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England's 8th consecutive match without defeat

England vs Wales international football match report

Date, kick-off time:	Monday, 2 March 1903, 15:30 (UTC)
National teams, score:	England - Wales 2:1
Competition:	British Championship 1903
Referee:	Tom Robertson, Glasgow / Scotland
Attendance, venue:	5 000, Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Goals:	1:0 (12') Joe Bache, 1:1 (54') Mart Watkins, 2:1 (78') Vivian Woodward

England national football team line-up in match Nr.78

Managed by selection committee
Player	Caps	Age	Club
John Sutcliffe	5	34	Millwall Athletic FC, London
Bob Crompton	4	23	Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
George Molyneux	3	27	Southampton FC, Southampton
Harry Johnson	5	27	Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
Frank Forman	9	27	Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Kelly Houlker	2	30	Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth
Harry Davis	2	23	The Wednesday FC, Sheffield
Bill Garraty	1	24	Aston Villa FC, Aston
Vivian Woodward	2	23	Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham
Joe Bache	1	23	Aston Villa FC, Aston
Reginald Corbett	1	23	Old Malvernians FC, London

Wales national team line-up in match Nr.73

Managed by -
Player	Caps	Age	Club
Bob Evans	2		Wrexham AFC, Wrexham
Horace Blew	6	25	Wrexham AFC, Wrexham
Charlie Morris	8	22	Derby County FC, Derby
Maurice Parry	7	25	Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Robert Morris	5		Shrewsbury Town FC, Shrewsbury
Tom Davies	1		Ruabon Druids FC, Ruabon
Billy Meredith	17	28	Manchester City FC, Manchester
Mart Watkins	2	22	Stoke FC, Stoke on Trent
Arthur Green	2	21	Notts County FC, Nottingham
Arthur Grenville Morris	8	25	Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Bobby Atherton	3	26	Hibernian FC, Edinburgh

Match stats

National team	Players	Average caps	Average age	Clubs	Goals	Cautions	Expulsions
England	11	3.182	26.355	10	2	0	0
Wales	11	5.545		10	1	0	0

Historical data sources

Evening Express (Cardiff), №4886, 02.03.1903; The National Library of Wales

The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №17647, 03.03.1903; Newspapers.com

The Times (London), №37018, 03.03.1903; Newspapers.com

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England vs Wales post-match head-to-head

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points/Match
25	19	4	2	84 - 20	1.680
England v Wales match-by-match record

England matches

Previous match:

British Championship 1903

England vs Ireland 4-0

Wolverhampton, Saturday 14 February 1903

Next match:

British Championship 1903

England vs Scotland 1-2

Sheffield, Saturday 4 April 1903

England national football team record

Wales matches

Previous match:

British Championship 1902

Scotland vs Wales 5-1

Greenock, Saturday 15 March 1902

Next match:

British Championship 1903

Wales vs Scotland 0-1

Cardiff, Monday 9 March 1903

Wales national football team results

England top scorers

1. Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1901) - 25 goals
2. Tinsley Lindley (1886 - 1891) - 14 goals
3. John Goodall (1888 - 1896) - 12 goals
... Vivian Woodward (1903) - 3 goals
... Joe Bache (1903) - 1 goal

(correct as of March 2, 1903)

England highest goal scorers

Wales top scorers

1. Billy Lewis (1886 - 1896) - 8 goals
2. William Owen (1882 - 1884) - 6 goals
3. Jack Doughty (1888) - 6 goals
4. Billy Meredith (1896 - 1900) - 6 goals
... Mart Watkins (1903) - 1 goal

(correct as of March 2, 1903)

Wales football team goal scorers

Brief match report

Mon. 02 Mar 1903
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
England 2-1 Wales
Goals: Bache 12, Watkins 54, Woodward 78

England: Sutcliffe, Crompton (c), Molyneux, Johnson, Forman, Houlker, Davis, Garraty, Woodward, Bache, Corbett. Managed by selection committee.

Wales: Evans, Blew, Charlie Morris (c), Parry, Robert Morris, Davies, Meredith, Watkins, Green, Arthur Grenville Morris, Atherton.

Att: 5 000
Ref: Robertson (Scotland)