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103 Monday, 31 May 1909
End of Season Continental Tour Match

 Hungary 2 England 8 [0-5]

Match Summary
 Hungary Party
England Party
Team Records
 
 
England Continental Party  May 1909
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Capt
Bridgett, G. Arthur 11 October 1882 26 OL Sunderland AFC 9 3 0
Bridgett replaced George Wall in the party
Brittleton, J. Thomas 23 April 1882 27 RHB The Wednesday FC 0 0 0
Brittleton withdrew from the party because of a broken collar bone
Crompton, Robert 26 September 1879 29 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 25 0 8
Fleming, Harold J. 20 November 1885 22 IR Swindon Town FC 2 1 0
Freeman, Bertram C. 13 October 1885 23 CF Everton FC 2 1 0
Freeman withdrew from the party to embark on a club tour
Halse, Harold J. 1 January 1886 23 OL Manchester United FC 0 0 0
Halse added to the party as a replacement for Wall
Hardy, Sam 26 August 1882 26 G Liverpool FC 8 5ᵍᵃ 0
Holley, George H. 20 November 1885 23 IR Sunderland AFC 3 1 0
Lintott, Evelyn H. 2 November 1883 25 LHB Bradford City FC 6 0 0
Pennington, Jesse 23 August 1883 25 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 9 0 0
Pentland, Frederick B. 29 July 1883 25 OR Middlesbrough FC 3 0 0
Richards, George H. 10 May 1880 29 LHB Derby County FC 0 0 0
Richards added to the party as a replacement for Brittleton
Wall, George 20 February 1885 24 OR Manchester United FC 3 2 0
Wall withdrew from the party before departure
Warren, Benjamin 7 May 1879 30 RHB Chelsea FC 17 1 0
Wedlock, William J. 28 October 1880 28 CHB Bristol City FC 14 1 0
Woodward, Vivian J. 3 June 1879 29 IR Tottenham Hotspur FC 19 19 10

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the fourth of the 1908-09 season, against Hungary on 29 May 1909.

Diary

Friday, 23 April 1909 - At the offices of The Football Association in High Holborn, the party that will represent England on the continental tour of Austria and Hungary in June has been chosen. Arthur Bridgett, Bob Crompton, Jesse Pennington, Ben Warren, Billy Wedlock and Vivian Woodward are each playing in their second continental tours. Evelyn Lintott returns after being forced to withdraw from the 1908 tour.

 Saturday, 24 April 1909 - "Tom Brittleton, Wednesday's clever half-back, fell heavily in a fair and square charge with Duffy, Bury's speedy outside-left. When Brittleton rose it was seen something was amiss, and when he got to the dressing room the painful discovery was made that his collar-bone was broken. Brittleton was taken to Bury Infirmary, where he had the broken member set, and he was able to come home with the team after the match."

Monday, 17 May 1909 - "The team selected to oppose Scotland last month was chosen for the tour, but Freeman [who is touring with his club in South America]. [Harry] Stapley was invited to fill the vacancy, but as the popular Glossop amateur is to be married on June 9 he could not spare the time for both tours. Captain Vivian Woodward will, therefore, lead the attack and the elusive Fleming, who did so well against the Scots at inside-right, will again appear in that position. Brittleton's injury prevents him going as reserve, and with Fleming in the team, the reserves will be Richards (Derby County) and Halse (Manchester United)."

 Wednesday, 26 May 1909 - "The England international team left Charing-cross Station this morning [9-0 a.m.] for a tour in Austria-Hungary. [Depart Dover Pier 11-0 a.m., arrive Ostend Quay 3 p.m. Leave Ostend 4-46 p.m. by train de luxe with sleeping cars. The players have gone out under the charge of Mr. J. J. Bentley, president of the Football League, and the F.A. party will include Messrs. D. B. Woolfall and F. J. Wall (representatives at International Federation Congress) and G. W. Simmons."

 Thursday, 27 May 1909 - "The England party travelling via Cologne, Mayence, Nuremburg, and Passau. They arrive at Vienna at 5.25 p.m." They spend their second night away in the Hotel Ersherzog Carl.

 Friday, 28 May 1909 - "Leave Vienna by steamer 7-0 a.m. Arrive in Buda Pesth 3-0 p.m. Hotel Hungaria."

 Saturday, 29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4 -

England Form: last six games
W W W W W W  f 23:a 2    success: 100%
97 10 June 1908 - Hungary 0 England 7 [0-4]
 Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-Pesth (6,500/25,000)		 Woodward, Hilsdon (4), Windridge, Rutherford Fr AW
98 13 June 1908 - Bohemia 0 England 4 [0-1]
 Letná Hřiště Sport Klubu, raze (12,000)		 Hilsdon (2 (1 pen)), Windridge, Rutherford AW
99 13 February 1909 - England 4 Ireland 0 [0-0]
Horton Park Avenue, Bradford (28,000)		 Hilsdon (2), Woodward (2) BC HW
100 15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0 [2-0]
 City Ground, Nottingham (11,500)		 Holley, Freeman HW
101 3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland 0 [2-0]
 Sports Arena, The Crystal Palace (23,667-40,000)		 Wall (2) HW
102 29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4 [1-3]
 Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-Pesth (10,000)		 Késmárky, Grósz
 Bridgett, Woodward, Fleming, Weinber OG		 Fr AW


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