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England
Team |
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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. |
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team chosen at Stamford Bridge, Fulham, on Monday,
30 January 1911. |
England
Lineup |
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eight changes to the previous match (Crompton, Pennington &
Wedlock remain) |
league position (30th January) |
ave FL pos:
8th⁷ |
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Williamson, Reginald G. |
26 |
6 June 1884 |
G |
Middlesbrough FC |
2 |
2ᵍᵃ |
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Crompton, Robert |
31 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
30 |
0 |
most apps 1909-11 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
27 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
14 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
31 |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Chelsea FC |
20 |
2 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
30 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC |
20 |
1 |
352 |
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Sturgess,
Albert |
28 113 days |
21 October
1882 |
LH |
Sheffield United FC |
1 |
0 |
the 17th/18th United player to represent England |
353 |
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Simpson,
John |
25 48 days |
25 December 1885 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
the 22nd Rover to represent
England |
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Fleming, Harold
J. |
23 x days |
30 April 1887 |
IR |
Swindon Town FC |
6 |
4 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
Williamson - Crompton, Pennington - Warren, Wedlock,
Sturgess - Simpson, Fleming, Shepherd, Woodger, Evans. |
Averages: |
Age |
oldest |
Appearances/Goals |
8.9 |
0.7 |
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Ireland
Team |
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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. |
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team chosen on Monday, 30 January 1911, following the Wales fixture |
Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William Edward |
28 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Everton FC, England |
20 |
42ᵍᵃ |
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Burnison, Samuel |
20 |
30 November 1890 |
RB |
Bradford FC, England |
5 |
0 |
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McCann, Patrick |
29/30 |
1881 |
LB |
Glentoran FC |
4 |
0 |
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Harris, Valentine |
26 |
23 June 1884 |
RH |
Everton FC, England |
14 |
0 |
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Connor, James |
33 |
22 September 1877 |
CH |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
12 |
0 |
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Hampton, Henry V. |
22/23 |
1888 |
LH |
Bradford City FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Lacey, William |
21 |
24 September 1889 |
OR |
Everton FC, England |
8 |
1 |
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Hannon, Denis J. |
23 |
31 January 1888 |
IR |
Bohemians FC |
3 |
1 |
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McDonnell, John |
nk |
not known |
CF |
Bohemians FC |
1 |
0 |
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McAuley, James L. |
21 |
24 November 1889 |
IL |
Huddersfield Town AFC, England |
2 |
1 |
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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. |
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2-3-5 |
Scott - Burnison, McCann - Harris, Connor, Hampton -
Lacey, Hannon, McDonnell, McAuley, Thompson. |
Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
7.4 |
0.4 |
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Match Report
The x |
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...
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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. |
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Oxford beat Cambridge
3-2 in the annual varsity match at Queen's Club, West Kensington. |
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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 |
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Bury 0 Everton 0
Gigg Lane, Bury
(6,206) |
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Everton were without Billy Scott, Val Harris and
Billy Lacey |
Liverpool 3 The Wednesday 0
Anfield Road, Liverpool (12,000)
Parkinson (3) |
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Manchester United 3 Bristol City 1
Old Trafford, Manchester
(14,000) Picken, West, Homer
~ Sweet |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sunderland 2 Blackburn Rovers 2
Roker Park, Sunderland (12,000)
Holley (pen),
Coleman ~ Bradshaw (pen), Davies |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton and Jock Simpson |
Woolwich Arsenal 0 Bradford City 0
Manor Ground, Plumstead (10,000) |
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City were without Harry
Hampton and Frank Thompson |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |
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Rothman's Yearbooks The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com |
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