Match No. 95 - Saturday, 6th June 1908, 6pm

  • Wilhelm Schmieger, 55'
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    • GK
    • Josef PragerJosef Prager.
      Born 15th Nov 1886.
    • RB
    • Wilhelm WeihrauchWilhelm Weihrauch.
      Born 20th Nov 1876.
    • LB
    • Rudolf SmolekRudolf Smolek.
      Born 1880.
    • HB
    • Robert CimeraRobert Cimera.
      Born 17th Sep 1887.
    • HB
    • Paul FischlPaul Fischl.
       (c)
    • HB
    • Arthur WackenreutherArthur Wackenreuther.
      Born 1880.
    • OR
    • Wilhelm SchmiegerWilhelm Schmieger.
      Born 24th Apr 1887, Vienna.
    • IR
    • Robert MerzRobert Merz.
      Born 25th Nov 1887, Vienna.
    • CF
    • Engelbert KönigEngelbert König.
      Born 18th Oct 1884, Schwechat.
    • IL
    • Friedrich HirschlFriedrich Hirschl.
    • OL
    • Ernst ThurmErnst Thurm.
    • GK
    • Horace BaileyLeicester Fosse, 2nd of 5 caps
      26 years, 11 month, 3 days
      Goalkeeper
    • RB
    • Bob CromptonBlackburn, 18th of 41 caps
      28 years, 8 months, 10 days
      Right Back
    • LB
    • Watty CorbettBirmingham, 1st of 3 caps
      27 years, 5 months, 11 day
      Left Back
    • RH
    • Ben WarrenDerby, 10th of 22 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 30 days
      Right Half
    • CH
    • Billy WedlockBristol City, 7th of 26 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 9 days
      Centre Half
    • LH
    • Bob HawkesLuton Town, 2nd of 5 caps
      27 years, 7 months, 19 days
      Left Half
    • OR
    • Jock RutherfordNewcastle Utd, 8th of 11 caps
      23 years, 7 months, 25 days
      Outside Right
    • IR
    • Vivian WoodwardSpurs, 13th of 23 caps
      29 years, 0 months, 3 days
      Inside Right       (c)4th captaincy
    • CF
    • George HilsdonChelsea, 5th of 8 caps
      22 years, 9 months, 27 days
      Centre Forward
    • IL
    • Jimmy WindridgeChelsea, 4th of 8 caps
      25 years, 7 months, 16 days
      Inside Left
    • OL
    • Arthur BridgettSunderland, 3rd of 11 caps
      26 years, 5 months, 5 days
      Outside Left

Notes

  • Match MilestoneFirst International fixture outside the British Isles.
  • Referee MilestoneChristiaan Groothoff is the first non-British Isles referee to oversee an England game.
  • Player MilestoneWatty Corbett's 1st Cap
  • Goal MilestoneArthur Bridgett's 1st Goal

Sources

  • www.austriasoccer.at
  • The History of the English Football League: Part One 1888-1930 by Michael J. Slade (Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. 2013)
  • The Guardian "The Austrian Tour", Monday 8th June 1908, page 4.

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Managers

  • England Committee
  • Austria Association Committee

Referee

  • Netherlands Christiaan Jacobus Groothoff

Attendance

  • 3,500

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Up 1 place, gaining 20 ranking points to 2041 points England - 1st - 1
  • Austria - 4th