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Saturday,
23 March 1912
Home International Championship 1911-12
(29th) Match
Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1]
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Hampden Park, Kinghorn Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow,
Lanarkshire
Kick-off (GMT):
'3.32 p.m.'
Attendance:
'127,307'
(new World Record
attendance) Receipts:
'£6,997 15s.'
(record receipts) |
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England's fourth visit to the new Hampden Park; twentieth
official visit to Glasgow & to Lanarkshire |
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Alec McNair won the toss |
kicked off |
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[1-0] Andy Wilson 7
'a hard drive, after getting possession from a throw-in and a Crompton mis-kick'
thirtieth equalising goal
from England> fiftieth competitve goal against Scotland> |
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<75th competitive goal
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[1≡1] George Holley
13 'slipped through, following a Jefferis overhead kick' |
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sixteenth ever scoreless second half
- thirtieth ever scoreless half |
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AMBULANCE MEN ATTEND 60 PERSONS
IN CROWD AT INTERNATIONAL
"Sixty persons were treated by ambulance
attendants, but only four were taken to hospital, and all were able to
return home today" - The Courier,
Monday 25 March 1912 |
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newspaper |
Officials |
Scotland |
Team Records |
England |
Referee
James Mason
Burslem, England |
The record crowd is all the more remarkable because the railway companies
were not running 'specials', that is, cheap services to Mount Florida, due
to the coal strike that had slowed Britain since February. The strike
would end within two weeks after this match, having an enormous effect on
the numbers that perished when the RMS Titanic sank on 15 April. |
Linesmen |
G.T.
Wagstaffe Simmons
45 (early 1867), Hertfordshire FA. |
J. Black
Scotland |
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Scotland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
5th |
Colours |
Dark blue shirts and
white shorts |
Captain |
Alec McNair
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Selection |
The Scottish Football Association
Selection Committee, of seven members |
P 2 of 5 W 1 - D 1 - L
0 - F 5 - A 2 |
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team chosen on Monday, 18 March 1912, following the inter-league
match |
Scotland
Lineup |
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Brownlie, James |
26 |
15 May 1885 |
G |
Third Lanark FC |
10 |
7ᵍᵃ |
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McNair, Alexander |
29 |
24 December 1882 |
RB |
The Celtic FC |
9 |
0 |
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Walker, John |
27 |
6 November 1884 |
LB |
Swindon Town FC, England |
6 |
0 |
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Gordon, James E. |
23 |
23 July 1888 |
RH |
Rangers FC |
2 |
0 |
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Thomson, Charles B. |
33 |
12 June 1878 |
CH |
Sunderland AFC, England |
17 |
3 |
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Hay, James |
31 |
12 December 1880 |
LH |
Newcastle United FC, England |
9 |
0 |
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Templeton, Robert Bryson |
31 |
29 March 1880 |
OR |
Kilmarnock FC |
10 |
1 |
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Walker, Robert Staig |
33 |
10 January 1879 |
IR |
Heart of Midlothian FC |
27 |
7 |
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McLean, David P. |
24 |
13 December 1887 |
CF |
The Wednesday, England |
1 |
0 |
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Wilson, Andrew |
31 |
10 December 1880 |
IL |
The Wednesday, England |
3 |
2 |
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Quinn, James |
33 |
8 July 1878 |
OL |
The Celtic FC |
11 |
7 |
final app
1906-12 |
reserves: |
not known. |
team notes: |
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2-3-5 |
Brownlie - McNair, J.Walker - Gordon,
Thomson, Hay - Templeton, R.Walker, McLean,
Wilson, Quinn. |
Averages: |
Age |
oldest |
Appearances/Goals |
9.5 |
1.5 |
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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
in charge:
H Walker |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
P 15 of 21, W 8 - D 5 - L 2 - F
25 - A 13. |
P 82 of 195, W 59 - D 16 - L 7 - F 280 - A
72. |
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team chosen at 42 Russell Square,
London, on Friday, 15 March 1912, alongside the FA Cup semifinal draw. |
England
Lineup |
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one change to the previous match (Wall>Evans) |
league position (15th March) |
ave FL pos:
10th |
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Williamson, Reginald G. |
27 |
6 June 1884 |
G |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL1 11th) |
6 |
4ᵍᵃ |
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Crompton, Robert |
32 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 TOP) |
35 |
0 |
most apps 1909-12 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
28 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL1 8th) |
19 |
0 |
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Brittleton, J. Thomas |
29 |
23 April 1882 |
RH |
The Wednesday FC
(FL1 2nd) |
3 |
0 |
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Wedlock, William J. |
31
147 days |
28 October 1880 |
CH |
Bristol City FC
(FL2 17th) |
25 |
1 |
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Makepeace, J.W. Henry |
30
214 days |
22 August 1881 |
LH |
Everton FC
(FL1 4th) |
4 |
0 |
final app
1906-12 |
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Simpson,
John |
26
89 days |
25 December 1885 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 TOP) |
6 |
1 |
oldest youngest player
so far |
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Jefferis,
Frank |
27
264 days |
3 July 1884 |
IR |
Everton FC
(FL1 4th) |
2 |
0 |
final app
1912 |
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Freeman, Bertram C. |
26
162 days |
13 October 1885 |
CF |
Burnley FC
(FL2 TOP) |
5 |
3 |
final app
1909-12 |
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Holley, George H. |
26
124 days |
20 November 1885 |
IL |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 7th) |
9 |
8 |
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Wall, George |
27 |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC
(FL1 13th) |
6 |
2 |
reserves: |
Billy Silto
(Swindon Town FC
(SL1 2nd)) and
Charlie Buchan (Sunderland AFC
(FL1 7th)). |
appearance
notes: |
Billy Wedlock is the first England player to make 25 consecutive
appearances.
Jock Simpson is again the youngest player of the
eleven starting the match, thus breaking a record he set in the previous
match, by twelve
days. Simpson will be the oldest youngest player until the next 1952. Bob Crompton
and Billy Wedlock continue to extend their tally as England's top two record appearance holders. Jesse Pennington is the
eighth to have made nineteen. George Holley
is the 29th to have made nine appearances, whereas 57 players have
made six, Bert Freeman is the seventieth player
to have made
five and Harry Makepeace is the 98th to have made
four. Tom Brittleton is the 140th player to have played for their
country more than twice and Frank Jefferis is the 211th to have done so more than once.
Crompton is also the first player to make 35 appearances under the
guidance of the ISC whereas Wedlock is the second player to make 25. |
goalscoring
notes: |
George Holley is
the ninth player to have scored eight England goals. |
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2-3-5 |
Williamson - Crompton, Pennington - Brittleton, Wedlock, Makepeace - Simpson, Jefferis, Freeman,
Holley, Wall. |
Averages: |
Age |
oldest? |
Appearances/Goals |
10.9 |
1.3 |
England teams
v. Scotland: |
1911: |
Williamson |
Crompton |
Pennington |
Warren |
Wedlock |
Hunt |
Simpson |
Stewart |
Webb |
Bache |
Evans |
1912: |
Brittleton |
Makepeace |
Jefferis |
Freeman |
Holley |
Wall |
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Match Report
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
25 March 1912 |
The
match between Scotland and England at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday
ended in a drawn game, each side having scored one goal. Much more striking than anything in the
play was the enormous crowd present. The ground is capable of
accommodating a larger number of people than any other in the kingdom,
and it was tested to its utmost, the attendance proving so great that
thousands could not see anything and had their money returned. Over
£5,000 was taken at the gate, and the money paid for the seats in the
stands is expected to be fully £2,000. At least 130,000 persons were
present at the match. The people kept their places until within a little
while of the start, but then they began to climb over the barriers, and
in a few moments several thousand had ranged themselves on the touch and
goal lines. For a moment there seemed every probability that the start
would have to be delayed, but, on the police being strongly reinforced,
the people were driven back a few yards, and the game proceeded without
interruption. Naturally the sudden movement of
thousands led to much discomfort and pressure, and the Ambulance Corps
were kept busily at work, dealing in all with something like 50 cases,
but none of these were reported to be serious. A fine exhibition of
football had been expected, but considering the strength of the sides,
the play was very disappointing.
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Match Report
The Manchester
Guardian, Monday,
25 March 1912 |
The scoring took place in the first
thirteen minutes, and, curiously enough, each goal came almost directly
from a throw in. The game had only lasted seven minutes when Quinn
compelled Crompton to put the ball out of play. From the throw in Wilson
got possession, and with a hard drive scored, sending the ball between
the near post and Williamson... Then came the visitors' goal. Simpson, in
a struggle with Walker, put the ball out off his opponent. From the
throw in the ball was turned over to the left wing, where Holley slipped
between the backs and beat Brownlie at close range with a shot the
Scottish custodian had no chance of saving...
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In Other News....
It was on 23 March
1912 that a dramatic rescue was made of three youths from the River
Ribble in Preston, when their boat overturned during a flood tide. Two
managed to reach the bank, whilst a twenty-year-old man dived in to help
and got into difficulties before another boat arrived and rescued them. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (23 March 1912) |
The Football
League Division One:
Blackburn Rovers 3 Bradford City 1
Ewood Park, Blackburn (15,335)
Bradshaw, Aitkenhead, Orr ~ Fox |
Rovers were without Bob Crompton and Jock
Simpson, but did start with Arthur Cowell and Billy Bradshaw |
City started with Dickie Bond |
Bury 1 Oldham Athletic 1
Gigg Lane,
Bury
(4,815) Kay
~ Jones
Athletic's Matthew's saved a
last-minute penalty from Smith |
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Athletic started with George Woodger |
Everton 1 Preston North End 0
Goodison Park, Liverpool
(6,000) Browell |
Everton were without Frank Jefferis and Harry Makepeace,
but did start with Frank Bradshaw |
Manchester United 1 Liverpool 1
Old Trafford, Manchester
(12,000) Nuttall
~ Parkinson |
United were without George Wall,
but did start with Charlie Roberts |
Liverpool started with Sam Hardy and Jack Parkinson |
Middlesbrough 1 Sheffield United 1
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(8,790)
Windridge ~ Leafe |
Boro were without Tim Williamson, but did start with Jimmy
Windridge |
United started with Bernard Wilkinson, Albert Sturgess,
Wally Hardinge and Robert Evans |
Notts County 1 Newcastle United 4
Meadow Lane, Nottingham
(8,000)
Cantrell ~ Finlay (2), Peart, Wilson |
County started with Bert Morley |
United were without Jimmy
Hay but did start with Billy Hibbert |
Sunderland 1 Woolwich Arsenal 0
Roker Park, Sunderland (5,000)
Low |
Sunderland were without George Holley, Charlie Buchan and
Charlie Thomson, but did
start with Jackie Mordue and Arthur Bridgett |
Arsenal started with Andy Ducat |
The Wednesday 0 Bolton Wanderers 1
Wednesday Ground, Owlerton (7,000)
Smith |
Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton,
Dave McLean and Andy Wilson |
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 1
White Hart Lane, Tottenham (19,000)
Middlemiss (2)
~ Edgley |
Villa started with Joe Bache |
West Bromwich Albion 1 Manchester City 1
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (12,331)
Shearman
~ Bottomley |
Albion were without Jesse Pennington |
City started with Tom Holford |
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The chasing pack were bunching, but Blackburn
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The Football
League Division Two:
Barnsley 0 Leicester Fosse 0
Oakwell, Barnsley (4,000) |
Birmingham 4 Clapton Orient 0
St. Andrew's, Birmingham (6,000)
Hall (3), Jones (pen) |
Birmingham started with Horace Bailey |
Blackpool 2 Nottingham Forest 0
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (4,000)
Thorpe, Wolstenholme |
Bradford 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
Park Avenue, Bradford (8,000)
Young (2 (1 pen)) |
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Bristol City 0 Burnley 3
Ashton Gate, Bedminster (10,000)
Picken (2), Nesbitt |
City were without
Billy Wedlock |
Burnley were without Bert Freeman |
Derby County 2 Stockport County 0 Baseball Ground, Derby
(5,000)
Barnes, Grimes |
County started with Steve Bloomer |
Fulham 7 Leeds City 2
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(3,000)
Mavin (2 (1 pen)),
Pearce (3),
Coleman (2) ~ Enright,
Mulholland |
Fulham started with Tim Coleman |
Glossop 5 Grimsby Town 2
North Road, Glossop
(8,000)
Moore (4),
Stapley
~ Rippon, Mounteney (pen)
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Huddersfield Town 1 Chelsea 3
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
(13,000)
Howie
~ Woodward, Whittingham (2) |
Chelsea started with George Hilsdon and Vivian Woodward |
Hull City 1 Gainsborough Trinity 1
Anlaby Road, Hull
(4,000)
Fenwick ~ Young |
City started with Gordon Wright |
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Although Burnley maintained a seven-point lead over
third-placed Derby, it was they who were to miss out on promotion, with Derby
winning the Second Division Championship on goal average from Chelsea. |
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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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