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Saturday, 22 October 1921
Home International Championship 1921-22 (34th) Match

Ireland 1 England 1 [1-1]
 

Match Summary
Ireland Party

England Party

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, county Antrim
Attendance: 30,000;
Kick-off: tbc GMT

Ireland - Billy Gillespie (Lacey received from a corner, who put across goal to an offside Gillespie, and beat Dawson 30)
England - Billy Kirton (headed in a Harrison or Simms cross 35)
Results 1919-30

England won the toss, Ireland kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

 

Officials

Ireland

Type

England

Referee - Alexander A. Jackson
Scotland

Linesmen - not known

The Annual General Meeting of the F.A. Council on 30 May 1920 at Holborn Restaurant decided that "the qualification for International matches shall be birth within the area of the National Association."

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Ireland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 30th
Colours: Royal blue jerseys, white shorts.
Capt: Billy Lacey Selectors: Team Selection by Committee;
Ireland Lineup
  Scott, Elisha 28 24 August 1893 G Liverpool FC, England 5 10 GA
  McCracken, William R. 38 29 January 1883 RB Newcastle United FC, England 13 1
  Rollo, David 31 26 August 1890 LB Blackburn Rovers FC, England 10 0
  McCracken, Robert 31 25 June 1890 RH Crystal Palace FC, England 2 0
  Scraggs, M. John H. 32 26 March 1889 CH Glentoran FC 2 0
  Emerson, William J. 29 16 December 1891 LH Glentoran FC 5 1
  Lacey, William 32 24 September 1889 OR Liverpool FC, England 21 3
Gillespie, William B. 30 6 August 1891 IR Sheffield United FC, England 8 6
  Doran, John F. 24 3 January 1896 CF Brighton & Hove Albion FC, England 2 0
  Mathieson, Allan 23/24 1897 IL Luton Town FC, England 2 0
  Bookman (Buchalter), Louis J.O. 30 6 November 1890
born in Lithuania, Russia
OL Luton Town FC, England 4 0

reserves:

reserves not known
 
2-3-5 Scott -
W.McCracken, Rollo -
R.McCracken, Scraggs, Emerson -
Lacey, Gillespie, Doran, Mathieson, Bookman.

Averages:

Age 29.8/9 Appearances/Goals 6.7 0.9

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 8th to 9th
Colours: The 1903 uniform - White collared jerseys and dark club shorts
Capt: George Wilson, first captaincy Selectors: The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following the trial match, on Monday, 10 October 1921.
94th match, W 64 - D 18 - L 12 - F 302 - A 87.
England Lineup
  Dawson, Jeremiah 33 18 March 1888 G Burnley FC 1 1 GA
  Clay, Thomas 28 19 November 1892 RB Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 0
  Lucas, Thomas 26 22 September 1895 LB Liverpool FC 1 0
  Moss, Frank 26 17 April 1895 RH Aston Villa FC 1 0
  Wilson, George 29 14 January 1892 CH The Wednesday FC 4 0
  Barton, Percival A. 28 20 January 1893 LH Birmingham FC 2 0
  Chedgzoy, Samuel 32 27 January 1889 OR Everton FC 5 0
Kirton, William J. 24 2 December 1895 IR Aston Villa FC 1 1
  Simms, Ernest 30 22 July 1891 CF Luton Town FC 1 0
  Walker, William H. 23 29 October 1897 IL Aston Villa FC 2 1
  Harrison, George 28 18 July 1892 OL Everton FC 2 0

reserves:

Tom Wilson (Huddersfield Town AFC) and Jackie Carr (Middlesbrough FC)

team notes:

Billy Kirton is the seventieth player to score on his England debut
 
2-3-5 Dawson -
Clay, Lucas -
Moss, Wilson, Barton -
Chedgzoy, Kirton, Simms, Walker, Harrison

Averages:

Age 27.9 Appearances/Goals 2.0 0.1

 

    Match Report

England could make only a draw of the first International Association Match of the season, the score in the game against Ireland, at Belfast, on Saturday being one goal each.

The ground was very nearly perfect for clever football, neither too hard nor too soft, the very ground to suit one of the old-fashioned forwards of the dribbling school. England had the more chances, but the inside forwards, when nearly within shooting distance, hesitated, and when they did shoot, lacked both pace and direction...

Ireland scored the first goal after half an hour's play. Clay was forced to concede a corner, and following the kick Gillespie put the ball into the net. Five minutes later Simms made an opening for Kirton, who headed through, giving Scott no possible chance of saving... - The Times - Monday 24th October, 1921

    Football League

Football League Division One
22 October 1921
Team P Pts
Burnley 11 18
Liverpool 11 16
Sunderland 11 15
Middlesbrough 11 14
Newcastle United 11 14
Manchester City 11 14
Huddersfield Town 11 13
Aston Villa 12 13
Preston North End 11 13
Blackburn Rovers 12 11
Bolton Wanderers 11 11
Oldham Athletic 11 11
Everton 11 10
Bradford City 11 10
Sheffield United 11 9
West Bromwich Albion 11 9
Manchester United 11 9
Tottenham Hotspur 11 8
Birmingham 11 8
Chelsea 11 7
Cardiff City 11 6
Arsenal 11 5

 

Division One matches played on 22 October 1921:

BIRMINGHAM 1-1 BOLTON WANDERERS
Crosbie 69 (Roberts 88)

20,000 (St Andrew's, Birmingham)

Birmingham were without Percy Barton, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast.

BRADFORD CITY 1-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Shaw 89 (Sampy 12)
12,500
(Valley Parade, Bradford)

Sheffield United were without Billy Gillespie, who scored the opening goal for Ireland against England in Belfast.

BURNLEY 5-0 CHELSEA
Kelly 38, Anderson 42, 57, Cross 65, 75

15,000 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

Burnley were without Jerry Dawson, who was making his international debut against Ireland in Belfast.

EVERTON 2-2 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Fazackerley Pen. 52, 60 (Butler 25, Toms 64)

18,000 (
Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Everton were without Chedgzoy and Harrison, who were playing against Ireland in Belfast.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2-0 ARSENAL
Smith 7, Johnston 27
10,000 (
Leeds Road, Huddersfield)

Huddersfield were without Tom Wilson, who was a reserve against Ireland in Belfast.

MANCHESTER CITY 4-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Barnes 21, 25, Pen. 73, Warner 90 (Spence 75)
20,000 (Hyde
Road, Manchester)

MIDDLESBROUGH 5-0 ASTON VILLA
Birrell 19, 80, Carr 42, 50, 74
10,000 (Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough were without Jackie Carr, who was a reserve against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Villa were without Kirton (who scored the equaliser on his only international appearance), Moss and Walker, who were all playing against Ireland.

PRESTON NORTH END 2-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Quinn 32, Roberts
12,680 (Deepdale, Preston)

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

SUNDERLAND 3-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Martin 8, Marshall 75, Parker 80
(Ralphs 67)
10,000 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

Blackburn were without David Rollo, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-1 LIVERPOOL
(Beadles 62)

31,593 (White Hart Lane, London)

Tottenham were without Tommy Clay, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Liverpool were without Lacey and Scott, who were playing for Ireland, and Lucas, who was making his international debut against Ireland.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-2 CARDIFF CITY
Gregory 45, A.Smith 56 (Keenor 20, Gill 86)
20,969 (The Hawthorns, West Bromwich)

Burnley continued their good form of the previous season by winning nine of their first eleven games in defence of their title.

Football League Division Two
22 October 1921
Team P Pts
Barnsley 12 20
Nottingham Forest 11 16
Leeds United 11 15
Notts County 12 15
West Ham United 12 13
Stoke 11 13
Hull City 11 13
Fulham 11 12
Leicester City 11 12
The Wednesday 11 12
Crystal Palace 11 11
Coventry City 12 11
South Shields 11 11
Bury 11 11
Clapton Orient 11 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 10
Derby County 11 9
Bradford 11 8
Port Vale 11 8
Rotherham County 11 7
Bristol City 11 5
Blackpool 11 3

 

Division Two matches played on 22 October 1921:

BARNSLEY 2-1 DERBY COUNTY
Hammerton 2 (Wightman)
10
,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)

BURY 3-2 COVENTRY CITY
Trotter 2, Aitken (Morgan, Stevens)

5,105
(Gigg Lane, Bury)

CRYSTAL PALACE 1-0 BLACKPOOL
Hand
15,000
(Croydon Common Athletic Ground, London)

Palace were without Robert McCracken, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

FULHAM 4-0 ROTHERHAM COUNTY
Travers 2, Cock, Shea

20,000 (Craven Cottage, London)

HULL CITY 1-0 BRISTOL CITY
Gilhooley
6,000
(Anlaby Road, Hull)

LEEDS UNITED 1-2 STOKE
Howarth (J.Broad, Tempest)
10
,000 (Elland Road, Leeds)

LEICESTER CITY 0-1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
(Brooks)
9,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)

NOTTS COUNTY 0-0 CLAPTON ORIENT
10,000 (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)

PORT VALE 1-1 SOUTH SHIELDS
Page (Hetherington)
6,000 (Old Recreation Ground, Stoke)

THE WEDNESDAY 2-1 BRADFORD
Ratcliffe, McIntyre (Bauchop)
8,000 (Hillsborough, Sheffield)

The Wednesday were without George Wilson, who was captaining England for the first time, against Ireland in Belfast.

WEST HAM UNITED 1-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Watson
20,000 (Upton Park, London)

Barnsley maintained a commanding lead at the top of the second division, but they would fail to score in each of their next five games and would, ultimately, lose out on promotion on goal average by seven-hundredths of a goal, to Stoke.

Selected Division Three matches played on 22 October 1921:

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1-0 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Wilson

13,000 (The Valley, Luton)

Brighton were without Jack Doran, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

LUTON TOWN 1-0 PORTSMOUTH
Walsh

9,000 (Kenilworth Road, Luton)

Luton were without Bookman and Mathieson, who were playing for Ireland against England in Belfast, and Simms, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland.

NEWPORT COUNTY 0-0 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
8,000 (Somerton Park, Newport)

Plymouth led the southern section on goal average from Southampton, who were to pip them to the title on goal average. Stockport County led the northern section by a point from Accrington Stanley.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 22 October 1921 that Chancellor Wirth and his entire German cabinet resigned in protest at the futility of attempting to rebuild a stable state under the severe pressures of war reparations. Yet, four days later, a new cabinet had been created under Wirth.

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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