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91 vs.
Scotland
92
93 vs. Wales |
Saturday,
15 February 1908
Home International Championship 1907-08
(25th)
Match
Ireland 1
England 3
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Match
Summary
Ireland Party
England Party
Team Records |
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Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast, County Antrim
Attendance:
22,600 (a record Irish attendance);
Kick-off
3.30pm GMT |
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England
- George Hilsdon ('The
ball sent in looked to be going over, but dropped under the bar' 7,
'dribbled between the backs and putting the ball into the corner of
the net' 83),
Vivian Woodward ('a
Wall corner followed by a close range shot' 80)
Ireland -
Denis Hannon ('a finely directed powerful shot' 13) |
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Results 1901-14 |
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Ireland won the toss,
England
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Ireland |
Type |
England |
Referee -
Thomas Robertson
43 (1 December
1864),
Torrance, Stirlingshire, Scotland Football Association
Linesmen - David
McCloskey, J.P. (Belfast Celtic FAC) and John Lewis
(Blackburn)
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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The 1907 International Football Association Board meeting:
Offside law modified and no neutral linesmen |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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 Ireland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
16th |
Colours: |
Royal blue jerseys and white shorts |
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Capt: |
Billy Scott |
Selectors: |
Team chosen by Committee, at the Imperial
Hotel, Belfast, on Saturday, 1 February 1908; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William E. |
25 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Everton FC, England |
11 |
20
GA |
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Craig, Alexander B. |
21 |
2 April 1886 |
RB |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
1 |
0 |
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McCartney, Alexander D. |
28 |
14 November 1879 |
LB |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
10 |
0 |
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Harris, Valentine |
23 |
23 June 1884 |
RH |
Shelbourne FC |
4 |
0 |
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Connor, James |
30 |
22 September 1877 |
CH |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
8 |
0 |
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McClure, George |
22 |
26 July 1885 |
LH |
Cliftonville AFC |
3 |
0 |
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Blair, John W. |
26 |
19 November 1881 |
OR |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
4 |
0 |
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Hannon, Denis J. |
20 |
31 January 1888 |
IR |
Bohemians FC |
1 |
1 |
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Mercer, Harold V.A. |
20 |
22 April 1887 |
CF |
Linfield FAC |
1 |
0 |
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Burnison, Samuel |
17
77 dys |
30 November 1890 |
IL |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
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Young, Samuel |
25 |
14 February 1883 |
OL |
Linfield FAC |
3 |
0 |
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reserves: |
reserves not known |
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team notes: |
The original named line-up included Sunderland AFC's
English McConnell and Aberdeen FC's Charlie O'Hagan were needed by
their respective clubs. However,
Newcastle United FC's right-back
Bill McCracken was demanding a £10 match fee to represent his country (the same as
what the England players were receiving). The IFA refused and McCracken
was replaced by Alex McCartney.
McCracken was subsequently banned
from playing for Ireland (until 1920), while soon after the IFA passed
a motion to cap payments to professionals to £4.
McCartney
was called in to replace Craig, who had taken McCracken's vacant spot
at right-back. The original half-back line was made up of Burnison,
Harris and McConnell. Burnison replaced O'Hagan at inside-left.
Connor was called into the centre, allowing Harris to go out right. |
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2-3-5 |
Scott -
McCartney, Craig -
Harris, Connor, McClure -
Blair, Hannon, Mercer, Burnison, Young. |
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Averages: |
Age |
23.4 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.3 |
0.0 |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
White
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
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Capt: |
Vivian Woodward, first captaincy |
Selectors:
In Charge:
Richard Philip Gregson |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Monday, 3 February 1908, at 104
High Holborn, London, along with the FA Cup third round draw.
60th match, W 43 - D 11 - L 6 - F 199 - A 53. |
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England
Lineup |
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Maskrey, Harry M. |
27 |
8 October 1880 |
G |
Derby County FC |
1 |
1
GA |
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Crompton, Robert |
28 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
15 |
0 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
24 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
3 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
28 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC |
7 |
0 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
27 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
4 |
0 |
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Lintott, Evelyn H. |
24 |
2 November 1883 |
LH |
Queen's Park Rangers FC |
1 |
0 |
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Rutherford, John |
23 |
12 October 1884 |
OR |
Newcastle United FC |
5 |
0 |
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
28 |
3 June 1879 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
10 |
7 |
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Hilsdon, George |
22 |
10 August 1885 |
CF |
Chelsea FC |
2 |
2 |
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Windridge, James E. |
25 |
21 October 1882 |
IL |
Chelsea FC |
1 |
0 |
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Wall, George |
22 |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC |
2 |
0 |
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reserves: |
Woolwich Arsenal FC's
Andy Ducat. |
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2-3-5 |
Maskrey -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock,
Lintott -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Wall |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
4.6 |
0.5 |
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Match Report |
 At
Belfast, on Saturday, the 27th match, under Association rules, between
Ireland and England produced not only some excellent football, but a
most exciting contest. England won by three goals to one, and in so
doing gained their 25th victory over the representatives of Ireland.
They had, however, to work desperately hard for success, the home team
offering such a strong defence in the second half that less than ten
minutes from the finish the score stood at one goal all. Just
afterwards, however, the Englishmen added a second point, and before the
end arrived the Irish goalkeeper had been beaten a third time. Although
once more defeated, Ireland emerged from the contest with much credit.
They had to take the field without three of the men originally chosen,
and yet made a close fight with the full strength of England. Winning
the toss, the Irishmen in the opening half enjoyed a considerable
advantage, the visitors having to face both wind and sun, but within
seven minutes of the start an error of judgment on the part of Scott
enabled England to take the lead. The ball, sent in by Hilsdon, looked
to be going well over the goal, but it was up by the wind, and dropped
just beneath the bar. A finely-directed shot by Hannon, with much power
behind it, resulted in Ireland equalizing a quarter of an hour from the
kick-off......only six
minutes remained when from a corner, forced and admirably placed by
Wall, Woodward scored at close range. The visitors now carried all
before them. Scott stopped two fine shots, but he had no chance of
preventing the third goal, Hilsdon dribbling between the backs and
putting the ball into the corner of the net...
The game attracted an
attendance of 22,000--a record for an Irish Association international.
- The Times -
Monday 17th February, 1908
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Source Notes
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Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Original Newspaper
Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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