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  • Record for most Wales caps: Billy Lewis's 26th appearance
  • England vs Wales Head to Head: England national football team's 15th victory in 19 matches

England vs Wales international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Monday, 29 March 1897, 15:30 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
England
4-0
Wales
Referee:
Tom Robertson, Glasgow /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
5 000, Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Goals:
1-0 (23') Ernest Needham, 2-0 (44') Steve Bloomer, 3-0 (62') Alf Milward, 4-0 (64') Alf Milward
England national football team line-up in match Nr.60
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
1
22
Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
1
21
Aston Villa FC, Aston
6
23
Corinthians FC, London
7
28
Aston Villa FC, Aston
6
24
The Wednesday FC, Sheffield
4
24
Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
3
24
Aston Villa FC, Aston
6
23
Derby County FC, Derby
Gilbert Smith  Captain  45' injured
9
24
Old Carthusians FC, Godalming
2
23
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
3
26
Everton FC, Liverpool
Wales national football team line-up in match Nr.57
Managed by -
Player
Caps
Age
Club
16
34
Preston North End FC, Preston
4
Shrewsbury Town FC, Shrewsbury
3
Oswestry United FC, Oswestry
7
Grimsby Town FC, Cleethorpes
3
28
Chirk AAA FC, Chirk
9
27
Sheffield United FC, Sheffield
7
22
Manchester City FC, Manchester
10
27
Millwall Athletic FC, London
4
19
Aberystwyth FC, Aberystwyth
3
25
Grimsby Town FC, Cleethorpes
26
Chester FC, Chester
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
England
11
4.364
24.308
8
4
0
0
Wales
11
8.364
10
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Evening Express (Cardiff), №3057, 29 Mar 1897; The National Library of Wales
The Daily Telegraph (London), №13068, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №15798, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
The Standard (London), №22698, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
The Morning Post (London), №38942, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
The Times (London), №35164, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
Nottingham Daily Express (Nottingham), №11571, 30 Mar 1897; Newspapers.com
Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald (Caernarfon), №3336, 02 Apr 1897; The National Library of Wales
Comments

Chris01010 - posted on 1 October 2011 at 03:00:24

William ’Fatty’ Foulke was said to be 6 feet 4 inches (1.93m) tall and reputed to weigh 24 stone (331 pounds, 150kg) (link: )

dudd - posted on 10 November 2014 at 10:30:11

Smith, Gilbert O. injured off 45th min
Gilbert Smith was hit in the face by the ball in the first half, and did not return for the second half. (link: )
England vs Wales post-match head-to-head
WP
84.2
P
19
W
15
D
2
L
2
GF
68
GA
18
GF/P
3.579
GA/P
0.947
Av attendance
6 041
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 1897
England vs Ireland 6-0
Nottingham, Saturday 20 February 1897
Next match:
British Championship 1897
England vs Scotland 1-2
London, Saturday 3 April 1897
Wales national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1897
Wales vs Scotland 2-2
Wrexham, Saturday 20 March 1897
Next match:
British Championship 1898
Wales vs Ireland 0-1
Llandudno, Saturday 19 February 1898
Top England goal scorers
1. Tinsley Lindley (1886 - 1891) - 13 goals
2. Fred Dewhurst (1886 - 1889) - 12 goals
3. Steve Bloomer (1895 - 1897) - 12 goals
... Alf Milward (1891 - 1897) - 3 goals
... Ernest Needham (1897) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 29, 1897)
Brief match report
Mon. 29 Mar 1897
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
England 4-0 Wales
Goals: Needham 23, Bloomer 44, Milward 62, Milward 64

England: Foulke, Spencer, Oakley, Reynolds, Crawshaw, Needham, Athersmith, Bloomer, Smith (c), Becton, Milward. Managed by selection committee.

Wales: Trainer (c), Matthias, Edwards, Chapman, Mates, Jones, Meredith, Davies, Grenville Morris, Hugh Morris, Lewis.

Att: 5 000,
Ref: Robertson (Scotland)

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