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Saturday,
1 April 1911
Home International Championship 1910-11
(28th) Match
England
1 Scotland 1 [1-0]
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Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Mere Green, Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire
Kick-off (GMT):
'3.30pm'
Attendance:
'38,000'
(English record)
Receipts:
'£2081' |
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England's third visit to Goodison is their sixth visit to
Liverpool and eleventh visit to Lancashire |
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Bob Crompton won the toss |
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[1-0] Jimmy Stewart
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'Bache centred for Webb, whose shot was stopped, the ball came to Stewart, who shot hard into the net' |
Alex Higgins had scored late in the
first half. The ball certainly went in and back out into play. Despite
vigorous claims, Nunnerley would not allow a goal. |
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[1≡1] Alex Higgins
header 88
'headed in a Smith corner' |
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Sheffield Daily Telegraph |
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 Officials |
England |
Team Records |
Scotland |
Referee
William Nunnerley
Wales |
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Linesmen |
S.D. Peers
Liverpool |
A.M. Robertson,
Stenhousemuir (SFA President) |
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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 |
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Captain |
Bob Crompton |
Selection |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P 12 of 21, W 6 - D 4 - L 2 - F
16 - A 11. |
P 79 of 195, W 57 - D 15 - L 7 - F 271 - A
70. |
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team chosen at 42 Russell Square, London, on Monday,
27 March 1911. |
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England
Lineup |
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two changes to the previous match (Stewart & Bache>Fleming
& Woodward) |
league position (27th March) |
ave FL pos:
14th¹⁰ |
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Williamson, Reginald G. |
26 |
6 June 1884 |
G |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL1 9th) |
4 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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Crompton, Robert |
31 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 12th) |
32 |
0 |
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most apps 1909-11 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
27 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL2 3rd) |
16 |
0 |
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Warren, Benjamin |
31
329 days |
7 May 1879 |
RH |
Chelsea FC
(FL2 2nd) |
22 |
2 |
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final app
1906-11 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
30 |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC
(FL1 BOTTOM) |
22 |
1 |
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Hunt, Rev. Kenneth
R.G. |
27
36 days |
24 February 1884 |
LH |
Leyton FC &
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(FL2 11th) |
2 |
0 |
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final app
1911 |
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Simpson,
John |
25 |
25 December 1885 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 12th) |
3 |
0 |
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Stewart, James |
28
76 days |
15 January 1883 |
IR |
Newcastle United FC
(FL1 5th) |
3 |
2 |
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the seventh Novocastrian to
represent England |
final app
1907-11 |
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Webb, George W. |
22
257 days |
18 July 1888 |
CF |
West Ham United FC
(SL1 5th) |
2 |
1 |
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final app
1911 |
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Bache, Joseph W. |
31
52 days |
8 February 1880 |
IL |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 2nd) |
7 |
4 |
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final app
1903-11 |
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Evans, Robert E. |
25 |
19 October 1885 |
OL |
Sheffield United FC
(FL1 7th) |
3 |
1 |
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reserves: |
Albert Sturgess (Sheffield United FC
(FL1 7th)) and
George Holley (Sunderland AFC
(FL1 3rd)). |
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team notes: |
Robert Evans previously played ten times for Wales, four of which were
against England.
Ben Warren
was injured just before halftime and had to retire, although he
rejoined his team for the second half. |
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appearance notes: |
Billy Wedlock is the first England player to make 22 consecutive
appearances.
Bob Crompton continues to extend his tally as England's record appearance holder.
Five players have now made 22 appearances and Jesse Pennington is the
twelfth to have made sixteen.
Joe Bache is the 42nd player to have
made seven appearances, whereas goalkeeper Tim Williamson is the 94th
to have made four. 136 have now made three and 209 have
now played for their country more than once.
Crompton is also the first player to make 32 appearances under the
guidance of the ISC whereas Warren & Wedlock are the third and
fourth players to make 22. |
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records: |
England extend their 'Home' record to twelve matches unbeaten.
It
is their twentieth drawn match, out of 110 overall. Tenth at home.
Fortieth match against Scotland. |
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2-3-5 |
Williamson -
Crompton, Pennington -
Warren, Wedlock,
Hunt -
Simpson, Stewart, Webb, Bache, Evans. |
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Averages: |
Age |
oldest |
Appearances/Goals |
10.5 |
0.9 |
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England teams
v. Scotland: |
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1910: |
Hardy |
Crompton |
Pennington |
Ducat |
Wedlock |
Makepeace |
Bond |
Hibbert |
Parkinson |
Hardinge |
Wall |
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1911: |
Williamson |
Warren |
Hunt |
Simpson |
Stewart |
Webb |
Bache |
Evans |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
6th to 5th |
Colours |
Dark blue shirts and
white shorts |
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Captain |
Jimmy Hay |
Selection
Trainer:
Bill Struth
(Clyde FC) |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of eight members |
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Selectors:
Robertson, Black,
Westwater, Campbell, Dodds, McLaughlan, Craig and Brannigan |
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team chosen in Glasgow, on Monday, 27 March 1911. |
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Scotland
Lineup |
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Lawrence, James |
26 |
16 February 1885 |
G |
Newcastle United FC, England |
1 |
1ᵍᵃ |
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Colman, Donald C. |
32 |
14 August 1878 |
RB |
Aberdeen FC |
3 |
0 |
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Walker, John |
26 |
6 November 1884 |
LB |
Swindon Town FC, England |
3 |
0 |
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Aitken, Andrew |
35
x days |
25 July 1875 |
RH |
Leicester Fosse FC, England |
14 |
0 |
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final app
1901-11 |
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Low, Wilfred L. |
26 |
8 December 1884 |
CH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Hay, James |
30 |
12 December 1880 |
LB |
The Celtic FC |
7 |
0 |
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Bennett, Alexander |
29 |
20 October 1881 |
OR |
Rangers FC |
10 |
1 |
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McMenemy, James |
30 |
23 August 1880 |
IR |
The Celtic FC |
7 |
3 |
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Reid, William |
nk |
not known |
CF |
Rangers FC |
3 |
1 |
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Higgins, Alexander |
22/23 |
1888 |
IL |
Newcastle United FC, England |
4 |
1 |
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Smith, Alexander |
35 |
7 November 1875 |
OL |
Rangers FC |
20 |
3 |
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most apps
1907-11 |
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final app
1898-1911 |
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reserves: |
Tommy Tait (Sunderland AFC, England (but his club refused to release him)) and
Tom Gracie (Everton FC, England). |
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team notes: |
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2-3-5 |
Lawrence -
Colman, Walker -
Aitken, Low, Hay -
Bennett, McMenemy, Reid, Higgins, Smith. |
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Averages: |
Age |
oldest? |
Appearances/Goals |
6.7 |
1.0 |
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Match Report
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
3 April 1911 |
England
drew with Scotland at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on Saturday, with a
score of one goal each, and thus finished first in the International
Championship, Scotland being second, Wales third, and Ireland
fourth.
England
were decidedly lucky to escape defeat on Saturday ; indeed, on the
general run of the game after the change of ends Scotland should
have won, though it was only four minutes from the close of play
that they obtained the equalizing goal. England won the toss, and
Scotland during the opening half had to face both sun and breeze.
They held their own, however, and the only goal up to the interval
was the one which Stewart scored for England...
There were about 50,000
spectators, including a large contingent of Scotsmen. |
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In Other News....
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It was on 2 April 1911
that the twelfth nationwide census was taken across the United Kingdom.
Once the forms were collated, it was revealed that the population was
now 45 million, overtaking France. There were seven million living in
London and 4.7 million in the whole of Scotland. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (1 April 1911) |
The Football
League Division One:
Bristol City 0 Bradford City 2
Ashton Gate, Bedminster (6,000)
Devine (2) |
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City were without Billy Wedlock |
Manchester United 2 Liverpool 0
Old Trafford, Manchester
(20,000)
West (2) |
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United started with Charlie Roberts and
Harold Halse |
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Liverpool started with Sam Hardy |
Middlesbrough 0 Aston Villa 1
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(18,000)
Henshall |
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Boro were without Tim Williamson, but did start with Fred
Pentland |
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Villa were without Joe Bache |
Newcastle United 0 Woolwich Arsenal 1
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (15,000)
Chalmers |
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United were without
Jim Lawrence,
Wilf Low and
Alex Higgins, but did start with
Colin Veitch, Jock Rutherford and Albert Shepherd |
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Arsenal started with Andy Ducat |
Notts County 1 Bury 0
Meadow Lane, Nottingham (6,000)
Craythorne |
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Bury started with Billy Hibbert |
Oldham Athletic 1 Manchester City 1
Boundary Park, Oldham (22,025)
Fay Evan Jones missed a penalty-kick for Oldham ~
J.Smith
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Athletic started with George Woodger |
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City started with Tom Holford and Jimmy Conlin |
Preston North End 1 Sheffield United 1
Deepdale, Preston (6,000)
Hall
~ Peake |
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United were without Robert Evans and Albert Sturgess, but
did start with Bernard Wilkinson |
The Wednesday 1 Blackburn Rovers 0
Wednesday Ground, Owlerton (5,000)
Kirkman |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton and Jock Simpson, but
started with Jimmy Ashcroft and Arthur Cowell |
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 1
White Hart Lane, Tottenham (26,000)
Minter ~ Low |
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Spurs started with Percy Humphreys |
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Sunderland were without George Holley, but did start with
Arthur Bridgett |
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the wire, with Manchester United proving victorious. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
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Birmingham 2 Blackpool 0
St. Andrew's, Birmingham (13,000)
McKay, Hall |
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Birmingham started with Horace Bailey |
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Blackpool started with Jack Cox |
Bolton Wanderers 3 Lincoln City 1
Burnden Park, Bolton (12,000)
Hilton, Hughes, Greenhalgh
~ Barrell |
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City started with Billy Garraty |
Bradford 3 Leicester Fosse 1
Park Avenue, Bradford (10,000)
Turnbull, Little (2)
~ Shinton |
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Fosse were without Andy Aitken |
Burnley 0 Barnsley 0
Turf Moor, Burnley (4,000) |
Fulham 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(10,000)
Harrison |
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Wolves were without Kenneth Hunt |
Gainsborough Trinity 0 Derby County 0
The Northolme, Gainsborough
(4,000) |
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County were without Steve Bloomer |
Huddersfield Town 1 Glossop 0
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
(6,000)
Richardson |
Hull City 1 Chelsea 1
Anlaby Road, Hull
(12,000)
Neve (pen) ~ Whittingham |
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Chelsea were without Ben Warren |
Leeds City 4 Stockport County 0
Elland Road, Leeds
(9,000)
McLeod (2), Mulholland (2) |
West Bromwich Albion 3 Clapton Orient 0
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(12,852)
Waterhouse, McNeal,
Wright—Orient's George Johnson sent off with three minutes to go |
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Albion were without Jesse Pennington |
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| Although West Brom had lost to Chelsea, three days
earlier, they would only drop one more point from their last six games to win
the Second Division Championship, and with Bolton runners-up, Chelsea missed out
on 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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