|
The Rose Party for the
tour of Sweden May 1923 |
|
Player |
Birthdate |
Age |
Pos |
Club |
App |
G |
Capt |
|
Ashurst, William |
4 May 1894 |
28 |
RB |
Notts County |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bayes, A.W.C |
not known |
nk |
G |
Ilford FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AWC Bayes withdrew from the Party |
|
Bedford, Harry |
15 October 1899 |
23 |
F |
Blackpool FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bower, Alfred George |
10 November
1895 |
27 |
FB |
Corinthians FC, Casuals FC & Old Carthusians FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Baishe Bower withdrew from the Party |
|
Elliott, George W. |
7 January 1889 |
34 |
CF |
Middlesbrough FC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
George Elliott withdrew from the Party |
|
Ewer, Frederick H. |
30 September 1898 |
24 |
R/LH |
Corinthians FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hartley, Frank |
20 July 1896 |
26 |
IL |
Oxford City FC & Tottenham Hotspur FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Harrow, Jack H. |
20 July 1896 |
26 |
IL |
Oxford City FC & Tottenham Hotspur FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hufton, A. Edward |
25 November 1892 |
30 |
G |
West Ham United FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jack, David B.N. |
3 April 1898 |
25 |
IR |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leavey, O.H.L |
not known |
nk |
nk |
Civil Service FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Magee, Thomas P. |
12 May 1899 |
23 |
RH |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Miller, Harold S. |
20 May 1902 |
21 |
CF |
Charlton Athletic FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minter, Wilfred Harry |
11 February 1898 |
25 |
CF |
St. Albans City FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wilfred Minter withdrew from the Party |
|
Moore, James |
25 January 1889 |
34 |
IR |
Derby County FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Moore, William G.B. |
6 October 1894 |
28 |
IR |
West Ham United FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Patchitt, Basil C.A. |
8 August 1900 |
22 |
R/LH |
Corinthians FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Basil Patchitt withdrew from the Party, and then re-instated as
Captain |
|
Seddon, James |
20 May 1895 |
27 |
CH |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Silcock, John |
15 January 1898 |
25 |
FB |
Manchester United FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Thompson, J. |
not known |
nk |
FB |
South Bank FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Thornewell, George |
8 July 1898 |
24 |
OR |
Derby County FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tresadern, John |
26 September 1892 |
30 |
LH |
West Ham United FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Urwin, Thomas |
5 February 1896 |
27 |
OL |
Middlesbrough FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Walker, William H. |
29 October 1897 |
25 |
IL |
Aston Villa FC |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Williamson, Ernest C. |
24 May 1890 |
32 |
GK |
The Arsenal FC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All information is
complete to and including England's last match, the fifth of the 1922-23 season,
against France on 10 May 1923.
Diary
Monday, 26
February 1923
- The International Selection Committee of the Football Association
received a communication from Sweden's F.A. agreeing to the terms suggested for
matches to be played in Sweden, and the Committee agreed to send a team to that
country towards the end of May. A request was received from Spain asking for a
representative team to be sent there next season, but the Committee regretted
that in view of other engagements they were unable to accede to the request.
Saturday, 24
March 1923
- The Football Association have decided to send a team to Sweden to
play ten representative matches, the first at Stockholm on May 21st,
and Wagstaffe Simmons was appointed to take charge of the team. Mr Hugo
Meisl, nominated by Sweden, was agreed to as referee.
Saturday, 21
April 1923
- The ISC
choose a fourteen man Party. It consisted of a starting eleven with a reserve for
each of the outfield positions.
Monday, 23
April 1923
- Owing to players being unable to make the journey, several players
have been added to the Party. West Ham United's Ted Hufton, Notts
County's Bill Ashurst, Derby County's George Thornewell, Civil
Service's OHL Leavey and Middlesbrough FC's George Elliott, have all
been invited to take part in the FA tour to Sweden to play
two international games. Those
unable to go were Bayes and Bower.
Friday, 27 April 1923
- After the
meeting of the ISC today, presided over by Mr Clegg, it was announced
that Wilfred Minter, Basil Patchitt and George Elliott were unable to
make the journey. Freddie Ewar, Billy Walker and Moore were picked to
fill the vacancies.
Minter could not be included because it meant
being away from his father's business for too long.
Wednesday, 16
May 1923
- The England Party sail to Stockholm, to compete in
two matches, on 21st and 24th May.
There are more additions and withdrawals that have occurred to the
Party in the past three weeks. Basil Patchitt has not only been
re-instated into the Party, but has been appointed Captain too. The
Arsenal's goalkeeper, Ernie Williamson had replaced Hufton.
Blackpool's Harry Miller was also added.
|
England
Form: last six
games |
|
L W
D W
D W
f 16:a 7
success: 75% |
|
129 |
8 April 1922 -
England 0 Scotland
1
[0-0]
Villa Park, Birmingham
(33,646) |
Wilson |
BC |
HL |
|
130 |
21 October 1922 -
England 2
Ireland
0
[0-0]
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(20,173) |
Chambers
(2) |
BC |
HW |
|
131 |
5 March 1923 -
Wales
2
England 2
[1-1]
Ninian Park, Cardiff
(12,000) |
Keenor, Jones
Chambers, Watson |
AD |
|
132 |
19 March 1923 -
England 6
Belgium
1
[2-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
(14,052) |
Hegan
(2), Chambers, Mercer, Seed, Bullock
Vlaminck |
Fr |
HW |
|
133 |
14 April 1923 -
Scotland
2
England 2
[1-2]
Hampden Park,
Glasgow
(71,000) |
Cunningham, Wilson
Kelly, Watson |
BC |
AD |
|
134 |
10 May 1923 -
France 1 England 4
[0-2]
Stade Pershing, Paris
(30,000) |
Dewaquez
Hegan (2), Buchan, Creek |
Fr |
AW |
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