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Managers (1444)
Referees (3484)
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Venues (1798)
National football teams

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  • England vs Ireland Head to Head: England national football team's 15th victory in 16 matches

England vs Ireland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 20 February 1897, 15:00 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
England
6-0
Ireland
Competition:
British Championship 1897
Referee:
Tom Robertson, Glasgow /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
13 490, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham
Goals:
1-0 (19') Steve Bloomer, 2-0 (25') Fred Wheldon, 3-0 (30') Fred Wheldon, 4-0 (55') Fred Wheldon, 5-0 (75') Charlie Athersmith, 6-0 (85') Steve Bloomer
England national football team line-up in match Nr.59
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Jack Robinson  
1
26
Derby County FC, Derby
Bill Oakley  
5
23
Corinthians FC, London
Bill Williams  
1
21
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich
Bernard Middleditch  
1
25
Corinthians FC, London
Tommy Crawshaw  
5
24
The Wednesday FC, Sheffield
Ernest Needham  
3
24
Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
Charlie Athersmith  
2
24
Aston Villa FC, Aston
Steve Bloomer  
5
23
Derby County FC, Derby
Gilbert Smith  Captain 
8
24
Old Carthusians FC, Godalming
Fred Wheldon  
1
27
Aston Villa FC, Aston
Harry Bradshaw  
1
23
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Ireland national football team line-up in match Nr.44
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Tom Scott  
8
23
Cliftonville FC, Belfast
Jack Ponsonby  
6
22
Distillery FC, Lisburn
Sam Torrans  
18
28
Linfield FC, Belfast
Jack Pyper  
1
19
Cliftonville FC, Belfast
Bob Milne  
9
26
Linfield FC, Belfast
George McMaster  
1
Glentoran FC, Belfast
James Campbell  
1
21
Cliftonville FC, Belfast
George Hall  
1
Distillery FC, Lisburn
Olphie Stanfield  
28
27
Distillery FC, Lisburn
Johnny Darling  
1
19
Linfield FC, Belfast
James Barron  Captain 
6
22
Cliftonville FC, Belfast
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
England
11
3.000
24.365
8
6
0
0
Ireland
11
7.273
4
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper (London), №2831, 21 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Observer (London), №5518, 21 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast), №25461, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Freeman’s Journal (Dublin), №-, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №15767, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Times (London), №35133, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Morning Post (London), №38911, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
The Standard (London), №22667, 22 Feb 1897; Newspapers.com
Comments

HisHasH - posted on 2 March 2011 at 09:14:10

Coach/Manager: William Crone
(...)

dudd - posted on 10 November 2014 at 10:31:46

Bob Milne (Ireland) missed penalty (link: )
England vs Ireland post-match head-to-head
WP
96.9
P
16
W
15
D
1
L
0
GF
98
GA
9
GF/P
6.125
GA/P
0.563
Av attendance
7 389
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 1896
Scotland vs England 2-1
Glasgow, Saturday 4 April 1896
Next match:
British Championship 1897
England vs Wales 4-0
Sheffield, Monday 29 March 1897
England football results
Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1896
Ireland vs Scotland 3-3
Belfast, Saturday 28 March 1896
Next match:
British Championship 1897
Ireland vs Wales 4-3
Belfast, Saturday 6 March 1897
Ireland football results
Top England goal scorers
1. Tinsley Lindley (1886 - 1891) - 14 goals
2. John Goodall (1888 - 1896) - 12 goals
... Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1897) - 11 goals
... Charlie Bambridge (1879 - 1885) - 11 goals
... Fred Wheldon (1897) - 3 goals
... Charlie Athersmith (1897) - 1 goal
(correct as of February 20, 1897)
England goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 20 Feb 1897
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham
England 6-0 Ireland
Goals: Bloomer 19, Wheldon 25, Wheldon 30, Wheldon 55, Athersmith 75, Bloomer 85

England: Robinson, Oakley, Williams, Middleditch, Crawshaw, Needham, Athersmith, Bloomer, Smith (c), Wheldon, Bradshaw. Managed by selection committee.

Ireland: Scott, Ponsonby, Torrans, Pyper, Milne, McMaster, Campbell, Hall, Stanfield, Darling, Barron (c). Managed by selection committee.

Att: 13 490,
Ref: Robertson (Scotland)

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