"With desperate energy the English forwards followed up their kick off, and a hard fight took place under the Scottish posts, terminating in a goal for England by Lyttelton, the ball grazing the bar as it went through."Alf LytteltonOnly Goal. , 55' ?
GKMonty BettsOld Harrovians, Only Cap 29 years, 6 months, 4 days Goalkeeper
FBWilliam LindsayWanderers, Only Cap 29 years, 7 months, 0 days Full Back
FBLindsay BuryCambridge Uni, 1st of 2 caps 19 years, 7 months, 25 days Full Back
HBWilliam RawsonOxford University, 2nd of 2 caps 22 years, 4 months, 20 days Half Back(c)1st captaincy
HBBeaumont JarrettCambridge Uni, 2nd of 3 caps 21 years, 7 months, 16 days Half Back
FCharles WollastonWanderers, 3rd of 4 caps 27 years, 7 months, 3 days Forward
FArthur CurshamNotts County, 2nd of 6 caps 23 years, 11 month, 20 days Forward
FAlf LytteltonCambridge Uni, Only Cap 20 years, 0 months, 24 days Forward
FJohn BainOxford University, Only Cap 22 years, 7 months, 19 days Forward
FBilly MosforthSheffield Wed, 1st of 9 caps 18 years, 2 months, 1 day Forward
John Ferguson, 25'
James Richmond, 48' ?
John Ferguson, 69'
GKAlex McGeochAlexander McGeoch. Born 10th Mar 1854, Scotland.
FBRobert NeillRobert Walker Neill. Born 11th Sep 1853, Scotland.
FBTom VallanceThomas Vallance. Born 27th May 1856, Renton.
HBCharles CampbellCharles Campbell. Born 1854, Coupar Angus. (c)
HBJames PhillipsJames Phillips. Date of birth unknown.
FJames RichmondJames Richmond. Born 22nd Mar 1858, Glasgow.
FBilly MacKinnonWilliam Muir MacKinnon. Born 18th Jan 1952, Glasgow.
FJohn McGregorJohn McGregor. Born 1851, Scotland.
FJohn McDougallJohn McDougall. Born 1853, Scotland.
FJohn SmithJohn Smith. Born 12th Aug 1855, Mauchline.
FJohn FergusonJohn Ferguson. Born 1848, Scotland.
England Starting Formation
2-2-6
Notes
UmpiresThe umpires were William Dick for Scotland and Hurbert Heron for England.
Disallowed GoalAccording to the Glasgow Herald "...[at the score of 3-1, an England goal was] after some little altercation, disallowed on the ground that the ball had not been thrown in straight from touch. A free-kick was given to Scotland...".
Player MilestoneMonty Betts' Only Cap
Player MilestoneWilliam Lindsay's Only Cap
Player MilestoneLindsay Bury's 1st Cap
Player MilestoneWilliam Rawson's Last Cap
Player MilestoneAlf Lyttelton's Only Cap
Player MilestoneCecil Wingfield-Stratford's Only Cap
Player MilestoneJohn Bain's Only Cap
Player MilestoneBilly Mosforth's 1st Cap
Goal MilestoneAlf Lyttelton's 1st Goal
Sources
The Times "Sporting Intelligence", Monday 5th March 1877, Page 8
The Morning Post "Football. England v Scotland", Monday 5th March 1877, page 2
Glasgow Herald "Scotland and England", Monday 5th March 1877, page 5
Association Football in Victorian England by Philip Gibbons (Minerva Press 2001) page 48.
Sheffield and Rotherham Independent "The International (Association) Match", Monday 5th March 1877, page 4.