Match No. 24 - Saturday, 14th March 1885

    • GK
    • Herby ArthurBlackburn, 2nd of 7 caps
      22 years, 1 month, 0 days
      Goalkeeper
    • RB
    • Harry MooreNotts County, 2nd of 2 caps
      23 years, 8 months, 17 days
      Right Back
    • LB
    • Jimmy WardBlackburn Olympic, Only Cap
      19 years, 11 month, 17 days
      Left Back
    • HB
    • Norman BaileyClapham, 14th of 19 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 22 days
      Half Back       (c)10th captaincy
    • HB
    • Jimmy ForrestBlackburn, 3rd of 11 caps
      20 years, 8 months, 20 days
      Half Back
    • OR
    • Joe LofthouseBlackburn, 2nd of 7 caps
      19 years, 11 month, 0 days
      Outside Right
    • IR
    • Kenny DavenportBolton, 1st of 2 caps
      22 years, 11 month, 22 days
      Inside Right
    • CF
    • Jimmy BrownBlackburn, 4th of 5 caps
      22 years, 7 months, 14 days
      Centre Forward
    • CF
    • Clement MitchellUpton Park, 5th of 5 caps
      23 years, 0 months, 22 days
      Centre Forward
    • IL
    • John DixonNotts County, Only Cap
      23 years, 9 months, 18 days
      Inside Left
  • Job Wilding, 37'
    • GK
    • Robert Mills-RobertsDr. Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts.
      Born 5th Aug 1862, Ffestiniog.
    • RB
    • Fred JonesFrederick Jones.
      Born 1863, Wales.
    • LB
    • George ThomasGeorge Thomas.
      Born 1857, Wales.
    • HB
    • Bob DaviesRobert Davies.
      Born 1863, Cefn Mawr.
    • HB
    • Humphrey JonesHumphrey Percy Jones.
      Born 7th Dec 1862, Bangor.
       (c)
    • HB
    • John DaviesJohn Edward Davies.
      Born 1862, Wales.
      Not to be confused with John Price Davies born the same year.
    • OR
    • Thomas VaughanThomas Vaughan.
      Born 1864, Wales.
    • IR
    • George FarmerGeorge Farmer.
      Born 1863, Oswestry.
    • CF
    • Billy LewisWilliam Lewis.
      Born 1864, Bangor.
    • IL
    • Tom BurkeThomas Burke.
      Born 1863, Wrexham.
    • OL
    • Job WildingJob Wilding.
      Born 1862, Wrexham.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneHarry Moore's Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneJimmy Ward's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneKenny Davenport's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneClement Mitchell's Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneJohn Dixon's Only Cap

Sources

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

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Managers

Referee

  • Scotland Alexander Stuart

Attendance

  • 7,500

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, losing -18 ranking points to 1889 points England - 2nd
  • Wales - 3rd