|
Austria
Team |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
12th |
Colours |
not known |
Captain |
Engelbert König |
Selection |
Committee |
Austria
Lineup |
|
Prager, Joséf |
22 |
15 November 1886 |
G |
Vienna Cricket & FC |
4 |
12ᵍᵃ |
|
Weihrauch, Wilhelm |
32 |
20 November 1876 |
RB |
SpC Rudolfshügel |
2 |
0 |
|
Smolek, Rudolf |
nk |
not known |
LB |
SK Rapid Wien |
1 |
0 |
|
Cimera, Robert |
20 |
17 September 1887 |
RH |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
1 |
0 |
|
Fischl, Paul |
nk |
not known |
CH |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
1 |
0 |
|
Wackenreuther, Arthur |
nk |
not known |
LH |
Wiener SK |
1 |
0 |
 |
Schmieger, Wilhelm |
21 |
24 April 1887 |
OR |
Wiener SK |
2 |
1 |
|
Merz, Robert |
20 |
25 November 1887 |
IR |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
1 |
0 |
|
König, Engelbert |
23 |
18 October 1884 |
CF |
SC Germania Schwechat |
2 |
0 |
|
Hirschl, Friedrich |
nk |
not known |
IL |
Vienna Cricket & FC |
1 |
0 |
|
Thurm, Ernst |
nk |
not known |
OL |
DFC Praha, Bohemia |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
It appears that Johann Schwarz (DFC Praha) was named in the original
line-up, he was replaced with Wilhelm Weihrauch. |
|
2-3-5 |
Prager - Weihrauch, Smolek - Cimera, Fischl, Wackenreuther - Schmieger,
Merz,
König, Hirschl, Thurm |
Averages: |
Age |
tbc |
Appearances/Goals |
1.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
White
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
Captain |
Vivian Woodward |
Selection
Selectors: Daniel Woolfall
and Fred
Wall
Trainer:
Bob Holmes |
The two-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
P 4 of 14, W 3 - D 1 - L 0 - F 17 - A
4. |
P 64 of 195, W 45 - D 13 - L 6 - F 213 - A
59. |
5 |
team chosen on Saturday, 16 May 1908. |
England
Lineup |
|
|
three changes to the previous match (Hardy, Pennington &
Lintott dropped) |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
ave FL pos:
8th⁷ |
|
Bailey, Horace P. |
26 |
3 July 1881 |
G |
Leicester Fosse FC |
2 |
2ᵍᵃ |
|
Crompton, Robert |
28 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
18 |
0 |
334 |
|
Corbett, Walter S. |
27 193
days |
26 November
1880 |
LB |
Birmingham FC |
1 |
0 |
second Birmingham player to represent
England |
|
Warren, Benjamin |
29 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Derby County FC |
10 |
0 |
|
Wedlock, William J. |
27 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
7 |
1 |
|
Hawkes, Robert M. |
27 |
18 October 1880 |
LH |
Luton Town FC |
2 |
0 |
|
Rutherford, John |
23 |
12 October 1884 |
OR |
Newcastle United FC |
8 |
0 |
 |
Woodward, Vivian J. |
29 |
3 June 1879 |
IR |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
13 |
11 |
  |
Hilsdon, George |
22 |
10 August 1885 |
CF |
Chelsea FC |
5 |
6 |
the 58th brace scored |
  |
Windridge, James E. |
25 |
21 October 1882 |
IL |
Chelsea FC |
4 |
4 |
the 57th brace scored |
 |
Bridgett, G. Arthur |
25 |
11 October 1882 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC |
3 |
1 |
reserves: |
Jesse Pennington
(West Bromwich Albion FC)
and
Frank Bradshaw (The Wednesday FC). |
team changes: |
The original selection included
Kenneth Hunt (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC's
&
Oxford University AFC),
Evelyn Lintott (Queen's Park Rangers FC) and
Harry Stapley (West Ham United FC). Their places went to Hawkes, Wedlock and Hilsdon. |
team notes: |
Andy Ducat (Woolwich Arsenal FC) was unable to accept the post of 'reserve', as he had
prior cricketing arrangements. |
records: |
With the beginnings of a continental
tour, this is the first time England have played four matches in a
season. |
|
2-3-5 |
Bailey -
Crompton, Corbett - Warren, Wedlock, Hawkes -
Rutherford, Woodward, Hilsdon, Windridge, Bridgett |
Averages: |
Age |
|
Appearances/Goals |
6.6 |
1.5 |
|
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Match Report
The x |
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In Other News....
It was on 5 June 1908
that General Sir Redvers Buller was buried at Crediton in Devon. He was
awarded the victoria Cross for bravery under fire in the Anglo-Zulu War
of 1879 and then led the British forces in South Africa during the
second Boer War. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook AustrianSoccer.at |
|
Rothman's Yearbooks The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com |
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