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Saturday, 23 July 1910
FA Tour of South Africa, Second Test
South Africa 2 England 6
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Wanderers Ground,
Johannesburg,
Transvaal Province
Kick-off (SAST):
'this afternoon'
Attendance:
'some 13,000 spectators'; 'witnessed by
14,000 spectators'; 'many of the 15,000 spectators'
(African record) |
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kicked off |
Vivian Woodward won the toss |
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[1≡1] Messer free-kick 30
'freekick
equalised' |
[0-1] Harold Fleming 1
'a
fine goal'
[1-1] George Holley
strike hits the post [1-2] Vivian Woodward
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'scored
the rebound'
[1-3] George Wall 40
'a
beautiful shot' |
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[2-3] Hartigan 50
'combined
play'
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[2-4] George Holley 65
'a
fine goal' [2-5]
Harold Fleming
68 BRACE
'from
a Wall cross'
[2-6] Vivian Woodward
70
BRACE
'after
a rush' |
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flg.jpg) Match
Summary |
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South
Africa
Team |
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Rank |
not applicable |
Colours |
tbc |
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Captain |
Mitchell |
Selection |
tbc |
South
Africa
Lineup |
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Martin |
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G |
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Ford |
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RB |
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Vivian |
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LB |
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Mitchell |
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RH |
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Salzwedel |
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CH |
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Baird |
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LH |
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Lincoln |
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OR |
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Hawkins |
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IR |
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Hartigan |
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CF |
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Messer |
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IL |
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Rimmer |
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OL |
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reserves: |
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2-3-5 |
Martin - Ford, Vivian - Mitchell, Salzwedel, Baird -
Lincoln, Hawkins, Hartigan, Messer, Rimmer |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
Not Applicable |
Colours |
White
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
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Captain |
Vivian Woodward |
Selection
In Charge: Charles Hughes |
The two-man
FA
International Selection Committee
Charlie Clegg & Charles Crump |
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selection began on 21 February 1910, added to on 7 March. |
England
Lineup |
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Lievesley, Joseph |
26 363 days |
25 July 1883 |
G |
Sheffield United FC |
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Benson, Robert W. |
27 164 days |
9 February 1883 |
RB |
Sheffield United FC |
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Bulcock, Joseph |
30 |
May 1880 |
LB |
Crystal Palace FC |
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Duckworth, Richard |
27 312 days |
14 September 1882 |
RH |
Manchester United FC |
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Wedlock, William J. |
29 268 days |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
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Sturgess, Albert |
27 275 days |
21 October 1882 |
LH |
Sheffield United FC |
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Raine, James E. |
24 142 days |
3 March 1886 |
OR |
Glossop North End FC |
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Fleming, Harold
J. |
23 84 days |
30 April 1887 |
IR |
Swindon Town FC |
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Woodward, Vivian J. |
31 50 days |
3 June 1879 |
CF |
Chelsea FC |
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Holley, George H. |
24 245 days |
20 November 1885 |
IL |
Sunderland AFC |
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Wall, George |
25 153 days |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC |
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reserves: |
Arthur Berry (Everton FC),
Vince Hayes (Manchester United FC),
Billy Hibbert (Bury FC),
Joe Leeming (Brighton & Hove Albion FC),
George Richards (Derby County FC), Ivan Sharpe
(Glossop FC), Billy Silto (Swindon Town
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team changes: |
Goalkeeper Sam Hardy (Liverpool FC) was the original goalkeeper, but had to cry off
before
the match with Scotland. Walter
Dudley (Nottingham Forest FC) declined to travel,
whilst Frank Jefferis (Southampton FC) was also due to
take part. On 3 June,
Gordon Wright
(Hull City AFC) was replaced
in the party by Ivan Sharpe. |
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2-3-5 |
Lievesley - Benson, Bulcock - Duckworth, Wedlock,
Sturgess - Raine, Fleming, Woodward, Holley, Wall. |
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Match Report
The
Press Association, Johannesburg, Saturday,
as appearing in The Daily Post, Monday, 25 July 1910 |
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The
second International of the tour of the English F.A. team was played this
afternoon against an eleven representing South Africa, the visitors
winning 6—2. Some 13,000 spectators watched the start of the game.
England won the toss.
The start was quite a sensational one, Fleming scoring a fine goal in the
first minute of the match. After this play was even for a time, but when
the game had been in progress for half an hour South Africa was awarded a
free kick. In the play that followed Messer beat the English goalkeeper.
The Englishmen were now pressing to gain the lead once more, and after
another five minutes Holley put in a strong shot, which rebounded from the
goal post, and came back to Woodward, who placed into the net. A few
minutes before the interval Wall scored a third goal, which the Colonial
goal-keeper had no chance of saving. England thus led at half-time by 3
goals to 1. Throughout the first half England had always been the more
dangerous than their opponents. Towards the interval, indeed the
Englishmen taxed the defence of the South Africans severely.
On
the game being resumed, South Africa made a great effort to score. The
Colonial forwards showed good combination, and in five minutes Hartigan
scored. The Englishmen now played with much cleverness, and a quarter of
an hour later, Woodward made a good opening, and passing to Holley, the
latter scored. Immediately after this success, Wall came along the wing,
and putting in a fine centre, Fleming easily shot past the South African
goalkeeper. Five minutes later Woodward secured the ball from a rush, and
scored a splendid goal. There was no more scoring, the result being
England, 6 goals; South Africa, 2 goals.
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Source Notes |
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Original Newspaper Reports |
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