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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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The Football Ground, Crystal Palace Park,
Crystal Palace Parade, Penge,
Kent
Kick-off (GMT):
'tbc'
Attendance:
'23,667'
Receipts:
'£2081' |
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England's fourth visit to the Palace, but seventeenth visit to London, and
third to Kent. |
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Bob Crompton won the toss |
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[1-0] George Wall 3
'from
a Pentland corner, Wall's first attempt was blocked, his second
attempt flew in from fifteen yards'
[2-0]
George Wall 15
BRACE
'dribbled
from midfield, he nearly fell, but recovered himself, ended with a
magnificent shot high into the net' |
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[2-0] James Stark saved
penalty late
(Pennington handball) |
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thirteenth ever scoreless second half
- 25th ever scoreless half |
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Sheffield Daily Telegraph |
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 Officials |
England |
Team Records |
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Referee
James
B. Stark
Airdrie |
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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Linesmen |
John Lewis
54 (30 March 1855), Market Drayton (Lancashire FA) |
John Liddell
Queen's Park FC |
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England
Team |
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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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
"The Englishmen were in white shirts and dark
knickers..." |
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Captain |
Bob Crompton |
Selection |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P 8 of 21, W 4 - D 3 - L 1 - F
12 - A 7. |
P seventy of 195, W 51 - D 13 - L 6 - F 243 - A
60. |
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team chosen at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, on Saturday,
27 March 1909, after
the FA Cup semi-final fixture. |
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England
Lineup |
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three changes to the previous match (Veitch, Woodward &
Bridgett out) |
league position (27th March) |
ave FL pos:
8th⁷ |
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Hardy, Sam |
26 |
26 August
1882 |
G |
Liverpool FC |
7 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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sixth keeper to face a penalty kick |
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Crompton, Robert |
29 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
24 |
0 |
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most apps 1909 |
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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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341 |
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Fleming, Harold J. |
21
338 days |
30 April 1887 |
IR |
Swindon Town FC |
1 |
0 |
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the second Town player to represent
England |
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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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the 65th brace scored |
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reserves: |
Tom Brittleton (The Wednesday FC) and
Arthur Bridgett (Sunderland AFC).
Jack Sharp (Everton FC) was also asked by the FA to attend, in case his
services were required.
Goalkeeper
Herbert Lock
(Southampton FC) was a
reserve also, but was injured in a club match the week beforehand.
A report from 1911 states that
George Richards (Derby County FC) was also a reserve. |
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team changes: |
Harold Fleming replaced
Vivian Woodward
(Tottenham Hotspur FC) 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 practise, he still felt
pain and so withdrew. As Woodward was the original chosen captain, Crompton
was then given the responsibility. |
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records: |
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. They also extend
their record by going 462 minutes without conceding a goal. Sam Hardy
broke the goalkeeper's clean sheet record (318 mins) in the 76th min.,
ending the match at 333 mins.
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.
George Wall is the second England player to
score two goals at The Crystal Palace. |
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2-3-5 |
Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Lintott -
Pentland, Fleming, Freeman, Holley, Wall. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
7.5 |
0.4 |
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England teams
v. Scotland: |
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1908: |
Hardy |
Crompton |
Pennington |
Warren |
Wedlock |
Lintott |
Rutherford |
Woodward |
Hilsdon |
Windridge |
Bridgett |
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1909: |
Pentland |
Fleming |
Freeman |
Holley |
Wall |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
5th |
Colours |
Made by F.A. Lumley's -
"...The Scotsmen in rose
and primrose. Lord Rosebery's colours", white shorts. |
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Captain |
James Stark |
Selection |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members |
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team chosen in Glasgow, on Monday, 29 March 1909, following
inter-league match. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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Brownlie, James |
23 |
15 May 1885 |
G |
Third Lanark FC |
2 |
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Cameron, John |
nk |
not known |
RB |
Chelsea FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Watson, James |
32 |
4 October 1876 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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final app
1903-09 |
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McNair, Alexander |
26 |
24 December 1882 |
RH |
The Celtic FC |
5 |
0 |
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Stark, James |
28/29 |
1880 |
CH |
Rangers FC |
2 |
0 |
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6th (& missed)
penalty kick against England |
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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 Staig |
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 |
5 |
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Wilson, George Williamson |
25 |
8 September 1883 |
IL |
Newcastle United FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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final app
1904-09 |
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Paul, Harold M. |
22 |
31 August 1886 |
OL |
Queen's Park FC |
3 |
2 |
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reserves: |
Jimmy Hay and Jimmy McMenemy (both The Celtic FC). |
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team notes: |
Outside left Harry Paul is playing on his home ground |
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2-3-5 |
Brownlie -
Cameron, Watson -
McNair, Stark, McWilliam -
Bennett, Walker, Quinn, Wilson, Paul |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
6.2 |
1.3 |
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Match Report
The x |
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
5 April 1909 |
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 the most enjoyable game to watch.
During the 90 minutes there was only one brief stoppage for 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 happened 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. |
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In Other News....
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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. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (3 April 1909) |
The Football
League Division One:
Bristol City 0 Aston Villa 0
Ashton Gate, Bedminster (16,000) |
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City were without Billy Wedlock |
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Everton 0 Bradford City 1
Goodison
Park, Liverpool (10,000)
Whittingham²⁰ |
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Everton were without
Bert Freeman and Jack Sharp |
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City were without Evelyn Lintott |
Leicester Fosse 2 Blackburn Rovers 4
Filbert Street, Leicester
(8,000)
Donnelly²³, Shinton⁶⁶ ~
Garbutt⁴ Latheron¹⁸ ⁶⁵, Kyle²² |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton |
Manchester City 4 Liverpool 0
Hyde Road, Manchester (15,000)
Ross⁵⁹, Buchan⁶³, Jones, Dorsett⁸² |
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Liverpool were without Sam Hardy |
Middlesbrough 0 Bury 1
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (10,000)
Currie⁴⁷ |
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Boro were without Fred Pentland and
Jimmy Watson |
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Newcastle United 1 Nottingham Forest 1
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
(22,000)
Allan⁸⁸ ~
Morris³⁸ |
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United were without Peter
McWilliam and George Wilson |
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Notts County 0 Sunderland 0
Trent Bridge, Nottingham (10,000) |
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Sunderland were without George Holley and Arthur Bridgett |
Preston North End 1 Sheffield United 1
Deepdale, Preston (7,500)
Lyon (pen⁵³) ~
Featherstone³² |
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The Wednesday 2 Manchester United 0
Wednesday Ground, Owlerton (15,000)
Bradshaw²⁰ ⁵⁵ |
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Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton |
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United were without George Wall |
Woolwich Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0
Manor Ground, Plumstead (20,000) |
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Chelsea were without
Ben Warren and Jock Cameron |
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| 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. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
Birmingham 1 Derby County 1
St. Andrew's, Birmingham (4,000)
King
~ Bentley (pen) |
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County were without George Richards |
Bolton Wanderers 2 Glossop 0
Burnden Park, Bolton (15,400)
Owen (2) |
Bradford 0 Clapton Orient 1
Park Avenue, Bradford (10,000)
Louch |
Burnley 0 Leeds City 0
Turf Moor, Burnley (5,000) |
Fulham 2 Barnsley 2
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(16,000)
Dalrymple, Harrison ~ Boyle, Burkinshaw |
Gainsborough Trinity 2 Hull City 0
The
Northolme, Gainsborough
(4,000)
Ward, Wood |
Grimsby Town 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
(5,000)
Coxon
~ McFarlane, Minter |
Stockport County 2 Chesterfield Town 0
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(5,000)
Whitehouse, Berry |
West Bromwich Albion 5 Blackpool 1
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(17,426)
Hewitt (2 (1 pen)),
Garraty,
Miller
OG,
Fielding
~ Weston |
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Albion were without Jesse Pennington |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Oldham Athletic 1
Molineux Grounds, Wolverhampton
(7,000)
Blunt ~
Wolstenholme |
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top after their final fixture, but Bolton and Tottenham both leapfrogged them to
promotion. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
Scottish FA
England Football Factbook
Richard Keir's Scotland - The Complete International
Record
Andy Mitchell's The Men Who Made Football |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
London Hearts |
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