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Saturday, 11 February 1911
Home International Championship 1910-11 (28th) Match

England 2 Ireland 1 [1-0]
 

 

Baseball Ground, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby, Derbyshire
Kick-off (GMT): 3.00pm.

Attendance: 20,000.

5 players lost since last match
Jack Barton (22 April 1910) 43
Fred Forman (14 June) 36
Henry Hammond (16 June) 43
Francis Birley (1 August) 60
Charlie Athersmith (18 September) 38
53 players have now died

Football League Record
England's first visit to the Baseball Ground, second visit to Derby

England kicked-off. Ireland won the toss
[1-0] Albert Shepherd 20
 'steady aim and scored'
 
[2-0] Robert Evans 87
 'Simpson shooting, the ball went across to Evans, whose shot Burnison barely stopped'
[2-1] Jim McAuley 88
'scored a great goal'
 

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Officials       

England Team Records Ireland
Referee
David Phillips
Scotland
 
Linesmen
J.T. Ibbotson
Derby
 

England Team

 

Rank

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts
Captain Bob Crompton Selection The five-man FA International Selection Committee
P 11 of 21, W 6 - D 3 - L 2 - F 15 - A 10. P 77 of 195, W 56 - D 14 - L 7 - F 267 - A 69.
  team chosen at Stamford Bridge, Fulham, on Monday, 30 January 1911.
England Lineup
    eight changes to the previous match (Crompton, Pennington & Wedlock remain) league position (30th January) ave FL pos: 8th
  Williamson, Reginald G. 26 6 June 1884 G Middlesbrough FC 2 2ᵍᵃ
  Crompton, Robert 31 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 30 0
most apps 1909-11
  Pennington, Jesse 27 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC 14 0
  Warren, Benjamin 31 7 May 1879 RH Chelsea FC 20 2
  Wedlock, William J. 30 28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC 20 1
352   Sturgess, Albert 28
113 days
21 October 1882 LH Sheffield United FC 1 0
the 17th/18th United player to represent England
353   Simpson, John 25
48 days
25 December 1885 OR Blackburn Rovers FC 1 0
the 22nd Rover to represent England
  Fleming, Harold J. 23
x days
30 April 1887 IR Swindon Town FC 6 4
Shepherd, Albert 25
154 days
10 December 1885 CF Newcastle United FC 2 2
the sixth Novocastrian to represent England final app 1905-11
354   Woodger, George 27
161 days
3 September 1883 IL Oldham Athletic AFC 1 0
the first Athletic player to represent England only app 1911
355 Evans, Robert E. 25
115 days
19 October 1885 OL Sheffield United FC 1 1
the 17th/18th United player to represent England

reserves:

Rev. Kenneth Hunt (Leyton FC & Wolverhampton Wanderers FC) and Ginger Owers (Bristol City FC).

team notes:

If the team selection had not been deferred for a week, Jock Simpson would have been selected as a Falkirk FC player. His transfer being completed on the evening of the 23rd January.
Robert Evans previously played ten times for Wales, four of which were against England.

appearance notes:

Billy Wedlock is the first England player to make twenty consecutive appearances.

records:

Evans is the sixtieth player to score on his England debut, and his goal is the one hundredth goal scored by England in February.
Jim McAuley's goal, two minutes from time, ended England's hopes of keeping four Home clean sheets in a row. However, they did manage to go 444 minutes without conceding a Home goal.
 
2-3-5 Williamson -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock, Sturgess -
Simpson, Fleming, Shepherd, Woodger, Evans.

Averages:

Age oldest Appearances/Goals 8.9 0.7

 

Ireland Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 22nd
Colours Royal blue jerseys and white shorts
Captain Billy Scott Selection Ireland Selection Committee
P 6 of 8, W 1 - D 1 - L 4 - F 5 - A 12.
  team chosen on Monday, 30 January 1911, following the Wales fixture
Ireland Lineup
  Scott, William Edward 28 17 May 1882 G Everton FC, England 20 42ᵍᵃ
  Burnison, Samuel 20 30 November 1890 RB Bradford FC, England 5 0
  McCann, Patrick 29/30 1881 LB Glentoran FC 4 0
  Harris, Valentine 26 23 June 1884 RH Everton FC, England 14 0
  Connor, James 33 22 September 1877 CH Belfast Celtic FAC 12 0
  Hampton, Henry V. 22/23 1888 LH Bradford City FC, England 2 0
  Lacey, William 21 24 September 1889 OR Everton FC, England 8 1
  Hannon, Denis J. 23 31 January 1888 IR Bohemians FC 3 1
    McDonnell, John nk not known CF Bohemians FC 1 0
McAuley, James L. 21 24 November 1889 IL Huddersfield Town AFC, England 2 1
  Thompson, Francis W. 25 2 October 1885 OL Bradford City FC, England 5 2

reserves:

not known

team changes:

Sandy Craig (Rangers FC, Scotland) was the original choice left-back, his place going to Paddy McCann. English McConnell (Chelsea FC, England) was replaced by Jimmy Connor.
 
2-3-5 Scott -
Burnison, McCann -
Harris, Connor, Hampton -
Lacey, Hannon, McDonnell, McAuley, Thompson.

Averages:

Age   Appearances/Goals 7.4 0.4
 
       Match Report The x

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          Match Report The Times, Monday, 13 February 1911
England beat Ireland at Derby on Saturday by two goals to one.
The feature of the match was the good display given by the Irishmen, who quite held their own up to the interval, and, although subjected to a good deal of pressure for some time after ends had been changed, they attacked strongly at intervals and the England goal was frequently in danger. In marked contrast to the purely individual work which in the past has so often characterized Irish forwards, the two wings combined well, although the line as a whole was not entirely satisfactory. The half-backs were not very strong, but the two backs played a thoroughly sound game.
Although England won, the form shown generally was not good. The great hopes entertained of the right wing were far from being realized, and the forwards on the whole showed little combination. The wing half-backs, too, were repeatedly beaten by the opposing forwards, and the kicking and tackling of the backs were poor...
 
       In Other News....
It was on 11 February 1911 that 36-year-old Dr Alan Fielding of Ottery St Mary in Devon was found dead in a Charing Cross hotel bedroom alongside a letter to the coroner explaining that he had poisoned himself with cyanide and asked for the inquest to be short and not to cross-examine his widow. There was also a letter to the hotel proprietor apologising for the adverse publicity that his death would bring upon the hotel. The only reason given was stress through overwork, though he was also suffering from inflammation of the lungs and the onset of influenza.     Oxford beat Cambridge 3-2 in the annual varsity match at Queen's Club, West Kensington.
 
Ireland beat England 3-0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin in the Five Nations rugby championship.
 
 
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Domestic Football Results (11 February 1911)
The Football League Division One:
   
Aston Villa 3 Nottingham Forest 1
   Villa Park, Birmingham (18,400)
Henshall, Hampton, Walters ~ Derrick
 
 
  
        
Bury 0 Everton 0
   Gigg Lane, Bury (6,206)
 
Everton were without Billy Scott, Val Harris and Billy Lacey
     
Liverpool 3 The Wednesday 0
   Anfield Road, Liverpool (12,000)
Parkinson (3)
 
 
 
Manchester United 3 Bristol City 1
   Old Trafford, Manchester (14,000)
Picken, West, Homer ~ Sweet
 
City were without Billy Wedlock
 
Middlesbrough 1 Oldham Athletic 2
   Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (12,000)
Carr ~ Jones (2)
Boro were without Tim Williamson
Athletic were without George Woodger
  

Notts County 2 Newcastle United 2
   Trent Bridge, Nottingham (10,000)
Cantrell (2) ~ Randell, Stewart
 
United were without Albert Shepherd
   
Preston North End 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0
   Deepdale, Preston (10,000)
McLean, Danson
 
 
 
Sheffield United 2 Manchester City 2
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (8,000)
Kitchen, Peake ~ J.Smith, Ross
United were without Robert Evans and Albert Sturgess
 
 
Sunderland 2 Blackburn Rovers 2
   Roker Park, Sunderland (12,000)
Holley (pen), Coleman ~ Bradshaw (pen), Davies
 
Rovers were without Bob Crompton and Jock Simpson
 
Woolwich Arsenal 0 Bradford City 0
   Manor Ground, Plumstead (10,000)
 
City were without Harry Hampton and Frank Thompson

 
Division One Table
Team P
Manchester United 26 36
Aston Villa 24 34
Everton 26 32
Sunderland 26 32
Newcastle United 27 31
Sheffield United 26 30
Bradford City 25 28
Middlesbrough 25 26
Preston North End 27 25
Blackburn Rovers 25 24
Nottingham Forest 28 24
Oldham Athletic 23 23
Notts County 25 23
Liverpool 26 22
Manchester City 26 21
The Wednesday 25 21
Bristol City 26 21
Bury 26 20
Tottenham Hotspur 25 19
Woolwich Arsenal 23 18

Manchester United stayed top, but they were helped by an early injury to Bristol City striker, Ginger Owers, who was originally named as an England reserve against Ireland.
     
   
The Football League Division Two:
 
Barnsley 2 Lincoln City 2
   Oakwell, Barnsley
(4,000)
Tufnell, Rutter ~ Barrell, Yule
 
Bradford 1 Bolton Wanderers 1
   Park Avenue, Bradford
(8,000)
Little ~ Smith
Bradford were without Sam Burnison

Burnley 1 Fulham 0
   Turf Moor, Burnley
(10,000)
Newton
      
Chelsea 1 Clapton Orient 0
   Stamford Bridge, Fulham (41,000)
Hilsdon
 

Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hull City 1
   The Northolme, Gainsborough (3,000)
Lowe Smith
  
Huddersfield Town 0 Derby County 3
   Leeds Road, Huddersfield (8,000)
Bloomer, Bentley (2)
Town were without Jim McAuley
 
Leeds City 3 West Bromwich Albion 1
   Elland Road, Leeds (10,700)
McLeod, Mulholland, Enright ~ Wright
Albion were without Jesse Pennington
 
Leicester Fosse 1 Glossop 1
   Filbert Street, Leicester (7,000)
Watkin (pen) ~ Wilson
   
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Blackpool 3
   Molineux Grounds, Wolverhampton (9,000)
Clennell (2), Morley
 
Division Two Table
Team P
Bolton Wanderers 26 34
Chelsea 24 33
Derby County 26 33
Blackpool 25 31
West Bromwich Albion 25 31
Burnley 26 31
Clapton Orient 24 29
Hull City 25 29
Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 28
Glossop 25 25
Leicester Fosse 24 24
Bradford 25 23
Fulham 23 23
Leeds City 25 21
Huddersfield Town 25 19
Birmingham 24 18
Gainsborough Trinity 25 17
Barnsley 24 16
Stockport County 25 16
Lincoln City 25 15
In-form Derby won their seventh game in a row in all competitions, but only won three of their last twelve league games and dropped to sixth.
  
 
       Source Notes
TheFA
England Football Factbook
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
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