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119 vs. Scotland
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121 vs. Wales

Saturday, 25 October 1919
Home International Championship 1919-20 (32nd) Match

Ireland 1 England 1 [0-1]
 

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, county Antrim
Attendance: 30,000; Receipts: £2,400 (a new Irish record);
Kick-off: 3.30pm GMT

Match Summary
Ireland Party

England Party

England - Jack Cock (Immediately on Cock kicking off, the ball was passed out to Turnbull, who crossed it back to Cock, who scored 1 0:30)
Ireland - Jimmy Ferris (headed in a Lynar cross 70)
Results 1919-30

Ireland won the toss, England kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

Ireland

Type

England

Referee - Thomas R. Dougray
Bellshill, Scotland

Linesmen - not known

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Ireland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 22nd to 21st
Colours: Royal blue jerseys with laced-up collars, white shorts, dark socks.
Capt: Billy Lacey Selectors: Team chosen by Committee, on Monday, 13 October 1919.
Ireland Lineup
  O'Hagan, William 28 8 August 1890 G St. Mirren FC, Scotland 1 1 GA
  McCracken, William R. 36 29 January 1883 RB Newcastle United FC, England 12 1
  McCandless, William 24/25 1894 LB Linfield FAC 1 0
  Lacey, William 30 24 September 1889 RH Liverpool FC, England 15 3
  Hamill, Michael 30 19 January 1889 CH Belfast Celtic FC 4 1
  Emerson, William J. 27 16 December 1891 LH Glentoran FC 1 0
  Lynar, David 26 9 January 1893 OR Glentoran FC 1 0
  Gallagher, Patrick 28 16 March 1891 IR The Celtic FC, Scotland 1 0
  Gowdy, Joseph 21 December 1897 CF Glentoran FC 1 0
Ferris, James 24 28 November 1894 IL Belfast Celtic FC 1 1
  Snape, Alfred 23 14 January 1896 OL Airdrieonians FC, Scotland 1 0

reserves:

reserves not known

team notes:

Bill McCracken was winning his twelfth appearance, twelve and a half years after winning his eleventh, also against England, in 1907. He had been exiled, and banned by the IFA for demanding a higher match fee.
Alf Snape was also a replacement for original outside-left, Bradford FC's John McCandless, two days before this match. The vacancy was originally offered to Luton Town FC's Louis Bookman, who was unavailable.
 
2-3-5 O'Hagan -
McCracken, McCandless -
Lacey, Hamill, Emerson -
Lynar, Gallagher, Gowdy, Ferris, Snape.

Averages:

Age 27.0/1 Appearances/Goals 3.5 0.4

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 1st
Colours: The 1903 uniform - White collared jerseys and dark club shorts
Capt: Arthur Knight, first captaincy Selectors: The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following the Victory International match in Stoke, on Saturday, 18 October 1919.
87th match, W 61 - D 16 - L 10 - F 291 - A 77.
England Lineup
  Hardy, Sam 37 26 August 1882 G Aston Villa FC 19 19 GA
  Smith, Joseph 29 10 April 1890 RB West Bromwich Albion FC 1 0
  Knight, Arthur E. 32 7 September 1887 LB Portsmouth FC 1 0
  Bagshaw, J. James 33 25 December 1885 RH Derby County FC 1 0
  Bowser, Sidney 28 6 April 1891 CH West Bromwich Albion FC 1 0
  Watson, Richard 29 11 September 1890 LH Burnley FC 3 0
  Turnbull, Robert 23 17 December 1895 OR Bradford AFC 1 0
  Carr, John 27 26 November 1891 IR Middlesbrough FC 1 0
Cock, John G. 25 15 November 1893 CF Huddersfield Town AFC 1 1
  Smith, Joseph 30 25 June 1889 IL Bolton Wanderers FC 4 1
  Hodkinson, Joseph 30 3 May 1889 OL Blackburn Rovers FC 3 0

reserves:

Bill Voisey (Millwall Athletic FC) and Eddie Edmonds (Watford FC)

team notes:

Sam Hardy extends his record of the goalkeeper with most appearances, in this, England's oldest team so far.
Joe Hodkinson's third appearance comes six years and 203 days after his second.
 
2-3-5 Hardy -
Smith, Knight -
Bagshaw, Bowser, Watson -
Turnbull, Carr, Cook, Smith, Hodgkinson.

Averages:

Age 29.4 Appearances/Goals 3.3 0.1

 

    Match Report

The first international match since the spring of 1914 was decided at Windsor Park, Belfast, on Saturday, when Ireland and England played a drawn game, each side having scored one goal.

As the game went Ireland were unfortunate to do no more than avoid defeat. A goal was scored against them before play had lasted half a minute, but they recovered from the early disaster and for the most part outplayed the English team, who were regarded as a decidedly strong combination...

Cock kicked the goal for England and Ferris equalized for Ireland. Thirty thousand persons were present, and the gate receipts amounted to £2,500. - The Times - Monday 27th October, 1919

    Football League

Football League Division One
25 October 1919
Team P Pts
West Bromwich Albion 11 18
Newcastle United 12 17
Burnley 12 15
Middlesbrough 12 15
Sheffield United 12 14
Manchester United 11 14
Sunderland 11 13
Derby County 12 13
Bradford City 12 12
Bolton Wanderers 12 11
Bradford 11 11
Everton 11 11
Arsenal 11 11
Liverpool 11 11
Chelsea 11 11
Manchester City 11 10
Blackburn Rovers 12 10
Notts County 12 10
Preston North End 11 8
Oldham Athletic 11 6
Aston Villa 11 5
The Wednesday 11 5

 

Division One matches played on 25 October 1919:

ARSENAL 1-2 BRADFORD CITY
Graham Pen. 90 (Walden 50, 65)

35,000 (Highbury, London)

BRADFORD 1-0 CHELSEA
McLean 62
18,000
(Park Avenue, Bradford)

Bradford were without Bobby Turnbull, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

BURNLEY 1-2 LIVERPOOL
Lindsay 89 (Chambers 30, 80)

15,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

Burnley were without Billy Watson, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Liverpool were without Bill Lacey, who was playing for Ireland.

DERBY COUNTY 1-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Leonard 83 (Gee 80)

10,000 (
Baseball Ground, Derby)

Derby were without James Bagshaw, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

EVERTON 3-0 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Kirsopp 56, Clennell 66, Gault 89
25,000 (
Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Blackburn were without Joe Hodkinson, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast.

MANCHESTER CITY 4-2 THE WEDNESDAY
Taylor 2, Browell 37, 45, Goodwin 82 (Brittleton 29, 55)
20,000 (
Hyde Road, Manchester)

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-4 ASTON VILLA
Butler 15 (Boyman 50, 70, 73, Dorrell 88)
18,000 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Jackie Carr, who was making his international debut against Ireland in Belfast, with Villa's Sam Hardy in goal for England.

PRESTON NORTH END 2-3 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Roberts 63, 73 (Ramsay 20, +1, Hibbert 25)
18,000 (Deepdale, Preston)

Newcastle were without Bill McCracken, who was playing for Ireland against England at Belfast.

SHEFFIELD UNITED 2-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
Fazackerley 48, Beaumont 82 (Hopkin 5, Woodcock 80)
18,000 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)

SUNDERLAND 2-0 BOLTON WANDERERS
Travers 30, Mordue Pen. 32

20,000 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

Bolton were without Joe Smith, who was playing against Ireland at Belfast.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 8-0 NOTTS COUNTY
Morris 9, 39, +3, Foster o.g., Gregory 89, Magee 90
36,086 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

West Brom were without Bowser and Smith, who were both making their international debut against Ireland in Belfast. For Bowser, it was his only England cap.

The two local rivals that would capture the major trophies gave notice of their future form, with West Brom thrashing Notts County to confirm their ambitions to win the league championship, and Aston Villa climbing off the bottom with a convincing away win. They would end the season as FA Cup winners.

Football League Division Two
25 October 1919
Team P Pts
Tottenham Hotspur 10 19
Fulham 12 17
Bristol City 11 15
Blackpool 12 15
Stoke 11 15
Barnsley 11 14
Birmingham 11 14
Hull City 12 14
West Ham United 11 14
Huddersfield Town 11 13
Stockport County 11 12
Bury 11 11
Port Vale 9 10
Nottingham Forest 12 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 9
South Shields 10 8
Leicester City 11 8
Rotherham County 12 7
Grimsby Town 11 7
Clapton Orient 12 5
Lincoln City 11 5
Coventry City 11 2

 

Division Two matches played on 25 October 1919:

BARNSLEY 0-0 STOCKPORT COUNTY
7
,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)

BIRMINGHAM 0-1 WEST HAM UNITED
(Kay)

25,000 (St Andrew's, Birmingham)

Birmingham missed two first-half penalties.

BURY 2-1 SOUTH SHIELDS
Ritchie, Rodgerson (Woods)
6,404 (Gigg Lane, Bury)

COVENTRY CITY 0-0 BRISTOL CITY
17,500 (Highfield Road, Coventry)

FULHAM 2-2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Cock 2 (Mann, Taylor)
16,000 (Craven Cottage, London)

Huddersfield were without Jack Cock, who scored in the first minute of his international debut against Ireland in Belfast. Meanwhile, his brother, Donald's goals, almost defeated his team.

GRIMSBY TOWN 2-1 HULL CITY
Storer, Rippon (Stevens)
10,000 (Blundell Park, Cleethorpes)

LEICESTER CITY 2-3 BLACKPOOL
Spittle, King (Charles, Heathcote, Lane)
12,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

LINCOLN CITY 2-1 CLAPTON ORIENT
Dowling 2 (Nicholls)

7,000 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Davis
10,000 (City Ground, Nottingham)

STOKE 3-0 ROTHERHAM COUNTY
Jones, Jarvis 2
5,000 (Victoria Ground, Stoke)

Tottenham's trip to Port Vale was postponed for two days, because Vale's first home match after taking over the fixtures and results of Leeds City (who had been expelled from the Football League for financial misconduct) clashed with Stoke's home game, less than three miles away. Fulham missed the opportunity to close to within a point of the league leaders.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 25 October 1919 that six men, two of them Sinn Féin MPs, escaped from Strangeways Prison in Manchester by scaling the wall.

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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