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90 vs. Wales
 91
 92 vs. Ireland

Saturday, 6 April 1907
 Home International Championship 1906-07 (24th) Match

England 1 Scotland 1 [1-1]
 

St. James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Attendance: 35,829; Receipts £2725 12 9d.; Kick-off 3.00pm GMT

 Match Summary
England Squad
Scotland Squad
Team Records

Scotland - Bob Crompton ('in attempting to clear a Stewart centre, Crompton headed (or his back) into his own goal' 4);
England - Steve Bloomer ('25-yard shot' 42)
Results 1901-14

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.
 

Match Summary

Officials

England

Type

Scotland
Referee - Thomas Robertson
 42 (1 December 1864), Torrance, Stirlingshire, Scotland Football Association

Linesmen - Arthur G. Hines (England) and John Liddell (Queen's Park FC)

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England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st		 Colours: "...the Englishmen, in white shirts and dark knickers, speedily following."
Capt: Bob Crompton, eighth captaincy Selectors:
In Charge: Harry Walker (Redcar)		 The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, following the FA Cup semi-finals, on Monday, 25 March 1907.
60th match, W 42 - D 12 - L 6 - F 197 - A 53.
England Lineup
  Hardy, Sam 24 26 August 1882 G Liverpool FC 3 2 GA
Crompton, Robert 27 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 14 0
  Pennington, Jesse 23 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 2 0
  Warren, Benjamin 27 7 May 1879 RH Derby County FC 6 0
  Wedlock, William J. 26 28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC 3 0
  Veitch, Colin C.M. 25 22 May 1881 LH Newcastle United FC 5 0
  Rutherford, John 22 12 October 1884 OR Newcastle United FC 4 0
Bloomer, Stephen 33 20 January 1874 IR Middlesbrough FC 23 28
  Woodward, Vivian J. 27 3 June 1879 CF Tottenham Hotspur FC 9 6
  Stewart, James 22 summer 1884 IL The Wednesday FC 2 1
  Hardman, Harold P. 24 4 April 1882 OL Everton FC 3 1

reserves:

 Manchester United FC's Dick Duckworth and Middlesbrough FC's Alf Common.

team notes:

 The team was originally meant to be selected following the Welsh match on 27 March, but the F.A. were so displeased at the English display, that the selection was delayed for a week.
Steve Bloomer extends his tally as record cap holder
   
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Veitch -
Rutherford, Bloomer, Woodward, Stewart, Hardman.

Averages:

 Age 25.5 Appearances/Goals 6.7 3.2

 

Scotland Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 7th to 6th		 Colours: "The Scotsmen, in Lord Rosebery's colours, rose and primrose, entered the field..."
Capt: Charlie Thomson Selectors:
Trainer: J. Nutt		 The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of nine members (McCulloch, Liddell, Morrison, Lorimer, Brown, Watson, Steen, McLaughlan and Campbell), chosen, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 25 March 1907.
Scotland Lineup
  McBride, Peter 32 16 November 1874 G Preston North End, England 4 4 GA
  Thomson, Charles B. 28 12 June 1878 RB Heart of Midlothian FC 9 3
  Sharp, James 26 11 October 1880 LB Woolwich Arsenal FC, England 3 0
  Aitken, Andrew 29 27 April 1877 RH Middlesbrough FC, England 10 0
  Raisbeck, Alexander G. 28 26 December 1878 CH Liverpool FC, England 8 0
  McWilliam, Peter 27 21 September 1879 LH Newcastle United FC, England 4 0
  Stewart, George 23/24 1883 OR Manchester City FC, England 4 0
  Walker, Robert 28 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 19 5
  Wilson, Andrew 26 10 December 1880 CF The Wednesday, England 1 0
  White, Walter 24 15 May 1882 IL Bolton Wanderers FC, England 1 0
  Wilson, George W. 22/23 1884 OL Everton FC, England 5 0

reserves:

 reserves
   
2-3-5 McBride -
Thomson, Sharp -
Aitken, Raisbeck, McWilliam -
Stewart, Walker, A.Wilson, White, G.Wilson.

Averages:

 Age 26.6-8 Appearances/Goals 6.2 0.7

 

    Match Report

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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