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Saturday, 19 October 1929
Home International Championship 1929-30 (42nd) Match

Ireland 0 England 3 [0-2]
 







 
Match Summary

Ireland Party

England Party

Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, county Antrim
Attendance: 45,000;
Kick-off: tbc GMT

England - Ernie Hine (penalty 37), George Camsell (ran the ball into the net after Scott saved a Bradford shot 42, beat Russell, then slotted the ball past Scott 80)
Results 1919-30

? won the toss, ? kicked-off.

 

Match Summary

Officials

Ireland

Type

England

Referee - Thomas Small
Scotland

Linesmen - Charles Wreford-Brown, 63 (9 October 1866) and 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 21st to 26th
Colours: Royal blue jerseys, white shorts.
Capt: tbc Selectors: Team Selection by Committee, on Monday, 7 October 1929
Ireland Lineup
  Scott, Elisha 36 24 August 1893 G Liverpool FC, England 19 36 GA
  Russell, Samuel R. 29 2 January 1900 RB Bradford City FC, England 1 0
  Hamilton, Robert T. 25 11 November 1903 LB Rangers FC, Scotland 3 0
  Miller, Joseph 30 27 April 1899 RH Middlesbrough FC, England 3 0
  Elwood, James H. 28 12 June 1901 CH Bradford FC, England 2 0
  McCleery, William 27 25 January 1902 LH Linfield FAC 2 0
  Duggan, Harold A. 26 8 June 1903 OR Leeds United AFC, England 1 0
  Rowley, Richard W.M. 25 13 January 1904 IR Southampton FC, England 3 1
  Bambrick, Joseph G.A. 23 3 November 1905 CF Linfield FAC 4 3
  Cumming, Lawrence S.S. 24 10 April 1905 IL Oldham Athletic AFC, England 3 0
  Kavanagh, Peter J. 20 11 September 1909 OL The Celtic FC, Scotland 1 0

reserves:

reserves not known

team notes:

Sam Russell replaced Burnley FC's Andy McCluggage.
 
2-3-5 Scott -
Russell, Hamilton -
Miller, Elwood, McCleery -
Duggan, Rowley, Bambrick, Cumming, Kavanagh

Averages:

Age 26.6 Appearances/Goals 3.8 0.3

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 10th to 9th
Colours: The 1923 uniform - White collared jerseys and dark club shorts
Capt: Willis Edwards, fourth captaincy Selectors:
In Charge: Arthur G. Kingscott
The fourteen-man FA International Selection Committee, following a trial match, on Monday, 7 October 1929.
135th match, W 87 - D 25 - L 23 - F 410 - A 149.
England Lineup
  Brown, John H. 30 19 March 1899 G Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 7 GA
  Cresswell, Warneford 31 5 November 1897 RB Everton FC 7 0
  Blenkinsop, Ernest 27 20 April 1902 LB Sheffield Wednesday FC 9 0
  Edwards, Willis 26 28 April 1903 RH Leeds United AFC 15 0
  Hart, Ernest A. 27 3 January 1902 CH Leeds United AFC 2 0
  Barrett, Albert F. 25 11 November 1903 LH Fulham FC 1 0
  Adcock, Hugh 26 10 April 1903 OR Leicester City FC 4 0
Hine, Ernest W. 28 9 April 1901 IR Leicester City FC 3 2
Camsell, George H. 26 27 November 1902 CF Middlesbrough FC 3 8
  Bradford, Joseph 28 22 January 1901 IL Birmingham FC 8 1
  Brook, Eric F. 21 27 November 1907 OL Manchester City FC 1 0

reserves:

Maurice Webster (Middlesbrough FC) and Edgar Kail (Dulwich Hamlet FC)

team notes:

Despite his impressive tour record of five goals in two matches, George Camsell was not the original selected inside-left. It was only an injury to Derby County FC's George Stephenson that afforded Camsell his chance.
 
2-3-5 Brown -
Cresswell, Blenkinsop -
Edwards, Hart, Barrett -
Adcock, Hine, Bradford, Camsell, Brook

Averages:

Age 26.8 Appearances/Goals 5.4 0.7

 

    Match Report

A FAST ATTACK

In the first international match of the season England beat Ireland by three goals to none at Windsor Park, Belfast, on Saturday, and they won for the first time in Ireland since 1912.

Speed and persistence in attack gave England the victory over a side which seemed to lack the spirit, and certainly lacked the polish, of the winners...

...in the end England took the lead through a penalty kick. Camsell was brought down unfairly, and Hine, who took the kick, scored. England had the rest of the play before half-time, and, after Scott had saved a shot from Bradford, Camsell scored an easy goal, running with the ball into the net.

Ten minutes from time Camsell scored the third goal, beating Russell and drawing Scott from his position before placing the ball into a corner of the net. - The Times - Monday 21st October, 1929

    Football League

Football League Division One
19 October 1929
Team P Pts
Leeds United 11 17
Sheffield Wednesday 10 14
Arsenal 11 14
Manchester City 10 14
Derby County 11 13
Aston Villa 11 13
Leicester City 11 12
Everton 12 11
Grimsby Town 11 11
Sheffield United 11 11
Liverpool 11 11
Middlesbrough 11 10
Birmingham 11 10
West Ham United 11 10
Blackburn Rovers 11 10
Burnley 11 10
Bolton Wanderers 11 10
Newcastle United 11 10
Huddersfield Town 11 10
Sunderland 10 7
Portsmouth 11 6
Manchester United 11 6

 

Division One matches played on 19 October 1929:

ARSENAL 4-1 GRIMSBY TOWN
Lambert 3, Hulme (Robson)

43,794 (Highbury, London)

ASTON VILLA 3-0 LEICESTER CITY
Brown 2, Tate
40,000
(Villa Park, Birmingham)

Leicester were without Adcock and Hine (who scored the opening goal from a penalty), who were playing against Ireland in Belfast.

BOLTON WANDERERS 2-1 BLACKBURN ROVERS
Rankin o.g., Blackmore (Puddefoot)

25,756 (Burnden Park, Bolton)

Syd Puddefoot was sent off towards the end of the game for an attempted offence against Harry Nuttall.

BURNLEY 5-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Beel 2, Devine 2, Bruton
1
2,569 (Turf Moor, Burnley)

DERBY COUNTY 2-2 LIVERPOOL
Bedford, Ramage (Smith, Hodgson)

15,656 (
Baseball Ground, Derby)

Liverpool were without Elisha Scott, who was in goal for Ireland against England in Belfast.

EVERTON 3-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
Martin, Dean, White (Pease, Cameron)
30,657 (
Goodison Park, Liverpool)

Everton were without Warney Cresswell, who was playing against Ireland in Belfast, whilst Middlesbrough were without Miller, who was playing for Ireland, Camsell, who scored twice against Ireland and Webster, who was a reserve against Ireland.

LEEDS UNITED 1-0 BIRMINGHAM
Turnbull

20,067 (Elland Road, Leeds)

Leeds were without Duggan, who was making his international debut, for Ireland against England in Belfast, and Edwards (who was captain) and Hart, who were playing against Ireland, as was Birmingham's Joe Bradford.

MANCHESTER CITY 4-3 WEST HAM UNITED
Tait 3, Marshall (Yews, Ruffell, Ball)
34,568 (Maine Road, Manchester)

City were without Eric Brook, who was making his international debut, against Ireland in Belfast.

PORTSMOUTH 3-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
Smith, Forward, Weddle

18,070 (Fratton Park, Portsmouth)

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3-1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Burgess, Allen, Rimmer (Fogg)

25,998 (Hillsborough, Sheffield)

Wednesday were without Blenkinsop and Brown (keeping a clean sheet in goal), who were playing against Ireland in Belfast.

SUNDERLAND 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Gunson
58,519 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

Leeds' seventh win in succession kept them three points clear of the defending champions, but Wednesday would end up retaining their title.

Football League Division Two
19 October 1929
Team P Pts
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 16
Blackpool 10 16
Oldham Athletic 10 15
Stoke City 12 15
Bradford 11 14
Hull City 11 13
Cardiff City 12 13
West Bromwich Albion 10 12
Reading 11 12
Charlton Athletic 11 12
Southampton 11 12
Notts County 12 12
Chelsea 10 11
Bury 10 11
Bradford City 11 11
Tottenham Hotspur 11 9
Bristol City 11 8
Swansea Town 11 7
Barnsley 10 6
Nottingham Forest 11 6
Millwall 11 5
Preston North End 11 4

 

Division Two matches played on 19 October 1929:

BRADFORD CITY 2-2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Whitehurst, Bauld (Glidden 2)
19,963
(Valley Parade, Bradford)

City were without Sam Russell, who was making his international debut, for Ireland against England in Belfast.

BRISTOL CITY 1-2 BURY
Harris (Brant, Amos)

13,438
(Ashton Gate, Bristol)

Wally Harris also missed a penalty for Bristol City.

CARDIFF CITY 1-0 BARNSLEY
Harris
12,058
(Ninian Park, Cardiff)

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Rankin (Hasson)
22,124
(The Valley, London)

Oldham were without Lawrie Cumming, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

HULL CITY 3-2 MILLWALL
Starling, Alexander 2 (
Woodards, Phillips)
6,404
(Anlaby Road, Hull)

NOTTS COUNTY 2-2 CHELSEA
Fenner, Davies (Weaver, Jakeman o.g.)
13,878
(Meadow Lane, Nottingham)

PRESTON NORTH END 4-6 BLACKPOOL
Russell, Harrison pen., Steele, Horne (Lauderdale, Hampson 3, 1 pen., Downes 2)
21,185
(Deepdale, Preston)

READING 0-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
(Dent)
13,324 (Elm Park, Reading)

STOKE CITY 4-0 SOUTHAMPTON
Sellars, Mawson, Williams, Kirkham

14,666 (Victoria Ground, Stoke)

Southampton were without Dick Rowley, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

SWANSEA TOWN 2-4 BRADFORD
Hole, Armand (Parris, McLean 2, Millership)

13,215 (Vetch Field, Swansea)

Bradford were without Jimmy Elwood, who was playing for Ireland against England in Belfast.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3-0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Deacon, Hartill, Cable o.g.

26,591 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)

A ten-goal spectacular in the west Lancashire derby allowed Blackpool to leapfrog Oldham, but they were still behind Wolves on goal average, which they rectified, a week later, by thrashing Bristol City 7-1 to go top, as Wolves lost. Blackpool were in the midst of a run of eight consecutive wins and they would win the Second Division Championship and their first promotion to the top flight.

Selected Division Three matches played on 19 October 1929:

FULHAM 2-0 BRENTFORD
 Hammond, Allen

25,891
(Craven Cottage, London)

Fulham were without Albert Barrett, who was making his only international appearance, against Ireland in Belfast.

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1-1 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Bowen (Leslie)
21,102
(County Ground, Northampton)

Plymouth Argyle led the southern section by two points from Northampton Town and Southend United. Port Vale led the northern section by six points from Darlington, who had a game in hand.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 19 October 1929 that three and a half million shares were sold on the New York Stock Exchange as prices fell significantly. Five days later came the 'Wall Street Crash' as the market went into freefall and investors began to panic, selling almost 13 million shares. It was an economic catastrophe that affected world markets and was followed by, what became known as, the 'Great Depression'.

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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