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Saturday, 15 February 1913
Home International Championship 1912-13 (30th) Match

Ireland 2 England 1 [1-1]
 

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim
 originally scheduled to be played in England.
Attendance: 20,000; Kick-off: 3.34pm DMT

 Match Summary
Ireland Party
England Party
Team Records

England - Charlie Buchan ('heading past Scott' 35)
 goal time confirmed by Belfast Newsletter, others suggest 36 or 39... but not 10.
 Ireland - Billy Gillespie ('from a corner-kick, Williamson punched the ball into the air, Gillespie then headed the equaliser, Benson getting his head to the ball, though it seemed to be over the line before he did so' 43, 'a fast low drive from a Thompson centre' 57-58)
Results 1901-14

Ireland won the toss, England kicked-off.
 

Match Summary

Officials

Ireland

Type

England
Referee - Alexander A. Jackson
Glasgow, Scotland

Linesmen - G.T. Wagstaffe Simmons, 45/46 (early 1867), Hertfordshire FA, and Jimmy Wilton.

 		  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
The 1912 International Football Association Board meeting:
Goalkeeper may only use his hands in his penalty area.
1913 IFAB Special meeting  ~ Adjourned Special meeting
FIFA request to join the IFAB.		   Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
This match was originally scheduled to be played in England, as had been the case for many years, to play each other on a home and away routine. However, at the 1912 IFAB, on the motion of Richard Gough, seconded by Charles Crump, a vote of sympathy was accorded the Council of the Irish Association in its troubled times, and a hearty vote was passed to stand loyally by the Irish F.A., and give it the support of the other Associations. It was further unanimously decided by the delegates present to urge their respective Associations to play International Matches with Ireland for the ensuing season in Ireland and thus give the Irish F.A. valuable financial support.

Ireland Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 25th to 24th		 Colours: Royal blue jerseys and white shorts
Capt: Val Harris Selectors:
Trainer: G. Booth		 Team chosen by Committee, on Tuesday, 4 February 1913;
Ireland Lineup
  Scott, William E. 29 17 May 1882 G Leeds City FC, England 24 52 GA
  McConnell, William G. nk not known RB Bohemians FC 2 0
  Warren, Peter 27/28 1885 LB Shelbourne FC 1 0
  Andrews, William 27 1886
born in Kansas City, United States		 RH Grimsby Town FC, England 2 0
  Harris, Valentine 28 23 June 1884 CH Everton FC, England 17 0
  Hampton, Henry V. 22 1 May 1890 LH Bradford City FC, England 7 0
  Houston, John 23 17 May 1889 OR Everton FC, England 4 0
  Hannon, Denis J. 25 31 January 1888 IR Bohemians FC 6 1
Gillespie, William B. 21 6 August 1891 CF Sheffield United FC, England 1 2
  McAuley, James L.
 injured off 30 mins		 23 24 November 1889 IL Huddersfield Town AFC, England 5 1
  Thompson, Frank W. 27 2 October 1885 OL Bradford City FC, England 9 2

reserves:

 reserves not known

team notes:

 There were three changes named on 13 February to that originally named a week previously, all due to injuries. Cliftonville FC's goalkeeper Fred McKee was replaced by Billy Scott. Greenock Morton FC's Sandy Craig was replaced at left-back by Peter Warren, and English McConnell, now at South Shields FC, was replaced by Billy Andrews at centre-half.
Craig's first replacement was Glentoran FC's Paddy McCann, who had to decline his invite to fill the vacancy, as he too was injured.
Jimmy McAuley retired after the first half hour after he sprained his ankle.
 
2-3-5 Scott -
McConnell, Warren -
Andrews, Harris, Hampton -
Houston, Hannon, Gillespie, McAuley, Thompson.

Averages:

 Age 25.2-3 Appearances/Goals 7.1 0.3

 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st		 Colours: White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts
Capt: Bob Crompton, seventeenth captaincy Selectors:
In Charge: Mr. M. T. Roberts		 The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Monday, 3 February 1913, at 42 Russell Square, alongside the FA Cup third round draw.
81st match, W 58 - D 15 - L 8 - F 279 - A 70.
England Lineup
  Williamson, Reginald G. 28 6 June 1884 G Middlesbrough FC 7 6 GA
  Crompton, Robert 33 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC 36 0
  Benson, Robert W. 30 9 February 1883 LB Sheffield United FC 1 0
  Cuggy, Francis 23 16 June 1889 RH Sunderland AFC 1 0
  Boyle, Thomas W. 27 29 January 1886 CH Burnley FC 1 0
  Utley, George 25 16 May 1887 LH Barnsley FC 1 0
  Mordue, John 26 13 December 1886 OR Sunderland AFC 2 0
Buchan, Charles M. 21 22 September 1891 IR Sunderland AFC 1 1
  Elliott, George W. 24 7 January 1889 CF Middlesbrough FC 1 0
  Smith, Joseph 23 25 June 1889 IL Bolton Wanderers FC 1 0
  Wall, George 27 20 February 1885 OL Manchester United FC 7 2

reserves:

 Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Billy Booth and Aston Villa FC's Harold Halse.

team notes:

 Bobby Benson replaced West Bromwich Albion FC's Jesse Pennington at left-back on 10 February. Pennington was unavailable because of injury.
Bob Crompton extends his tally as England's record appearance holder.
 
2-3-5 Williamson -
Crompton, Benson -
Cuggy, Boyle, Utley -
Mordue, Buchan, Elliott, Smith, Wall.

Averages:

 Age 26.1 Appearances/Goals 2.8 0.2

 

    Match Report

Ireland beat England at Belfast on Saturday by two goals to one. This is the first occasion on which Ireland have proved successful in the 31 matches which have been played between the two countries. Ireland lost the services of Macaulay, one of their forwards, after the first half-hour's play, so that their performance was all the more creditable. The English team gave a most disappointing display... - The Times - Monday 17th February, 1913

    Football League
Football League Division One
15 February 1913
Team P Pts
Sunderland 26 33
Manchester City 26 33
The Wednesday 26 33
Oldham Athletic 26 33
Aston Villa 26 32
Manchester United 26 32
Bolton Wanderers 26 32
West Bromwich Albion 26 30
Derby County 25 30
Blackburn Rovers 27 29
Liverpool 28 29
Everton 27 28
Newcastle United 28 26
Sheffield United 27 24
Middlesbrough 26 23
Bradford City 25 21
Tottenham Hotspur 26 20
Chelsea 26 15
Notts County 26 13
Woolwich Arsenal 27 10

 

Division One matches played on 15 February 1913:

ASTON VILLA 1-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Barber 5 (Shea 21)
20,000 (Villa Park, Birmingham)

Villa were without Harold Halse, who was a reserve against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Blackburn were without Bob Crompton, who was England's captain in Belfast.

BOLTON WANDERERS 0-0 EVERTON
19,986 (Burnden Park, Bolton)

Bolton were without Joe Smith, who was making his international debut against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Everton were without Harris and Houston, who were playing for Ireland.

CHELSEA 1-1 WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Ford 80 (Burrell 6)
15,000 (Stamford Bridge, London)

LIVERPOOL 2-1 THE WEDNESDAY
Metcalf 12, Miller 25 (McLean 10)
25,000 (Anfield, Liverpool)

MANCHESTER UNITED 4-0 DERBY COUNTY
Turnbull 6, West 28, 82, Anderson 80
25,000 (Old Trafford, Manchester)

United were without George Wall, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast.

MIDDLESBROUGH 0-2 SUNDERLAND
(Martin 55, Richardson 67)
13,992 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Elliott (making his international debut) and Williamson (in goal), who were playing against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Sunderland were without Buchan (scoring on his debut), Cuggy (also making his debut) and Mordue, who were also playing against Ireland in Belfast.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
(Wynn 28)
35,000 (St James' Park, Newcastle)

NOTTS COUNTY 0-1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
(Bliss 45)
12,000 (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0-0 BRADFORD CITY
10,000 (Boundary Park, Oldham)

City were without Hampton and Thompson, who were playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-0 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Ritchie 83
15,000 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)

United were without Bob Benson, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast, and Billy Gillespie, who scored the goals that beat England in Belfast.

Sunderland's victory took them to the top, but there was only a point separating the top seven sides in an incredibly tight division.

Football League Division Two
15 February 1913
Team P Pts
Preston North End 27 40
Burnley 26 36
Birmingham 26 31
Nottingham Forest 26 29
Lincoln City 25 29
Barnsley 25 29
Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 28
Grimsby Town 26 25
Hull City 25 24
Bradford 27 24
Leeds City 25 24
Bristol City 25 24
Huddersfield Town 25 23
Bury 26 23
Clapton Orient 26 23
Fulham 25 22
Glossop 25 22
Leicester Fosse 26 21
Stockport County 26 19
Blackpool 27 18

 

Division Two matches played on 15 February 1913:

BARNSLEY 5-3 BLACKPOOL
Lillycrop 3, Travers 2 (Bainbridge, Wilson, Gillow)
4,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)

Barnsley were without George Utley, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

BRADFORD 2-3 FULHAM
Howie, Smith (Lee, Mavin, Pearce)
8,000 (Park Avenue, Bradford)

BURNLEY 3-0 BIRMINGHAM
Lindley, Freeman 2
2,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

Burnley were without Tommy Boyle, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

CLAPTON ORIENT 1-2 LINCOLN CITY
McFadden (Miller, Slade)
 4,900 (Millfields Road, London)

GLOSSOP 4-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Cooper, H.Stapley 2, Moore (Gibson 2, Morris)
 3,000 (North Road, Glossop)

HULL CITY 3-1 BRISTOL CITY
McQuillan, Lyon, Fazackerley (Jones)
 7,000 (Anlaby Road, Hull)

LEICESTER FOSSE 1-0 GRIMSBY TOWN
McWhirter
6,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

Grimsby were without Billy Andrews, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

PRESTON NORTH END 2-1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Common, Green (Elliott)
15,000 (Deepdale, Preston)

Huddersfield were without Jim McAuley, who was injured playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

STOCKPORT COUNTY 6-0 LEEDS CITY
Crossthwaite, Smith 4, Charlton
7,000 (Edgeley Park, Stockport)

Leeds were without Billy Scott, who was playing in goal for Ireland against England in Belfast.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3-1 BURY
Parsonage, Groves 2 (Cameron)
6,000 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

Even though there were still twelve games to go, Preston and Burnley looked the most likely to win promotion and they did.

IN OTHER NEWS...

Oxford and Cambridge drew 2-2 in the annual varsity match at Queen's Club in West Kensington.

It was on 15 February 1913 that twelve golf courses across England and Wales were simultaneously attacked and damaged by militant suffragettes. Slogans were cut into the turf, greens were cut up and burned with corrosive materials, holes were scooped out and flags were planted around the courses.

Source Notes

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Original Newspaper Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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