England Match No. 116 - Scotland - 5 April 1913 Report (original) (raw)
Rank: | No official ranking system established; ELO rating 1st | Colours: | White collared jerseys and navy blue shorts | ||||
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Capt: | Bob Crompton, nineteenth captaincy | Selectors:In charge: Alfred Davis | The seven-man FA International Selection Committee, on Monday, 31 March 1913, at 42 Russell Square. 83rd match, W 60 - D 15 - L 8 - F 284 - A 73. | ||||
England Lineup | |||||||
Hardy, Sam | 30 | 26 August 1 882 | G | Aston Villa FC | 15 | 12 GA | |
Crompton, Robert | 33 | 26 September 1879 | RB | Blackburn Rovers FC | 38 | 0 | |
Pennington, Jesse | 29 | 23 August 1883 | LB | West Bromwich Albion FC | 21 | 0 | |
Brittleton, J. Thomas | 30 | 23 April 1882 | RH | The Wednesday FC | 4 | 0 | |
McCall, Joseph | 26 | 6 July 1886 | CH | Preston North End FC | 2 | 1 | |
Watson, Richard injured off c.70th min | 22 | 11 September 1890 | LH | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | |
Simpson, John | 27 | 25 December 1885 | OR | Blackburn Rovers FC | 7 | 1 | |
Fleming, Harold J. | 25 | 30 April 1887 | IR | Swindon Town FC | 10 | 8 | |
Hampton, J. Henry | 27 | 21 April 1885 | CF | Aston Villa FC | 2 | 2 | |
Holley, George H. | 26 | 20 November 1885 | IL | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 | |
Hodkinson, Joseph | 23 | 3 May 1889 | OL | Blackburn Rovers FC | 2 | 0 | |
reserves: | Crystal Palace FC's & Oxford CIty FC's Reverend Kenneth Hunt and Middlesbrough FC's George Elliott. | ||||||
team notes: | Aston Villa FC's Charlie Wallace was the original selected outside-right, his father had been killed in an accident, so his place went to Jock Simpson.Bob Crompton extends his tally as England's record appearance holder and Sam Hardy extends his record of the goalkeeper with most appearances.This 'Home' victory extends the home record of fourteen matches unbeaten, lasting back ten years. Willie Watson had tore the muscles in his right leg, and after attempting playing out the game at outside-left, he had to retire from the game. | ||||||
2-3-5 | Hardy -Crompton, Pennington -Brittleton, McCall, Watson -Simpson, Fleming, Hampton, Holley, Hodkinson. Notes: After Watson retired, Holley dropped back to the half-back line and Hodkinson played at inside-left. | ||||||
Averages: | Age | 27.1 | Appearances/Goals | 10.2 | 1.7 |
England teams v. Scotland: | |||||||||||
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1912: | Williamson | Crompton | Pennington | Brittleton | Wedlock | Makepeace | Simpson | Jefferis | Freeman | Holley | Wall |
1913: | Hardy | Crompton | Pennington | Brittleton | McCall | Watson | Simpson | Fleming | Hampton | Holley | Hodkinson |
Rank: | No official ranking system established; ELO rating 4th to 5th | Colours: | Dark bl ue shirts with white collars and white shorts, dark socks with white trim. | |||
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Capt: | Charlie Thomson | Selectors: | The Scottish Football Association Selection Committee, of seven members, chosen on Monday, 31 March 1913, in Glasgow. | |||
Scotland Lineup | ||||||
Brownlie, James | 27 | 15 May 1885 | G | Third Lanark FC | 13 | |
McNair, Alexander | 29 | 26 December 1883 | RB | The Celtic FC | 10 | |
Walker, John | 28 | 6 November 1884 | LB | Swindon Town FC, England | 9 | |
Thomson, Charles B. | 34 | 12 June 1878 | RH | Sunderland AFC, England | 19 | |
Gordon, James E. | 24 | 23 July 1888 | CH | Rangers FC | 5 | |
Wilson, David | 29 | 14 January 1884 | LH | Oldham Athletic AFC, England | 1 | |
Donnachie, Joseph | 27/28 | 1885 | OR | Oldham Athletic AFC, England | 1 | |
Walker, Robert | 34 | 10 January 1879 | IR | Heart of Midlothian FC | 29 | |
Reid, William | nk | not known | CF | Rangers FC | 7 | |
Wilson, Andrew | 32 | 10 December 1880 | IL | The Wednesday, England | 5 | |
Robertson, George C. | 28 | 7 March 1885 | OL | The Wednesday, England | 4 | |
reserves: | The Celtic FC's Jimmy Quinn, Rangers FC's Tommy Logan and Newcastle United FC's Jimmy Hay. | |||||
team notes: | The Celtic FC's Jimmy McMenemy was the original selected inside-right, owing to an injury, his place going to Bobby Walker.Andrew and David Wilson were brothers. This is possibly the oldest team to face England thus far, again dependent on the age of Billy Reid. | |||||
2-3-5 | Brownlie -McNair, Walker -Gordon, Thomson, Wilson - Donnachie, Walker, Reid, Wilson, Robertson. | |||||
Averages: | Age | 29.2-3 | Appearances/Goals | 9.4 | 1.3 |
England beat Scotland by one goal to love at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, and the victory gained by this narrow margin carries with it the International Championship at Association football. England had lost to Ireland before beating Wales, while Scotland drew with Wales and then defeated Ireland. The English side thus had to win on Saturday to secure the championship for their country.
In the first half, when the wind blew at their backs, the home side showed distinct superiority, while afterwards, when having chiefly to defend, they proved equal to all emergencies. Perhaps the secret of England's success could be traced to the comparative failure of the Scottish forwards. Although lacking the combination expected of them, the visitors played hard and had so much of the game that many opportunities of scoring occurred, but they met with no reward, and in quite a desperate finish the only goal, obtained eight minutes before half-time, sufficed to give England the victory. The attendance was officially returned at 52,000 and the gate receipts were �3,388 16s. - The Times - Monday 7th April, 1913
Football League Division One 5 April 1913 Team P Pts The Wednesday 34 46 Sunderland 33 45 Manchester United 35 43 Aston Villa 33 42 Bolton Wanderers 35 42 Manchester City 35 41 Blackburn Rovers 34 39 Oldham Athletic 34 38 Derby County 34 36 Liverpool 36 35 West Bromwich Albion 34 34 Everton 35 34 Bradford City 34 33 Sheffield United 35 32 Newcastle United 33 31 Middlesbrough 34 30 Tottenham Hotspur 26 20 Chelsea 26 15 Notts County 26 13 Woolwich Arsenal 27 10 Division One matches played on 5 April 1913:
ASTON VILLA 1-3 LIVERPOOL Doncaster 88 (Goddard 5, Parkinson 18, Metcalf 85)
20,000 (Villa Park, Birmingham)Villa were without Hampton (who scored the only goal) and Hardy (who was keeping a clean sheet in goal), who were playing against Scotland at Stamford Bridge.
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-1 WOOLWICH ARSENAL Latheron 37 (Devine 70) 6,000 (Ewood Park, Blackburn)
Blackburn were without Crompton (who was captain), Hodkinson and Simpson, who were playing against Scotland at Stamford Bridge.
DERBY COUNTY 3-1 CHELSEA Barnes 30, Grimes 43, Sharpe 46 (Freeman 82) 10,000 (Baseball Ground, Derby)
EVERTON 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY 10,000 (Goodison Park , Liverpool)
MANCHESTER UNITED 2-1 BOLTON WANDERERS
Anderson 55, Wall 65 (Smith 77) 30,000 ( Old Trafford, Manchester)MIDDLESBROUGH 0-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
13,992 ( Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough)Middlesbrough were without George Elliott, who was a reserve against Scotland at Stamford Bridge, whilst Newcastle were without Jimmy Hay, who was a reserve for Scotland.
NOTTS COUNTY 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED (Hardinge 37)
9,500 (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)SUNDERLAND 3-1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION Mordue pen. 25, Buchan 27, Tinsley 90 (Gregory 76) 33,700 (Roker Park, Sunderland)
Sunderland were without George Holley, who was playing against Scotland at Stamford Bridge, and Charles Thomson, who was playing for Scotland, whilst West Brom were without Jesse Pennington, who was also playing against Scotland.
THE WEDNESDAY 6-0 BRADFORD CITY Glennon 8, Kirkman 25, McLean 31, 60, Burkinshaw 58, Wright 59
12,000 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield)Wednesday were without Tom Brittleton, who was playing against Scotland at Stamford Bridge, and Robertson and Wilson, who were playing for Scotland.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Bliss 25
20,000 (White Hart Lane, London)Oldham were without Donnachie and Wilson, who were making their Scotland debuts against England at Stamford Bridge. It was to be Donnachie's only international appearance.
Aston Villa's home defeat was a blow to their title ambitions, but they would beat Sunderland in the FA Cup Final and finish runners-up to them in the league.
Football League Division Two 5 April 1913 Team P Pts Preston North End 34 47 Burnley 33 43 Birmingham 35 42 Barnsley 34 42 Huddersfield Town 35 41 Lincoln City 35 38 Leeds City 35 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 36 Grimsby Town 35 36 Fulham 34 34 Leicester Fosse 35 33 Nottingham Forest 35 32 Bradford 34 32 Bury 35 32 Bristol City 34 31 Glossop 34 30 Clapton Orient 35 29 Hull City 34 28 Blackpool 35 24 Stockport County 35 23 Division Two matches played on 5 April 1913:
BARNSLEY 2-1 HULL CITY Lillycrop, Tufnell (Stevens) 6 ,000 (Oakwell, Barnsley)
BLACKPOOL 2-0 BIRMINGHAM Bainbridge, Charles 5,000 ( Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)
BRADFORD 2-3 BURNLEY
Buchanan, Little (Husband 2, Freeman)
13 ,000 (Park Avenue, Bradford)Burnley were without Billy Watson, who was injured on his international debut against Scotland at Stamford Bridge.
BURY 0-0 CLAPTON ORIENT 3,148 (Gigg Lane, Bury)
FULHAM 2-0 GLOSSOP
Walker, Lee
7 ,000 (Craven Cottage, London)GRIMSBY TOWN 0-0 LINCOLN CITY 6 ,000 (Blundell Park, Cleethorpes)
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 5-0 BRISTOL CITY Mann 3, Elliott, Jee
7,500 (Leeds Road, Huddersfield)LEEDS CITY 1-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST McLeod 20,000 (Elland Road, Leeds)
LEICESTER FOSSE 4-1 STOCKPORT COUNTY Douglas, Harrison pen., Mills, Osborn (Rodgers) 10,000 (Filbert Street, Leicester)
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2-0 PRESTON NORTH END Needham, Halligan
13,000 (Molineux, Wolverhampton)Preston were without Joe McCall, who was playing for England against Scotland at Stamford Bridge.
Though Preston lost, they would clinch promotion just seven days later and go on to lift the Second Division Championship.
IN OTHER NEWS ...
It was on 6 April 1913 that a notorious French anarchist and murderer, known as Lacombe, spectacularly committed suicide by diving head first off the roof of a Paris prison.