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Saturday,
3 April 1909
Home International Championship 1908-09
(26th)
Match
England 2 Scotland 0
[2-0]
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Match
Summary
England Party
Scotland
Party
Team Records |
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Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Penge,
Kent
Attendance:
23,667;
Receipts: £2,081; Kick-off tbc |
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England -
George Wall (''from a Pentland corner, Wall's first attempt
was blocked, his second attempt flew in from fifteen yards' 3,
'dribbled from midfield, he nearly fell, but recovered himself, ended with a magnificent shot
high into the net' 15).
Scotland -
 James
Stark
(saved penalty 'late on')
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Results 1901-14 |
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England won the toss,
Scotland
kicked-off. |
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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
England |
Type |
Scotland |
Referee
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James B. Stark
Airdrie
Linesmen -
John Lewis (Blackburn) and John Liddell
(Queen's Park FC)
Played before The Prince of Wales, George Frederick Ernest Albert (within
thirteen months, he will be King George V), who had arrived five minutes
before kick-off. He was accompanied by Lord Rosebery, Lord Howe (Richard
George Penn Curzon) and Lord Desborough (William Henry
Grenfell).
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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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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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THE ENGLISH TEAM AND THE MATCH.
STRONG PROTEST AGAINST PRESS COMMENTS.
Just prior to the start of the
match the following statement was handed to the press :—
"We, the members of the English
International team, desire to declare that, notwithstanding what has
appeared in the Press, there was never the slightest doubt as to our
determination to play our hardest and do our best to accomplish a victory
for England against Scotland, and we consider any suggestion to the contrary
an insult to us individually and as a team."
This was signed by the whole of
the team and the reserves. |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours: |
"The Englishmen were in white shirts and dark
knickers..." |
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Capt: |
Bob Crompton, ninth captaincy |
Selectors: |
The seven-man FA
International Selection Committee, on Saturday, 27 March 1909 at Bramall
Lane, Sheffield, after the FA Cup semi-final match.
69th match, W 51 - D 12 - L 6 - F 243 - A 57. |
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England
Lineup |
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Hardy, Sam |
26 |
26 August
1882 |
G |
Liverpool FC |
7 |
3
GA |
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Crompton, Robert |
29 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
24 |
0 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
25 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
8 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
29 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Chelsea FC |
16 |
1 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
28 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
13 |
1 |
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Lintott, Evelyn H. |
25 |
2 November 1883 |
LH |
Bradford City FC |
5 |
0 |
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Pentland, Frederick B. |
25 |
29 July 1883 |
OR |
Middlesbrough FC |
2 |
0 |
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Fleming, Harold J. |
21 |
30 April 1887 |
IR |
Swindon Town FC |
1 |
0 |
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Freeman, Bertram C. |
23 |
13 October 1885 |
CF |
Everton FC |
2 |
1 |
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Holley, George H. |
23 |
20 November 1885 |
IL |
Sunderland AFC |
2 |
1 |
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Wall, George |
24 |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC |
3 |
2 |
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reserves: |
The Wednesday FC's
Tom Brittleton and
Sunderland AFC's
Arthur Bridgett.
Everton FC's
Jack Sharp was also asked by the FA to attend, in case his
services were required.
Southampton FC's goalkeeper
Herbert Lock was a
reserve also, but was injured in a club match the week beforehand.
A report from 1911 states that
Derby County FC's
George Richards was also a reserve. |
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team notes: |
Harold Fleming replaced
Tottenham Hotspur FC's
Vivian Woodward in the line-up
the day before the
match. Woodward had injured his ankle in the match between Tottenham
Hotspur FC and Gainsborough Trinity FC the previous Saturday. Although
he participated in practice, he still felt
pain and so withdrew. As he was the original chosen captain, Crompton
was then given the responsibility.
Bob Crompton overtook Steve Bloomer's tally to
become England's record appearance holder.
England have extended
their record by keeping five clean sheets in a row. In doing so, for
the second time in their history, they have kept three Home clean
sheets in a row, and created a new record of going 356 minutes without
conceding a home goal. |
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2-3-5 |
Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Lintott -
Pentland, Fleming, Freeman, Holley, Wall. |
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Averages: |
Age |
25.3 |
Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
0.4 |
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 Scotland
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
6th |
Colours: |
"...The Scotsmen in rose
and primrose. Lord Rosebery's colours".
Primrose yellow and pink hooped striped shirts, white
shorts. |
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Capt: |
James Stark |
Selectors: |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league
match, on Monday, 29 March 1909. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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Brownlie, James |
23 |
15 May 1885 |
G |
Third Lanark FC |
2 |
2
GA |
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Cameron, John |
nk |
not known |
RB |
Chelsea FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Watson, James |
31 |
4 October 1877 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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McNair, Alexander |
25 |
26 December 1883 |
RH |
The Celtic FC |
5 |
0 |
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Stark, James |
28/29 |
1880 |
CH |
Rangers FC |
2 |
0 |
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McWilliam, Peter |
29 |
21 September 1879 |
LH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Bennett, Alexander |
27 |
20 October 1881 |
OR |
Rangers FC |
6 |
1 |
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Walker, Robert |
30 |
10 January 1879 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
24 |
6 |
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Quinn, James |
30 |
8 July 1878 |
CF |
The Celtic FC |
6 |
4 |
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Wilson, George W. |
24/25 |
1884 |
IL |
Newcastle United FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Paul, Harold M. |
22 |
31 August 1886 |
OL |
Queen's Park FC |
3 |
2 |
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reserves: |
The Celtic FC's Jimmy Hay and Jimmy McMenemy. |
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2-3-5 |
Brownlie -
Cameron, Watson -
McNair, Stark, McWilliam -
Bennett, Walker, Quinn, Wilson, Paul |
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Averages: |
Age |
26.9-27.1 |
Appearances/Goals |
6.2 |
1.2 |
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Match Report |
The 38th contest between
England and Scotland, played on the Crystal Palace ground on
Saturday, produced one of the best international games of recent
years. At times the play reached a very high standard, and there was
nothing in the shape of rough or foul play to mar what proved to be
a most enjoyable game to watch. During the 90 minutes there was only
one brief stoppage for an injury to a player. England gained a
well-deserved victory by two goals to none, and earned the
distinction of being the first country to win the three
international games without the loss of a goal.
The weather was fine and the
attendance numbered about 35,000. The Prince of Wales was present,
and met with a most enthusiastic reception on entering and leaving
the pavilion. He was received by Lord Kinnaird, the president of the
Football Association...
Three minutes from the start a
centre by Pentland compelled the Scotch defence to concede a
corner-kick. The ball came out to Wall and his shot struck one of
the backs. It rebounded to the same player, who promptly shot into
the net from about 18 yards range...
...15 minutes from the start a
brilliant individual effort by Wall resulted in a second goal. The
player got the ball in midfield, eluded McNair and Cameron, and,
running right into goal, scored with a magnificent shot that
Brownlie had no chance of saving...
The referee awarded a penalty
kick to Scotland for what appeared to be accidental handling by
Pennington, but Stark made a poor attempt to score, and Hardy easily
cleared...
The winners were the superior
team both in attack and defence. The elaborate short passing tactics
adopted by the Scottish forwards compared unfavourably with the
dashing individual runs and long passing methods of the winners.
- The Times
- Monday 5th April, 1909
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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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