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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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Captain |
Billy Scott |
Selection |
Ireland Selection Committee |
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P 1 of 8, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 1 - A 3. |
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team chosen at the Imperial Hotel in Belfast on Saturday, 1 February 1908 |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William Edward |
25 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Everton FC, England |
11 |
20ᵍᵃ |
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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 days |
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: |
not known |
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team changes: |
The original named line-up included
English McConnell (Sunderland AFC, England) and Charlie O'Hagan
(Aberdeen FC, Scotland), who were needed by their respective clubs. Right-back
Bill McCracken (Newcastle United FC, England) 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 dropped.
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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team notes: |
George McClure is playing on his home ground. |
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2-3-5 |
Scott -
McCartney, Craig -
Harris, Connor, McClure -
Blair, Hannon, Mercer, Burnison, Young. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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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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Captain |
Vivian Woodward |
Selection
Member in charge:
Richard Gregson |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P 1 of 14, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 3 - A
1. |
P 61 of 195, W 43 - D 12 - L 6 - F 199 - A
56. |
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the 34th player to captain England
1 |
team chosen, at 104 High Holborn, on Monday afternoon, 3 February
1908, along with the FA Cup third round draw. |
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England
Lineup |
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five changes to the previous match |
league position (3rd February) |
ave FL pos:
8th⁷ |
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36 |
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Maskrey, Harry M. |
27
130
days |
8 October 1880 |
G |
Derby County FC |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
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330 |
the tenth County player to represent
England |
only app
1908 |
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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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331 |
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Lintott, Evelyn H. |
24
105
days |
2 November 1883 |
LH |
Queen's Park Rangers FC |
1 |
0 |
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the first Ranger to represent
England |
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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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the 54th brace scored |
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332 |
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Windridge, James E. |
25
117
days |
21 October 1882 |
IL |
Chelsea FC |
1 |
0 |
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the second Chelsea
player to represent England |
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Wall, George |
22 |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC |
2 |
0 |
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reserves: |
Andy Ducat (Woolwich Arsenal FC). |
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records: |
George
Hilsdon is the fifth England player to have scored two goals at the
Solitude Ground, formerly the Cliftonville Ground. |
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2-3-5 |
Maskrey -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock,
Lintott -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Wall |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
4.6 |
0.5 |
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Match Report
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
17 February 1908 |
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.
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In Other News....
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It was on 14 February
1908 that an inquest into the death of Sidney Fenton of Tooting
determined that he had died from a brain haemorrhage. The police were
criticised for arresting him and putting him in a cell overnight,
because he appeared to be drunk. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (15 February 1908) |
The Football
League Division One:
Aston Villa 5 The Wednesday 0
Villa Park, Birmingham
(12,000)
Cantrell¹⁴, Bache¹⁸ ²⁶ ⁷⁰, Hampton⁶⁷ |
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Bury 1 Bristol City 1
Gigg Lane, Bury (7,231)
Hibbert⁸
~ Gilligan⁶⁰ |
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City were without Billy Wedlock |
Chelsea 2 Birmingham 2
Stamford Bridge, Fulham (30,000)
Brawn²⁰, Fairgray⁷⁵
~ Jones⁴⁷, Eyre⁵⁵ |
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Chelsea were without George Hilsdon and Jimmy Windridge |
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Liverpool 4 Woolwich Arsenal 1
Anfield Road, Liverpool
(18,000)
Hewitt²⁰ ⁸⁰, Bradley, Goddard ~ Coleman |
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Arsenal were without Andy Ducat |
Manchester United 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
Bank Street, Manchester (15,000)
A.Turnbull
(pen⁷⁵) ~ Aitkenhead²⁰, Davies⁴⁶ |
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United were without George Wall |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton |
Middlesbrough 3 Sunderland 1
Ayresome
Park, Middlesbrough
(15,000)
Cail¹⁷,
Thackeray²⁵, Aitken³² ~ Holley⁶⁰ |
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Newcastle United 1 Manchester City 1
St.
James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
(25,000)
Willis⁶³
~ Conlin²³ |
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United were without Jock Rutherford |
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Nottingham Forest 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
City Ground, Nottingham (6,000)
Marrison³⁵ |
Preston North End 1 Notts County 0
Deepdale, Preston (8,000)
Smith⁵⁴ |
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Sheffield United 2 Everton 0
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (10,000)
Bromage¹², Brown⁶⁸ |
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Everton were without
Billy Scott |
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| Manchester United were given a reminder that their
dominance wouldn't last if they played as they did in their first home
defeat of the season. They heeded the warning and went on to win their
first League Championship. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
Burnley 4 Barnsley 1
Turf Moor, Burnley (7,000)
Smith (3),
Bell ~ Hellewell |
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Bradford City 5
The Northolme, Gainsborough
(4,000)
Kitchen ~ Handley (3), O'Rourke (2) |
Glossop 2 Stoke 0
North Road, Glossop
(1,000)
Elmore, Grimes |
Leeds City 5 Derby County 1
Elland Road, Leeds
(10,000)
Murray
(pen),
Croot, Lavery, McLeod (2) ~
Bevan |
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County were without Ben Warren |
Leicester Fosse 2 Blackpool 1
Filbert Street, Leicester
(10,000)
Humphreys (2) ~
Gow |
Lincoln City 2 Clapton Orient 2
Sincil Bank, Lincoln
(1,500)
Langham, Ormiston
~ Martin (2) |
Oldham Athletic 3 Fulham 3
Boundary Park, Oldham
(8,000)
Whaites, Shadbolt, Newton
~
Dalrymple, Harrison, Threlfall |
Stockport County 1 West Bromwich Albion 2
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(4,000)
Suart ~ Walker,
Garrett |
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Albion were without Jesse Pennington |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Hull City 2
Molineux, Wolverhampton (10,000)
Wake ~ J.Smith
(2) |
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impressive performance in despatching Gainsborough on their own ground. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com |
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