Scotland - International Matches 1881-1890


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(Match 15)  12th March 1881  (Friendly match)
ENGLAND - SCOTLAND  1-6  (0-1)
Referee:   Francis Arthur Marindin (England)
Crowd:     8.500, Kennington Oval, London
Goals:     0-1 Smith (10), 0-2 Hill (53), 1-2 Bambridge (64), 1-3 Smith (69),
           1-4 Ker (74), 1-5 Smith (79), 1-6 Ker (89)
ENGLAND:
John Purvis Hawtrey - Edgar Field, Claude William Wilson - Norman Coles Bailey (Cap),
John Hunter, George Henry Holden - Thurston Rostron, Reginald Heber Macauley, Clement
Mitchell, John Hargreaves, Edward Charles Bambridge.

SCOTLAND:
George Gillespie                (2/Rangers) -
Andrew Watson                   (1/Queen's Park)
Thomas C. Vallance              (6/Rangers) -
Charles Campbell (Captain)      (8/Queen's Park)
David Davidson                  (4/Queen's Park)
David Hill                      (1/Rangers) -
William McGuire                 (1/Beith)
George Ker                      (2/Queen's Park)
Joseph Lindsay                  (2/Dumbarton)
Henry McNiel                    (9/Queen's Park)
John Smith                      (6/Edinburgh University)

Notes:  This 6-1 victory was Scotland's biggest ever win in England.
                        

(Match 16) 14th March 1881 (Friendly match) WALES - SCOTLAND 1-5 (1-4) Referee: Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick (Wales) Crowd: 1.500, Acton Park, Wrexham Goals: 1-0 Crosse (n/a), 1-1 Ker (7), 1-2 McNiel (9), 1-3 Bell (10) own goal, 1-4 Ker (44), 1-5 Morgan (52) own goal WALES: Robert McMillan - John Richard Morgan (Cap), John Roberts - William Williams, William Stafford Bell, William Pierce Owen - Thomas Lewis, John Price, Knyvett Crosse, William Roberts, John Vaughan. SCOTLAND: George Gillespie (3/Rangers) - Andrew Watson (2/Queen's Park) Thomas C. Vallance (7/Rangers) - John Campbell McLeod McPherson (4/Vale of Leven) David Davidson (Captain) (5/Queen's Park) William McGuire (2/Beith) - David Hill (2/Rangers) George Ker (3/Queen's Park) Joseph Lindsay (3/Dumbarton) Henry McNiel (10/Queen's Park) John Smith (7/Edinburgh University) Notes: Referee Llewelyn Kenrick had played 5 times for Wales.
(Match 17) 11th March 1882 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 5-1 (2-1) Referee: John Wallace (Scotland) Crowd: 10.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Harrower (15), 1-1 Vaughton (35), 2-1 Ker (43), 3-1 McPherson (46), 4-1 Ker (70), 5-1 Kay (85) SCOTLAND: George Gillespie (4/Rangers) - Andrew Watson (3/Queen's Park) Andrew McIntyre (2/Vale of Leven) - Charles Campbell (Captain) (9/Queen's Park) Peter Miller (1/Dumbarton) Malcolm James Eadie Fraser (2/Queen's Park) - William Anderson (1/Queen's Park) George Ker (4/Queen's Park) William Harrower (1/Queen's Park) John Leck Kay (2/Queen's Park) Robert McPherson (1/Arthurlie) ENGLAND: Harry Albemarle Swepstone - Doctor Haydock Greenwood, Alfred Jones - Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), John Hunter, Henry Alfred Cursham - Edward Hagarty Parry, Oliver Howard Vaughton, Arthur Brown, William H. Mosforth, Edward Charles Bambridge.
(Match 18) 25th March 1882 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - WALES 5-0 (1-0) Referee: Donald Hamilton (Scotland) Crowd: 5.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Kay (25), 2-0 Ker (50), 3-0 Fraser (60), 4-0 Fraser (70), 5-0 McAulay (88) SCOTLAND: Archibald Rowan (Captain) (2/Queen's Park) - Andrew Hair Holm (1/Queen's Park) James Duncan (2/Alexandria Athletic) - Charles Campbell (10/Queen's Park) Alexander Kennedy (5/Third Lanark) Malcolm James Eadie Fraser (3/Queen's Park) - David Hill (3/Rangers) George Ker (5/Queen's Park) James McAulay (1/Dumbarton) John Leck Kay (3/Queen's Park) James Tassie Richmond (3/Queen's Park) WALES: Henry Phoenix - John Richard Morgan (Cap), John Powell - Henry Valentine Edwards, William Williams, John Roberts - William Pierce Owen, Walter Hugh Roberts, John Price, John Roberts, John Vaughan.
(Match 19) 10th March 1883 (Friendly match) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 2-3 (2-2) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 7.000, Bramall Lane, Sheffield Goals: 0-1 Smith (22), 1-1 Mitchell (24), 1-2 Smith (39), 2-2 Cobbold (43), 2-3 Fraser (86) ENGLAND: Harry Albemarle Swepstone - Percy John de Paravicini, Alfred Jones - Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), Stuart Macrae, Oliver Whateley - Arthur William Cursham, Harry Chester Goodhart, Clement Mitchell, Henry Alfred Cursham, William Nevill Cobbold. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (2/Dumbarton) - Andrew Hair Holm (Captain) (2/Queen's Park) Michael Paton (1/Dumbarton) - Peter Miller (2/Dumbarton) John Campbell McLeod McPherson (5/Vale of Leven) Malcolm James Eadie Fraser (4/Queen's Park) - William Anderson (2/Queen's Park) Dr.John Smith (8/Queen's Park) John Inglis (1/Rangers) John Leck Kay (4/Queen's Park) William Neilson McKinnon (1/Dumbarton)
(Match 20) 12th March 1883 (Friendly match) WALES - SCOTLAND 0-3 (0-2) Referee: Robert E. Lythgoe (England) Crowd: 2.000, Acton Park, Wrexham Goals: 0-1 Smith (35), 0-2 Fraser (38), 0-3 Anderson (60) WALES: Richard Thomas Gough - Frederick William Hughes, John Powell (Cap) - Edward Bowen, Henry Valentine Edwards, John Jones - William Pierce Owen, Walter Hugh Roberts, John Price, William Roberts, John Vaughan. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (3/Dumbarton) - Andrew Hair Holm (Captain) (3/Queen's Park) Walter Arnott (1/Queen's Park) - Peter Miller (3/Dumbarton) Dr.John Smith (9/Queen's Park) John Campbell McLeod McPherson (6/Vale of Leven) - Malcolm James Eadie Fraser (5/Queen's Park) William Anderson (3/Queen's Park) John Inglis (2/Rangers) John Leck Kay (5/Queen's Park) William Neilson McKinnon (2/Dumbarton)
(Match 21) 26th January 1884 (British Championship) IRELAND - SCOTLAND 0-5 (0-2) Referee: Thomas Hindle (England) Crowd: 2.000, Ulster Ground (Ballynafeigh Park), Belfast Goals: 0-1 Harrower (12), 0-2 Gossland (30), 0-3 Goudie (60), 0-4 Gossland (70), 0-5 Harrower (86) IRELAND: R.J.Hunter - M.Wilson, William Crone - John Hastings, Thomas Bryson Molyneux, A.H.Dill - E.Arthur Spiller, John T.Gibb, William J.Morrow, Dr.John Robert Davison (Cap), Arthur W. Gaussen. SCOTLAND: John Inglis (1/Kilmarnock Athletic) - John Forbes (1/Vale of Leven) Walter Arnott (Captain) (2/Queen's Park) - John Graham (1/Annbank) William Fulton (1/Abercorn) Robert Brown (1/Dumbarton) - Samuel Thomson (1/Lugar Boswell) James Gossland (1/Rangers) John Wilson Goudie (1/Abercorn) William Harrower (2/Queen's Park) J. McAulay (1/Arthurlie) Notes: Robert Brown was known as "The Sparrow" as he was a small but fast player.
(Match 22) 15th March 1884 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-0 (1-0) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 10.000, Cathkin Park, Glasgow Goal: 1-0 Smith (7) SCOTLAND: James McAulay (4/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (3/Queen's Park) John Forbes (2/Vale of Leven) - Charles Campbell (Captain) (11/Queen's Park) John Campbell McLeod McPherson (7/Vale of Leven) William Anderson (4/Queen's Park) - Francis Watson Shaw (1/Pollockshields Athletic) Dr.John Smith (10/Queen's Park) Joseph Lindsay (4/Dumbarton) Robert Main Christie (1/Queen's Park) William Neilson McKinnon (3/Dumbarton) ENGLAND: William Crispin Rose - Joseph Beverley, Alfred Thomas Carrick Dobson - Stuart Macrae, Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), Charles Plumpton Wilson - George Henry Holden, Oliver Howard Vaughton, William Bromley-Davenport, Edward Charles Bambridge, William Gunn.
(Match 23) 29th March 1884 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 4-1 (1-1) Referee: R.M. Sloane (England) Crowd: 5.000, Cathkin Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 R.Roberts (n/a), 1-1 Lindsay (22), 2-1 Shaw (49), 3-1 Kay (65), 4-1 Kay (87) SCOTLAND: Thomas Turner (1/Arthurlie) - Michael Paton (Captain) (2/Dumbarton) John Forbes (3/Vale of Leven) - Alexander Kennedy (6/Third Lanark) James McIntyre (1/Rangers) Robert Brown (2/Dumbarton) - Francis Watson Shaw (2/Pollockshields Athletic) Samuel Thomson (2/Lugar Boswell) Joseph Lindsay (5/Dumbarton) John Leck Kay (6/Queen's Park) William Neilson McKinnon (4/Dumbarton) WALES: Elias Owen - Robert Roberts, Charles Conde - Frederick William Hughes, Thomas Burke, John Jones - William Pierce Owen (Cap), Walter Hugh Roberts, Edward Gough Shaw, John Arthur Eyton-Jones, Robert Albert Jones. Notes: Scotland won the very first British Home Championship.
(Match 24) 14th March 1885 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND 8-2 (4-0) Referee: William Pierce Dix (England) Crowd: 6.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Lamont (10), 2-0 Turner (12), 3-0 Calderwood (15), 4-0 Marshall (35), 5-0 Higgins (51), 6-0 Barbour (53), 7-0 Higgins (60), 8-0 Higgins (70), 8-1 Gibb (n/a), 8-2 Gibb (n/a) SCOTLAND: William Chalmers (1/Rangers) - Hugh McHardy (1/Rangers) James B. Niven (1/Moffat) - Robert Robinson Kelso (1/Renton) John Campbell McLeod McPherson (Captain) (8/Vale of Leven) Alexander Barbour (1/Renton) - John Marshall (1/Third Lanark) William Turner (1/Pollockshields Athletic) Alexander F. Higgins (1/Kilmarnock) Robert Calderwood (1/Cartvale) W. Lamont (1/Pilgrims) IRELAND: Anthony W.Henderson - George Hewison, R.Johnston - Robert Muir, William John Houston, William L'Estrange Eames - T.McLean, Joseph Sherrard, John T.Gibb, George McGee, A.H.Dill.
(Match 25) 21st March 1885 (British Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 1-1 (0-1) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 8.000, Kennington Oval, London Goals: 0-1 Lindsay (20), 1-1 Bambridge (57) ENGLAND: William John Herbert Arthur - Arthur Melmoth Walters, Percy Melmoth Walters - Andrews Amos, Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), James Henry Forrest - Joseph Morris Lofthouse, Thomas Danks, James Brown, William Nevill Cobbold, Edward Charles Bambridge. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (5/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (4/Queen's Park) Michael Paton (3/Dumbarton) - Charles Campbell (Captain) (12/Queen's Park) John James Gow (1/Queen's Park) William Anderson (5/Queen's Park) - Alexander Hamilton (1/Queen's Park) William Sellar (1/Battlefield) Joseph Lindsay (6/Dumbarton) David Steel Allan (1/Queen's Park) Robert Calderwood (2/Cartvale)
(Match 26) 23rd March 1885 (British Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 1-8 (0-3) Referee: R.M. Sloane (England) Crowd: 4.000, Acton Park, Wrexham Goals: 0-1 Calderwood (8), 0-2 Anderson (20), 0-3 Allan (30), 1-3 R.A.Jones (n/a), 1-4 Lindsay (56), 1-5 Anderson (76), 1-6 Calderwood (80), 1-7 Lindsay (84), 1-8 Lindsay (88) WALES: Dr.Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts - George Thomas, Seth Powell - Thomas Burke, William Tanant Foulkes, Humphrey Jones (Cap) - James William Lloyd, Job Wilding, Harold Hibbott, George Farmer, Robert Albert Jones. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (6/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (5/Queen's Park) Michael Paton (Captain) (4/Dumbarton) - Robert Robinson Kelso (2/Renton) Leitch Keir (1/Renton) Alexander Hamilton (2/Queen's Park) - William Anderson (6/Queen's Park) Joseph Lindsay (7/Dumbarton) Robert Calderwood (3/Cartvale) Robert Brown (1/Dumbarton) David Steel Allan (2/Queen's Park) Notes: Robert Brown was known as "The Plumber" on account of his occupation. Scotland won the British Home Championship for the 2nd time.
(Match 27) 20th March 1886 (British Championship) IRELAND - SCOTLAND 2-7 (2-5) Referee: Wolstenholme (Ireland) Crowd: 3.000, Ulster Ground (Ballynafeigh Park), Belfast Goals: 0-1 Heggie (15), 0-2 Heggie (18), 1-2 Condy (n/a), 1-3 Heggie (25), 1-4 Lambie (35), 1-5 Dunbar (40), 2-5 Johnston (44), 2-6 Heggie (60), 2-7 Gourlay (75) IRELAND: Shaw Gillespie - James Watson, William Crone - Thomas Bryson Molyneux, W.Devine, John Hastings (Cap) - John McClatchey, Samuel Johnston, John T.Gibb, J.Condy, William Turner. SCOTLAND: James Connor (1/Airdrieonians) - Andrew Thomson (1/Arthurlie) William McLeod (1/Queen's Park) - John Cameron (1/Rangers) Leitch Keir (2/Dumbarton) Robert Fleming (1/Greenock Morton) - John Alexander Lambie (Captain) (1/Queen's Park) Charles Winton Heggie (1/Rangers) William Turner (2/Pollockshields Athletic) James McCrorie Gourlay (1/Cambuslang) Michael Dunbar (1/Cartvale) Notes: John Lambie is the Youngest player to play for Scotland - at 17 years & 92 days.
(Match 28) 27th March 1886 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-1 (0-1) Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales) Crowd: 11.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Lindley (35), 1-1 Sommerville (80) SCOTLAND: James McAulay (7/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (Captain) (6/Queen's Park) Michael Paton (5/Dumbarton) - Charles Campbell (13/Queen's Park) John McDonald (1/Edinburgh University) Alexander Hamilton (3/Queen's Park) - William Sellar (2/Battlefield) George Sommerville (1/Queen's Park) Joseph Lindsay (8/Dumbarton) Woodville Gray (1/Pollockshields Athletic) Ralph Allan Aitken (1/Dumbarton) ENGLAND: William John Herbert Arthur - Arthur Melmoth Walter, Percy Melmoth Walters - Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), Ralph Tyndall Squire, James Henry Forrest - Benjamin Ward Spilsbury, George Brann, Dr.Tinsley Lindley, William Nevill Cobbold, Edward Charles Bambridge.
(Match 29) 10th April 1886 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 4-1 (2-0) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 5.500, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 McCormick (30), 2-0 McCall (47), 3-0 Allan (53), 3-1 Vaughan (n/a), 4-1 Harrower (56) SCOTLAND: George Gillespie (5/Queen's Park) - James Lundie (1/Hibernian) William Semple (Captain) (1/Cambuslang) - Robert Robinson Kelso (3/Renton) Andrew Jackson (1/Cambuslang) John Marshall (2/Third Lanark) - Robert McCormick (1/Abercorn) James McGhee (1/Hibernian) William Harrower (3/Queen's Park) David Steel Allan (3/Queen's Park) James McCall (1/Renton) WALES: Albert Malcolm Hersee - Dr.Alfred Owen Davies, Frederick Robert Jones - John Owen Vaughan, William Strafford Bell, Humphrey Jones (Cap) - Richard Parry Williams, William Roberts, John Doughty, Herbert Sissons, William Lewis. Notes: Scotland & England shared the British Home Championship with 5 points.
(Match 30) 19th February 1887 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND 4-1 (2-1) Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales) Crowd: 1.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Watt (5), 1-1 Browne (n/a), 2-1 Jenkinson (43), 3-1 Johnstone (55), 4-1 Lowe (75) SCOTLAND: John Edward Doig (1/Arbroath) - Andrew Whitelaw (1/Vale of Leven) Robert Smellie (1/Queen's Park) - John Weir (1/Third Lanark) Thomas McMillan (1/Dumbarton) James Hutton (1/St Bernard's) - Thomas James Jenkinson (1/Heart of Midlothian) John Alexander Lambie (Captain) (2/Queen's Park) William Wilson Watt (1/Queen's Park) James Lowe (1/St Bernard's) William Johnstone (1/Third Lanark) IRELAND: Shaw Gillespie - W.Fox, John Watson - T.Moore, Archibald Rosbotham, Robert A.Baxter - John Reid, Olphert M.Stanfield, Frederick Browne, John Peden, John T.Gibb (Cap). Notes: Scotland were so confident of winning this match that they included 10 debutants.
(Match 31) 19th March 1887 (British Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 2-3 (1-1) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 12.000, Leamington Road, Blackburn Goals: 0-1 McCall (30), 1-1 Lindley (32), 1-2 Keir (68), 2-2 Dewhurst (69), 2-3 Allan (70) ENGLAND: Robert John Roberts - Percy Melmoth Walters, Arthur Melmoth Walters - Norman Coles Bailey (Cap), George Haworth, James Henry Forrest - Edward Charles Bambridge, William Nevill Cobbold, Joseph Morris Lofthouse, Frederick Dewhurst, Dr.Tinsley Lindley. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (Captain) (8/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (7/Queen's Park) John Forbes (4/Vale of Leven) - Robert Robinson Kelso (4/Renton) John Robertson Auld (1/Third Lanark) Leitch Keir (3/Dumbarton) - John Marshall (3/Third Lanark) William Robertson (1/Dumbarton) William Sellar (3/Battlefield) James McCall (2/Renton) James Allan (1/Queen's Park)
(Match 32) 21st March 1887 (British Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: A.B. Hall (England) Crowd: 2.000, Acton Park, Wrexham Goals: 0-1 Robertson (40), 0-2 Allan (80) WALES: James Trainer - Dr.Alfred Owen Davies, John Powell (Cap) - Robert Roberts, James Morris, Thomas Burke - John Bonamy Challen, Richard Owen Jones, William Ernest Pryce-Jones, William Lewis, John Doughty. SCOTLAND: James McAulay (Captain) (9/Dumbarton) - Walter Arnott (8/Queen's Park) John Forbes (5/Vale of Leven) - Robert Robinson Kelso (5/Renton) John Robertson Auld (2/Third Lanark) Leitch Keir (4/Dumbarton) - John Marshall (4/Third Lanark) William Robertson (2/Dumbarton) William Sellar (4/Battlefield) James McCall (3/Renton) James Allan (2/Queen's Park) Notes: Scotland won the British Home Championship for the 3rd time outright - plus one shared with England.
(Match 33) 10th March 1888 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 5-1 (1-1) Referee: John Charles Clegg (England) Crowd: 8.000, Easter Road Park, Edinburgh Goals: 1-0 Paul (6), 2-0 Munro (30), 3-0 Latta (33), 3-1 Doughty (n/a), 4-1 Groves (65), 5-1 Latta (75) SCOTLAND: James Wilson (1/Vale of Leven) - Andrew Hannah (1/Renton) Robert Smellie (Captain) (2/Queen's Park) - James Johnston (1/Abercorn) James McCrorie Gourlay (2/Cambuslang) James McLaren (1/Hibernian) - Alexander Latta (1/Dumbarton Athletic) William Groves (1/Hibernian) William Paul (1/Partick Thistle) John McPherson (1/Kilmarnock) Neil Munro (1/Abercorn) WALES: James Trainer - David Jones, John Powell (Cap) - Thomas Burke, Joseph Davies, Robert Roberts - William Ernest Pryce-Jones, Job Wilding, John Doughty, George Owen, Roger Doughty.
(Match 34) 17th March 1888 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 0-5 (0-4) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 10.000, 1st Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Lindley (32), 0-2 Hodgetts (34), 0-3 Dewhurst (40), 0-4 Goodall (43), 0-5 Dewhurst (49) SCOTLAND: John Lindsay (1/Renton) - Walter Arnott (9/Queen's Park) Donald Robertson Gow (Captain) (1/Rangers) - James Kelly (1/Renton) Leitch Keir (5/Dumbarton) Robert Robinson Kelso (6/Renton) - Alexander Hamilton (4/Queen's Park) William Hall Berry (1/Queen's Park) William Sellar (5/Battlefield) James McCall (4/Renton) John Alexander Lambie (3/Queen's Park) ENGLAND: William Robert Moon - Robert Henry Howarth, Percy Melmoth Walters - Henry Allen, George Haworth, Cecil Henry Holden-White - George Woodhall, John Goodall, Dr.Tinsley Lindley (Cap), Dennis Hodgetts, Frederick Dewhurst. Notes: This was the first defeat suffered by Scotland since 5th April 1879. It is also the first Scotland defeat at Home.
(Match 35) 24th March 1888 (British Championship) IRELAND - SCOTLAND 2-10 (2-7) Referee: Robert Parlane (Scotland) Crowd: 5.000, Solitude Ground, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Dewar (5), 0-2 Dickson (8), 0-3 Breckenridge (15), 1-3 Dalton (n/a), 2-3 Dalton (n/a), 2-4 Aitken (30), 2-5 Dickson (33), 2-6 Dickson (40), 2-7 Dickson (45), 2-8 McCallum (53), 2-9 Wilson (77) own goal, 2-10 A.Stewart (83) IRELAND: Ralph Lawther - Robert Wilson, Frederick Browne - James Forsythe, Archibald Rosbotham, Thomas Bryson Molyneux - William Dalton, Olphert M. Stanfield, John Barry, John Lemon, William Turner. SCOTLAND: John McLeod (1/Dumbarton) - Duncan Stewart (Captain) (1/Dumbarton) Archibald McCall (1/Renton) - Allan Stewart (1/Queen's Park) George Dewar (1/Dumbarton) Andrew Jackson (2/Cambuslang) - Neil McCallum (1/Renton) John Robertson Gow (2/Rangers) William Alexander Dickson (1/Dundee Strathmore) Thomas Breckenridge (1/Heart of Midlothian) Ralph Allan Aitken (2/Dumbarton)
(Match 36) 9th March 1889 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND 7-0 (4-0) Referee: William H. Stacey (England) Crowd: 6.000, Ibrox Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Watt (7), 2-0 Watt (10), 3-0 Black (25), 4-0 Groves (32), 5-0 Groves (50), 6-0 Groves (70), 7-0 McInnes (88) SCOTLAND: John Edward Doig (2/Arbroath) - James Adams (1/Heart of Midlothian) Thomas Michael McKeown (1/Celtic) - Thomas Robertson (Captain) (1/Queen's Park) David Calderhead (1/Queen of the South Wanderers) John Buchanan (1/Cambuslang) - Francis Watt (1/Kilbirnie) Thomas McInnes (1/Cowlairs) William Groves (2/Celtic) Robert Boyd (1/Mossend Swifts) David George Black (1/Hurlford) IRELAND: John Clugston - John McVicker, Robert Crone - John Thompson, James Christian, William Crone - Samuel Torrans, Olphert M. Stanfield, John T.Gibb (Cap), James M.Wilton, John Peden.
(Match 37) 13th April 1889 (British Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 2-3 (2-0) Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 10.000, Kennington Oval, London Goals: 1-0 Bassett (15), 2-0 Weir (17), 2-1 Munro (55), 2-2 Oswald (82), 2-3 McLaren (90) ENGLAND: William Robert Moon - Arthur Melmoth Walters, Percy Melmoth Walters (Cap) - Henry Edward Denison Hammond, Henry Allen, James Henry Forrest - William Isaiah Bassett, John Goodall, John Brant Brodie, David Weir, Dr.Tinsley Lindley. SCOTLAND: James Wilson (2/Vale of Leven) - Robert Smellie (Captain) (3/Queen's Park) Walter Arnott (10/Queen's Park) - James Kelly (2/Celtic) George Dewar (2/Dumbarton) James McLaren (2/Celtic) - James Oswald (1/Third Lanark) William Hall Berry (2/Queen's Park) Alexander Latta (2/Dumbarton Athletic) John McPherson (2/Cowlairs) Neil Munro (2/Abercorn)
(Match 38) 15th April 1889 (British Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 0-0 Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland) Crowd: 6.000, The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham WALES: Allen Pugh (Samuel Gladstone Gillam 30) - Dr.Alfred Owen Davies (Cap), David Jones - Robert Roberts, Joseph Davies, Humphrey Jones - Joseph Davies, William Owen, John Doughty, George Owen, William Lewis. SCOTLAND: John McLeod (2/Dumbarton) - Andrew Thomson (Captain) (1/Third Lanark) James Rae (1/Third Lanark) - Allan Stewart (2/Queen's Park) Alexander Lochhead (1/Third Lanark) John Robertson Auld (3/Third Lanark) - Francis Watt (2/Kilbirnie) Henry Campbell (1/Renton) William Paul (2/Partick Thistle) William Johnstone (2/Third Lanark) James Hannah (1/Third Lanark) Notes: Scotland won the British Home Championship for the 4th time outright - plus one shared with England. The Welsh substitution was the first in the history of International Football.
(Match 39) 22nd March 1890 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 5-0 (3-0) Referee: W. Finlay (Ireland) Crowd: 7.500, Underwood Park, Paisley Goals: 1-0 Wilson (20), 2-0 Paul (36), 3-0 Paul (43), 4-0 Paul (60), 5-0 Paul (70) SCOTLAND: George Gillespie (Captain) (6/Rangers) - Andrew Whitelaw (2/Vale of Leven) John Winning Murray (1/Vale of Leven) - Matthew McQueen (1/Leith Athletic) Andrew Brown (1/St Mirren) Hugh Wilson (1/Newmilns) - Francis Watt (3/Kilbirnie) Robert Brown (1/Cambuslang) William Paul (3/Partick Thistle) James Dunlop (1/St Mirren) Daniel Bruce (1/Vale of Leven) WALES: James Trainer - William P. Jones, Samuel Jones - Peter Griffiths, Humphrey Jones (Cap), Robert Roberts - David Morral Lewis, Oswald Davies, William Owen, Richard Henry Jarrett, William Haighton Turner. Notes: In many record books Robert Brown is listed as J Brown but a search of SFA records revealed his first name to be Robert. Underwood Park was the home ground of Abercorn.
(Match 40) 29th March 1890 (British Championship) IRELAND - SCOTLAND 1-4 (1-1) Referee: William H. Stacey (England) Crowd: 5.000, Ulster Ground (Ballynafeigh Park), Belfast Goals: 0-1 Rankin (10), 1-1 Peden (n/a), 1-2 Wylie (50), 1-3 McPherson (70), 1-4 Rankin (80) IRELAND: John Clugston - Robert K.Stewart (Cap), Robert Crone - John Reid, Samuel Spencer, Samuel Cooke - William Dalton, George Gaffikin, Olphert M.Stanfield, Samuel Torrans, John Peden. SCOTLAND: John McLeod (Captain) (3/Dumbarton) - Richard Hunter (1/St Mirren) James Rae (2/Third Lanark) - John Russell (1/Cambuslang) Isaac Begbie (1/Heart of Midlothian) David Mitchell (1/Rangers) - Thomas G. Wylie (1/Rangers) Gilbert Rankin (1/Vale of Leven) John McPherson (3/Cowlairs) John Bell (1/Dumbarton) David Baird (1/Heart of Midlothian)
(Match 41) 5th April 1890 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-1 (1-1) Referee: John Reid (Ireland) Crowd: 26.379, 2nd Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Wood (17), 1-1 McPherson (37) SCOTLAND: James Wilson (3/Vale of Leven) - Walter Arnott (11/Queen's Park) Thomas Michael McKeown (2/Celtic) - Thomas Robertson (2/Queen's Park) James Kelly (3/Celtic) James McLaren (Captain) (3/Celtic) - William Groves (3/Celtic) William Hall Berry (3/Queen's Park) William Johnstone (3/Third Lanark) John McPherson (4/Cowlairs) James McCall (5/Renton) ENGLAND: William Robert Moon - Arthur Melmoth Walters, Percy Melmoth Walters (Cap) - George Haworth, Henry Allen, Alfred Shelton - William Isaiah Bassett, Edmund Samuel Currey, Dr.Tinsley Lindley, Harry Wood, Harry Butler Daft. Notes: This was a world record attendance for a full International. Scotland & England shared the British Home Championship for the 2nd time.


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Last updated: 6 Jun 2008

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