- 100th international match of the England football team
- England earned its 6th consecutive victory
- England's 12th consecutive match without defeat
England vs Wales international football match reportManaged by selection committee | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Sam Hardy | 6 | 26 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | Bob Crompton | 23 | 29 | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | Jesse Pennington | 7 | 25 | West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich | Ben Warren | 15 | 29 | Chelsea FC, London | Billy Wedlock | 12 | 28 | Bristol City FC, Bristol | Fred Pentland 15' injured | 1 | 25 | Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough | Colin Veitch | 6 | 27 | Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne | Vivian Woodward | 18 | 29 | Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham | Bert Freeman | 1 | 23 | Everton FC, Liverpool | George Holley | 1 | 23 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland | Arthur Bridgett | 8 | 26 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland |
Managed by - | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Leigh Roose | 19 | 31 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland | Horace Blew | 21 | 31 | Wrexham AFC, Wrexham | Charlie Morris | 20 | 28 | Derby County FC, Derby | Maurice Parry | 16 | 31 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | Ernest Peake | 3 | 20 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | Ioan Price | 4 | 26 | Wrexham AFC, Wrexham | Billy Meredith | 29 | 34 | Manchester United FC, Manchester | George Wynn | 2 | 22 | Wrexham AFC, Wrexham | Tinker Davies | 6 | 26 | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | William Jones | 11 | | Manchester City FC, Manchester | Billy Davies | 2 | 28 | West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | England | 11 | 8.909 | 26.925 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Wales | 11 | 12.091 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Historical data sources  The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №19532, 16.03.1909; Newspapers.com  The Times (London), №38908, 16.03.1909; Newspapers.com  Evening Express (Cardiff), №6765, 16.03.1909; The National Library of Wales Comments
England vs Wales post-match head-to-head | England matches Previous match: Next match: Wales matches Previous match: Next match: England top scorers 1. Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1907) - 28 goals 2. Vivian Woodward (1903 - 1909) - 18 goals 3. Tinsley Lindley (1886 - 1891) - 14 goals 4. George Hilsdon (1908 - 1909) - 14 goals ... George Holley (1909) - 1 goal ... Bert Freeman (1909) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 15, 1909) Brief match report Mon. 15 Mar 1909 City Ground, Nottingham England 2-0 Wales Goals: Holley 15, Freeman 42
England: Hardy, Crompton, Pennington, Warren, Wedlock, Pentland, Veitch, Woodward (c), Freeman, Holley, Bridgett. Managed by selection committee.
Wales: Roose, Blew, Morris (c), Parry, Peake, Price, Meredith, Wynn, Tinker Davies, Jones, Billy Davies.
Att: 11 500 Ref: Philp (Scotland) |