Match No. 7 - Saturday, 2nd March 1878, 3:30pm

  • John McDougall, 7'
  • John McGregor, 27'
  • Henry McNeil <45
  • Thomas Highet <45
  • John McDougall, 46'
  • Billy MacKinnon, 51'
  • Henry McNeil 70' ?
    • GK
    • Robert Gardner
    • FB
    • Andrew McIntyre
    • FB
    • Tom Vallance
    • HB
    • Charles Campbell (c)
    • HB
    • Sandy Kennedy
    • F
    • James Richmond
    • F
    • Billy MacKinnon
    • F
    • John McGregor
    • F
    • John McDougall
    • F
    • Thomas Highet
    • F
    • Henry McNeil

Notes

  • Player InjurySometime after the score reached 6-1 Vallance was injured and had the retire from the game. Scotland played on with 10 men.
  • Player MilestoneConrad Warner's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneEdward Lyttelton's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneJack Hunter's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneNorman Bailey's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneBeaumont Jarrett's Last Cap
  • Player MilestonePercy Fairclough's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneHenry Wace's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneJohn Wylie's Only Cap
  • Player MilestoneHubert Heron's Last Cap
  • Goal MilestoneHenry Wace's 1st Goal
  • Goal MilestoneArthur Cursham's 1st Goal

Sources

  • The Times "Sporting Intelligence", Monday March 4th 1878, Page 8
  • Evening Telegraph "International Match in Glasgow", Monday 4th March 1878, page 4
  • Edinburgh Evening News "International Match at Glasgow", Monday 4th March 1878, page 2
  • London Evening Standard "England v Scotland", Monday 4th March 1878, page 3
  • Association Football in Victorian England by Philip Gibbons (Minerva Press 2001) page 50.
  • The Morning Post "Football - England v Scotland", Monday 4th March 1878, page 2.
  • Sheffield and Rotherham Independent "England v Scotland", Monday 4th March 1878, page 4.

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Managers

Referee

  • William A Dick

Attendance

  • 15,000

Half Time Score

ELO Rankings

  • England - 2nd
  • Scotland - 1st