Match No. 61 - Saturday, 3rd April 1897
- RH
- Jack ReynoldsAston Villa, 8th of 8 caps
28 years, 1 month, 10 days
- CH
- Tommy CrawshawSheffield Wed, 7th of 10 caps
24 years, 3 months, 7 days
- LH
- Ernest NeedhamSheffield Utd, 5th of 16 caps
24 years, 2 months, 13 days
- CF
- GO SmithCorinthians, 10th of 20 caps
24 years, 4 months, 8 days (c)5th captaincy
- OL
- Alf MilwardEverton, 4th of 4 caps
26 years, 6 months, 21 day
Tommy Hyslop, 27' - Jimmy Millar, 83'
- GK
- John PatrickJohn Patrick.
Born 10th Jan 1870, Kilsyth.
- RB
- Nicol SmithNicol Smith.
Born 25th Dec 1873, Darvel.
- LB
- Dan DoyleDaniel Doyle.
Born 16th Sep 1864, Paisley.
- HB
- Neilly GibsonNeil Gibson.
Born 23rd Feb 1873, Larkhall.
- HB
- James CowanJames Cowan.
Born 17th Oct 1868, Jamestown.
- HB
- Hughie WilsonHugh Wilson.
Born 18th Mar 1869, Mauchline.
- OR
- Jack BellJohn Bell.
Born 6th Oct 1869, Dumbarton.
- IR
- Jimmy MillarJames Millar.
Born 2nd Mar 1870, Annbank.
- CF
- George AllanGeorge Horsburgh Allan.
Born 23rd Aug 1875, Linlithgow.
- IL
- Tommy HyslopBryce Thomas Scouller.
Born 20th Aug 1871, Auchinleck.
- OL
- William LambieWilliam Allan Lambie.
Born 10th Jan 1873, Glasgow.
(c)
Notes
- Player MilestoneJack Reynolds' Last Cap
- Player MilestoneEdgar Chadwick's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneAlf Milward's Last Cap
Sources
- The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)
Referee
Wales Richard Thomas Gough
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -31 ranking points to 2020 points England - 1st
Scotland - 2nd
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