Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Team Records |
Ireland |
Umpires |
"Fourteen
corner-kicks for the Englishmen" |
Charles Henry
Reynolds
Wollaston
35
(31 July 1849),
Sussex,
Wanderers FC |
John
McRedy
McAlery
35
(19
November 1849)
Irish FA Honorary Secretary |
Five sources -
The Times, The Field, Bell's Life, Sporting Life,
and
the Athletic News name Lawrie, another four -
Alcock's Annual
1885, Northern Whig, Belfast News-Letter,
and The Sportsman name
McKillop.
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Played for England 1874-80 |
played against England in 1882 |
Which Referee?x Thomas Lawrie,
30 (21 October 1854), Gorbals, or James E.
McKillop,
Scotland |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
"the home team wearing white jerseys" |
Captain |
Norman Bailey |
Selection |
Following
the trial match,
The Football Association Committee, with Secretary Charles W.
Alcock having the primary
influence |
most captaincies so far |
P 9 of 15, W 4 - D 0 - L
5 - F 28 - A 21. |
P 23 of 31, W 10 - D 2 - L
11 - F 72 - A 53. |
¹ |
team chosen at 23 Paternaster Row on Monday evening, 16 February 1885 |
England
Lineup
(five changes to the previous match) |
16 |
|
Arthur,
W.J. Herbert |
22
14 days |
14 February 1863 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
1 |
0ᵍᵃ |
115 |
the 7th/8th Rover to represent
England |
116 |
|
Walters, Percy
M. |
21
151 days |
30 September 1863 |
RB |
Oxford
University AFC &
Old Carthusians
AFC |
1 |
0 |
117 |
|
Walters, Arthur
M. |
20
33 days |
26 January 1865 |
LB |
Cambridge
University AFC &
Old Carthusians
AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Bailey, Norman
C. |
27
220 days |
23 July 1857 |
Half Back |
Clapham Rovers FC |
13 |
1 |
most experienced captain &
most apps |
|
Forrest, James
H. |
20
249 days |
24 June 1864 |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
2 |
0 |
118 |
|
Lofthouse, Joseph
M. |
19
320 days |
14 April 1865 |
OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
1 |
0 |
the 7th/8th Rover to represent
England |
119 |
|
Spilsbury, Benjamin
W. |
20
211 days |
1 August 1864 |
IR |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Derby
County FC
&
Corinthians FC |
1 |
1 |
youngest competitive scorer
so far |
first County player to represent England |
|
Pawson,
Francis W. |
23
328 days |
6 April 1861 |
Centre
Forward |
Swifts FC
&
Corinthians FC |
2 |
1 |
final app 1883-85 |
|
Brown, James |
22
212 days |
31 July 1862 |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
3 |
3 |
|
Cobbold
W. Nevill |
22
24 days |
4 February 1863 |
IL |
Cambridge
University AFC,
Old Carthusians
AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
3 |
3 |
|
Bambridge,
E. Charles |
26
213 days |
30 July 1858 |
OL |
Swifts FC |
11 |
11 |
most gls |
reserves: |
Alf Jones (Burnley FC) |
team notes: |
Percy and Arthur Walters are brothers.
The eighth set of brothers to play for England, and
the fourth set to play in the same team.
Charlie Bambridge's brothers,
Ernest, played for England in 1876,
and
Arthur in 1881-84.
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appearance notes: |
Charlie Bambridge
is the second England player to make eleven appearances. 29 players have
now played for England three or more times, and 56 have done so more
than once. |
records: |
This is only the
third time (1878-79 & 1883) that England have won two matches in a
row. In the 55th min, England broke their record of going through
228 minutes without conceding a goal, ending the match with 264
minutes without conceding. Norman Bailey now holds the world
appearance record. |
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2-2-6 |
Arthur - P.Walters, A.Walters - Bailey, Forrest -
Lofthouse, Spilsbury, Pawson, Brown, Cobbold,
Bambridge |
Averages: |
Age |
22 years
180 days |
Appearances/Goals |
3.6 |
1.5 |
youngest competitive XI
until March |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
4th |
Colours |
"...whilst
the colours of the away team were royal blue" |
Captain |
Jack Davison |
Selection |
Irish Selection Committee |
P 5 of 5, W 0 - D 1 - L 4 - F 2 - A 24. |
team chosen on Thursday, 26 February 1885 |
Ireland
Lineup |
27 |
|
Henderson, John |
40
212 days |
31 July 1844 |
G |
Ulster FC |
1 |
4ᵍᵃ |
28 |
|
Hewison, George |
30
117 days |
3 November 1854 |
Full Back |
Moyola Park FC |
1 |
0 |
29 |
|
Moorhead, Frederick William |
21
141 days |
11 October 1863 |
Dublin University AFC |
1 |
0 |
only app 1885 |
30 |
|
Eames, William L'Estrange |
21
225 days |
18 July 1863
in
Neemuch, India |
Half Back |
Dublin University AFC |
1 |
0 |
|
the third own goal scored for England |
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|
Molyneux, Thomas Bryson |
27
224 days |
19 July 1857 or 1868 |
Cliftonville FAC |
6 |
0 |
31 |
|
Houston, William John |
nk |
not known |
Moyola Park FC |
1 |
0 |
|
McWha, William Barrie Ritchie |
22/23 |
1862 |
OR |
Cliftonville FAC |
6 |
0 |
|
Davison, Dr. John Robert |
24
309 days |
25 April 1860
in Hunslet, England |
IR |
Cliftonville FAC |
8 |
0 |
mst apps |
final app 1882-85 |
|
Gibb, John Turnbull |
24/25 |
1860 |
CF |
Wellington Park FC |
3 |
0 |
|
Dill, Alexander Harrison |
21
246 days |
27 June 1863 |
IL |
Cliftonville FAC |
7 |
0 |
32 |
|
Magee, George |
nk |
not known |
OL |
Wellington Park FC |
1 |
0 |
reserves: |
not known |
team changes: |
Magee was a last minute replacement for Roper, another
Dublin-based university player. |
team notes: |
Eames and Frederick Moorhead were the first Dublin-based players to be selected
for Ireland. |
|
2-3-5 |
Henderson - Hewison, Moorhead - Eames, Molyneux, Houston
- McWha, Davison, Gibb, Dill, Magee |
Averages: |
Age |
26 years
15-96 days9 |
Appearances/Goals |
3.3 |
0.0 |
based on just nine players, this is probably
the oldest opposing XI
until 1893 |
"A dinner was held in the evening at the Grand Hotel" -
The Sportsman, Monday, 2 March 1885 |
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Match Report
Morning Post, Monday, 2 March 1885
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As was generally expected,
the Englishmen proved
successful in this their first international match of the season,
played under Association rules, at Whalley Range, Manchester, on
Saturday afternoon. Between 5,000 and 6,000 persons assembled to
witness the contest. At times the play was very fast, and although
defeated, it must be admitted that the visitors made a bold bid for
victory. Successful in the toss, the English eleven elected to play
with the wind during the initial period of the game. Gibb kicked off
for Ireland, and it was not long ere the ball was returned, when the
combined play of the English forwards placed the visitors' goal in
great danger. Still, Henderson, for a time, proved equal to the occasion,
and, after several unsuccessful attempts to score, the home eleven in turn
had to retire. Alternately, each team was now in the ascendant, and
just prior to half time Spilsbury dribbled the ball to Bambridge, who
quickly sent it between the posts. Having thus weathered the first half
so well, it was thought that change of ends would enable the Irishmen
to show to greater advantage, but scarcely had play been resumed ere
England again took the ball in close proximity to their rivals'
fortress, and a free kick enabled Spilsbury to score. Next a corner
was taken by Ireland, which resulted in Eames sending the ball through
his own goal. The game having been restarted, Davidson and M'Wha
relived their side by some neat dribbling, as did also Brown, to whom
the ball was ultimately centred by Lofthouse, and a fourth goal
resulted. A good shot from the foot of Cobbold followed, but the ball
struck the crossbar, when Brown got possession, and tried to head it
through. Henderson, however, saved his charge in fine style. This was
the last incident of note, and thus, at the call of time, the
Englishmen were declared the winners by four goals to none.
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Match Report
The Times, Monday, 2 March 1885
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The annual
encounter between England and Ireland, under Association rules, took
place last Saturday, at Whalley Range, Manchester. The afternoon was
fine, and between five and six thousand spectators visited the ground
of the Manchester Club. Having lost the toss, Ireland kicked off with
both wind and sun in their faces...
It continued so until close upon half-time, when Spilsbury dribbled
the ball down the right side, and passed to Bambridge, who placed a
goal to the credit of England... after the kick out a determined attack was made on the Irish goal,
which resulted in Spilsbury obtaining another point for England. The
latter team then had a further corner kick, which Lofthouse again
undertook. He placed the ball within a few yards of the posts, and
Eames in endeavouring to clear his lines sent the ball under the Irish
cross-bar... Brown secured it from the kick out, and after some passing between
himself and Lofthouse he scored a fourth goal for England... |
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In Other News....
It was on 27 February 1885
that the government achieved a narrow majority of 14 votes over the
opposition's motion that their indecision and neglect of the war in Sudan
had led directly to the loss of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon. |
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Other Football Results
(28 February 1885) |
Football Association Challenge Cup Sixth Round Replay:
Queen's Park 2
Notts County 1
Derbyshire Cricket Ground, Derby
(10,000 to 15,000)
Arnott, Sellar ~
Jackson ~ |
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Queen's Park beat Notts County 2-1 at Derby in an F.A. Cup replay to reach the semi-finals for the second year in succession. They were to repeat their feat of the previous year, when they became the first and only Scottish club to reach the final, but once again, Blackburn Rovers were to deny them the ultimate prize.
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Friendly match:
Nottingham Forest 3 Blackburn Rovers 0
Parkside Ground, Nottingham
(1,500 to 3,000)
Unwin (2), Danks |
Rovers were without Herby Arthur, Jimmy Forrest, Joe
Lofthouse and Jimmy Brown |
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A friendly match with a low attendance because of the FA Cup match in the
neighbouring town.. Forest's Unwin had his collar broken and Rovers' Barton
sprained his knee so that both teams played the second half of the match
with just ten men each. |
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Source Notes
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TheFA
Jonny Dewart at
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Cris Freddi's England Football Factbook |
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The Football Association Yearbook Original Newspaper Reports
Kaye Aldous (Great granddaughter of William Eames) |
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