew of the Forman brothers
(1898-1903). |
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appearance notes: |
Steve Bloomer is the first player to make
21 England appearances. Vivian Woodward
is the 23rd player to have made eight. Howard Spencer is the fortieth
player to make six England appearances. Alec Leake is the 47th to make
five and Joe Bache is the 72nd player to make four. 109 players have
now made more than two appearances and 175 players have done so more than
once.
Bloomer is the
second player to make
eighteen appearances under the
guidance of the ISC, whereas Woodward is the
xth to have made eight. |
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2-3-5 |
Linacre -
Spencer, Smith -
Ruddlesdin, Roberts, Leake -
Sharp, Bloomer, Woodward, Bache, Bridgett. |
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Averages: |
Age |
27 years 7
days |
Appearances/Goals |
5.2 |
3.4 |
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oldest starting XI
so far |
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England teams
v. Scotland: |
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1904: |
Baddeley |
Crompton |
Burgess |
Wolstenholme |
Wilkinson |
Leake |
Rutherford |
Bloomer |
Woodward |
Harris |
Blackburn |
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1905: |
Linacre |
Spencer |
Smith |
Ruddlesdin |
Roberts |
Sharp |
Bache |
Bridgett |
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 Scotland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
4th |
Colours |
"The Scottish team were first to appear, and they
wore Lord Rosebery's racing colours, primrose
and rose [pink] hoops", white shorts. |
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Captain |
Charlie Thomson |
Selection
Trainer: William Longmuir (Dundee FC) |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members |
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P 1 of 14, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 1. |
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team chosen in Glasgow,
on Monday, 27 March 1905 |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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343 |
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Lyall, John |
23
350 days |
16 April 1881 |
G |
The Wednesday FC, England |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
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only app
1905 |
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McCombie, Andrew |
28
61 days |
30 January 1877 |
RB |
Newcastle United FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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final app
1903-05 |
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Watson, James |
28
179 days |
4 October 1876 |
LB |
Sunderland AFC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Aitken, Andrew |
29
250 days |
25 July 1875 |
RH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
7 |
0 |
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Thomson, Charles Bellany |
26
293 days |
12 June 1878 |
CH |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
4 |
2 |
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344 |
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McWilliam, Peter |
25
192 days |
21 September 1879 |
LH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Walker, Robert Staig |
26
81 days |
10 January 1879 |
OR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
16 |
4 |
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345 |
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Howie, James |
25
13 days |
19 March 1880 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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346 |
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Young, Alexander Simpson |
24
282 days |
23 June 1880 |
CF |
Everton FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Somers, Peter |
26
302 days |
3 June 1878 |
IL |
The Celtic FC |
2 |
0 |
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Wilson, George Williamson |
21
205 days |
8 September 1883 |
OL |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
3 |
0 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team notes: |
Although he was never named in the original line-up, Jimmy Quinn (The
Celtic FC) seemed to be the selector's choice at centre-forward,
but he 'was paying the penalty for misconducting himself in a recent
cup-tie'. He was suspended for a month. He had kicked out at Craig
(Rangers FC), and the resultant sending off ended in a crowd
invasion. |
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2-3-5 |
Lyall -
McCombie, Watson -
Aitken,
Thomson, McWilliam -
Walker, Howie, Young, Somers, WIlson. |
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Averages: |
Age |
26 years 34
days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.0 |
0.5 |
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Match Report
Tbc, Monday, 3 April 1905 |
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Match Report/span>
The Times, Monday,
3 April 1905 |
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 Favoured with delightful
weather the 34th annual Association match between England and
Scotland took place at the Crystal Palace on Saturday in the
presence of more than 30,000 people. England won by one goal to
none, and in so doing reduced the balance of games against them to
four, the record now standing :-- Scotland, 15 wins ; England, 11
wins ; and eight drawn games. A close and exciting struggle was
witnessed, the one goal of the match not being obtained until within
ten minutes of the finish, but, except in one particular, the play
fell greatly below expectations. This one exception consisted in the
work of the half-backs, who tackled with so much skill and judgment
that on neither side were the forwards allowed to settle down to
really effective combination. In fact it is very rarely that the
half-backs control a game so completely from start to finish as they
did on Saturday...
It was not until shortly
before the close that the winning goal was scored. Receiving the
ball from a throw-in, Bloomer centred to Bache, who shot hard just
underneath the bar...
In gaining this victory,
England carried off the international championship, as they have
beaten Wales and Scotland and have drawn with Ireland.
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In Other News....
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It was on 1 April
1905 that the two halves of a bridge were joined together 128 metres
(420 feet) above the Zambezi River, just below Victoria Falls, to become
the highest bridge in the world. The railway that was laid across it
connected Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe). |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (1 April 1905) |
The Football
League Division One:
Blackburn Rovers 2 Newcastle United 0
Ewood Park, Blackburn (8,500)
Crompton (pen), Dewhurst |
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Rovers started with Bob Crompton and Sam Wolstenholme |
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United were without Andy Aitken, Jimmy Howie,
Andy McCombie and Peter McWilliam,
but started with Jack Carr and Jock Rutherford |
Bury 1 Middlesbrough 0
Gigg Lane, Bury (5,761)
Wood |
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Bury started with Jack Plant |
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Boro started with Tim Williamson and Alf Common |
Nottingham Forest 1 Sheffield United 2
City Ground, Nottingham
(8,500)
Shearman ~ Brown, Drake |
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Forest were without Harry Linacre, but started with Alf
Spouncer |
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United started with Fred Priest, Harry Johnson, Bernard
Wilkinson, Ernest Needham, Arthur Brown and Bert Lipsham |
Sunderland 0 Manchester City 0
Roker Park, Sunderland (6,000) |
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Sunderland were without Arthur Bridgett and
Jimmy Watson, but started with
Billy Hogg |
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City started with Jack Hillman, Herbert Burgess and Frank
Booth |
The Wednesday 1 Notts County 0
Wednesday Ground, Owlerton
(5,000)
Wilson |
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Wednesday were without Harry Ruddlesdin and
goalkeeper Jack Lyall, but
started with Tom Crawshaw and Harry Davis |
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County started with Percy Humphreys |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Stoke 3
Molineux Grounds,
Wolverhampton (4,000)
Betteley (pen) ~
Rouse (2), Holdcroft |
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Wolves started with Tom Baddeley |
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Stoke started with Tom Holford |
Woolwich Arsenal 1 Small Heath 1
Manor Ground, Plumstead (20,000)
Hunter ~
W.Jones |
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| The title race went to the final day, with three
clubs all having a chance. Though they had released four players for the
game at Blackburn and lost, and then lost the FA Cup Final to Aston
Villa, it was Newcastle who came through to pip Everton to win their
first League Championship. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
Bradford City 4 Burnley 1
Valley Parade, Bradford
(8,000)
Conlin, Forrest (3) ~ McFarlane |
Bristol City 1 Gainsborough Trinity 1
Ashton Gate, Bedminister
(6,000)
Dean ~ Milsom |
Burslem Port Vale 4 Burton United 2
Athletic Ground, Stoke (2,000)
Allman, Price, Carter, Mountford
~
Mann, Hargreave |
Chesterfield Town 0 Grimsby Town 0
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
(6,000) |
Glossop 0 Blackpool 0
North Road, Glossop
(1,500) |
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Blackpool started with Edgar Chadwick |
Leicester Fosse 2 Barnsley 0
Filbert Street, Leicester
(6,000)
Collins,
Hubbard |
Lincoln City 0 West Bromwich Albion 2
Sincil Bank, Lincoln
(4,138)
Jack (2) |
Liverpool 1
Bolton Wanderers 1
Anfield Road, Liverpool
(25,000)
Chorlton (pen) ~ Stokes |
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Liverpool started with Jack Cox |
Manchester United 6 Doncaster Rovers 0
Bank Street, Manchester (9,000)
Duckworth
(3), Beddow, Peddie, Wombwell |
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United were without Charlie Roberts |
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| The promotion race went to the penultimate weekend
at Easter when Liverpool's 4-0 victory ended United's challenge, and it
was Liverpool who made an immediate return to the First Division as
champions, with Bolton promoted as runners-up. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
Scottish FA
England Football Factbook
Richard Keir's Scotland - The Complete International
Record
Andy Mitchell's The Men Who Made Football |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
London Hearts |
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