England Football Online
Contact Us Page Last Updated 26 March 2023
Coaches Index
 
 
 
FA Walter Winterbottom Sir Alf Ramsey Joe Mercer Don Revie Ron Greenwood Bobby Robson Graham Taylor Terry Venables Glenn Hoddle Howard Wilkinson
ISC
Kevin Keegan Peter Taylor Sven-Göran Eriksson Steve McClaren Fabio Capello Stuart Pearce Roy Hodgson Sam Allardyce Gareth Southgate Lee Carsley Thomas Tuchel
 
 
Football Association

31 matches in charge

P 31 W 14 D 5 L 12 F 97: A 61

52% successful
1872-87

players managed: 185

Profile
Full name The Football Association Selection Committee
Established 1872
England Career
England tenure From the very first international match in 1872 until the International Selection Committee was formed in 1887. 
First match No. 1, 30 November 1872, Scotland 0 England 0, a friendly match at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Glasgow. (team ave.age 22 years 238 days)
Oldest Starting XI No. 14, 18 February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, a friendly match at Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast, County Antrim, team ave.age 22 years 79 days.
Youngest Starting XI No. 10, 13 March 1880, Scotland 5 England 4, a friendly match at Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Prospect Hill, Glasgow, team ave.age 25 years 42 days.
Last match No. 31, 19 March 1887, England 2 Scotland 3, a retrospective British Championship match at Leamington Street football ground, Wagtail, Blackburn, Lancashire. (team ave.age 23 years 332 days)
Most used XI Arthur (7)/Swepstone (6);
P.Walters (7), A.Walters (5)
Hunter (7), Bailey (19), Forrest (9)
H.Cursham (8), Cobbold (9), A.Cursham/Lindley (6), C.Bambridge (18), Mosforth (9)
Captain: Norman Bailey (15); Top Goalscorer: Charlie Bambridge (12).
Major tournaments None
Team honours British Championship shared 1885-86, runners-up 1883-84, 1884-85, 1886-87.
Individual honours None
Selectors The first ever selection committee was headed up by Charles Alock, the FA secretary


The Numbers
matches parties named party players teamsheet players used players debutants careers ended ave. age
31 31 185 170 139 139 124 23 yrs 155 dys
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
31 14 5 12 97 61 +36 4 8 3.129 1.968 53.2 +2

Venue Record
Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 16 8 3 5 48 27 +21 1 5 3.00 1.688 59.4 +3
Away 15 6 2 7 49 34 +15 3 3 3.267 2.267 46.7 -1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 12 7 3 2 41 10 +31 1 4 3.417 0.833 70.8 +5
Friendly 19 7 2 10 56 51 +5 3 4 2.947 2.684 42.1 -3

Tournament Record

British Championship Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1883-84 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 1 1 4.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1884-85 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1885-86 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 0 0 3.333 1.00 83.3 +2
BC 1886-87 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 0 2 4.333 1.00 66.7 +1
BC All 12 7 3 2 41 10 +31 1 4 3.417 0.833 70.8 +5

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 12 7 3 2 41 10 +31 1 4 3.417 0.833 70.8 +5
12 7 3 2 41 10 +31 1 4 3.417 0.833 70.8 +5

Match History
 
From 1872 until 1887
Friendly matches
1 1 30 November 1872 - Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0]
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick (2,500 to 5,000)
  AD
2 2 8 March 1873 - England 4 Scotland 2 [2-2]*
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington (3,000)
Kenyon-Slaney (2), Bonsor, Chenery
Renny-Tailyour, Gibb
HW
3 3 7 March 1874 - Scotland 2 England 1 [2-1]*
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick (8,000)
Anderson, MacKinnon
Kingsford
AL
4 4 6 March 1875 - England 2 Scotland 2 [1-1]*
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington (1,500)
Wollaston, Alcock
McNiel, Andrews
HD
5 5 4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0 [3-0]
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick (12,000 to 16,000)
MacKinnon, McNiel, Highet AL
6 6 3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3 [0-1]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(2,000 to 3,000)
Lyttelton
Ferguson (2), Richmond
HL
7 7 2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2 [4-0]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (12,000 to 20,000)
McDougall (3), McGregor, McNiel (2), MacKinnon
Wylie, A.Cursham
AL
8 8 18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1 [2-0]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(100)
Whitfeld, Sorby
Davies
HW
9 9 5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4 [1-4]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(3,000 to 5,000)
Mosforth, C.Bambridge (2), Goodyer, Parlane OG
MacKinnon (2), McDougall, Smith
HW
10 10 13 March 1880 - Scotland 5 England 4 [3-2]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (9,000 to 20,000)
Kerr (3), Baird, Kay
Mosforth, C.Bambridge (2), Sparks
AL
11 11 15 March 1880 - Wales 2 England 3 [0-1]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (3,000)
W.Roberts, J.Roberts
Hibbott OG
, Sparks (2)
AW
12 12 26 February 1881 - England 0 Wales 1 [0-0]
East Lancashire Cricket Club, Blackburn
(3,000 to 4,000)
Vaughan HL
13 13 12 March 1881 - England 1 Scotland 6 [0-1]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(4,000 to 5,000)
C.Bambridge
Smith (2), Hill, Kerr (2), Field OG
HL
14 14 18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13 [0-5]
Knock Ground, Belfast
(2,500)
Vaughton (5), J.Brown (2), A.Brown (4), C.Bambridge, H.Cursham AW
15 15 11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1 [2-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow (10,000 to 12,000)
Harrower, Kerr (2), R.McPherson, Kay
Vaughton
AL
16 16 13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3 [1-2]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (2,500 to 5,000)
Owen (2), Morgan, A.Jones OG, Vaughan
Mosforth, Parry, H.Cursham
AL
17 17 3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0 [2-0]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(2,000 to 3,000)
Mitchell (3), C.Bambridge, A.Cursham AW
18 18 24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0]
Liverpool Cricket Ground, Liverpool
(2,000 to 3,000)
Whateley (2), Cobbold (2), Dunn (2), Pawson HW
19 19 10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3 [2-2]
Yorkshire Cricket Ground, Sheffield (7,000 to 10,000)
Mitchell, Cobbold
Smith (3)
HL
British Championship matches
20 20 23 February 1884 - Ireland 1 England 8 [0-4]
Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (3,000)
McWha
Johnson, C.Bambridge (3), H.Cursham (3), Holden
AW
21 21 15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0 [1-0]
Cathkin Park, Glasgow (10,000 to 20,000)
Smith AL
22 22 17 March 1884 - Wales 0 England 4 [0-1]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (3,000 to 6,000)
Bromley-Davenport (2), Bailey, Gunn AW
23 23 28 February 1885 - England 4 Ireland 0 [1-0]
Manchester Football Ground, Manchester (5,000 to 6,000)
C.Bambridge, Spilsbury, Eames OG, J.Brown HW
24 24 14 March 1885 - England 1 Wales 1 [1-1]
Leamington Street, Blackburn
(5,000 to 7,000)
Mitchell
Lewis
HD
25 25 21 March 1885 - England 1 Scotland 1 [0-1]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(8,000 to 12,000)
C.Bambridge
Lindsay
HD
26 26 13 March 1886 - Ireland 1 England 6 [1-2]
Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast (4,000 to 5,000)
Williams
Spilsbury (4), Dewhurst, Lindley
AW
27 27 27 March 1886 - Scotland 1 England 1 [0-1]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
(10,000 to 15,000)
Sommerville
Lindley
AD
28 28 29 March 1886 - Wales 1 England 3 [1-0]
The Racecourse, Wrexham (3,000)
Lewis
Amos, Brann, Dewhurst
AW
29 29 5 February 1887 - England 7 Ireland 0 [4-0]
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (5,000 to 7,000)
Dewhurst (2), Cobbold (2), Lindley (3) HW
30 30 26 February 1887 - England 4 Wales 0 [1-0]
Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington
(4,000 to 6,000)
Powell OG, Lindley (2), Cobbold HW
31 31 19 March 1887 - England 2 Scotland 3 [1-1]
Leamington Street, Blackburn
(12,000)
McCall, Kier, Allan
Lindley, Dewhurst
HL
 

 
cg