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Saturday, 23 March 1912
Home International Championship 1911-12 (29th) Match


Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1]

 

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)
England's fourth visit to the new Hampden Park; twentieth official visit to Glasgow & to Lanarkshire
Alec McNair won the toss  kicked off 
[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>
<75th competitive goal conceded


[1≡1] George Holley 13

 
'slipped through, following a Jefferis overhead kick'
Football League Record

Season Record
 
   
sixteenth ever scoreless second half - thirtieth ever scoreless half
 

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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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
 

Scotland Team

 

Rank

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 5th
Colours Dark blue shirts and white shorts
Captain Alec McNair
Selection The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members
P 2 of 5 W 1 - D 1 - L 0 - F 5 - A 2 
  team chosen on Monday, 18 March 1912, following the inter-league match 
Scotland Lineup
  Brownlie, James 26 15 May 1885 G Third Lanark FC 10 7ᵍᵃ
  McNair, Alexander 29 24 December 1882 RB The Celtic FC 9 0
  Walker, John 27 6 November 1884 LB Swindon Town FC, England 6 0
  Gordon, James E. 23 23 July 1888 RH Rangers FC 2 0
  Thomson, Charles B. 33 12 June 1878 CH Sunderland AFC, England 17 3
  Hay, James 31 12 December 1880 LH Newcastle United FC, England 9 0
  Templeton, Robert Bryson 31 29 March 1880 OR Kilmarnock FC 10 1
  Walker, Robert Staig 33 10 January 1879 IR Heart of Midlothian FC 27 7
    McLean, David P. 24 13 December 1887 CF The Wednesday, England 1 0
Wilson, Andrew 31 10 December 1880 IL The Wednesday, England 3 2
  Quinn, James 33 8 July 1878 OL The Celtic FC 11 7
final app 1906-12

reserves:

not known.

team notes:

 
 
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
 

England Team

 

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.
  team chosen at 42 Russell Square, London, on Friday, 15 March 1912, alongside the FA Cup semifinal draw.
England Lineup
    one change to the previous match (Wall>Evans) league position (15th March) ave FL pos: 10th
  Williamson, Reginald G. 27 6 June 1884 G Middlesbrough FC (FL1 11th) 6 4ᵍᵃ
  Crompton, Robert 32 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 TOP) 35 0
most apps 1909-12
  Pennington, Jesse 28 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC (FL1 8th) 19 0
  Brittleton, J. Thomas 29 23 April 1882 RH The Wednesday FC (FL1 2nd) 3 0
  Wedlock, William J. 31
147 days
28 October 1880 CH Bristol City FC (FL2 17th) 25 1
  Makepeace, J.W. Henry 30
214 days
22 August 1881 LH Everton FC (FL1 4th) 4 0
final app 1906-12
  Simpson, John 26
89 days
25 December 1885 OR Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 TOP) 6 1
oldest youngest player so far
  Jefferis, Frank 27
264 days
3 July 1884 IR Everton FC (FL1 4th) 2 0
final app 1912
  Freeman, Bertram C. 26
162 days
13 October 1885 CF Burnley FC (FL2 TOP) 5 3
final app 1909-12
Holley, George H. 26
124 days
20 November 1885 IL Sunderland AFC (FL1 7th) 9 8
  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.
 
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
 
       Match Report The x

  To come
   

          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.
 

          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...

 
       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
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

 
Division One Table
Team P
Blackburn Rovers 30 39
The Wednesday 32 36
Newcastle United 31 36
Bolton Wanderers 32 36
Everton 30 36
Tottenham Hotspur 30 33
Sheffield United 33 33
West Bromwich Albion 29 33
Aston Villa 32 33
Sunderland 32 33
Middlesbrough 30 32
Manchester United 29 31
Bradford City 30 30
Woolwich Arsenal 31 30
Notts County 32 29
Oldham Athletic 29 27
Liverpool 31 25
Preston North End 31 25
Manchester City 30 21
Bury 32 18

The chasing pack were bunching, but Blackburn managed to hold them off to secure their first league title.
     
   
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))
 
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)
 

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
 
Division Two Table
Team P
Burnley 32 47
Chelsea 32 44
Derby County 30 40
Hull City 31 37
Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 33
Clapton Orient 30 33
Barnsley 29 33
Grimsby Town 33 33
Nottingham Forest 31 32
Fulham 28 30
Bradford 30 30
Birmingham 31 27
Blackpool 31 27
Leicester Fosse 31 27
Stockport County 30 26
Huddersfield Town 30 26
Bristol City 31 23
Leeds City 31 22
Glossop 29 21
Gainsborough Trinity 30 19
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.
  
 
       Source Notes
TheFA
Scottish FA
England Football Factbook
Richard Keir's Scotland - The Complete International Record
Andy Mitchell's The Men Who Made Football
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
London Hearts
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