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Saturday,
14 February 1914
Home International Championship 1913-14
(31st) Match
England 0 Ireland 3
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Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Kick-off (GMT): 3.00pm.
Attendance:
25,000.
Receipts £1205; |
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England's second visit to Middlesbrough and North Yorkshire
and sixth visit to the North-East |
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England
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Pat O'Connell won the toss |
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[0-1] Billy Lacey
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'Secured the ball with several men between him and the goal, he dribbled, took deliberate aim and shot into the top corner of the goal'
[0-2] Billy Gillespie
36
'Thompson ran away and centered, Pennington stumbled, Gllespie scored' |
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tenth Irish goal in England> |
[0-3] Billy Lacey
80
'Gillespie passed back to Lacey, who kicked though unimpeded' |
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 Officials |
England |
Team Records |
Ireland |
Referee
Alexander Allan
Jackson
38 (20 January 1876),
Glasgow,
Scotland |
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Linesmen |
F.H. Dennis
England |
J. Clarke
Ireland |
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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
in Charge:
H.
Walker |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P 19 of 21, W 10 - D 5 - L 4 - F
31 - A 21. |
P 86 of 195, W 61 - D 16 - L 9 - F 286 - A
80. |
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team chosen at 42 Russell Square,
London, on Monday, 2 February 1914, alongside the FA Cup third round draw. |
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England
Lineup |
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seven changes to the previous match (Hardy, Crompton,
Pennington & Watson remain) |
league position (2nd February) |
ave FL pos:
6th |
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Hardy, Sam |
30 |
26 August
1882 |
G |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 9th) |
16 |
15ᵍᵃ |
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most gk apps |
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Crompton, Robert |
34 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 TOP) |
39 |
0 |
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most apps 1909-14 |
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Pennington, Jesse |
30 |
23 August 1883 |
LB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL1 7th) |
22 |
0 |
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Cuggy, Francis |
24
243 days |
16 June 1889 |
RH |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 2nd) |
2 |
0 |
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final app
1913-14 |
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376 |
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Buckley, Frank C. |
30
134 days |
3 October 1882 |
CH |
Derby County FC
(FL1 17th) |
1 |
0 |
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thirteenth County player to represent
England |
only app
1914 |
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Watson, Richard |
23 |
11 September 1890 |
LH |
Burnley FC
(FL1 8th) |
2 |
0 |
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Wallace, Charles W. |
29 |
20 January 1885 |
OR |
Aston Villa FC
(FL1 9th) |
2 |
0 |
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377 |
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Shea,
Daniel |
26
132 days |
6 November 1887 |
IR |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 TOP) |
1 |
0 |
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the 25th Rover to represent
England |
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Elliott, George W. |
24 |
7 January 1889 |
CF |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL1 10th) |
2 |
0 |
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Latheron, Edward G. |
26
319 days |
1 April 1887 |
IL |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 TOP) |
2 |
1 |
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final app
1913-14 |
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378 |
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Martin, Henry |
22
71 days |
5 December 1891 |
OL |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 2nd) |
1 |
0 |
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the ninth Sunderlander to represent
England |
only app
1914 |
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reserves: |
Tom Brittleton (The Wednesday FC
(FL1 18th)) and
George Holley (Sunderland AFC
(FL1 2nd)). |
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appearance notes: |
Bob Crompton
continues to extend his tally as England's record appearance holder.
Jesse Pennington is the sixth player to have made 22 appearances,
whereas record appearance holder for a goalkeeper, Sam Hardy, is the
thirteenth to make sixteen. 220 players
have now played for England more than once.
Crompton is also the first player to make 39 appearances under the
guidance of the ISC |
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records: |
This is England's first Home defeat since
April 1903, ending an sequence of fourteen home matches unbeaten. It
is their ninth home defeat, and only the second time they have failed
to score a home goal.
It is, however, the first time they have
failed to score a goal against the Irish.
It
is also only the third match under the guidance of the ISC that
England have failed to register a goal. |
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2-3-5 |
Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Cuggy,
Buckley, Watson -
Wallace, Shea, Elliott, Latheron, Martin |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
8.2 |
0.1 |
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Ireland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
24th to 20th |
Colours |
Royal blue jerseys and white shorts |
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Captain |
Pat O'Connell |
Selection
Trainer:
Bob Torrans |
Ireland Selection Committee |
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only, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 3 - A 0. |
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team chosen on Monday, 2
February 1914; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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McKee, Frederick William |
30 |
21 August 1883 |
G |
Belfast Celtic FAC |
4 |
6ᵍᵃ |
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McConnell, William
George |
24 |
3 March 1889 |
RB |
The Bohemians FAC |
5 |
0 |
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Craig, Alexander Breckenridge |
27 |
2 April 1886 |
LB |
Greenock Morton FC, Scotland |
8 |
0 |
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Hampton, Henry Vernon |
27 |
21 January
1888 |
RH |
Bradford City FC, England |
9 |
0 |
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final app
1911-14 |
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O'Connell, Patrick Joseph |
26 |
8 March 1887 |
CH |
Hull City AFC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Hamill, Michael |
24 |
19 January 1890 |
LH |
Manchester United FC, England |
2 |
1 |
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Rollo, David |
23 |
26 August 1890 |
OR |
Linfield FAC |
4 |
0 |
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Young, Samuel |
31
2 days |
16 February 1883 |
IR |
Linfield FAC |
8 |
0 |
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Gillespie, William |
21 |
6 August 1891 |
CF |
Sheffield United FC, England |
4 |
5 |
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Lacey, William |
24 |
24 September 1889 |
IL |
Liverpool FC, England |
13 |
3 |
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Thompson, Frank William |
28 |
2 October 1885 |
OL |
Clyde FC, Scotland |
11 |
2 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team changes: |
Johnny Houston (Everton FC, England) was the original selected outside-right,
his place going to Dave Rollo, who was actually a full-back. |
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records: |
This is only the second time that Ireland have ever had consecutive
victories, but the first time they have both come away from home.
This is their sixteenth victory overall, with eight at home, and the
other eight coming at an away venue. |
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2-3-5 |
McKee -
McConnell, Craig -
Hampton, O'Connell, Hamill -
Rollo, Young, Gillespie, Lacey, Thompson. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
6.5 |
0.7 |
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Match Report
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
16 February 1914 |
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Ireland beat England at
Middlesbrough on Saturday by three goals to none. Their victory,
which is the first which they have gained on English soil, was
thoroughly deserved in every respect, for they outplayed their
opponents at all points, and their pace, dash, and skill afforded a
most pleasing contrast to the dull, spasmodic efforts of the home
country... |
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In Other News....
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It was on 14 February
1914 that the brakes failed on a tram as it went down a hill in the
centre of Rochdale. The tram left the rails at the bottom of the hill
and crashed into a shop front. The driver had multiple fractures and six
passengers were also badly injured. |
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England beat Ireland
17-12 at Twickenham, in the presence of the King and the Prime Minister,
on their way to winning the rugby union 'grand slam' for the second year
in succession, in the last Five Nations Championship before the war. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (14 February 1914) |
The Football
League Division One:
Blackburn Rovers 2 Manchester City 1
Ewood Park, Blackburn (18,000)
Smith, Aitkenhead
~ Browell |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton, Eddie Latheron and Danny
Shea, but did start with Arthur Cowell, Billy Bradshaw and Jock
Simpson |
Bolton Wanderers 2 Liverpool 1
Burnden Park, Bolton
(20,000)
Lillycrop
(2)
~ Miller |
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Liverpool were without Bill
Lacey, but did start with Jack Robinson |
Bradford City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Valley Parade, Bradford
(18,000)
Storer, Fox
~ Cantrell |
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City were without
Harry Hampton,
but did start with Dickie Bond |
Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 1
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(35,000)
Shepherd |
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Chelsea started with Harold Halse and Vivian Woodward |
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United started with Billy Hibbert and Albert Shepherd |
Everton 5 Sheffield United 0
Goodison Park, Liverpool
(25,000)
Weller, Clennell (2),
Parker (2) |
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Everton started with Frank Jefferis |
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United were without
Billy Gillespie, but did
start with Albert Sturgess |
Manchester United 0 Burnley 1
Old Trafford, Manchester
(35,000)
Freeman |
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United were without Mickey
Hamill, but did start with George Wall |
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Burnley were without Billy Watson, but did start with
Tommy Boyle and Bert Freeman |
Oldham Athletic 1 Preston North End 0
Boundary Park, Oldham
(9,468)
Gee |
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Athletic started with Hugh Moffat and Charlie Roberts |
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North End started with Joe McCall |
Sunderland 1 Derby County 0
Roker Park, Sunderland (15,000)
Best |
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Sunderland were without Frank Cuggy and Harry Martin, but
did start with Charlie Buchan, George Holley and Jackie Mordue |
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County were without Frank Buckley, but did start with
Ernie Scattergood |
The Wednesday 2 Aston Villa 3
Wednesday Ground, Owlerton (30,000)
Wilson (2)
~ Stephenson, Hampton, Bache |
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Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton |
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Villa were without Sam Hardy and Charlie Wallace, but did
start with Harry Hampton and Joe Bache |
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West Bromwich Albion 2 Middlesbrough 1
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (15,692)
McNeal, Bentley ~
Carr |
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Albion were without Jesse Pennington |
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Boro were without George Elliott, but did start with Tim
Williamson and Jimmy Windridge |
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regaining the league title, even without three of their star men, though
Manchester City would return a week later to knock them out of the FA
Cup. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
Birmingham 0 Barnsley 0
St. Andrews, Birmingham (18,000) |
Blackpool 1 Fulham 1
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (5,000)
Connor
~ Coleman |
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Fulham started with Tim Coleman |
Bristol City 2 Hull City 1
Ashton Gate, Bedminster (10,000)
Howarth, Brown
~ Stevens |
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City started with Billy Wedlock |
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Hull were without
Pat McConnell |
Clapton Orient 1 Leicester Fosse 0
Millfields Road, Hackney
(11,200)
Jonas |
Glossop 0 Notts County 1
North Road, Glossop
(2,000)
Peart |
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County started with Bert Morley |
Grimsby Town 1 Bury 0
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
(12,000)
W.Rippon |
Leeds City 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
Elland Road, Leeds
(10,200)
McLeod
(3), Speirs, Sharpe |
Nottingham Forest 2 Lincoln City 1
City Ground, Nottingham
(10,000)
Firth, Ford
~ Egerton |
Stockport County 3 Bradford 1
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(7,000)
Proctor (2), Rodgers
~ Little |
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Woolwich Arsenal 0 Huddersfield Town 1
Manor Ground, Plumstead
(25,000)
Mann |
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Arsenal started with Jock Rutherford |
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setting the pace, but only Notts County would last the course to earn promotion
straight back to the First Division. |
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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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