001: 18 February 1882

Trial		18/02/1882				KO:	14:45
001		International Friendly
002 vs. WAL		Knock Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast (H)				Att:	2,500 £9.19s.7d.
Ireland			0-13		England
IRE			0-5		ENG

Referee:	Robert M. Kennedy (IRL)
Umpires:	Samuel Sinclair (IRL - Distillery FC), William Peirce Dix (ENG - Sheffield FA)
Match Events Ireland England - 3' [0-1] 8' [0-2] 15' [0-3] ?? (goal sequence after ?? this unknown) ○ Vaughton ○ J. Brown ○ A. Brown ○ Vaughton ○ Vaughton - H-T [0-5] - - ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ○ Vaughton ○ Vaughton 5 ○ J. Brown 2 ○ A. Brown ○ A. Brown ○ A. Brown 4 ○ Bambridge ○ Cursham - FT [0-13] - IRELAND: 2-2-6 (St. Patrick blue shirts, white shorts)
Coach:	-
Captain:	J.M. McAlery (Game 1. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1)

Players			Club	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	HAMILTON J.	Knock				1
2	McALERY J.M.	Cliftonville				1
3	RATTRAY D.	Avoniel				1
4	MARTIN D.C.	Cliftonville				1
5	HASTINGS J.	Knock				1
6	McWHA W.B.R.	Knock				1
7	DAVISON J.R.	Cliftonville				1
8	SINCLAIR J.	Knock				1
9	JOHNSTON S.J.	Distillery				1
10	BUCKLE H.J.	Cliftonville				1
11	DILL A.H.	Knock				1

ENGLAND: (white shirts and shorts)

England Football Online

Rawlinson; A. Dobson, Greenwood, F.W. Hargreaves, King, E.C. Bambridge, Barnet, A. Brown, J. Brown, Vaughton, Cursham

Match Pictures:

from IFFHS (click to enlarge)

Back row: David Rattay, James Buckle, Sam Sinclair (Umpire), John Hastings, Jack Davison, Donald Martin, Sam Johnston

Front row: James Hamilton, Alex Dill, John McAlery, Billy McWha, Jack Sinclair.

Match Report:

from England Football Online

On Saturday last for the first time an Irish Association team met a picked eleven of English players, at Bloomfield, Belfast. England won the toss and chose to play with a strong wind at their backs. Ireland set the ball rolling: it was soon returned and in a few minutes England forced the ball underneath the crossbar. In the result, England were pronounced victorious by 13 goals to none. - The Times - Monday 20^th February, 1882

Newsletter Article (140th Anniversary)

Notes:

• Many sources list D. McCaw (Malone) as having played rather than Sam Johnson (Distillery). Johnson was just 15 years and 154 days old.
• J.M. McAlery (Cliftonville) was one of the founders of the Irish FA and secretary from 1880-1888.
• Jack Sinclair (Knock) and Sam Sinclair (Umpire) were brothers.

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Credits/Sources:

George Glass

England Football Online

IFFHS
NI Stats