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The following four matches were held on: 19 November 1870, 25 February 1871, 17 November 1871 and 24 February 1872. All matches were advertised in
Scottish newspapers, but the players were drawn from those who played by Football Association rules – still limited at the time and largely consisting of
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whether his lines were cast North or South of the Tweed and that if in the face of the invitations publicly given through the columns of leading journals of
Scotland the representative eleven consisted chiefly of Anglo-Scotians ... the fault lies on the heads of the players of the north, not on the
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players that a match under the above title will take place in London on Sat 10th inst., according to the rules of the
Football Association. It is the object of the committee to select the best elevens at their disposal in the two countries, and I cannot but think that the appearance of some of the
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England team whilst Scotland were led by
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Scottish players. England were victorious 1–0 in the November 1870 match, 2–1 in the November 1871 match and 1–0 in the February 1872 match; the February 1871 match was drawn 1–1. The only recorded attendance figure known is 650, from the second match.
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Scotland did not play to the FA's rules at the time, inhibiting the possibility of a truly representative match between the two countries. Eventually, the FA decided in its minutes of 3 October 1872 note that:
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Scotland that their team did not contain more home grown players. Alcock himself was categorical about where he felt responsibility for this fact lay, writing in the Scotsman newspaper:
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was created to support the coordination of football in
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management who sought the services of all alike impartially. To call the team London
Scotchmen contributes nothing. The match was, as announced, to all intents and purposes between England and Scotland".
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In order to further the interests of the
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would do much to disseminate a healthy feeling of good fellowship among the contestants and tend to promote a still greater extent the extension of the game...
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as the players competing in the Scotland team were drawn only from London-based Scottish players. They were followed by the
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FOOTBALL. ENGLAND V SCOTLAND. Sir, will you allow me a few lines in your newspaper to notify to
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First Lord of Football - the life and times of Arthur, Lord Kinnaird
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First Lord of Football – the life and times of Arthur, Lord Kinnaird
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more prominent celebrities of football on the northern side of the
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England v Scotland in 1870: the origin of international football
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on 3 November 1870 regarding the second of the five fixtures:
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Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)
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which is recognised as the first international match.
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The Scotsman Newspaper Monday 27 February 1871 page 7
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3713:England 2–1 Rest of the World
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3982:1872 sports events in London
3977:1871 sports events in London
3972:1870 sports events in London
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3962:1870–71 in Scottish football
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2099:Charles R. Baillie-Hamilton
1883:Eton College and Wanderers
519:William A. Baillie-Hamilton
508:Charles R. Baillie-Hamilton
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3530:United States 1–0 England
3329:15 September 2011 at the
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3863:England 2–1 Scotland
3857:Scotland 1–0 England
3851:England 1–5 Scotland
3731:FA Summer Tournament
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3367:17 July 2011 at the
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3707:Hungary 7–1 England
3701:England 3–6 Hungary
3695:England 0–2 Ireland
3553:Germany 1–5 England
3547:England 0–1 Germany
3060:this match, in 1872
2846:Edward V. Ravenshaw
2786:Gilbert E. Primrose
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1975:Robert S. F. Walker
172:Manchester Guardian
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3892:Estonia v Scotland
3886:Scotland v England
3880:England v Scotland
3873:Unofficial matches
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3677:Scotland v England
3665:England v Scotland
3594:FA Charity Shields
2907:Arnold Kirke Smith
2569:Frederick Maddison
2546:and Civil Service
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1947:Westminster School
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892:Attendance: 500+
890:
882:
881:
877:
876:
861:
860:
859:
838:
836:
832:
830:
829:
819:
812:
810:
809:
808:
795:
794:25 February 1871
790:
788:
787:
783:
781:
780:
773:
772:
771:
753:
734:
733:
729:
728:
705:
703:
699:
697:
696:
686:
679:
677:
676:
675:
662:
661:19 November 1870
657:
655:
654:
650:
648:
647:
640:
639:
638:
597:Arthur Kinnaird
596:
595:
566:Alexander Morten
497:George C. Gordon
442:
433:
432:
359:William P. Crake
285:
281:
275:
260:
259:
255:
254:
239:
238:
234:
233:
221:
220:
216:
214:
213:
201:
200:
199:
198:
186:
183:
21:
4037:
4036:
4032:
4031:
4030:
4028:
4027:
4026:
3927:
3926:
3925:
3920:
3897:
3868:
3840:
3837:
3833:
3823:
3806:
3785:
3779:
3774:
3771:
3741:
3736:
3653:
3625:
3622:
3618:
3612:
3593:
3587:
3568:
3558:
3535:
3518:
3501:
3487:
3476:
3470:
3465:
3462:
3425:
3420:
3419:
3409:
3407:
3398:
3397:
3393:
3388:
3384:
3379:
3375:
3369:Wayback Machine
3360:
3356:
3350:Wayback Machine
3341:
3337:
3331:Wayback Machine
3322:
3318:
3308:
3306:
3296:
3295:
3291:
3281:
3279:
3278:on 2 March 2014
3266:
3265:
3261:
3256:
3247:
3242:
3238:
3226:
3222:
3215:
3211:
3201:
3199:
3191:
3190:
3186:
3181:
3177:
3172:
3165:
3155:
3153:
3147:
3146:
3142:
3129:
3119:
3105:
3104:
3100:
3095:
3073:
3029:
3023:
2997:
2996:
2995:
2986:
2967:
2966:
2965:
2956:
2935:
2934:
2933:
2924:
2905:
2904:
2903:
2894:
2874:
2873:
2872:
2863:
2844:
2843:
2842:
2833:
2814:
2813:
2812:
2803:
2784:
2783:
2782:
2773:
2753:
2752:
2751:
2742:
2723:
2722:
2721:
2712:
2701:Old Carthusians
2691:
2690:
2689:
2680:
2661:
2660:
2659:
2650:
2639:Royal Engineers
2629:
2628:
2627:
2618:
2599:John W. Malcolm
2597:
2596:
2595:
2586:
2567:
2566:
2565:
2556:
2540:Old Wykehamists
2532:William Lindsay
2530:
2529:
2528:
2519:
2500:
2499:
2498:
2489:
2472:Arthur Kinnaird
2470:
2469:
2468:
2459:
2440:
2439:
2438:
2429:
2407:
2406:
2405:
2396:
2377:
2376:
2375:
2366:
2345:
2344:
2343:
2334:
2312:
2311:
2310:
2301:
2290:Royal Artillery
2280:
2279:
2278:
2269:
2250:
2249:
2248:
2239:
2221:Robert Crawford
2219:
2218:
2217:
2208:
2189:
2188:
2187:
2178:
2157:
2156:
2155:
2146:
2136:Old Harrovians
2127:
2126:
2125:
2116:
2097:
2096:
2095:
2086:
2067:
2066:
2065:
2056:
2034:
2033:
2032:
2023:
2004:
2003:
2002:
1993:
1973:
1972:
1971:
1962:
1937:
1936:
1935:
1926:
1904:
1903:
1902:
1893:
1876:Albert Thompson
1874:
1873:
1872:
1863:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1833:
1813:Giulio C. Smith
1811:
1810:
1809:
1800:
1781:
1780:
1779:
1770:
1751:
1750:
1749:
1740:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1710:
1684:
1683:
1682:
1673:
1663:Clapham Rovers
1654:
1653:
1652:
1643:
1624:
1623:
1622:
1613:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1583:
1571:Harrow Chequers
1569:, Barnes Club,
1557:
1556:
1555:
1546:
1525:
1524:
1523:
1514:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1481:
1461:Charles Chenery
1459:
1458:
1457:
1448:
1427:
1426:
1425:
1416:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1380:
1363:Edward E. Bowen
1361:
1360:
1359:
1350:
1331:
1330:
1329:
1320:
1301:
1300:
1299:
1290:
1271:Thomas S. Baker
1269:
1268:
1267:
1258:
1237:Alfred J. Baker
1235:
1234:
1233:
1224:
1213:Harrow Pilgrims
1199:
1198:
1197:
1188:
1163:
1158:
1149:
1132:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1090:
1081:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1044:
1041:
1037:
1035:
1026:
1016:
999:
992:
964:
962:
961:
959:
952:
943:
940:
935:
930:
915:
913:
912:
906:
903:
899:
897:
891:
886:
879:
872:
855:
827:
825:
824:
822:
815:
806:
803:
798:
793:
778:
776:
775:
769:
766:
762:
760:
755:Attendance: 650
754:
749:
740:
731:
724:
694:
692:
691:
689:
682:
673:
670:
665:
660:
645:
643:
642:
636:
633:
629:
627:
614:
609:
590:
584:Team selection:
541:William Lindsay
472:Robert Crawford
427:
421:Team selection:
403:Giulio C. Smith
337:Alfred J. Baker
326:Edward E. Bowen
278:
277:
276:
257:
250:
236:
229:
211:
209:
208:
196:
193:
184:
182:
167:W. E. Gladstone
159:W. H. Gladstone
143:Robert Crawford
95:Arthur Kinnaird
87:
85:The first match
36:representative
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4035:
4033:
4025:
4024:
4019:
4017:1872 in sports
4014:
4009:
4004:
4002:1871 in sports
3999:
3994:
3989:
3987:1870 in sports
3984:
3979:
3974:
3969:
3964:
3959:
3954:
3949:
3944:
3939:
3929:
3928:
3922:
3921:
3919:
3918:
3912:
3905:
3903:
3899:
3898:
3896:
3895:
3889:
3883:
3876:
3874:
3870:
3869:
3867:
3866:
3860:
3854:
3847:
3845:
3829:
3828:
3825:
3824:
3822:
3821:
3814:
3812:
3808:
3807:
3805:
3804:
3798:
3796:
3789:
3786:FIFA World Cup
3781:
3780:
3772:
3770:
3769:
3762:
3755:
3747:
3738:
3737:
3735:
3734:
3728:
3722:
3716:
3710:
3704:
3698:
3692:
3686:
3680:
3674:
3668:
3661:
3659:
3655:
3654:
3652:
3651:
3645:
3639:
3632:
3630:
3614:
3613:
3611:
3610:
3605:
3599:
3597:
3589:
3588:
3586:
3585:
3580:
3574:
3572:
3564:
3563:
3560:
3559:
3557:
3556:
3550:
3543:
3541:
3537:
3536:
3534:
3533:
3526:
3524:
3520:
3519:
3517:
3516:
3509:
3507:
3506:Knockout phase
3503:
3502:
3500:
3499:
3493:
3491:
3480:
3477:FIFA World Cup
3472:
3471:
3463:
3461:
3460:
3453:
3446:
3438:
3432:
3431:
3424:
3423:External links
3421:
3418:
3417:
3406:on 1 July 2008
3391:
3382:
3373:
3354:
3335:
3316:
3289:
3259:
3245:
3236:
3220:
3209:
3184:
3175:
3163:
3140:
3097:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3090:
3089:
3084:
3079:
3072:
3069:
3022:
3019:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3009:and Wanderers
3004:
2993:
2983:
2982:
2980:
2977:
2974:
2963:
2953:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2942:
2931:
2921:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2912:
2901:
2891:
2890:
2887:
2884:
2881:
2870:
2860:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2851:
2840:
2830:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2823:Civil Service
2821:
2816:Henry Primrose
2810:
2800:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2793:Civil Service
2791:
2780:
2770:
2769:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2755:Charles Nepean
2749:
2739:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2719:
2709:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2698:
2687:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2668:
2657:
2647:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2636:
2625:
2615:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2604:
2593:
2583:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2574:
2563:
2553:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2544:Rochester Club
2537:
2526:
2516:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2507:
2496:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2477:
2466:
2456:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2447:
2436:
2426:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2419:and Wanderers
2414:
2409:John F. Inglis
2403:
2393:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2384:
2373:
2363:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2352:
2341:
2331:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2324:and Wanderers
2319:
2308:
2298:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2287:
2276:
2266:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2257:
2246:
2236:
2235:
2232:
2229:
2226:
2215:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2196:
2185:
2175:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2164:
2153:
2143:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2123:
2113:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2106:Civil Service
2104:
2093:
2083:
2082:
2080:
2077:
2076:Civil Service
2074:
2069:William Bailey
2063:
2053:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2046:and Wanderers
2041:
2030:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2011:
2000:
1990:
1989:
1986:
1983:
1980:
1969:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1944:
1933:
1923:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1916:and Wanderers
1914:Old Harrovians
1911:
1900:
1890:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1881:
1870:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1851:
1840:
1830:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1823:and Wanderers
1818:
1807:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1788:
1777:
1767:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1760:Harrow School
1758:
1747:
1737:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1723:Alexander Nash
1717:
1707:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1700:and Wanderers
1691:
1680:
1670:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1656:Jarvis Kenrick
1650:
1640:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1631:
1620:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1590:
1580:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1573:and Wanderers
1564:
1553:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1532:
1527:John Cockerell
1521:
1511:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1499:
1488:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1471:and Wanderers
1469:Crystal Palace
1466:
1455:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1434:
1423:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1398:
1387:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1357:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1327:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1297:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:Clapham Rovers
1276:
1265:
1255:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1247:and Wanderers
1242:
1231:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1206:
1195:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1162:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1146:
1144:
1139:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1114:
1095:
1088:
1071:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1023:
1014:Renny-Tailyour
1011:
1006:
989:
986:
985:
976:
957:
950:
933:
898:
894:
893:
883:
867:
862:
852:
849:
848:
839:
820:
813:
796:
761:
757:
756:
746:
744:
735:
719:
716:
715:
706:
687:
680:
663:
628:
626:
623:
613:
610:
606:
605:
599:
598:
587:
586:
580:
579:
574:
572:
569:
568:
563:
561:
558:
557:
549:
547:
544:
543:
538:
536:
533:
532:
527:
525:
522:
521:
516:
514:
511:
510:
505:
503:
500:
499:
494:
492:
489:
488:
480:
478:
475:
474:
469:
467:
464:
463:
453:
451:
448:
447:
445:
439:
436:
435:
424:
423:
417:
416:
411:
409:
406:
405:
400:
398:
395:
394:
392:Alexander Nash
389:
387:
384:
383:
378:
376:
373:
372:
367:
365:
362:
361:
356:
354:
351:
350:
345:
343:
340:
339:
334:
332:
329:
328:
323:
321:
318:
317:
307:
305:
302:
301:
296:
294:
291:
290:
288:
279:
265:
262:
261:
245:
240:
223:
222:
205:
202:
180:
178:
137:– a rule that
108:Glasgow Herald
86:
83:
49:, all held in
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4034:
4023:
4020:
4018:
4015:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3993:
3990:
3988:
3985:
3983:
3980:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3970:
3968:
3965:
3963:
3960:
3958:
3955:
3953:
3950:
3948:
3945:
3943:
3940:
3938:
3935:
3934:
3932:
3916:
3913:
3910:
3907:
3906:
3904:
3902:Other matches
3900:
3893:
3890:
3887:
3884:
3881:
3878:
3877:
3875:
3871:
3864:
3861:
3858:
3855:
3852:
3849:
3848:
3846:
3843:
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3830:
3819:
3816:
3815:
3813:
3809:
3803:
3800:
3799:
3797:
3793:
3790:
3788:
3782:
3777:
3768:
3763:
3761:
3756:
3754:
3749:
3748:
3745:
3732:
3729:
3726:
3723:
3720:
3719:Challenge Cup
3717:
3714:
3711:
3708:
3705:
3702:
3699:
3696:
3693:
3690:
3687:
3684:
3681:
3678:
3675:
3672:
3669:
3666:
3663:
3662:
3660:
3658:Other matches
3656:
3649:
3646:
3643:
3640:
3637:
3634:
3633:
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3628:
3621:
3615:
3609:
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3601:
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3598:
3596:
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3579:
3576:
3575:
3573:
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3554:
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3548:
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3490:
3484:
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3454:
3452:
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3445:
3440:
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3430:
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3395:
3392:
3386:
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3377:
3374:
3370:
3366:
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3325:
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3290:
3277:
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3260:
3254:
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3210:
3198:
3194:
3188:
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3179:
3176:
3170:
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3151:
3144:
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3136:
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3108:
3102:
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2990:
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2955:
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2379:Quintin Hogg
2322:Old Etonians
2013:Barnes Club
2006:Percy Weston
1753:Walter Paton
1694:Old Etonians
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1437:Eton College
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3156:19 December
3131:|work=
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3931:Categories
3811:Qualifying
3540:Qualifying
3410:6 December
3202:22 January
3115:1475206844
3093:References
3025:See also:
2976:Wanderers
2449:Wanderers
2386:Wanderers
1633:Wanderers
1370:Wanderers
1340:Wanderers
147:goalkeeper
3882:(1870–72)
3667:(1870–72)
3133:ignored (
3123:cite book
1821:Crusaders
1698:West Kent
1502:Wednesday
1245:N.N. Club
1209:Wanderers
1148:Stadium:
1142:(Summary)
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865:(Summary)
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738:(Summary)
619:Formation
135:half-time
3841:Rous Cup
3795:Playoffs
3626:Rous Cup
3365:Archived
3346:Archived
3327:Archived
3071:See also
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1177:Club(s)
1171:Country
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751:The Oval
742:(Report)
701:Scotland
652:Scotland
269:The Oval
248:Crawford
243:(Report)
218:Scotland
75:Scotland
73:between
55:The Oval
46:Scotland
3844:matches
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1174:Player
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1076:England
1039:England
991:Walker
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880:15'
854:Walker
846:England
801:England
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713:England
668:England
631:England
625:Results
258:75'
237:89'
191:England
79:England
42:England
3917:(1876)
3911:(1872)
3894:(1996)
3888:(1902)
3865:(1986)
3859:(1985)
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3733:(2004)
3727:(1995)
3721:(1991)
3715:(1963)
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3673:(1872)
3650:(1986)
3644:(1985)
3638:(1928)
3555:(2001)
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3515:(1986)
3488:Finals
3309:9 June
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161:, an
151:Baker
122:Tweed
3838:and
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3623:and
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3603:1950
3583:2024
3578:2020
3497:1966
3412:2013
3311:2012
3284:2011
3204:2020
3158:2014
3135:help
3111:ASIN
3058:and
1403:and
1211:and
155:draw
77:and
67:FIFA
44:and
1092:1–0
954:2–1
817:1–1
684:1–0
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