65 - Saturday, 18th February 1899

"England attacked, Forman sending in a [long] shot, the ball rebounding off Milnes' [sic] boot into the net... at the end of fifteen minutes' play".Frank FormanOnly Goal. , 15'
"...five minutes after the first point Fred Forman shot in at close range. The ball struck the post and went into the net."Fred Forman1st of 3 goals. , 20'
"A minute later the Englishmen were again round the Irish posts, and Athersmith, with a longish swift shot, scored the third goal for his side."Charlie Athersmith3rd of 3 goals. , 21'
"The Englishmen were speedily in evidence again, and Athersmith struck the bar with a sharp shot. Smith quickly rushed up, and collaring the ball scored the fourth goal. There was a suspicion of off side...but the referee promtly disallowed the appeal of the Irishmen."GO Smith7th of 11 goals. , 32'
"Five minutes before the interval Bloomer scored the fifth goal."Steve Bloomer16th of 28 goals. , 40'
Fred Forman2nd of 3 goals. , 52'
Jimmy Settle1st of 6 goals. , 53'
Jimmy Settle2nd of 6 goals. , 55'
GO Smith8th of 11 goals. , 59'
GO Smith9th of 11 goals. , 60'
GO Smith10th of 11 goals. , 63'
Jimmy Settle3rd of 6 goals. , 80'
Steve Bloomer17th of 28 goals. , 89'

GKJack HillmanBurnley, Only Cap
28 years, 2 months, 18 days
Goalkeeper
RBPhil BachSunderland, Only Cap
26 years, 5 months, 17 days
Right Back
LBBilly WilliamsWBA, 5th of 6 caps
23 years, 0 months, 29 days
Left Back
RHFrank FormanNotts Forest, 3rd of 9 caps
23 years, 8 months, 26 days
Right Half
CHJimmy CrabtreeAston Villa, 7th of 14 caps
27 years, 1 month, 26 days
Centre Half
LHErnest NeedhamSheffield Utd, 8th of 16 caps
26 years, 0 months, 28 days
Left Half
ORCharlie AthersmithAston Villa, 8th of 12 caps
26 years, 9 months, 8 days
Outside Right
IRSteve BloomerDerby, 9th of 23 caps
25 years, 0 months, 29 days
Inside Right
CFGO SmithCorinthians, 14th of 20 caps
26 years, 2 months, 23 days
Centre Forward (c)8th captaincy
ILJimmy SettleBury, 1st of 6 caps
23 years, 5 months, 13 days
Inside Left
OLFred FormanNotts Forest, 1st of 3 caps
25 years, 3 months, 10 days
Outside Left

GKJim LewisJames Lewis.
Born 1874.
RBJack PyperJohn Stanley Pyper.
Born 9th Jan 1878.
Younger brother of Jim Pyper.
LBSam TorransSamuel Torrans.
Born 27th Oct 1869, Belfast.
HBJack PonsonbyJohn Ponsonby.
Born 1876, Dumbarton, Scotland.
HBBob MilneRobert George Milne.
Born 1st Oct 1870, Inverarity, Scotland.
HBMick CochraneMichael Cochrane.
Born 1875, .
ORJames CampbellJames Caughley Campbell.
Born 5th Sep 1875, Belfast.
IRJohnnie MercerJohn Thompson Mercer.
Born 1877, Belfast.
Also known as Toby.
CFJack WaringR. John Waring.
Date of birth unknown.
ILJack WattieJohn Wattie.
Date of birth unknown.
OLJoe McAllenJoseph Croft McAllen.
Date of birth unknown, Belfast.

England Starting Formation

2-3-5

Match InfoStill the record number of goals scored by England in a single match.
Match InfoAlso the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England.
Disallowed GoalWith the score at 4-0: "...in a skirmish in front of the Irish goal Smith placed into the net just after the whistle had sounded for offside."
Player MilestoneJack Hillman's Only Cap
Player MilestonePhil Bach's Only Cap
Player MilestoneJimmy Settle's 1st Cap
Player MilestoneFred Forman's 1st Cap
Goal MilestoneFrank Forman's 1st Goal
Goal MilestoneFred Forman's 1st Goal
Goal MilestoneJimmy Settle's 1st Goal
Goal MilestoneGO Smith's 10th Goal
Missed Penalty: GO Smith1st miss from 1st taken (0.0%). England's 1st overall. At the start of the second half with the score 5-0 "...Smith was about to put the ball through when Lewis rushed at him, and threw him down. The referee awarded a penalty kick which was taken by Smith. Lewis saved by turning the ball aside..." The first penalty to be awarded to England, and the first one to be missed.
Hat-Trick: GO Smith1st hat-trick (14th overall). 28 minutes between first and third goals. Time between second and fourth goals: 4 minutes.
Hat-Trick: Jimmy Settle1st hat-trick (15th overall). 27 minutes between first and third goals. Second England match to have two hat-tricks.

The Times "England v Ireland", Monday 20th February 1899.
Derby Daily Telegraph "England v Ireland", Monday 20th February 1899, page 3.
Freeman's Journal "England v Ireland", Monday 20th February 1899, page 7.
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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