Match No. 72 - Monday, 18th March 1901
"...the ball came out to Bloomer, who made no mistake with a fast high shot." Steve Bloomer21st of 28 goals, 38'
"...Foster, going straight through, was badly tripped, and from the penalty kick Needham put on a second five minutes from the resumption." Ernest Needham3rd of 3 goals, 50' (pen)
"...Corbett passed to Bloomer, who added a third goal in excellent fashion." Steve Bloomer22nd of 28 goals, 60'?
"Ten minutes from the close, Bennett got away, and putting the ball across, Bloomer scored the fourth goal with a pretty oblique shot, which hit the far post and glance into the net." Steve Bloomer23rd of 28 goals, 80'
"Foster snapped up the ball as it was kicked off by Morgan-Owen, touched it to Beats, thence it went to Bloomer, came back to Foster, close on goal; and the Corinthian added a fifth point with a fast shot, which gave Roose no earthly chance." Tip Foster3rd of 3 goals, 81'
"Two minutes later, Bloomer took full advantage of a bad mistake by Morris, and, racing on, scored a sixth goal, Roose delaying his rush too long." Steve Bloomer24th of 28 goals, 83'
- RB
- Jimmy CrabtreeAston Villa, 13th of 14 caps
29 years, 2 months, 26 days
- LB
- William OakleyCorinthians, 15th of 16 caps
27 years, 10 months, 21 day
- RH
- Albert WilkesAston Villa, 1st of 5 caps
26 years, 4 months, 8 days
- LH
- Ernest NeedhamSheffield Utd, 14th of 16 caps
28 years, 1 month, 28 days (c)1st captaincy
- OR
- Walter BennettSheffield Utd, 1st of 2 caps
26 years, 2 months, 18 days
- CF
- Billy BeatsWolves, 1st of 2 caps
29 years, 4 months, 5 days
- IL
- Tip FosterCorinthians, 3rd of 5 caps
22 years, 11 month, 2 days
- GK
- Dick RooseLeigh Richmond Roose.
Born 27th Nov 1877, Holt.
- RB
- Sam MeredithSamuel Meredith.
Born 5th Sep 1972, Trefonen, Shropshire.
- LB
- Charlie MorrisCharles Richard Morris.
Born 29th Aug 1880, Oswestry.
- HB
- Maurice ParryMaurice Parry.
Born 7th Nov 1877, Trefonen, Oswestry.
- HB
- William JonesWilliam James Jones.
Born 1876.
- HB
- Ted HughesEdward Hughes.
Born 1876, Ruabon.
- OR
- Billy MeredithWilliam Henry Meredith.
Born 30th Jul 1874, Chick, Denbighshire.
- IR
- Harry PughHenry David Pugh.
Born 8th Mar 1875, Wrexham.
- CF
- Morgan Morgan-OwenMorgan Maddox Morgan-Owen.
Born 20th Feb 1877, Hereford, England.
Brother of Hugh Morgan-Owen.
- IL
- Thomas ParryThomas David Parry.
Date of birth unknown.
- OL
- Ephraim WilliamsEphraim Williams.
Born 1877, Wales.
Notes
- Penalty: Ernest Needham1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 2nd overall. "...Foster, going straight through, was badly tripped, and from the penalty kick Needham put on a second five minutes from the resumption." The first successful England penalty.
- Hat-Trick: Steve Bloomer2nd hat-trick (16th overall). 42 minutes between first and third goals. The first Englishman to score two hat-tricks.
- Player MilestoneMatt Kingsley's Only Cap
- Player MilestoneAlbert Wilkes' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBilly Bannister's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneWalter Bennett's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBilly Beats' 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneBertie Corbett's Only Cap
Sources
- Sheffield Daily Telegraph "England v Wales", Tuesday 19th March 1901, page 10.
- The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)
Referee
Scotland Thomas Robertson
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 2022 points England - 1st
Wales - 3rd