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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Scotland |
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England |
Referee
- William Nunnerley
Wales
Linesmen -
John Liddell (Queen's Park FC)
and unknown
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With England down to ten men from very early on, both teams attempted to
even the field by playing a one-back system, but then at two-nil down
mid-way through the second half, England restored the two-back system and
the match turned into a farcical display of the offside trap. The offside
rule covered the entire pitch, so with the majority of the English team
upfront, everytime a Scottish player kicked the ball, one was inevitably and
rightly offside. It was a negative ploy, and however legal, the offside rule
overhauled within months. |
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 Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
5th |
Colours: |
"The Scotchmen...turning out in Lord Rosebery's racing colours of
primrose and rose" hooped striped shirts and white
knickers |
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Capt: |
Alec Raisbeck |
Selectors: |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen on Monday, 2 April 1906. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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McBride, Peter |
31 |
16 November 1874 |
G |
Preston North End, England |
2 |
2 GA |
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McLeod, Donald |
23 |
28 May 1882 |
RB |
The Celtic FC |
4 |
0 |
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Dunlop, William P. |
31 |
11 August 1874 |
LB |
Liverpool FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Aitken, Andrew |
28 |
27 April 1877 |
RH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
8 |
0 |
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Raisbeck, Alexander G. |
27 |
26 December 1878 |
CH |
Liverpool FC, England |
7 |
0 |
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McWilliam, Peter |
26 |
21 September 1879 |
LH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Stewart, George |
22/23 |
1883 |
OR |
Hibernian FC |
2 |
0 |
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Howie, James |
28 |
19 March 1878 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC, England |
2 |
2 |
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Menzies, Alexander W. |
23 |
25 November 1882 |
CF |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
1 |
0 |
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Livingstone, George T. |
29 |
5 May 1876 |
IL |
Manchester City FC, England |
1 |
0 |
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Smith, Alexander |
29 |
7 November 1876 |
OL |
Rangers FC |
17 |
6 |
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reserves: |
An entire team was named as reserves - Goalkeeper - Harry Rennie
(Hibernian FC), Backs - Tommy Jackson (St. Mirren FC), David Hill
(Third Lanark FC), Half-backs - Alec Gardner (Newcastle United FC),
last season's captain Charlie Thomson (Heart of Midlothian FC), James
Hay (The Celtic FC), Forwards - Billy Clark (Bristol Rovers FC),
Bobby Walker (Heart of Midlothian FC), Jock Peddie (Manchester United
FC), Ronald Orr (Newcastle United FC) and George Wilson (Heart of
Midlothian FC). |
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team notes: |
James Howie's goal was the first goal England had conceded for 325
minutes, setting a new record. |
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2-3-5 |
McBride -
McLeod, Dunlop -
Aitken, Raisbeck, McWilliam -
Stewart, Howie, Menzies, Livingstone, Smith. |
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Averages: |
Age |
27.0-1 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.3 |
0.5 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
"The Englishmen, as usual, donning white"
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
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Capt: |
Stan Harris,
fourth captaincy |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Saturday, 24 March 1906, following
the inter-league match at Stamford Bridge.
57th match, W 41 - D 10 - L 6 - F 194 - A 51. |
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England
Lineup |
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Ashcroft, James |
27 |
12 September 1878 |
G |
Woolwich Arsenal FC |
3 |
2
GA |
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Crompton, Robert |
26 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
11 |
0 |
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Burgess, Herbert |
23 |
25 February 1881 |
LB |
Manchester City FC |
4 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
26 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC |
3 |
0 |
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Veitch, Colin C.M. |
24 |
22 May 1881 |
CH |
Newcastle United FC |
3 |
0 |
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Makepeace, J.W. Henry
injured
off 10 mins |
24 |
22 August 1881 |
LH |
Everton FC |
1 |
0 |
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Bond,
Richard |
22 |
14 December 1883 |
OR |
Preston North End FC |
5 |
2 |
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Day, Samuel H. |
27 |
29 December 1878 |
IR |
Old Malvernians AFC &
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 |
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Shepherd,
Albert |
20 |
10 December 1885 |
CF |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
1 |
1 |
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Harris, Stanley S. |
24 |
19 July 1881 |
IL |
Old Westminsters AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
6 |
2 |
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Conlin,
James |
24 |
6 July 1881 |
OL |
Bradford City
AFC |
1 |
0 |
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reserves: |
Woolwich Arsenal FC's
Tim Coleman, and Harry Makepeace.
Photographic evidence
(courtesy of Phil Martin) shows that
Walter Bull replaced Makepeace as a reserve. |
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team notes: |
Southampton FC's 33 year old left-half,
Kelly Houlker was named in the
original line-up. He was 'indisposed' and his place went to Harry Makepeace,
on Thursday, 5 April.
Makepeace only managed the first ten minutes
of the match, after he received a 'severe sprain of his right thigh'
from landing on the ground heavily. He and Alex Menzies had jumped for
the same ball and Makepeace came off worse for wear, he was carried
off the field and advised not to resume. (The Manchester Courier and
Daily Telegraph reports that he twisted and wrenched the muscles in
his lower back). He had also broken his hand.
Albert Shepherd's
goal was only the second-ever direct free-kick scored by England, the
last being in 1898. |
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2-3-5 |
Ashcroft -
Crompton, Burgess -
Warren, Veitch, Makepeace
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Bond, Day, Shepherd, Harris, Conlin. |
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Averages: |
Age |
24.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.7 |
0.5 |
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England teams
v. Scotland: (no survivors from the 1905 fixture, but Burgess,
Crompton and Harris had played against Scotland in 1904) |
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1905: |
Linacre |
Spencer |
Smith |
Ruddlesdin |
Roberts |
Leake |
Sharp |
Bloomer |
Woodward |
Bache |
Bridgett |
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1906: |
Ashcroft |
Crompton |
Burgess |
Warren |
Veitch |
Makepeace |
Bond |
Day |
Shepherd |
Harris |
Conlin |
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Match Report |
Playing very bright and dashing football at New
Hampden-park, Glasgow, on Saturday, Scotland beat England by two goals
to one and in so doing scored their 16th victory in the course of 35
matches between the two countries, England being able to claim 11 wins,
and eight of the contests having ended in drawn games. The success of
the Scotsmen was by no means expected, but the home team held the upper
hand almost from start to finish and, on the general run of the game,
deserved a much more decisive victory. Rarely, indeed, have
anticipations been more completely upset than in the estimates formed of
the respective merits of the two sets of forwards. The English front
rank never succeeded in developing their attack in the face of some
admirable work on the part of the Scottish half-backs, whereas the home
forwards always played with spirit and confidence and, as the game
progressed, obtained quite a creditable understanding with one another.
It is only fair to the English team to state that they laboured under
one great disadvantage, the match having been in progress for little
more than ten minutes when Makepeace injured himself so badly that he
had to be led off the field and could take no further part in the
game...
Scotland's first point came from a free
kick given against Crompton. Dunlop dropped the ball in front of goal,
and Howie shot hard but straight to Ashcroft. The English goalkeeper
threw out, but he had been standing over the line and so the referee
allowed a goal. This was the only score of the opening half. About ten
minutes after the interval Smith centred finely, and, although Menzies
missed, Howie dashed up and sent the ball into the net. Less than ten
minutes remained when a foul was given against Scotland just outside the
penalty area. Shepherd took the free kick and scored for England, the
end coming with Scotland victorious by two goals to one. The attendance
proved the largest that had ever gathered at an International match, the
number being officially estimated at 100,000. The gate receipts amounted
to £4,300, and it is expected that, with the sum paid for tickets added,
the takings will be between £5,500 and £6,000.
- The Times - Monday 9th
April, 1906
Stanley
Harris, the English captain, travelled North on Friday by the two
o'clock train from Euston, together with four members of the English
Association. From Carlisle the train was run North in two portions,
Mr. Harris and his companions travelling by the first portion, while
the second, which followed a few minutes later, was smashed up near
Glasgow in a disastrous collision. - Manchester Courier, Monday,
9th April 1906.
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Football League |
Football League Division One
7 April 1906 |
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Team |
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Pts |
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Liverpool |
33 |
44 |
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Preston North End |
33 |
42 |
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Manchester
City |
32 |
38 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
32 |
38 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
34 |
36 |
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The Wednesday |
32 |
36 |
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Aston Villa |
34 |
35 |
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Stoke |
34 |
35 |
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Sheffield
United |
34 |
35 |
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Newcastle United |
30 |
34 |
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Birmingham |
32 |
33 |
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Everton |
32 |
32 |
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Sunderland |
32 |
32 |
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Notts County |
35 |
32 |
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Woolwich Arsenal |
33 |
31 |
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Derby County |
32 |
30 |
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Nottingham Forest |
33 |
26 |
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Bury |
33 |
26 |
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Middlesbrough |
33 |
24 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
35 |
19 |
Division One
matches played on
7 April 1906:
BURY 2-1 BOLTON WANDERERS
Kay 2 (White)
16,922 (Gigg Lane, Bury)
Bolton were without Albert Shepherd, who scored England's goal in
Glasgow on his international debut.
DERBY
COUNTY 0-0 BIRMINGHAM
5,000 (Baseball
Ground, Derby)
Derby
were without Ben Warren, who was playing for England in Glasgow.
EVERTON 2-2
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Young, Bolton (Hopkins 2)
8,000 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)
Everton were without Harry Makepeace, who was
injured playing for England on his international debut in Glasgow.
MANCHESTER CITY
1-2 WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Dorsett (Satterthwaite 2)
12,000 (Hyde Road, Manchester)
City were without Herbert Burgess, who was
playing for England in Glasgow, and George Livingstone, who was making
his debut for Scotland, whilst Arsenal were without England goalkeeper,
Jimmy Ashcroft and reserve, Tim Coleman.
MIDDLESBROUGH 5-0
STOKE
Bloomer, Brawn, Common 3,1 pen.
12,000 (Ayresome Park,
Middlesbrough)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
1-2 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Morris (Robertson, Bowman)
8,000 (City Ground,
Nottingham)
Blackburn were without Bob Crompton, who was
playing for England in Glasgow.
PRESTON NORTH END
4-1 NOTTS COUNTY
Smith, Lockett, Rodwat, Danson (Chalmers)
7,000 (Deepdale, Preston)
Preston were without Dicky Bond, who was playing
for England in Glasgow.
THE WEDNESDAY 3-3 SUNDERLAND
Simpson, Wilson 2 (Shaw, Burton o.g., Tomlin)
6,000 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)
With their near-neighbours closing in on the
league title, Everton were about to make it a Merseyside clean sweep by
lifting the FA Cup in two weeks' time, but this was obviously their
priority as they were unimpressive in securing the point that ensured
that Wolves would be relegated to the Second Division for the first
time.
Football League Division Two
7 April 1906 |
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Team |
P
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Pts |
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Bristol
City |
33 |
56 |
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Manchester United |
32 |
51 |
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Chelsea |
33 |
50 |
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West Bromwich Albion |
32 |
45 |
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Leicester Fosse |
34 |
40 |
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Leeds City |
33 |
38 |
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Hull City |
32 |
37 |
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Grimsby Town |
33 |
36 |
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Burnley |
34 |
34 |
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Bradford City |
33 |
31 |
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Chesterfield Town |
34 |
28 |
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Stockport County |
32 |
27 |
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Burton United |
34 |
26 |
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Barnsley |
32 |
25 |
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Glossop |
34 |
25 |
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Lincoln City |
32 |
24 |
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Burslem Port Vale |
33 |
24 |
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Blackpool |
33 |
24 |
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Gainsborough Trinity |
32 |
20 |
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Clapton Orient |
33 |
17 |
Division Two
matches played on
7 April
1906:
BARNSLEY 1-1 GLOSSOP
Birtles (Cameron)
2,000 (Oakwell,
Barnsley)
BRADFORD CITY 0-1 GRIMSBY TOWN
(Johnson)
9,000 (Valley
Parade, Bradford)
Bradford City were
without James Conlin, who made his only appearance for England in
Glasgow.
BURNLEY 2-2 BRISTOL
CITY
R.Smith, Davidson (Burton, Gilligan)
10,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)
BURSLEM PORT VALE 0-0 STOCKPORT COUNTY
3,000 (Athletic
Ground, Stoke)
BURTON UNITED 2-4 CHELSEA
Hunt, Bradshaw (Windridge 3, J.Robertson)
10,000 (Peel Croft, Burton)
CHESTERFIELD
TOWN 2-0 BLACKPOOL
Lunn, Thompson
3,000 (Recreation Ground, Chesterfield)
CLAPTON ORIENT 0-1
MANCHESTER UNITED
(Wall)
8,000 (Millfields Road,
London)
United were without Jack Peddie, who was a Scotland reserve
against England in Glasgow.
HULL CITY 4-0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
J.E.Smith, Gordon, Wright, Raisbeck
9,033 (Anlaby Road, Hull)
LEEDS CITY 1-0 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
Hargrave
12,000 (Elland Road, Leeds)
The top two remained unbeaten to the end of the season and
took their places in the top flight.
IN OTHER NEWS...
It was on 7 April
1906 that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached its peak and buried the
surrounding towns. It was not as devastating as it was to the Roman city
of Pompeii in 79 AD, but it still took a hundred lives.
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 Source Notes |
England Football Factbook: Cris Freddi
Scottish Football Association
Scotland - The Complete International
Record: Richard Keir
ScottishSportHistory: Andy Mitchell's excellent
blog
London Hearts
original newspaper reports
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
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