Match No. 157 - Saturday, 22nd October 1927
- "Nine minutes before half-time the home side took the lead, Jones having the misfortune to put the ball through his own goal in trying to keep out a shot from Irvine, which was beating Hufton, who could only use one arm." Taffy Jones, 36' (og)
- "Ireland's second goal came 27 minutes after the resumption. Mahood put in a long dropping shot, and Ball rushing out was completely deceived." Jackie Mahood, 72'
- GK
- Elisha ScottElisha Scott.
Born 24th Aug 1893, Belfast.
- RB
- Andy McCluggageAndrew McCluggage.
Born 1st Sep 1900, Larne.
- LB
- Billy McConnellWilliam Henry McConnell.
Born 2nd Sep 1901, Corbolis.
- HB
- Sam IrvingSamuel Johnstone Irving.
Born 28th Aug 1893, Belfast.
- HB
- Gerry MorganFrancis Gerard Morgan.
Born 25th Jul 1899, Belfast.
- HB
- Tom SloanThomas Milne Sloan.
Born 23rd Sep 1898, Belfast.
- OR
- Jimmy ChambersRobert James Chambers.
Born 26th Jul 1908, Mullaghglass.
- IR
- Bobby IrvineRobert William Irvine.
Born 29th Apr 1900, Lisburn.
- CF
- Hugh DaveyHugh Henry Davey.
Born 14th Jun 1897, Shrigley.
- IL
- Billy GillespieWilliam Ballintrae Gillespie.
Born 6th Aug 1891, Kerrykeel.
(c)
- OL
- Jackie MahoodJohn Mahood.
Born 12th Mar 1898, Banbridge.
- GK
- Ted HuftonWest Ham, 2nd of 6 caps
34 years, 10 months, 27 days
Goalkeeper - HT
- RB
- Tom CooperDerby, 1st of 15 caps
23 years, 9 months, 21 day
Right Back
- LB
- Taffy JonesBlackburn, 5th of 6 caps
31 years, 1 month, 19 days
Left Back
- RH
- Harry NuttallBolton, 1st of 3 caps
29 years, 11 month, 13 days
Right Half
- CH
- Jack HillBurnley, 7th of 11 caps
30 years, 7 months, 20 days
Centre Half (c)4th captaincy
- LH
- Harry StorerDerby, 2nd of 2 caps
29 years, 8 months, 20 days
Left Half
- OR
- Joe HulmeArsenal, 4th of 9 caps
23 years, 1 month, 27 days
Outside Right
- IR
- Stan EarleWest Ham, 2nd of 2 caps
30 years, 1 month, 16 days
Inside Right
- CF
- Dixie DeanEverton, 6th of 16 caps
20 years, 9 months, 0 days
Centre Forward
- IL
- Jack BallBury, Only Cap
27 years, 0 months, 23 days
Inside Left
- OL
- Louis PageBurnley, 6th of 7 caps
28 years, 6 months, 26 days
Outside Left
Notes
- Player Injuries"Hufton, the English goalkeeper, broke a bone in his right forearm after twenty minutes' play, and Hill, England's captain was limping before half-time...Hufton did not retire until the interval...During the interval it became known that Hufton had broken a bone in his forearm and had been taken to hospital. In his absence Ball kept goal, and England, with Hill limping badly, played four forwards."
- Player MilestoneTom Cooper's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneHarry Nuttall's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneHarry Storer's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneStan Earle's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneJack Ball's Only Cap
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)
- The Guardian "Englanf fails in first international", Monday 24th Ocotober 1927, page 3.
- Liverpool Echo "Bee's notes on sport of theday", Monday 24th October 1927, page 10.
- Birmingham Daily Gazette "A depressing display", Monday 24th October 1927, page 4.
Referee
- Scotland Thomas R Dougray
ELO Ratings
- Down 1 place, losing -39 ranking points to 1857 points England - 9th - 1
- Ireland - 16th