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
Right Back

LB
William OakleyCorinthians, 15th of 16 caps
27 years, 10 months, 21 day
Left Back

LH
Ernest NeedhamSheffield Utd, 14th of 16 caps
28 years, 1 month, 28 days
Left Half (c)1st captaincy

OR
Walter BennettSheffield Utd, 1st of 2 caps
26 years, 2 months, 18 days
Outside Right

CF
Morgan Morgan-OwenMorgan Maddox Morgan-Owen.
Born 20th Feb 1877, Hereford, England.
Brother of Hugh Morgan-Owen.

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

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)