23 - Saturday, 28th February 1885

GKHerby ArthurBlackburn, 1st of 7 caps
22 years, 0 months, 14 days
Goalkeeper
RBPercy Melmoth WaltersOld Carthusians, 1st of 13 caps
21 years, 4 months, 28 days
Right Back
LBArthur Melmoth WaltersOld Carthusians, 1st of 9 caps
20 years, 1 month, 2 days
Left Back
HBNorman BaileyClapham, 13th of 19 caps
27 years, 7 months, 5 days
Half Back (c)9th captaincy
HBJimmy ForrestBlackburn, 2nd of 11 caps
20 years, 8 months, 4 days
Half Back
ORJoe LofthouseBlackburn, 1st of 7 caps
19 years, 10 months, 14 days
Outside Right
IRBenjamin SpilsburyCambridge Uni, 1st of 3 caps
20 years, 6 months, 27 days
Inside Right
CFFrank PawsonSwifts, 2nd of 2 caps
23 years, 10 months, 22 days
Centre Forward
CFJimmy BrownBlackburn, 3rd of 5 caps
22 years, 6 months, 28 days
Centre Forward
ILNevill CobboldOld Carthusians, 3rd of 9 caps
22 years, 0 months, 24 days
Inside Left
OLCharlie BambridgeSwifts, 11th of 18 caps
26 years, 6 months, 29 days
Outside Left

GKJack HendersonA W Henderson.
Born 31st Jul 1844, Dromore.
Full name and date of birth is conjecture.
RBGeorge HewisonGeorge Hewison.
Date of birth unknown.
LBFrederick MooreheadFrederick William Moorhead.
Date of birth unknown.
HBTom MolyneuxThomas Bryson Molyneux.
Born 19th Jul 1857, Killead.
HBWilliam HoustonWilliam John Houston.
Date of birth unknown.
HBWilliam EamesWilliam L'Estrange Eames.
Born 18th Jul 1863, Neemuch, India.
ORBilly McWhaWilliam Barrie Ritchie McWha.
Born 1860, Ireland.
IRJack DavisonDr. John Robert Davison.
Born 25th Apr 1860, Hunslet, Leeds.
(c)
CFJohnny GibbJohn Turnbull Gibb.
Date of birth unknown.
ILGeorge MageeGeorge Magee.
Date of birth unknown.
OLAlex DillAlexander Harrison Dill.
Born 27th Jun 1863, Ballymoney.

England Starting Formation

2-2-6

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

The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)
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