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England vs Scotland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 19 March 1887, 15:30 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
England
2-3
Scotland
Referee:
John Sinclair, Belfast /
Ireland
Attendance, venue:
12 000, Leamington Road, Blackburn
Goals:
0-1 (30') James McCall, 1-1 (32') Tinsley Lindley, 1-2 (50') Leitch Keir, 2-2 (51') Fred Dewhurst, 2-3 (53') John Allan
England national team line-up in match Nr.31
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
1
23
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
7
23
Old Carthusians FC, Godalming
5
22
Cambridge University AFC, Cambridge
19
29
Old Westminsters FC, London
3
22
Accrington FC, Accrington
9
22
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
18
28
Swifts FC, Slough
9
24
Old Carthusians FC, Godalming
5
21
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
5
23
Preston North End FC, Preston
6
21
Cambridge University AFC, Cambridge
Scotland national team line-up in match Nr.31
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
8
26
Dumbarton FC, Dumbarton
7
25
Queens Park FC, Glasgow
4
25
Vale of Leven FC, Alexandria
4
21
Renton FC, Renton
1
25
3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers FC, Glasgow
2
25
Dumbarton FC, Dumbarton
3
27
3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers FC, Glasgow
1
20
Dumbarton FC, Dumbarton
3
22
Battlefield FC, Glasgow
1
20
Queens Park FC, Glasgow
2
22
Renton FC, Renton
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
England
11
7.909
23.908
8
2
0
0
Scotland
11
3.273
24.005
6
3
0
0
Historical data sources
Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool), №12229, 21 Mar 1887; Newspapers.com
The Morning Post (London), №35803, 21 Mar 1887; Newspapers.com
The Leeds Mercury (Leeds), №15272, 21 Mar 1887; Newspapers.com
The Times (London), №32025, 21 Mar 1887; Newspapers.com
The Nottingham Daily Guardian (Nottingham), №9713, 21 Mar 1887; Newspapers.com
Comments

dudd - posted on 9 December 2023 at 20:16:30

York Herald, Monday, 21 March 1887
(...)
England vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
25.0
P
16
W
2
D
4
L
10
GF
27
GA
48
GF/P
1.688
GA/P
3.000
Av attendance
7 531
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
England national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1887
England vs Wales 4-0
Lambeth, Saturday 26 February 1887
Next match:
British Championship 1888
Wales vs England 1-5
Crewe, Saturday 4 February 1888
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1887
Scotland vs Ireland 4-1
Glasgow, Saturday 19 February 1887
Next match:
British Championship 1887
Wales vs Scotland 0-2
Wrexham, Monday 21 March 1887
Top England goal scorers
1. Charlie Bambridge (1879 - 1885) - 11 goals
2. Tinsley Lindley (1886 - 1887) - 8 goals
3. Nevill Cobbold (1883 - 1887) - 6 goals
4. Howard Vaughton (1882) - 6 goals
... Fred Dewhurst (1886 - 1887) - 5 goals
(correct as of March 19, 1887)
Top Scotland goal scorers
1. John Smith (1879 - 1884) - 10 goals
2. George Ker (1880 - 1882) - 10 goals
... James McCall (1886 - 1887) - 2 goals
... Leitch Keir (1887) - 1 goal
... John Allan (1887) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 19, 1887)
Brief match report
Sat. 19 Mar 1887
Leamington Road, Blackburn
England 2-3 Scotland
Goals: McCall 30, Lindley 32, Keir 50, Dewhurst 51, Allan 53

England: Roberts, Percy Walters, Arthur Walters, Bailey (c), Haworth, Forrest, Bambridge, Cobbold, Lofthouse, Dewhurst, Lindley. Managed by selection committee.

Scotland: McAulay (c), Arnott, Forbes, Kelso, Auld, Keir, Marshall, Robertson, Sellar, Allan, McCall. Managed by selection committee.

Att: 12 000,
Ref: Sinclair (Ireland)

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