Match No. 137 - Saturday, 20th October 1923

  • Billy Gillespie
  • Tucker Croft
    • GK
    • Tom FarquarharsonThomas Gerard Farquharson.
      Born 4th Dec 1900, Dublin.
    • RB
    • Andy McCluggageAndrew McCluggage.
      Born 1st Sep 1900, Larne.
    • LB
    • Jack CurranJohn Joseph Curran.
      Born 1898, Lurgan.
    • HB
    • Sam IrvingSamuel Johnstone Irving.
      Born 28th Aug 1893, Belfast.
    • HB
    • Bert SmithErnest Edwin Smith.
      Born 4th Jan 1890, Donegal.
    • HB
    • Billy EmersonWilliam John Emerson.
      Born 16th Dec 1891, Enniskillen.
    • OR
    • Jack BrownJohn Brown.
      Date of birth unknown, Belfast.
    • IR
    • Tucker CroftThomas Croft.
      Born 8th Apr 1897, Belfast.
    • CF
    • Bobby IrvineRobert William Irvine.
      Born 29th Apr 1900, Lisburn.
    • IL
    • Billy GillespieWilliam Ballintrae Gillespie.
      Born 6th Aug 1891, Kerrykeel.
    • OL
    • Joe TonerJoseph Samuel Toner.
      Born 30th Mar 1894, Castlewellan.
    • GK
    • Ted TaylorHuddersfield, 5th of 8 caps
      36 years, 7 months, 13 days
      Goalkeeper
    • RB
    • Baishe BowerCorinthians, 1st of 5 caps
      27 years, 11 month, 10 days
      Right Back
    • LB
    • Sam WadsworthHuddersfield, 4th of 9 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 7 days
      Left Back
    • RH
    • Harry PantlingSheffield Utd, Only Cap
      32 years, 5 months, 4 days
      Right Half
    • CH
    • George WilsonSheffield Wed, 10th of 12 caps
      31 years, 9 months, 6 days
      Centre Half       (c)5th captaincy
    • LH
    • Tommy MeehanChelsea, Only Cap
      27 years, 4 months, 19 days
      Left Half
    • OR
    • Jackie HeganCorinthians, 3rd of 4 caps
      22 years, 8 months, 27 days
      Outside Right
    • IR
    • Bob KellyBurnley, 8th of 14 caps
      29 years, 11 month, 4 days
      Inside Right
    • CF
    • Joe BradfordBirmingham, 1st of 12 caps
      22 years, 8 months, 29 days
      Centre Forward
    • IL
    • Henry ChambersLiverpool, 8th of 8 caps
      26 years, 11 month, 3 days
      Inside Left
    • OL
    • Fred TunstallSheffield Utd, 2nd of 7 caps
      26 years, 4 months, 23 days
      Outside Left

Notes

  • Player MilestoneBaishe Bower's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneHarry Pantling's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneTommy Meehan's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneJoe Bradford's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneHenry Chambers' Last Cap
  • Goal MilestoneJoe Bradford's 1st Goal

Sources

  • nifootball.blogspot.com
  • The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)

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Referee

  • Scotland Alexander A Jackson

Attendance

  • 25,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 3 places, gaining 28 ranking points to 1912 points England - 7th - 3
  • Ireland - 16th