1905 | England Football Soccer Team vs Scotland | Bloomer, Bache, Bridgett | Original Photo Print

England v Scotland 01 April 1905

England team Photo

Match report:

Favoured with delightful weather the 34th annual Association match between England and Scotland took place at the Crystal Palace on Saturday in the presence of more than 30,000 people. England won by one goal to none, and in so doing reduced the balance of games against them to four, the record now standing :-- Scotland, 15 wins ; England, 11 wins ; and eight drawn games. A close and exciting struggle was witnessed, the one goal of the match not being obtained until within ten minutes of the finish, but, except in one particular, the play fell greatly below expectations. This one exception consisted in the work of the half-backs, who tackled with so much skill and judgment that on neither side were the forwards allowed to settle down to really effective combination. In fact it is very rarely that the half-backs control a game so completely from start to finish as they did on Saturday...

It was not until shortly before the close that the winning goal was scored. Receiving the ball from a throw-in, Bloomer centred to Bache, who shot hard just underneath the bar...

In gaining this victory, England carried off the international championship, as they have beaten Wales and Scotland and have drawn with Ireland. - The Times - Monday 3rd April, 1905

Original print 17 x 15 cm. 

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