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Saturday, 4 April 1908
 Home International Championship 1907-08 (25th) Match

Scotland 1 England 1 [1-0]
 

 Match Summary
Scotland Party
England Party
Team Records

Hampden Park, Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Attendance: 121,452 (a new world record attendance); Receipts: £6995; Kick-off 3.30pm GMT

Scotland - Andy Wilson ('Quinn crossed, and although Crompton blocked White's volley, Wilson snatched the tap in' 27)
England - Jimmy Windridge ('a powerful shot hit the underside of the crossbar, and from the rebound the referee adjudged the ball to have crossed the line' 74).
 According to the Dundee Courier, 'the ball hit the top of the net close to the crossbar, and rebounded out after striking the ground'
Results 1901-14

Scotland won the toss, England kicked-off.
 

Match Summary

Officials

Scotland

Type

England
Referee - James Mason
 Burslem, England

Linesmen - John Liddell, Queen's Park, Scotland and John Lewis, Blackburn, England

   Goal Attempts  
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  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
The new world record attendance was not without incident, "so great was the pressure that no fewer than seventy persons were injured, one so severely that he had to be treated at the hospital." - The Manchester Courier. "The majority of those had dropped to the ground in a faint and recovered fully when carried out on the stretchers, but three cases were so serious that the unfortunates had to be conveyed in the ambulance van to the Victoria Hospital. These were:-  Alexander Cuthill, 11 Annfield Road, Denistoun - Internal injuries. James McDade, Railway Road, Airdrie - Injured leg. John Holt, junior, Harbour Road, Musselburgh - Internal injuries." - The Dundee Courier. "Apart from the great crush, many were injured on the head, as spectators in ruthless and cruel fashion threw stones and empty bottles at those they regarded as intruding on the general view. For a time a perfect fusillade was maintained, and those in front were compelled to crouch down to save themselves. As was to be expected, cut heads were numerous. At the finish of the match a miner, whose identity has not been established, fell between a railway carriage and the platform at Mount Florida Station, and was conveyed to the Infirmary." - The Dundee Courier.

Scotland Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th		 Colours: Lord Rosebery's racing colours of primrose yellow and pink hooped striped shirts
Capt: Charlie Thomson Selectors: The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen on Monday, 30 March 1908, in Glasgow.
Scotland Lineup
  McBride, Peter 33 16 November 1874 G Preston North End, England 5 5 GA
  McNair, Alexander 24 26 December 1883 RB The Celtic FC 4 0
  Sharp, James 27 11 October 1880 LB Woolwich Arsenal FC, England 4 0
  Aitken, Andrew 30 27 April 1877 RH Middlesbrough FC, England 11 0
  Thomson, Charles B. 29 12 June 1878 CH Heart of Midlothian FC 12 3
  May, John 33 15 April 1874 LH Rangers FC 4 0
  Howie, James 30 19 March 1878 OR Newcastle United FC, England 3 2
  Walker, Robert 29 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 22 5
Wilson, Andrew 27 10 December 1880 CF The Wednesday, England 2 1
  White, Walter 25 15 May 1882 IL Bolton Wanderers FC, England 2 0
  Quinn, James 29 8 July 1878 OL The Celtic FC 5 4

reserves:

 Harry Rennie (Hibernian FC), William Agnew (Kilmarnock FC), Alex Gardner (Newcastle United FC), Johnnie May (Rangers FC), Alexander Bennett (The Celtic FC), Finlay Speedie (Newcastle United FC), William Lennie (Aberdeen FC). May accompanied the team as reserve for all positions.

team notes:

 Newcastle United FC's Peter McWilliam was the original named left-half, his place going to the named reserve, Johnnie May, on 4 April. McWilliam had an 'injured limb'.
This is the oldest team that England have faced thus far.
 
2-3-5 McBride -
McNair, Sharp -
Aitken, Thomson, May -
Howie, Walker, Wilson, White, Quinn.

Averages:

 Age 28.7 Appearances/Goals 6.7 1.3
 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st		 Colours: White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts
Capt: Vivian Woodward, third captaincy Selectors: The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Monday, 30 March 1908, at 104 High Holborn, London.
62nd match, W 44 - D 12 - L 6 - F 207 - A 55.
England Lineup
  Hardy, Sam 25 26 August 1882 G Liverpool FC 4 3 GA
  Crompton, Robert 28 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 17 0
  Pennington, Jesse 24 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 5 0
  Warren, Benjamin 28 7 May 1879 RH Derby County FC 9 0
  Wedlock, William J. 27 28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC 6 1
  Lintott, Evelyn H. 24 2 November 1883 LH Queen's Park Rangers FC 3 0
  Rutherford, John 23 12 October 1884 OR Newcastle United FC 7 0
  Woodward, Vivian J. 28 3 June 1879 IR Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 10
  Hilsdon, George 22 10 August 1885 CF Chelsea FC 4 4
Windridge, James E. 25 21 October 1882 IL Chelsea FC 3 2
  Bridgett, G. Arthur 25 11 October 1882 OL Sunderland AFC 2 0

reserves:

 Bolton Wanderers FC's Sam Greenhalgh and The Wednesday FC's Frank Bradshaw.
Added on Wednesday, 1 April, were Newcastle United FC's Bill Appleyard and Crystal Palace FC's George Woodger.

team notes:

 On the Wednesday before this match took place, Chelsea FC played Everton FC and both Hilsdon and Windridge featured, despite the FA's request that these players were rested. As a result, the Selection Committee added two more to the reserve list.
Jock Rutherford picked up an injury through the first half and played out the rest of this match ineffectively.
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Lintott -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Bridgett.

Averages:

 Age 25.4 Appearances/Goals 6.5 1.5

England teams v. Scotland:

1907:

 Hardy Crompton Pennington Warren Wedlock Veitch Rutherford Bloomer Woodward Stewart Hardman

1908:

 Hardy Crompton Pennington Warren Wedlock Lintott Rutherford Woodward Hilsdon Windridge Bridgett

 

    Match Report

The Scotland and England match was decided at Hampden-park, Glasgow, on Saturday. After a hard game the result was a draw of one goal all. The popularity of this fixture keeps on increasing in Scotland, and all records for any football match in the shape of attendances were broken, the crowd numbering over 120,000. Unfortunately there were 70 casualties among the spectators, but only in one case was there anything serious.

In the first half England, against a strong wind and powerful sun, played the better football, the footwork of their forwards being superior to that of their opponents, but Scotland were the first to score. Quinn, their outside left, made a splendid run and centre, which enabled Wilson to score with an " unstoppable " shot...

...ten minutes before the close Windridge scored for England from a powerful shot... - The Times - Monday 6th April, 1908

    Football League
Football League Division One
4 April 1908
Team P Pts
Manchester United 31 46
The Wednesday 32 38
Newcastle United 33 38
Manchester City 32 36
Middlesbrough 34 35
Preston North End 34 35
Sheffield United 35 34
Chelsea 33 34
Aston Villa 32 33
Bury 33 33
Everton 32 32
Liverpool 32 31
Sunderland 34 31
Woolwich Arsenal 34 31
Nottingham Forest 33 30
Blackburn Rovers 33 30
Bristol City 33 29
Bolton Wanderers 33 28
Notts County 33 28
Birmingham 34 28

 

Division One matches played on 4 April 1908:

ASTON VILLA 5-1 LIVERPOOL
Hampton 35, 77, Bache 64, 73, 86 (Orr 57)
18,000 (Villa Park, Birmingham)

Liverpool were without Sam Hardy, who was in goal against Scotland in Glasgow.

BRISTOL CITY 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Maxwell 70 (Wall 30)
12,000 (Ashton Gate, Bristol)

Bristol City were without Billy Wedlock, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

BURY 1-4 MIDDLESBROUGH
Richards 81 (Wilcox 29, 79, Cail 46, Bloomer 75)
8,775 (Gigg Lane, Bury)

Middlesbrough were without Andy Aitken, who was playing for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

EVERTON 2-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Young 52, Coleman 70
10,000 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Newcastle were without Jock Rutherford, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow and picked up an injury, and Howie and McWilliam, who were selected for Scotland, though McWilliam had to pull out on the day due to an injury.

MANCHESTER CITY 0-3 CHELSEA
(Jackson o.g. 6, Humphreys 55, Rouse 65)
25,000 (Hyde Road, Manchester)

Chelsea were without Hilsdon and Windridge (the scorer of England's equaliser), who were playing against Scotland in Glasgow, whilst City lost Irvine Thornley to an injury after only ten minutes.

NOTTS COUNTY 2-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Cantrell 51, Gooch 62
16,000 (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)

PRESTON NORTH END 0-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
9,000 (Deepdale, Preston)

Preston were without Peter McBride, who was in goal for Scotland against England in Glasgow.

SUNDERLAND 1-0 BIRMINGHAM
Hogg pen. 79
6,000 (City Ground, Nottingham)

Sunderland were without Arthur Bridgett, who was playing against Scotland in Glasgow.

THE WEDNESDAY 2-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Simpson 42, Maxwell 80
8,000 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)

Wednesday were without Andrew Wilson, who scored his first goal for Scotland, against England in Glasgow, and Frank Bradshaw, who was an England reserve, whilst Blackburn were without Bob Crompton, who was playing for England.

WOOLWICH ARSENAL 1-1 BOLTON WANDERERS
J.Satterthwaite 16 (Shepherd 70)
10,000 (Manor Ground, London)

Arsenal were without Jimmy Sharp, who was playing for Scotland against England in Glasgow, whilst Bolton were without White (who played for Scotland) and Greenhalgh (who was a reserve for England).

Manchester United only picked up four points from their last six matches, but they had done enough to secure their first title which was confirmed a week later, despite their second home defeat of the season, to Notts County.

Football League Division Two
4 April 1908
Team P Pts
Oldham Athletic 33 45
Derby County 32 44
Bradford City 33 44
Fulham 32 43
Hull City 34 43
Burnley 33 42
Leicester Fosse 32 42
West Bromwich Albion 33 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 31
Stoke 32 31
Stockport County 34 30
Gainsborough Trinity 34 30
Clapton Orient 33 29
Leeds City 33 27
Barnsley 31 26
Glossop 31 24
Blackpool 33 23
Grimsby Town 32 21
Chesterfield Town 32 20
Lincoln City 34 19

 

Division Two matches played on 4 April 1908:

BRADFORD CITY 1-1 GRIMSBY TOWN
Bartlett (Blanthorne)
16,000 (Valley Parade, Bradford)

BURNLEY 2-0 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
A.Smith, Leake
6,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

CLAPTON ORIENT 0-0 LEEDS CITY
 8,000 (Millfields Road, London)

DERBY COUNTY 3-0 STOKE
Long, Davis 2
 7,000 (Baseball Ground, Derby)

Derby were without Ben Warren, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

FULHAM 5-1 LEICESTER FOSSE
Harrison, Brown, Dalrymple 2, Carter (Durrant)
30,000 (Craven Cottage, London)

HULL CITY 4-2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Temple 2, Jackie Smith, Joe Smith (Pheasant, Timmins)
6,086 (Anlaby Road, Hull)

West Brom were without Jesse Pennington, who was playing for England in Glasgow.

LINCOLN CITY 2-0 BLACKPOOL
Wilson, Ormiston
3,000 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2-0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Whaites, Newton
 10,000 (Boundary Park, Oldham)

STOCKPORT COUNTY 1-0 CHESTERFIELD TOWN
Green
2,000 (Edgeley Park, Stockport)

 

 

Oldham's fourth successive win took them top with only five games left of their first ever Football League season, and though they maintained their unbeaten home record to the end of the season, they were pipped to promotion by Bradford City and Leicester Fosse.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 3 April 1908 that the Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigned through ill health, at the age of 71. He died just nineteen days later, at 10 Downing Street.

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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