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Saturday, 14 February 1914
Home International Championship 1913-14
(31st) Match

England 0 Ireland 3
[0-2]




1 player lost since last match
Alf Lyttelton (5 July 1913) 56
58 players have now died

Football League Record

Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Kick-off (GMT): 3.00pm.

Attendance: 25,000.
Receipts £1205;

England's second visit to Middlesbrough and North Yorkshire and sixth visit to the North-East

England kicked-off. Pat O'Connell won the toss
  [0-1] Billy Lacey 6
'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'
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 A. Jackson
Glasgow, Scotland
 
Linesmen
F.H. Dennis
England
J. Clarke
Ireland

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 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.
  team chosen at 42 Russell Square, London, on Monday, 2 February 1914, alongside the FA Cup third round draw.
England Lineup
    seven changes to the previous match (Hardy, Crompton, Pennington & Watson remain) league position (2nd February) ave FL pos: 6th
  Hardy, Sam 30 26 August 1882 G Aston Villa FC (FL1 9th) 16 15ᵍᵃ
most gk apps
  Crompton, Robert 34 26 September 1879 RB Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 TOP) 39 0
most apps 1909-14
  Pennington, Jesse 30 23 August 1883 LB West Bromwich Albion FC (FL1 7th) 22 0
  Cuggy, Francis 24
243 days
16 June 1889 RH Sunderland AFC (FL1 2nd) 2 0
final app 1913-14
376   Buckley, Frank C. 30
134 days
9 November 1882 CH Derby County FC (FL1 17th) 1 0
thirteenth County player to represent England only app 1914
  Watson, Richard 23 11 September 1890 LH Burnley FC (FL1 8th) 2 0
  Wallace, Charles W. 29 20 January 1885 OR Aston Villa FC (FL1 9th) 2 0
377   Shea, Daniel 26
132 days
6 November 1887 IR Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 TOP) 1 0
the 25th Rover to represent England
  Elliott, George W. 24 7 January 1889 CF Middlesbrough FC (FL1 10th) 2 0
  Latheron, Edward G. 26/27 early 1887 IL Blackburn Rovers FC (FL1 TOP) 2 1
final app 1913-14
378   Martin, Henry 22
71 days
5 December 1891 OL Sunderland AFC (FL1 2nd) 1 0
the ninth Sunderlander to represent England only app 1914

reserves:

Tom Brittleton (The Wednesday FC (FL1 18th)) and George Holley (Sunderland AFC (FL1 2nd)).

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

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.
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Crompton, Pennington -
Cuggy, Buckley, Watson -
Wallace, Shea, Elliott, Latheron, Martin

Averages:

Age   Appearances/Goals 8.2 0.1

 

Ireland Team

 
Rank No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 24th to 20th
Colours Royal blue jerseys and white shorts
Captain Pat O'Connell Selection
Trainer: Bob Torrans
Ireland Selection Committee
 
  team chosen on Monday, 2 February 1914;
Ireland Lineup
  McKee, Frederick W. 30 31 August 1883 G Belfast Celtic FAC 4 6ᵍᵃ
  McConnell, William G. nk not known RB Bohemians FC 5 0
  Craig, Alexander B. 27 2 April 1886 LB Greenock Morton FC, Scotland 8 0
  Hampton, Henry V. 23 1 May 1890 RH Bradford City FC, England 9 0
  O'Connell, Patrick J. 26 8 March 1887 CH Hull City AFC, England 4 0
  Hamill, Michael 23 19 January 1889 LH Manchester United FC, England 2 1
  Rollo, David 23 26 August 1890 OR Linfield FAC 4 0
  Young, Samuel 31 14 February 1883 IR Linfield FAC 8 0
Gillespie, William B. 21 6 August 1891 CF Sheffield United FC, England 4 5
Lacey, William 24 24 September 1889 IL Liverpool FC, England 13 3
  Thompson, Frank W. 28 2 October 1885 OL Clyde FC, Scotland 11 2

reserves:

not known

team changes:

Johnny Houston (Everton FC, England) was the original selected outside-right, his place going to David Rollo, who was actually a full-back.
 
2-3-5 McKee -
McConnell, Craig -
Hampton, O'Connell, Hamill -
Rollo, Young, Gillespie, Lacey, Thompson.

Averages:

Age   Appearances/Goals 6.5 0.7
      
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          Match Report The Times, Monday, 16 February 1914
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...
  
       In Other News....
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.   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
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
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
City were without Harry Hampton, but did start with Dickie Bond
 
Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 1
   Stamford Bridge, Fulham (35,000)
Shepherd
Chelsea started with Harold Halse and Vivian Woodward
United started with Billy Hibbert and Albert Shepherd
 
Everton 5 Sheffield United 0
   Goodison Park, Liverpool (25,000)
Weller, Clennell (2), Parker (2)
Everton started with Frank Jefferis
United were without Billy Gillespie, but did start with Albert Sturgess
 
Manchester United 0 Burnley 1
   Old Trafford, Manchester (35,000)
Freeman
United were without Mickey Hamill, but did start with George Wall
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
Athletic started with Hugh Moffat and Charlie Roberts
North End started with Joe McCall
 
Sunderland 1 Derby County 0
   Roker Park, Sunderland
(15,000)
Best
Sunderland were without Frank Cuggy and Harry Martin, but did start with Charlie Buchan, George Holley and Jackie Mordue
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
Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton
Villa were without Sam Hardy and Charlie Wallace, but did start with Harry Hampton and Joe Bache
 
West Bromwich Albion 2 Middlesbrough 1
   The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (15,692)
McNeal, Bentley ~ Carr
Albion were without Jesse Pennington
Boro were without George Elliott, but did start with Tim Williamson and Jimmy Windridge

 
Division One Table
Team P
Blackburn Rovers 27 37
Sunderland 27 32
Bolton Wanderers 26 30
Burnley 27 29
Bradford City 26 29
Aston Villa 26 29
Manchester United 26 29
Oldham Athletic 26 29
West Bromwich Albion 26 28
Middlesbrough 26 26
Chelsea 26 26
Everton 26 25
Sheffield United 27 24
Manchester City 26 24
Newcastle United 26 24
Tottenham Hotspur 26 23
Liverpool 26 23
The Wednesday 27 22
Derby County 26 20
Preston North End 27 17

Blackburn continued their relentless surge towards 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.
     
   
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
Fulham started with Tim Coleman
 
Bristol City 2 Hull City 1
   Ashton Gate, Bedminster
(10,000)
Howarth, Brown ~ Stevens
City started with Billy Wedlock
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
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
 
Woolwich Arsenal 0 Huddersfield Town 1
   Manor Ground, Plumstead
(25,000)
Mann
Arsenal started with Jock Rutherford
 
Division Two Table
Team P
Notts County 28 38
Woolwich Arsenal 26 35
Hull City 25 33
Leeds City 24 31
Bradford 25 30
Fulham 26 29
Bury 26 29
Clapton Orient 24 28
Barnsley 25 28
Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 26
Bristol City 25 25
Grimsby Town 25 25
Birmingham 26 24
Stockport County 26 23
Blackpool 26 22
Huddersfield Town 26 21
Leicester Fosse 26 20
Glossop 25 16
Nottingham Forest 26 15
Lincoln City 26 14
The two relegated clubs from the previous season were setting the pace, but only Notts County would last the course to earn promotion straight back to the First Division.
  
 
       Source Notes
TheFA
England Football Factbook
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com
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