Match
Summary |
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Wales
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
3rd |
Colours |
White shirts with red belt,
blue shorts, red socks |
Captain |
John Morgan |
Selection |
Team chosen by the Welsh
Selection Committee. |
P 1 of 7, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 2 - A 3. |
Wales
Lineup |
37 |
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Hibbott, Harry |
20
229-258 days |
July 1859 |
G |
Newtown Excelsior FC |
1 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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the second own goal scored for England |
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Morgan, John Richard |
25
166 days |
1 October 1854 |
Backs |
unaffiliated |
3 |
0 |
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Powell, John |
20
356 days |
25 March 1859 |
Druids FC |
2 |
0 |
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Edwards, Henry Valentine |
23/24 |
1856 |
Half Backs |
Civil Service
FC |
2 |
0 |
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Williams, William |
24
55 days |
20 January 1856 |
Oswestry FC |
5 |
0 |
mst apps |
38 |
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Owen, William Pierce |
19 116 days |
20 November 1860 |
Right Forward |
Ruthin FC |
1 |
0 |
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Davies, William Henry |
24/25 |
1855 |
Oswestry FC |
4 |
1 |
final app 1876-80 |
39 |
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Boden, Thomas Henry played
second half with an injury |
19
252 days |
7 July 1860 |
Centre Forward |
Wrexham AFC |
1 |
0 |
only app 1880 |
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Price, John |
25/26 |
1854 |
Wrexham AFC |
4 |
0 |
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Roberts,
William |
20/21 |
1859 |
Left Forward |
Llangollen FC |
3 |
2 |
mst gls |
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Roberts, John |
22/23 |
1857 |
Corwen FC |
2 |
1 |
will referee the 1882 fixture |
reserves: |
not known |
team notes: |
Tom Boden was badly kicked on his foot just before half-time and
continued on with his injury. |
records: |
Wales' sixth international match is also their sixth international
defeat. |
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2-2-6 |
Hibbott -
Morgan, Powell -
Edwards, Williams -
Owen, Davies, Boden, Price, W.Roberts,
J.Roberts. |
Averages: |
Age |
22 years 107-276
days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.5 |
0.4 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
White
shirts, white shorts and dark blue caps. |
Captain |
Francis Sparks |
Selection |
The Football Association Committee
with secretary Charles W.
Alcock having the primary influence, chose the team on 13 March 1880. |
first captain to score twice |
only match, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 3 - A 2
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P 11 of 31, W 4 - D 2 - L 5 - F 24 - A 31. |
England
Lineup
(a new record low six changes to the previous match) |
12 |
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Sands,
John |
25
275 days |
20 July 1854 |
G |
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
2ᵍᵃ |
75 |
only app 1880 |
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Brindle, William, injured off 75th min. |
26
296 days |
24 May 1853 |
RB |
Darwen FC |
2 |
0 |
final app 1880 |
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Luntley, Edwin |
22
322 days |
28 April 1857 |
LB |
Nottingham Forest FC |
2 |
0 |
final app 1880 |
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Hunter,
John |
28
215 days |
13 August 1851 |
Half
Back |
Heeley FC,
Providence FC,
Wednesday Club &
Sheffield Albion FC |
3 |
0 |
76 |
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Hargreaves, Frederick W. |
21
212 days |
16 August 1858 |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
first Rover to represent
England |
77 |
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Marshall, Thomas |
21
185 days |
12 September 1858 |
OR |
Darwen FC |
1 |
0 |
78 |
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Cursham, Henry A. |
20
109 days |
27 November 1859 |
IR |
Notts County FC |
1 |
0 |
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Sparks, Francis J. |
24
255 days |
4 July 1855 |
Centre Forward |
Hertfordshire Rangers FC &
Clapham Rovers FC |
3 |
3 |
scorer of England's fourth brace |
final app 1879-80 |
79 |
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Mitchell, Clement |
18
24 days |
20 February 1862 |
Upton Park FC |
1 |
0 |
80 |
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Johnson, Edward |
20
108 days |
28 November 1859 |
IL |
St. Peters College FC &
Stoke FC |
1 |
0 |
first Stoke player to represent
England |
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Mosforth,
William |
22
73 days |
2 January 1858 |
OL |
Sheffield Albion
FC |
6 |
2 |
mst apps |
reserves: |
originally Tom Marshall (replacements not known) |
team changes: |
The original team line-up included
Oxford University AFC's
Claud Wilson, his place
going to Luntley.
James Prinsep's place went to Hunter.
Charlie
Bambridge's place went to Tom Marshall.
Both rights were replaced,
Royal Engineers FC's
Charles Learoyd and
Old Etonians AFC's
Charles Clerke
replaced by Cursham and Johnson. |
team notes: |
William Brindle had to leave the field halfway
through the second half due to a back injury, probably circa 75th minute. England carried on with ten
men. Harry Cursham's brother,
Arthur, also played for England 1876-79. Charlie Bambridge's brother,
Ernest, played for England in 1876. Thus becoming the fifth/sixth
set of brothers to play for at different times for England. |
appearance
notes: |
Jack
Hunter and Francis Sparks are the ninth and tenth players to make
three England appearances.
Billy Mosforh is the first player to make six consecutive England
appearances, and also
the first England player to
appear in their three
victorious matches. |
records: |
This match is England's sixth match away from home, and mark's their
first victory, ending the record sequence of four away losses in a
row, and five without victory - and their first match on a Monday. Francis Sparks is the third player to score in
consecutive matches, and in so doing, become the third player to score
in two different matches. |
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2-2-6 |
Sands -
Brindle,
Luntley -
Hunter, Hargreaves -
Marshall, Cursham, Sparks, Mitchell, Johnson, Mosforth. |
Averages: |
Age |
22 years 351 days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.0 |
0.5 |
most experienced team so far |
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Match Report
Bell's Life in London and Sporting
Chronicle, Saturday, 20 March 1880
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This
annual international match, played according to Association rules, was
decided on Monday, the scene of action being the racecourse at Wrexham.
Quite 3,000 persons were present, and the weather proved exceedingly fine.
Notwithstanding their defeat by the Scotch players on Saturday, the
English players were greatly fancied, but there was, on the whole, not
such a vast difference between the elevens. Having lost the toss, Wales
kicked off at 3.20, and at once attacked the English citadel, which
narrowly escaped. The play was very fast, and each goal-keeper had several
times to use his hands. Still, no score resulted to either side during the
first half. Five minutes after ends had been changed, however, Sparks shot
the ball under the Welsh cross-bar, and a second goal fell to the
Englishmen a few minutes later. Although deprived of the services of
Brindle, a third notch was placed to the credit of England, but
subsequently the home players had matters nearly all their own way.
Working well together, Wales kept their opponents continually on the
defensive, and twice in quick succession the colours of the latter were
lowered. They were, however, unable to make matters level, and "Time" left
England victors by three goals to two.
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Match Report
The Times, Wednesday, 17 March 1880
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At Wrexham, on
Monday afternoon, the second match between the Association
representatives of England and Wales was decided in the presence of a
large number of spectators. During the first half of the game England
secured one goal. Soon after ends were changed Sparks kicked a second
goal for England, who were then deprived of the services of Brindle.
Wales now played up with great determination, and succeeded in placing
two goals to their credit. The visitors, however, for the third time
lowered their opponents' colours, and thus won by three goals to two." |
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In Other News....
It was on 15 March 1880
that Lord Oranmore and Browne, an Irish Representative, complained that the
government was not doing enough to suppress organised violence against those
who did not support Home Rule in Ireland. |
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Other
Football Results (15 March 1881) |
Football Association Challenge Cup Fifth Rd Replay:
Royal Engineers 0 Oxford University 1
The Oval, Kennington
(tbc)
Eyre |
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At the Oval, Oxford University made up for Saturday's defeat by beating the Royal Engineers by a single goal to go through to the F.A. Cup semi-finals. John Eyre scored the goal with only eight minutes remaining and Oxford went on to reach the final. |
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Source Notes
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original newspaper reports
Official Matchday Programme
Cris Freddi: Football Historian
Nick
Gibbs' England: The Football Facts
Ian Garland & Gareth M. Davies' Sons of Cambria
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Welsh Football Data Archive Wrexham.Gov.uk: The story of Welsh football
FreeBMD.org.uk
Rothmans Yearbooks
Alan Brown: Football Historian |
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