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Saturday,
5 February 1887
British International Championship
1886-87
(4th)
Match
England 7 Ireland 0
[4-0]
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Yorkshire County Cricket Ground,
Bramall Lane, Highfield,
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Kick-off (GMT):
'at 2.45'; 'at
2.55'; 'puctually at five minutes to three o'clock'; 'little before 3 oclock'; 'a minute or two before the hour'.
Attendance:
'upwards of 5,000
people'; 'numbering upwards of 6,000'; '...of over six thousand';
'between 6,000 and 7,000 people'; 'nearly 7,000 persons'; fully
8,000'; |
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England's second visit to Bramall Lane, to
Sheffield and to Yorkshire |
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Tinsley Lindley
kicked-off |
Johnny Gibb won the toss |
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[1-0]
Fred Dewhurst 3
'oblique
shot that skimmed the ground'
[2-0]
Nevill Cobbold 23
'high shot after Sayer and Dewhurst
ran the ball back, which Gillespie jumped at and missed'
[3-0]
Tinsley Lindley 24
'within
half a minute'; 'from a double pass by
Cobbold'
[4-0]
Tinsley Lindley 43
'from Dewhurst to Lindley and by a
piece of brilliant play, letting fly, Gillespie let it slip through
his fingers' |
"Cobbold, essaying a shot, the ball, which for some time previous had
lost its rotundity, suddenly collapsed amidst the laughter of the
crowd, many of whom were aware that it had been presented to the
English Association for testimonial purposes." |
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"About a couple of minutes were occupied in the way of 'lemonising,'
and the game commenced again." |
[5-0]
Nevill Cobbold 46
'after securing possession'
[6-0]
Tinsley Lindley 47
HAT-TRICK
'after some good dribbling on the
right wing'
[6-0] Nevill Cobbold hits the crossbar
[7-0]
Fred Dewhurst circa89
'finally
obtaining possession, and dodging the backs, scored by a good shot.' |
<Cobbold's goal is England's fiftieth second half goal.
They have
scored 39 goals in the first half. |
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"The
grounds were in capital condition, and played in a slight breeze of
wind and strong sun." |
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  "VICTORY
OF ENGLAND" Northern Whig |
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 Officials
[umpires and referees are of equal relevance] |
England |
Team Records |
Ireland |
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Umpires |
Actual caps were awarded for the first time,
consisting of royal blue velvet, at the suggestion of Nicholas Lane Jackson. |
John
Charles Clegg
36 (15 June 1850)
Sheffield FA President |
John
McRedy
McAlery
37 (19
November 1849)
Irish FA Honorary secretary |
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played for England in 1872 |
Referee
Alexander
Hunter
24/25 (early 1862), Tiverton, Devon (Welsh FA Secretary) |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
2nd |
Colours |
White shirts, navy blue knickerbockers |
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Captain |
Charlie Bambridge |
Selection |
following
trial games, The
Football Association Committee, with Secretary Charles W.
Alcock having the primary
influence |
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P 2 of 2, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 20 - A 0. |
P 29 of 31, W 13 - D 5 - L
11 - F 91 - A 58 |
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team chosen in Birmingham on Friday evening, 28 January 1887 |
England
Lineup
(five changes to the previous match)
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Arthur,
W.J. Herbert |
23
356 days |
14 February 1863 |
G |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
6 |
4ᵍᵃ |
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=most gk apps |
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134 |
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Howarth,
Robert H. |
21
230 days |
20 June 1865 |
RB |
Preston North End FC |
1 |
0 |
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the third Northender to represent
England |
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135 |
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Mason, Charles |
23
310 days |
1 April 1863 |
LB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
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the first Wanderer to represent
England |
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136 |
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Haworth, George |
22
111 days |
17 October 1864 |
RHB |
Accrington FC |
1 |
0 |
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the first Accrington player to represent
England |
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137 |
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Brayshaw, Edward |
23
122 days |
6 October 1863 |
CHB |
Wednesday FC |
1 |
0 |
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the sixth Wednesday player to represent
England |
only app
1887 |
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Forrest, James
H. |
22
226 days |
24 June 1864 |
LHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
7 |
0 |
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138 |
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Sayer,
James |
24
151 days |
7 September 1862 |
OR |
Stoke FC |
1 |
0 |
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the third Stoke player to represent
England |
only app
1887 |
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Dewhurst, Frederick |
23
51 days |
16 December 1863 |
IR |
Preston North End FC
&
Corinthians FC |
3 |
4 |
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eighteenth brace scored |
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Lindley,
Tinsley |
21
101 days |
27 October 1865 |
CF |
Nottingham Forest FC,
Cambridge
University AFC
&
Corinthians FC |
4 |
5 |
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16th brace scored, seventh hattrick |
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Cobbold,
W. Nevill |
24
1 day |
4 February 1863 |
IL |
Old Carthusians
AFC &
Corinthians FC |
7 |
5 |
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seventeenth brace scored |
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Bambridge,
E. Charles |
28
190 days |
30 July 1858 |
OL |
Swifts FC &
Corinthians FC |
16 |
12 |
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most gls |
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reserves: |
Bob Roberts
(West Bromwich Albion FC, goal);
Francis Ingram
(Corinthians FC) and
Arthur Wardle (Leek FC, backs);
Ralph Squire
(Old Westminsters AFC),
Charlie
Shelton (Notts Rangers FC) and
Andrew Amos
(Old Carthusians
AFC, half-backs);
Joe
Lofthouse (Blackburn Rovers FC),
Kenny
Davenport (Bolton Wanderers FC),
Jem Bayliss
(West Bromwich Albion FC),
John Goodall
(Preston North End FC) and
George Farmer (Everton FC
and ex-Wales, forwards). |
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team notes: |
One newspaper report, The Derbyshire Times, names Old Carthusians FC's Smaley as the original centre-forward. But other newspaper reports
name Lindley.
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 sixteen appearances, whereas
James Forrest and Nevill Cobbold are the sixth/seventh to make seven
and Herby Arthur is the tenth to make six appearances. Tinsley Lindley
is the 21st player to make four appearances.
38 players have now
played for England three or more times, and 67 have done so more
than once. |
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records: |
This is only the fourth time (1878-79, 1883, 1884-85)
England have managed two victories in a row. However, they
have gone on a record unbeaten sequence of eight matches, lasting
nearly three years.
Although this was England's tenth appearance in
a Home Championship match, and they have a success rate of 75%, the
players at the time were unaware, and were playing for nothing more
than prestige.
Within the first two minutes of the second half,
both Nevill Cobbold, and then Tinsley Lindley, became the only England
players to score three goals at the Bramall Lane ground. |
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2-3-5 |
Arthur -
Howarth, Mason -
Haworth, Brayshaw, Forrest -
Sayer, Dewhurst, Lindley, Cobbold, Bambridge |
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Averages: |
Age |
23 years
201
days |
Appearances/Goals |
4.4 |
1.7 |
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Ireland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
6th |
Colours |
St. Patrick blue shirts,
white shorts.
one match report states:-
"The light blues...." |
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Captain |
Johnny Gibb |
Selection |
Ireland Selection Committee; |
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P 1 of 3, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 7. |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Gillespie, Josiah Shaw |
19
13 days |
23 January 1868 |
G |
Hertford FC |
4 |
25ᵍᵃ |
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49 |
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Browne, Frederick William
Joseph |
22
322 days |
20 March 1864
in
Carlisle, England |
RB |
Cliftonville FAC |
1 |
0 |
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50 |
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Fox, William Taylor |
20
100 days |
28 October 1866 |
LB |
Ulster FC |
1 |
0 |
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51 |
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Rosbotham, Alexander |
21
131 days |
27 September 1865 |
RHB |
Cliftonville FAC |
1 |
0 |
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52 |
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Allen, James |
27
269 days |
12 May 1859 |
CHB |
Limavady FC |
1 |
0 |
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Crone, William |
23
158 days |
31 August 1863 |
LHB |
Distillery FC |
8 |
0 |
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53 |
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Small, James Mark |
19
213 days |
7 July 1867 |
OR |
Clarence FC |
1 |
0 |
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Gibb, John Turnbull |
26/27 |
1860 |
IR |
Wellington Park FC |
7 |
2 |
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54 |
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Stanfield, Olphert Martin |
17
344 days |
26 February 1869 |
CF |
Distillery FC |
1 |
0 |
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55 |
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Leslie, William |
20
141 days |
17 September 1866 |
IL |
Belfast YMCA FC |
1 |
0 |
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56 |
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Brown, Nathaniel McCalla |
19
110 days |
18 October 1867 |
OL |
Limavady FC |
1 |
0 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team changes: |
Stansfield and Rosbotham were late replacements for Ireland-s most
appearanced player, Thomas Molyneux
and Robert Wilson. |
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team
notes: |
"The Irishmen crossed via Fleetwood on Thursday
night, having a very rough passage, which quite upset several of the
players; but the rest on Friday, and the care and attention bestowed
upon the members of the team by the manager of the Central Cafeé
Company, where they put up, rapidly removed all effects." |
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records: |
This is Ireland's tenth consecutive defeat and fourteenth consecutive
match without a victory. |
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2-3-5 |
Gillespie -
Fox, Brown -
Allen, Rosbotham, Crone -
Stansfield, Gibb, Brown, Small, Leslie |
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Averages: |
Age |
21 years
233-267
days |
Appearances/Goals |
2.4 |
0.2 |
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probably the youngest opposing team
until possiby the 1890 fixture |
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Match Report
York Herald, Monday, 7 February 1887
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Weather
of the finest description was associated with this international
match, which was played on Saturday at Bramall Lane Grounds, before
6,000 spectators. The English team played as advertised, but there
were two changes in the Irish eleven. The grounds were in capital
condition, but the play throughout was all in favour of the
Englishmen, who lost the toss, and in the first half played against a
slight breeze of wind and strong sun. Lindley kicked off, and in less
than two minutes Dewhurst scored for England; twenty-five minutes from
the start, Cobbold, with a high cross shot from the left wing, scored
a second goal. As soon as the ball was restarted, Lindley got
possession, and eluding all opposition, scored a third point, and
before the call of half-time the Notts player added a fourth goal. On
changing ends the ball was at once taken into the Irish quarters, and
Cobbold registered a fifth goal, and soon after Lindley kicked a
sixth. During the greater portion of the second half the Irishmen were
pinned in their own territory, and had to make the most strenuous
exertions to save their goal from downfall. Just before the call of
time Dewhurst added a seventh goal, the final scores
being—England seven goals, Ireland none. From start to finish the game
was all in favour of the Englishmen, who outplayed their opponents at
all points. The English forwards all played splendidly. The Irish
goalkeeper, Gillespie, had a busy time of it, but Arthur's post was a
sinecure, he only being called upon once during the whole game.
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Match Report
The Times, Monday, 7 February 1887
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Saturday last was also appointed for the sixth annual match between
England and Ireland under Association rules at Bramall-lane,
Sheffield, where, the weather being fine, several thousand on-lookers
assembled. Successful in the toss, the visitors played with the wind
in their favour and a little before 3 o clock Lindley started the
ball. The English at once acted on the aggressive and Dewhurst kicked
a goal. The play for a little while became more even, but the home
side were faster and kicked more skilfully than their opponents.
Cobbold, with a well-aimed shot from the left side, sent the ball
between the posts. Lindley then finished up a fine run by securing a
third goal for England, and prior to half-time the same player
obtained a fourth. Ends were changed, and the home eleven speedily
resumed the aggressive. Cobbold obtained a fifth goal and Lindley
added a sixth. In spite of these continuous reverses, Ireland played
in a very determined manner, and once they very nearly scored. Towards
the close of the match however, Dewhurst gained a seventh point.
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In Other News....
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It was on 5 February 1887
that 38 people died when a train crashed off the White River Bridge in
Vermont, onto the frozen river and was then engulfed in flames. |
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Other Football Results
(5 February 1887) |
Football Association Challenge Cup Fifth Round:
Aston Villa 5 Horncastle 0
Wellington Road Ground, Perry Barr
(6,000)
Davis, Brown (3), Hunter |
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Aston Villa defeated Horncastle, 5-0, at their Perry Barr ground, in the
fifth round of the F.A. Cup, ex-England international, Arthur Brown scoring a hat-trick.
This put Villa into the quarter-finals for the first time and they went on
to lift the trophy. |
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Leek 0 Old Carthusians 2
Leek
(4,000)
scrummage & not known |
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Carthusians were without Nevill Cobbold |
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Selected Friendly matches:
Bolton Wanderers 2 Blackburn Rovers 2
Pike Lane, Bolton
(2,000)
nk, Davenport
~ from a corner, nk |
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Rovers were without Herby Arthur and Jimmy Forrest |
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Stoke 2 Port Vale 1
Victoria Ground,
Stoke-upon-Trent
(7,000)
nk (2)
~ Aston |
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Stoke were without Jimmy Sayer |
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Preston North End 7 Blackburn Olympic 2
North End Ground, Deepdale, Preston
(3,000)
Ross (4), Drummond (2).
Thomson
~
Ross OG, Parker |
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North End were without Bob Howarth and Fred Dewhurst |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Derby County 5
Dudley Road,
Wolverhampton
(tbc)
scorers not known |
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Wolves were without Charlie Mason |
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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 |
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