Match No. 23 - Saturday, 28th February 1885
- GK
- Herby ArthurBlackburn, 1st of 7 caps
22 years, 0 months, 14 days
Goalkeeper
- HB
- Norman BaileyClapham, 13th of 19 caps
27 years, 7 months, 5 days
Half Back (c)9th captaincy
- HB
- Jimmy ForrestBlackburn, 2nd of 11 caps
20 years, 8 months, 4 days
Half Back
- OR
- Joe LofthouseBlackburn, 1st of 7 caps
19 years, 10 months, 14 days
Outside Right
- CF
- Frank PawsonSwifts, 2nd of 2 caps
23 years, 10 months, 22 days
Centre Forward
- CF
- Jimmy BrownBlackburn, 3rd of 5 caps
22 years, 6 months, 28 days
Centre Forward
- IL
- Nevill CobboldOld Carthusians, 3rd of 9 caps
22 years, 0 months, 24 days
Inside Left
- GK
- Jack HendersonA W Henderson.
Born 31st Jul 1844, Dromore.
Full name and date of birth is conjecture.
- RB
- George HewisonGeorge Hewison.
Date of birth unknown.
- LB
- Frederick MooreheadFrederick William Moorhead.
Date of birth unknown.
- HB
- Tom MolyneuxThomas Bryson Molyneux.
Born 19th Jul 1857, Killead.
- HB
- William HoustonWilliam John Houston.
Date of birth unknown.
- HB
- William EamesWilliam L'Estrange Eames.
Born 18th Jul 1863, Neemuch, India.
- OR
- Billy McWhaWilliam Barrie Ritchie McWha.
Born 1860, Ireland.
- IR
- Jack DavisonDr. John Robert Davison.
Born 25th Apr 1860, Hunslet, Leeds.
(c)
- CF
- Johnny GibbJohn Turnbull Gibb.
Date of birth unknown.
- IL
- George MageeGeorge Magee.
Date of birth unknown.
- OL
- Alex DillAlexander Harrison Dill.
Born 27th Jun 1863, Ballymoney.
Notes
- RefereeSeveral sources state that Tom Lawrie refereed this match whilst several other sources state that it was James McKillop.
- Goal TimeJimmy Brown's goal time is unknown but it was scored in the 2nd half.
- Disputed Goal ScorerSome sources credit Joe Lofthouse's goal as a William Eames own goal.
- Player MilestoneHerby Arthur's 1st Cap
- Player MilestonePercy Melmoth Walters' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneArthur Melmoth Walters' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneJoe Lofthouse's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBenjamin Spilsbury's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneFrank Pawson's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneCharlie Bambridge's 10th Goal
- Goal MilestoneBenjamin Spilsbury's 1st Goal
- Goal MilestoneJoe Lofthouse's 1st Goal
Sources
- The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)
- nifootball.blogspot.com
Referee
- Scotland Disputed
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, gaining 1 ranking points to 1907 points England - 2nd
- Ireland - 4th