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Saturday, 3 April 1909
Home International Championship 1908-09 (26th) Match

England 2 Scotland 0 [2-0]
 

Match Summary
England Party

Scotland Party
Team Records

Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park, Penge, Kent
Attendance: 23,667;
Receipts: £2,081; Kick-off tbc

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')

Results 1901-14

England won the toss, Scotland kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

England

Type

Scotland

Referee - 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).

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
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.

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours: "The Englishmen were in white shirts and dark knickers..."
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.
England Lineup
  Hardy, Sam 26 26 August 1882 G Liverpool FC 7 3 GA
  Crompton, Robert 29 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 24 0
  Pennington, Jesse 25 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 8 0
  Warren, Benjamin 29 7 May 1879 RH Chelsea FC 16 1
  Wedlock, William J. 28 28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC 13 1
  Lintott, Evelyn H. 25 2 November 1883 LH Bradford City FC 5 0
  Pentland, Frederick B. 25 29 July 1883 OR Middlesbrough FC 2 0
  Fleming, Harold J. 21 30 April 1887 IR Swindon Town FC 1 0
  Freeman, Bertram C. 23 13 October 1885 CF Everton FC 2 1
  Holley, George H. 23 20 November 1885 IL Sunderland AFC 2 1
Wall, George 24 20 February 1885 OL Manchester United FC 3 2

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.

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.
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Lintott -
Pentland, Fleming, Freeman, Holley, Wall.

Averages:

Age 25.3 Appearances/Goals 7.5 0.4

England teams v. Scotland:

1908:

Hardy Crompton Pennington Warren Wedlock Lintott Rutherford Woodward Hilsdon Windridge Bridgett

1909:

Hardy Crompton Pennington Warren Wedlock Lintott Pentland Fleming Freeman Holley Wall

 

Scotland Team

 

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.
Capt: James Stark Selectors: The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen, following the inter-league match, on Monday, 29 March 1909.
Scotland Lineup
  Brownlie, James 23 15 May 1885 G Third Lanark FC 2 2 GA
  Cameron, John nk not known RB Chelsea FC, England 2 0
  Watson, James 31 4 October 1877 LB Middlesbrough FC, England 6 0
  McNair, Alexander 25 26 December 1883 RH The Celtic FC 5 0
Stark, James 28/29 1880 CH Rangers FC 2 0
  McWilliam, Peter 29 21 September 1879 LH Newcastle United FC, England 6 0
  Bennett, Alexander 27 20 October 1881 OR Rangers FC 6 1
  Walker, Robert 30 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 24 6
  Quinn, James 30 8 July 1878 CF The Celtic FC 6 4
  Wilson, George W. 24/25 1884 IL Newcastle United FC, England 6 0
  Paul, Harold M. 22 31 August 1886 OL Queen's Park FC 3 2

reserves:

The Celtic FC's Jimmy Hay and Jimmy McMenemy.
 
2-3-5 Brownlie -
Cameron, Watson -
McNair, Stark, McWilliam -
Bennett, Walker, Quinn, Wilson, Paul

Averages:

Age 26.9-27.1 Appearances/Goals 6.2 1.2

 

    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

    Football League

Football League Division One
3 April 1909
Team P Pts
Newcastle United 32 49
Everton 33 41
Sunderland 33 36
The Wednesday 33 36
Blackburn Rovers 32 35
Middlesbrough 33 33
Notts County 32 33
Preston North End 33 33
Manchester United 31 33
Manchester City 32 32
Aston Villa 33 32
Bristol City 30 32
Liverpool 33 31
Sheffield United 34 31
Nottingham Forest 32 30
Woolwich Arsenal 34 30
Bury 34 29
Chelsea 32 27
Bradford City 31 24
Leicester Fosse 31 21

 

Division One matches played on 3 April 1909:

BRISTOL CITY 0-0 ASTON VILLA
16,000 (Ashton Gate, Bristol)

Bristol City were without Billy Wedlock, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace.

EVERTON 0-1 BRADFORD CITY
(Whittingham 20)

10,000
(Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Everton were without Bert Freeman, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace, and Jack Sharp, who was also at the international, whilst Bradford City were without Evelyn Lintott, also playing against Scotland.

LEICESTER FOSSE 2-4 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Donnelly 23, Shinton 66 (Garbutt 4, Latheron 18, 65, Kyle 22)
8,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

Blackburn were without England captain, Bob Crompton, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace.

MANCHESTER CITY 4-0 LIVERPOOL
Ross 59, Buchan 63, Jones, Dorsett 82
15,000 (Hyde Road, Manchester)

Liverpool were without Sam Hardy, who was keeping a clean sheet against Scotland at Crystal Palace, including saving a penalty.

MIDDLESBROUGH 0-1 BURY
(Currie 47)
10,000 (
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Fred Pentland, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace. and Jimmy Watson, who was playing for Scotland.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Allan 88 (Morris 38)
22,000 (
St James' Park, Newcastle)

Newcastle were without McWilliam and Wilson, who were playing for Scotland against England at Crystal Palace.

NOTTS COUNTY 0-0 SUNDERLAND
10,000 (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)

Sunderland were without George Holley, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace, whilst Arthur Bridgett was a reserve.

PRESTON NORTH END 1-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Lyons pen. 53 (Featherstone 32)
7,500 (Deepdale, Preston)

THE WEDNESDAY 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
Bradshaw 20, 55
15,000 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)

Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton, who was a reserve against Scotland at Crystal Palace, whilst United were without George Wall, who scored the goals that beat Scotland.

WOOLWICH ARSENAL 0-0 CHELSEA
20,000 (Manor Ground, London)

Chelsea were without Ben Warren, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace, and Jock Cameron, who was playing for Scotland.

Though they dropped a point at home, and lost their next game to local rivals, Sunderland, Newcastle clinched the title on Easter Monday with a resounding three-goal victory against their nearest challengers, Everton.

Football League Division Two
3 April 1909
Team P Pts
West Bromwich Albion 32 45
Bolton Wanderers 33 45
Tottenham Hotspur 32 43
Hull City 32 37
Oldham Athletic 30 35
Fulham 33 34
Derby County 30 34
Birmingham 33 33
Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 32
Glossop 31 31
Burnley 32 30
Leeds City 31 30
Clapton Orient 30 29
Barnsley 33 28
Gainsborough Trinity 31 28
Stockport County 33 28
Grimsby Town 33 26
Blackpool 33 25
Chesterfield Town 33 25
Bradford 33 24

 

Division Two matches played on 3 April 1909:

BIRMINGHAM 1-1 DERBY COUNTY
King (Bentley pen.)

4,000 (St Andrew's, Birmingham)

Derby were without George Richards, who attended the international at Crystal Palace.

BOLTON WANDERERS 2-0 GLOSSOP
Owen 2

15
,400 (Burnden Park, Bolton)

BRADFORD 0-1 CLAPTON ORIENT
(Louch)

10,000 (Park Avenue, Bradford)

BURNLEY 0-0 LEEDS CITY
5
,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

FULHAM 2-2 BARNSLEY
Dalrymple, Harrison (Boyle, Burkinshaw)

16
,000 (Craven Cottage, London)

GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 2-0 HULL CITY
Ward, Wood

4,000 (The Northolme, Gainsborough)

GRIMSBY TOWN 1-2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Coxon (McFarlane, Minter)

5
,000 (Blundell Park, Cleethorpes)

STOCKPORT COUNTY 2-0 CHESTERFIELD TOWN
Whitehouse, Berry

5,000 (Edgeley Park, Stockport)

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 5-1 BLACKPOOL
Hewitt 2, 1 pen., Garraty, Miller o.g., Fielding (Weston)

17,426 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

West Brom were without Jesse Pennington, who was playing against Scotland at Crystal Palace.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Blunt (Wolstenholme)

7,000 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

An easy win kept West Brom at the summit, and they were top after their final fixture, but Bolton and Tottenham both leapfrogged them to promotion.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 3 April 1909 that a crowd of 35,000 at New York's Polo Grounds saw a professional marathon race between the world's top six runners, including Olympic champion, Johnny Hayes, of the United States, and Italy's Dorando Pietri, who was famously disqualified after being helped over the finish line when he collapsed during the previous year's London Olympic marathon, but had beaten Hayes twice in professional races in New York since then. They were both beaten by Henri St Ives, of France, who took the first prize of five thousand dollars.

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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