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Andy
Ducat |
Woolwich Arsenal FC,
Aston Villa FC
6 appearances, 1 goal
P 6 W 3
D 1 L 2 F 10:
A 9
58% successful
1908-20
captain:
none
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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Sergeant
Andrew Ducat |
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Birth |
Monday, 15 February 1886 in
Brixton, Surrey |
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registered in Lambeth January-March 1886 Brixton was part of the Surrey County Registration until 1889. |
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Education |
Attended Brewery Road School and
Compton House School, Brixton. |
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According to the 1891 census,
the young Andrew is the only child to Scottish (Forfar) father, Andrew, a
carpenter, and mother, Florence Alice (née Crabb). They live at 27
Ducie Street, Lambeth, with his widowed grandmother, Eleanor Crabb, and
his aunty Gertrude Crabb.
The London Electoral Registers confirm
Andrew living at 27 Ducie Street in 1892-94. By 1896 however, they had
moved to 55 Rita Road, now in Kennington. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Andrew was now living with his parents and aunty Gertrude at 7 Hermitage
Road in Prittlewell, Rochford. His father is a builder.
The 1902
edition of Kelly's Directory places the Ducats at 7 Hermitage Road. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Andrew is now a Professional Footballer with Woolwich Arsenal FC and a
Professional Cricketer with Surrey CC, still living with his parents in
his aunty Gertrude's house, at 20 Drayton Road in West Ealing. His father
is now a joiner.
At the time of his attestation to the Royal Garrison
on 10 December 1915, Andrew and Vera are living at the Holte Hotel in
Aston. He eventually joined 17 May 1916, discharged on 4 February 1919 due
to disability. The attestation states that he is a ganger, employed by
Flowers & Sons, of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The London Electoral Registers
place Andrew and Vera at 31 Mentone Mansions in Kennington in 1920-21. |
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Marriage |
to Vera Barbour,
on Saturday morning, 20 June 1914 at St. Stephen's Church, Hounslow, Middlesex.
Vera is
the daughter
of Aston Villa reserve player, Horace Barbour. |
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registered in Brentford April-June 1914 |
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"DUCAT—BARBOUR—.On the 20th inst., at St.
Stephen's, Hounslow, Andrew Mac Ducat, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Ducat, to Vera, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Barbour, Aston,
Birmingham." - The Birmingham Daily Post, Monday, 22 June 1914. |
"MR. ANDREW DUCAT AND MISS VERA BARBOUR
"The
marriage took place on Saturday morning at St. Stephen's Church, Hounslow,
of Mr. Andrew ('Mac') Ducat, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ducat, of
Hounslow, and Miss Vera Barbour, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Barbour, of the Holte Hotel, Aston. The bridegroom is well known in this
district as a member of the Aston Villa Football team, but owing to an
accident in the early part of his career two seasons ago, he was unable to
play for a very long time, but in the season just ended he did good work
for the reserves. He is now fit again, and as a member of the Surrey
Cricket eleven, and has been playing with the team throughout the season.
The bride is equally well known in Aston, Handsworth, and the district,
and for several years now resided with her parents at the Holte Hotel.
"The marriage ceremony was a quiet one, only the immediate relatives being
present with a few friends. The bride, who was given away by her father,
was attired in a petunia cloth costume, black tagel hat trimmed with
petunia roses and forget-me-nots. The service was conducted by the Rev.
Wilfred Donovan, and later in the forenoon Mr. Ducat took part in the
conclusion of the Surrey match against Hampshire. The bride and bridegroom
stayed at the Great Eastern Hotel, London, and subsequently went to
Chelmsford, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride will accompany
her husband during the remainder of the cricket season, and then return to
their residence in Orphanage Road, Erdington." -
The Erdington News, Saturday, 27 June 1914. |
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"...Before the match [at The Oval]
commenced a very interesting ceremony took place at Hounslow, where Andy Ducat,
was married to a very charming bride in Miss Vera Barbour, and when the
Surrey team took to the field the Aston Villa half-back was showered with
confetti by his brother professionals." - The Evening
News, Saturday, 20 June 1914.
The Hampshire team included a certain
C.B. Fry |
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Children |
Andy and Vera
Ducat have one daughter together. Daphne Joyce (b.19
January 1918) |
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At the time of their daughter's, Daphne's baptism, on
11 February 1918, they are still living at Holte Hotel, Aston.
According to the 1921
census, Andrew, a professional cricketer for Surrey CCC and a professional
footballer for Fulham FC is alone on the census, despite now being
'married'. He lives at 31 Hereford House in Kensington.
The BT Phone Books confirms Ducat was living at Ardmore in Branksome
Road, Southend in 1922, telephone number Southend 1163, and his sports
outfitters shop, Andrew Ducat Ltd, was based on 239 London Road in the
town (Southend 560). |
"SERIOUS ILLNESS OF DUCAT
"Andrew Ducat is lying in the West London
Hospital in a rather serious condition, following an operation, it was
reported. Some food which he ate last week stuck in his throat, and he has
since been unable to eat anything, and only drink with the utmost
difficulty and much suffering. On Wednesday, he visited. the West London
Hospital with the club doctor to have his throat X-rayed, and was
operated on later." -
The Daily Mail, Thursday, 26 November 1925.
"Upon inquiry at Craven Cottage yesterday morning the Press Association
were informed that Andrew Ducat, the manager of Fulham FC, who has
undergone a serious operation for an obstruction in the throat, was going
on very nicely, and unless anything unforeseen happens hopes to leave the
nursing home on Monday." -
The Yorkshire Post, Saturday, 28 November 1925. |
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By 1927, the BT Phone Books state his address was in Bournemouth Park Road,
(Southend 4129). In 1928, Ducat had a Sports Club, on the Pleasure Beach
(Southend 1530). |
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"Andy Ducat Likely to Accept |
Position in Australia
"Interviewed at Weston-Super-Mare
to-day, Andy Ducat, who was watching Hobbs and Shepherd battling against
Somerset, stated it was a fact that a few days ago he received an offer of
a coaching engagement from the Queensland Cricket Association. 'I have not
yet definitely decided to accept,' he said, 'but in all probability I
shall close with the offer. If I do I shall set sail for Australia with my
wife about the first week in September. It will be my first visit to that
country." - The Lancashire Daily Post, Monday, 14 October
1929 |
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"ANDY DUCAT ARRIVES IN |
AUSTRALIA
"Andy Ducat, the Surrey player,
arrived here to-day on his way to Brisbane, where he is engaged to act as
coach to the Queensland Cricket Association." - The Evening
Telegraph, Wednesday, 14 August 1929 |
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Passenger Lists confirm Andrew and Vera
Ducat arrived back in London from Sydney on 17 April, on board the Maldera. Their address is stated as 36 Bournemouth Park Road in Southend.
It was around this time that his father died.
By 1930, BT give, the same home address and was contactable on Marine
67529, whilst his outfitters had moved to 171 Hamlet Court Road, in the Westcliff area of the town (2660). In 1936-40, they were living in London,
25 Silchester Court, London Road (THOrnton H. 2547).
His mother
inbetween, had died on
12 October 1932. |
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According to the 1939 register, Andrew, a
paper salesman, and Vera remain married, and live at 25 Silchester Court
in Croydon. |
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Death |
Thursday, 23 July 1942 at
the wicket, Lords Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London, living at Great Enton in Witley at the time. |
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aged
56 years 158 days |
registered in Marylebone July-September 1942 |
| Obituary |
"ANDY DUCAT DEAD
"Andy Ducat, former
Surrey and England cricketer and international footballer, collapsed on
the pitch while batting for Surrey Home Guard against Sussex Home Guard at
Lord's to-day. Ducat was removed to hospital, where he died. It is
understood he was involved in a motor accident on his way to the ground
this morning and suffered shock. Ducat was 56. The match was abandoned." -
The Liverpool Echo, Thursday, 23 July 1942.
"....Ducat was removed to hospital, but was dead on admission."
- Express and Star
"....He died before reaching hospital."
- Evening Express
"He
arrived late for the game and, it is understood, he was involved in a motor
accident on his way to the ground and suffered shock. He went to the
crease before lunch and was not out 17 at the interval. He carried his
score to 29 and then hit a ball to mid-on. The ball was fielded and
returned to the bowler, who was about to send down another delivery when
Ducat fell forward on the pitch. He was moved to the dressing-room and
taken by ambulance to a near-by hospital.
,%20Andy.png) "Born
at Brixton in 1886, it was as a footballer that Ducat was best known to
Midland sport, for he rendered valuable assistance to Aston Villa in the
seasons subsequent to the last war. He captained the club when they won
the F.A. Cup in 1920 at Stamford Bridge, setting up a record for which
Blackburn Rovers equalled eight years later with their sixth triumph in a
Final tie. As a half-back Ducat had few, if any, superiors, for he was a
fine constructive player as well as a keen tackler. He played against
Scotland, Wales and Ireland in 1910 whilst a member of Woolwich Arsenal,
and was capped against Scotland and Wales in 1920 and against Ireland in
1921, when he was with Aston Villa. He left the latter club in May, 1921,
to join Fulham, and, having acted as captain, subsequently became manager
to that club, but soon gave up that position.
"As in football, so in
cricket, Ducat enjoyed a national reputation, and as a member of the
Surrey eleven accomplished many notable batting feats, his highest
aggregate being 306 not out against Oxford University in 1919. His
association began with Surrey in 1906, when he joined the ground staff.
His first appearance was against Northamptonshire in that year, and in
1908 he became a regular member of the team, and continued as such until
1931. In 1921 he played for England in the third Test match against
Australia at Leeds, but accomplished nothing of note. He had the
misfortune, if so it can be called, to be overshadowed in his cricketing
career by such contemporaries as Hayward and Hobbs.
"While a member of
Aston Villa, Ducat married the daughter of the late Horace Barbour, of
Aston." - The Birmingham Mail, Friday, 24 July 1942
"Mrs. Ducat, who was visiting friends when she received the news, went at
once to the hospital, where she was met by Sir Pelham Warner, of the
M.C.C. The match between Surrey Home Guard, in which Ducat was a private,
and Sussex Home Guard, was abandoned after play had been suspended, pending news of Ducat's condition."
- Birmingham Gazette, Friday, 24
July 1942 |
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Funeral |
Monday, 27 July 1942 at
Golders Green Crematorium, Barnet, attended by many
dignitaries from the world of cricket and football. |
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"Leading figures in the cricket and football world were
present at Golder's Green Crematorium yesterday. His old Surrey colleagues
Jack Hobbs, A. Sandham, H. Strudwick, E. W. Brooks, and R. J. Gregory were
present, as well as Mr. E. D. G. Leveson-Gower, the former Surrey
president. Other representatives were Sir Pelham Warner (M.C.C.), Messrs.
H. J. Huband (Football Association), W. J. Smith (Aston Villa), H. J.
Peters, J. Shaw (Arsenal), J. Peart (Fulham) and R. Jack (Plymouth and
Southend). Two former opponents, Charles Buchan (Sunderland) and Arthur
Grimsdell (Spurs), also attended. - The Western Morning News,
Tuesday, 28 July 1942. |
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"NO INQUEST ON ANDY DUCAT |
No inquest will be held on Andy Ducat, the Surrey cricketer who
died while batting at Lord's. A postmortem showed that death was due to
heart disease. The coroner has issued a certificate for cremation."
- Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror, Tuesday, 28 July 1942 |
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Probate |
"DUCAT
Andrew of Great Enton Witley
Surrey
died 23 July 1942
near the hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth North Marylebone London Probate
Llandudno
1 January to Vera Ducat widow.
Effects £555 4s. 10d."
[2025 equivalent: £22,657] |
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His wife, Vera, died on
10 December 1972 in the Hall Green area of Birmingham |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings'
An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Biographies |
The Life and Death of Andy Ducat - Jonathan Northall
(Pitch Publishing, 25 April 2022) |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Played local
football in Southend-on-Sea, including schoolboy as a full-back, Westcliff Athletic FC and Southend Athletic FC, from where Woolwich
Arsenal FC signed him in February 1905. On 14 June 1912, Aston Villa FC
acquired Ducat's services for £1500. He broke his leg on 14
September 1912, missing the rest of that season. He served with the Royal
Garrison during the war, and guested for The Arsenal and
'Belliss and Morcoms' FC during the
hostilities. Returning to London and Fulham
FC on 13 May 1921 for £2000, retiring three years later in May 1924. After
giving up the post as Fulham FC manager, Ducat returned to Amateur status
and joined the Casuals club. |
League honours
313 appearances, 23 goals |
Woolwich Arsenal FC
1905-12 175 appearances, nineteen goals
debut: 11 February
1905 Woolwich Arsenal FC 2 Blackburn Rovers FC 0.
Aston Villa
FC 1912-21 74 appearances, four goals
debut: 2 September
1912 Aston Villa FC 1 Chelsea FC 0.
Fulham FC 1921-24
64 appearances
debut (division two): 3 September 1921 Coventry City FC
2 Fulham FC 0.
last (division two): 15 March 1924 Leeds United AFC 3
Fulham FC 0. |
Club honours |
Football League
Division One runners-up 1912-13 (4ᵃ);
FA Cup winners
1912-13 (0ᵃ),
1919-20 (6ᵃ); |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
A noted
first-class cricketer with Surrey CCC (1906-31)
and one test appearance
for England in 1921 alongside Wally Hardinge. |
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Height |
5'
10", 11st.
11lbs [1910]. 5' 8½" [1915]. 5' 9" 11st 6lbs [1916]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
Club(s) |
Upon retiring
from playing with Fulham FC, and following manager Phil Kelso's
resignation, Ducat was offered the position on 14 May 1924, Surrey CC
released him from his contract on 5 June, to allow him to become the club's manager,
although he was to fulfill his cricketing commitments until the end of
the cricketing season. He held the post until his resignation on 17 May 1926. |
League honours
P 84 W 26 D
22 L 36 |
Fulham FC
1924-26
Football League Division Two best:
twelfth 1924-45;
FA Cup best: sixth round
1925-26 (1-2 vs. Manchester United FC) |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of five who became the 344th
players (346)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 105, 12 February 1910, Ireland 1 England
1, a British Championship match at Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged 23 years
362 days. |
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Last match |
No. 123, 23 October 1920, England 2 Ireland
0, a British Championship match at Roker Park Ground, Association Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland,
aged 34 years 251 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1909-10, 1919-20, 1920-21; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
The South
(one appearance, January 1908 (reserve in January 1909, withdrew in
April 1919));
England Trial (three appearances, February 1920-February
1921 (withdrew in (7th) February 1921)); |
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Goalscoring honours |
England's
Joint-Top Goalscorer (one 1910 - the first non-forward); |
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Distinctions |
The 250th
England player to die |
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Beyond England |
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Held differing positions in differing
jobs, including sports outfitter, journalism and hotel management.
He was the cricket coach in Queensland in 1929-30, and at Eton College 1931-36. He was a sports reporter
at the time of his death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.91/2. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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13 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
1 |
540
min |
1 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
1.667 |
1.5 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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All of his matches were played in the British
Championship competition |
Venue
Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
2.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Opposition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Scotland |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Wales |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Ireland |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1909-10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1919-20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
1920-21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
1.667 |
1.50 |
58.3 |
+1 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
1.667 |
1.50 |
58.3 |
+1 |
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
1.667 |
1.5 |
58.3 |
+1 |
Match History
|
apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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Age 22 |
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92 |
15 February 1908 -
Ireland 1 England 3,
Solitude Ground,
Belfast |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
|
95 |
6 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 6,
Cricketer
Platz,
Wien |
tour |
AW |
withdrawn reserve |
|
96 |
8 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 11,
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien |
AW |
|
97 |
10 June 1908 - Hungary 0 England 7,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-Pesth |
AW |
|
98 |
13 June 1908 - Bohemia 0 England 4,
Stadión Letná, Praha |
AW |
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