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Cevenini brothers

July 11, 2017, 1:10 pm
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The five Cevenini brothers all played top class football, their collective careers spanning the years 1907- 1939, winning 8 league titles between them.

Cevenini I: Aldo- combined 200 games with Milan and Internazionale. Won 2 national championships, represented Italy 11 times (including the first international in 1910), scoring 3 goals.

 Cevenini II:Mario- a defender who represented both Milan giants and won 2 league titles.

 Cevenini III:Luigi -played for Internazionale 190 times in 3 spells and scored 156 goals, winning the Italian Prima Divisione title in 1920. He also represented Novese and Juventus. For Italy
 he scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929, was captain on 7 occasions, and a  Central European International Cup winner.

Cevenini IV: Cesare - a defender, he won the Prima Divisione with Inter in 1919-20.

Cevenini V: Carlo- enjoyed success at Milan, Internazonale, Lazio and Novese, where he won the title in  1921-22.


 Aldo, Mario Luigi and Carlo all featuered in Novese's championship success of 1921-22.


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Jimmy Quinn

July 14, 2017, 11:28 am
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The idol of the people a gentleman who spends his Saturday afternoons endeavoring to kick a leather ball into a net. If he is successful in his efforts the eighty thousand or so who look on are seen to assume a pleased expression.
The game might be made more exciting if all the players kicked in the same direction , as more goals would be scored, and , after all, goals are what the spectators want.  
The greatest names in history are those of napoleon, Gladstone and Jimmy Quinn- these three, and the greatest of these is Jimmy Quinn. If you don't believe me ask anybody in Parkhead. 

Jimmy Quinn played 331 first team matches for Celtic (1900-15), scoring 216 goals.
He won 8 Scottish  League titles and 5 Scottish Cup winner's medals.
He represented the Scottish league 8 times (7 goals) and the Scottish national team 11 times (7 goals).
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United avoid the drop

July 16, 2017, 10:38 am
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United keeper Jack Hacking catches a cross

Modern day audiences might find it hard to believe that once upon a time Manchester United had to beat Millwall in the last game of the season in order to stay in Division 2.
As the end of the 1934-35 season approached with 41 out of 42 rounds of matches completed Lincoln City were already down with 25 points.
Notts County, in 18th, were safe on 35 points.
In between were Swansea Town (33), Millwall (33) and Manchester United (32).
United had conceded 85 goals, 10 more than any other team in the Division, and had lost 22 of 41 matches played.  Their average home attendance was just 18,500. Manchester City were drawing crowds of 30,000 plus. And so to 05.05.1934. Swansea Town would have been relieved that their crucial match was at home, they hadn't won an away game all season. They duly defeated Plymouth Argyle 2-1 at the Vetch Field with goals from Jack Firth and Wilf Milne.
Meanwhile at the Den Jackie Cape and Tom Manley gave United a 2-0 win in front of a crowd of 35,000. The Sheffield Independent described the result as one of the most remarkable successes of the day.
Image result for Tom Manley Manchester unitedManley (left) opened the scoring in the 9th minute and Cape (below) added the second in the 48th. Some controversy surrounded Cape's goal as there were suspicions of offside.


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The club named after some Anarchists...

July 21, 2017, 2:32 pm
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In 1904 the 2 Villa Crespo clubs Mártires de Chicago and Sol de la Victoria underwent a merger to form Asociación Atlética y Futbolística Argentinos Unidos de Villa Crespo.
This name was soon shortened to Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors.
Mártires de Chicago were originally named in honour of the Anarchists behind the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.

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Outside Right- Matthews (Stoke City)

July 22, 2017, 12:46 pm
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Sir Stanley Matthews made his England debut as a 19 year old, scoring in the 4-0 win over Wales in September 1934. He also featured in England's famous match against Italy later that year.



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Calciatore di mistero

July 26, 2017, 1:41 pm
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Ars et labor, incorporating Musica e Musicisti (1906-1912) was an Italian illustrated arts magazine from the Stile Liberty period.
I initially thought 'Genoa Cricket and Football Club' when I saw this handsome fellow, but the colours are reversed.
Maybe just some random guy?



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Arthur Grimsdell

July 29, 2017, 2:29 pm
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Arthur Grimsdell made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur in April 1912.
His career was interrupted by the 1914-18 war.
He had been touted as an England international as early as 1913, and played in 2 Victory Internationals in 1919, but his full international debut was delayed until 1920. He represented England 6 times, captaining on 3 occasions.
The picture shows The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, meeting Arthur Grimsdell prior to the match between Spurs and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 16th October 1920. Spurs won 4-0. Earlier that month Spurs had beaten Chelsea 5-0 at White Hart Lane.
Grimsdell was back at the Bridge the following March, meeting King George V and the Duke of York as Tottenham won the FA Cup.


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Netherlands 1900

August 1, 2017, 2:00 pm
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Netherlands played their first international fixture in 1905. Prior to this All Netherlands select teams had played against foreign clubs and selections. Examples of  English opponents include Maidstone Church Institute Wanderers (1894), Felixstowe (1894) , English Wanderers (1896-1899) and London Caledonians (1905).
The team pictured above faced the German side Berliner F.C. Preussen on 30th December 1900.
The Netherlands won 5-1.
Headwear seems to have been de rigueur and the man standing on the far left seems to also be wearing  spectacles.
The line up:
Cramer (Ajax Leiden), Mundt (HVV), Van der Linde (RAP), Carli (HBS), Hartog (RAP), De Stoppelaar (Ajax Leiden), Jongheer Meyer (HBS), Hesselink (Vitesse), Sol (HVV), Offers (Victoria Wageningen) & Goedvriend (Vitesse).


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England v Scotland 1899

August 2, 2017, 11:49 am
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England v Scotland, Villa Park, 08.04.1899

The England XI for this match was made up of 10 professionals and 1 amateur. These men illustrate the social gulfs that were bridged by the game in Victorian Britain.
Player 'a' is Raby Howell, of Liverpool. Howell was a Sheffield born Romany Gypsy.
Player 'b' is Gilbert Oswald Smith. Smith was a Charterhouse pupil and went on to Oxford University. After graduating he played for Corinthians and Old Carthusians. He won 20 caps and scored 11 international goals in the period 1894 to 1901. 
This was the deciding match in the British Home Championships. 
In their games against Wales and Ireland Scotland had scored 15 goals and England 17! 
England ran out winners at Aston lower Grounds. G.O Smith's 20 yard lob went in off the post after 25 minutes and Settle had an easy finish after a good cross from Athersmith 5 minutes before the break. 
Hamilton pulled one back in the 52nd minute after a scrimmage had floored Jack Robinson.

GK
Jack Robinson
Southampton
FB
Harry Thickitt
Sheffield United
Jimmy Crabtree
Aston Villa
HB
Frank Forman
Nottingham Forest
Raby Howell
Liverpool
Ernest Needham
Sheffield United
F
Charlie Athersmith
Aston Villa
Steve Bloomer
Derby County
G.O Smith
Old Carthusians
Jimmy Settle
Bury
Fred Forman
Nottingham Forest


GK
Ned Doig
Sunderland
FB
Nicol Smith
Glasgow Rangers
Davie Storrier
Celtic
HB
Neil Gibson
Glasgow Rangers
Alexander Christie
Queen’s Park
John Robertson
Southampton
F
John Campbell
Celtic
Robert Hamilton
Glasgow Rangers
Robert McColl
Queen’s Park
Hugh Morgan
Liverpool
Jack Bell
Celtic




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Aberystwyth Town v West Bromwich Albion 1895

August 6, 2017, 2:28 am
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South Wales Daily News  26.09.95 

Jack Edwards had joined Bury from Aberystwyth  in 1894. He only made 2 league appearances. At West Bromwich he made no competitive first team appearances and returned to Aberystwyth in 1896.

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A Schoolboys' International

August 8, 2017, 12:24 am
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The English Schools' Football Association was founded in 1904 , the idea having been proposed at that year's conference of  The National Union of Teachers.
The first schools international fixture was played between England and Wales at Walsall in 1907.
Of the 22 boys who took part 8 went on to play in The Football League. There were 2 future FA Cup winners in the Wales team, both of whom went on to represent Wales at senior level.
The lads were born in 1893-95.

 England:
W Hayne
Manchester

E Tompkins
Rushden

A Cornell
Nottingham

H Sherwin
Walsall
Sunderland, Leeds United & Barnsley  
R Musgrove
Sunderland
Barnsley, Leeds United & Durham City 
L Grant
Reading
Reading 
A Denyer
West ham
West Ham (Southern League)  Swindon Town 
E Hodgkinson
Sheffield

J Lawton
Derby
Nottingham Forest 
WC Lockett
Dudley
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Northampton Town 
E Taylor
Newcastle



Wales:
T. Williams
Wrexham

W. Farmer
Barry

W. Jennings
Barry
Bolton Wanderers (FA Cup winner 1923) 11 Wales caps
P. Jeans
Cardiff

S. Hughes
Wrexham

J. Fearby
Cardiff

W. Woodhall
Wrexham

E. Parr
Cardiff

J. Pryde
Wrexham

W. Saunders
Barry

F. Keenor
Cardiff
Cardiff City (FA Cup winner 1927), Crewe Alexandra 32 Wales caps



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The England Team


England won 3-1.
It was another 4  years before  England played their first game against Scotland, in Newcastle.
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The Two Referee System

August 11, 2017, 12:34 pm
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Sheffield Independent 15.11.34 

 Whereas nowadays we debate the use of video technology to assist referees the concern in the 1930s was that referees could not keep up with the pace of the modern game. At this time Stanley Rous, inspired by continental referees such as John Langenus, introduced the diagonal method. This now universally adopted system maximized collaboration between  the referee and linesmen.
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Olphie Stanfield

August 13, 2017, 12:52 pm
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Olphert Stanfield was the most capped international footballer in the 19th century, becoming the first man to each 20 caps (24.02.94) and 30 caps (27.03.97).
He made his debut at 17. 
He scored 11 international goals, an Irish record that stood until 1926.
Ireland's record in the 30 matches in which Stanfield played:

W
D
L
F
A
4
3
23
43
137

Stanfield played his club football for Distillery.  Stanfield  played 181 competitive games for Distillery, scoring 178 goals. He also played in 115 friendlies, (62 goals).
In the 1888-89 season he scored hat-tricks in four consecutive games.
His domestic honours were: 
Irish League Champion 1895-96.
Irish Cup Winner 1888-89, 1893-94, 1895-96.










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Italy 1934

August 16, 2017, 2:47 pm
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Pozzo and his formidable team, 9 of whom had won World Cup winners medals the previous June.
They played England at Highbury on 14.11.34.
England won a highly controversial match 3-2.

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Alumni A C

August 19, 2017, 2:51 pm
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1910 


In their 15 year existence Alumni Athletic Club won 22 major trophies:

Primera División : 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911

National cups:
Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires : 1905, 1906
Copa de Competencia Jockey Club: 1907, 1908, 1909

International competitions:
Tie Cup: 1901, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
Copa de Honor Cousenier: 1906





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Scotland v England 1884

August 21, 2017, 9:50 am
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Played at Cathkin Park 15.03.84.
This was the inaugural season of the British Home Championship and the Scotland England clash was always likely to be the decider. This was the 13th meeting between the 2 sides. Scotland had won 8 of the previous 12 matches and England had not beaten them since 1879.
For the first time in international football admission was by ticket only.
Dr John Smith scored the only goal of the game in the 8th minute to give Scotland a 1-0 victory.
The illustration shows 'A Bailey' but it is in fact Norman Coles Bailey, while E.C Bambridge Swift is E.C Bambridge of the club The Swifts. Francis Marindin , here acting as Umpire for England was so well known as to be recognizable only by the title The Major.
The contrast in stature between the illustrated English and Scotch (sic) players is worthy of note. The era of the gentleman amateur was drawing to a close, but the England approach was still largely based on the muscular public schools approach whereas Scottish football was more tactically refined.

The final table:


P
W
D
L
F
A
Scotland
3
3
0
0
10
1
England
3
2
0
1
12
2
Wales
3
1
0
2
7
8
Ireland
3
0
0
3
1
19
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Estadio Centenario

August 27, 2017, 1:59 pm
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Estadio Centenario, Montevideo.
A super stadium purpose built for the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
The stands commemorated the triumphs of Uruguay's Golden Decade (Amsterdam, Colombes, Olympic).
Originally the plan was to hold all 18 matches at Estadio Centenario, but in the event games were also played at Estadio Gran Parque Central and Estadio Pocitos. Centenario hosted 10 games, which yielded 44 goals.
The stadium was capable of accommodating 90,000 spectators. The official attendance for the final was 68,346, 11,500 less than attended the semi final of Uruguay vs Yugoslavia.
The diagram has the pitch divided into squares as a means of helping radio listeners keep track of where the action was (a system pioneered by BBC commentators). 



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Pilgrims

August 29, 2017, 12:28 pm
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The Pilgrims, a selection of  amateur invitees, made 2 tours to North America in the 1900s.

1905
The 1905 tour was financed by C. H. Murray, an American 'gentleman'. In addition to the players and Mr Murray other  travelers were Baron Von Reiffenstein (who was the backer of the amateur Southern League outfit Southern United), Mr.J. J. Bentley (President of the Football League, Vice-President of the Football Association), and Lady Kirkpatrick.
Sir Charles Kirkpatrick was a middle distance runner pressed into service as a goalkeeper.
Fred Milnes was captain.
Milnes and Woodward were due to meet President Roosevelt, who advocated Association football over the American game, but sadly the meeting never took place.
The object of the 1905 Tour was to promote Association Football, and this was met with some opposition by College authorities who had embraced the dreadful hybrid collision sport that passed for 'football' in North America. Sir Charles vehemently and diplomatically denied that they wanted to displace the native code.
Sir Ernest Cochrane donated a trophy to be contested by American colleges, and the match between The Pilgrims and New York was played for the Cochrane Cup.
There are references to some games being played under ‘Canadian Rules’ which may be a euphemism for rough play. The Canadian game allowed players to be 'checked' or charged when they were nowhere near the ball.
The intention was to play some cricket, but I can find no reference to this happening.

Coopland's shot saved by the New York goalkeeper 21.10.05

GK
Sir Charles Kirkpatrick
Surrey
Backs
Fred Milnes
Sheffield United (capt)
F.S. Walmsley
Blackburn Etrurians & Northern Nomads
Half Backs
Cuthbert Storey
Burnley & Corinthians
W.H. Nuttall
Blackburn Rovers
J.D. Barnesdale
Nottingham Forest
Forwards
Jim Raine
Sheffield United
J. Bryning
Northern Nomads
Tommy Fletcher
Derby County
E.A. Milton
Sheffield Wycliffe & Saltley College
F.O. Wright
Notts Magdala
C. Coopland
Sheffield FC & Sheffield United
Vivian Woodward
Tottenham Hotspur

Trainer- Jack Hudson ( formerly of The Wednesday)

09.09.05
Montreal (Eastern League Select)
0
5
Pilgrims
11.09.05
Hamilton
2
8
Pilgrims
12.09.05
Niagara Falls
0
5
Pilgrims
13.09.05
Berlin Rangers
2
1
Pilgrims
16.09.05
Galt
3
3
Pilgrims
18.09.05
Detroit Peninsulars
2
10
Pilgrims
23.09.05
St. Louis
0
10
Pilgrims
24.09.05
St. Louis
0
6
Pilgrims
30.09.05
Chicago
0
6
Pilgrims
01.10.05
Chicago
2
1
Pilgrims
05.10.05
Philadelphia Thistles
0
5
Pilgrims
06.10.05
Philadelphia
1
4
Pilgrims
07.10.05
All Philadelphia
0
5
Pilgrims
14.10.05
Fall River
3
4
Pilgrims
16.10.05
Boston
0
5
Pilgrims
21.10.05
New York*
1
7
Pilgrims
24.10.05
University of Pennsylvania
0
10
Pilgrims


P
W
D
L
F
A
17
14
1
2
95
16


*Cochrane Cup

1909


The 1909 tour was at the invitation of the American International Soccer Football Association.
From 1906 onwards England fielded an amateur international team. The touring party included 9 amateur internationals and 2 Scottish internationals. 
The game at Cincinnati was played under floodlights.
The tourists suffered 2 major injuries, Fitchie broke his ankle in the game versus Cricketers and Eastwood seriously damaged an eye against  All Westerns.


GK
M. Lemoine
Shepherd’s Bush
Backs
Fred Milnes
Sheffield United (capt)
J. J. Bayley
Clapton
Half Backs
A. K. Campbell
Southampton
H. C. Littlewort
Fulham & West Norwood
W. O. Cleminson
Darlington
W. Stanser
Rotherham Town & Sheffield FC
R. Simon
Notts County
Forwards
W. Davidson
Falkirk
Gordon Hoare
Woolwich Arsenal
E. J. Eastwood
Ilford & West Ham United
Thomas Fitchie
Woolwich Arsenal & Queens Park
E. J. Cotton
Nunhead
Dr James Brown Sim
Sheffield United & Queens Park
C. Coopland
Glossop


02.10.09
All New York
0
4
Pilgrims
Staten Island
05.10.09
Sons of St. George
0
13
Pilgrims
Baltimore
07.10.09
Mount Washington
0
14
Pilgrims
Baltimore
09.10.09
All Baltimore
0
11
Pilgrims
Baltimore
10.10.09
Scots-Americans
0
5
Pilgrims
Newark
12.10.09
Trenton
1
2
Pilgrims

14.10.09
Cincinnati
0
9
Pilgrims

16.10.09
Blue Bells
0
5
Pilgrims
St. Louis
17.10.09
St. Teresa’s
1
10
Pilgrims
St. Louis
20.10.09
Gillespie Thistle
1
1
Pilgrims

23.10.09
Hyde Park Blues
2
8
Pilgrims
Chicago
24.10.09
All Chicago
0
3
Pilgrims

26.10.09
Coal City Maroons
0
0
Pilgrims

30.10.09
All Westerns*
0
4
Pilgrims
St. Louis
31.10.09
St. Leo's
0
12
Pilgrims
St. Louis
02.11.09
Philadelphia Cricket Clubs Stars
0
3
Pilgrims

04.11.09
Haverford
1
0
Pilgrims
Philadelphia
06.11.09
Pennsylvania League Stars
0
9
Pilgrims
Philadelphia
10.11.09
Fall River Rovers
1
1
Pilgrims

13.11.09
Fall River Rovers
2
1
Pilgrims

14.11.09
New York Amateur League
2
2
Pilgrims
Brooklyn
16.11.09
Crescent A. C
1
6
Pilgrims
Brooklyn

P
W
D
L
F
A
22
16
4
2
123
13


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France 1906

September 2, 2017, 1:20 pm
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01.11.06- Parc des Princes, Paris. France's 5th international match and the first appearance of the England Amateur international side.
The English romped home by 15-0. Vivian Woodward deliberately missed a penalty at 10-0 as he thought the referee had been harsh in a handball decision.

 The French side was:
Zacharie Baton 
Olympique Lillois
Fernand Canelle 
Club Français
Henri Moigneu 
U.S. Tourcoing
Charles Wilkes 
Havre Sports
Pierre Allemane (capt)
Racing C.F.
Louis Schubart 
Olympique Lillois
Emile Sartorius 
R.C. Roubaix
Marius Royet
U.S. Parisienne
André François 
R.C. Roubaix
Gaston Cyprès 
C.A. Paris
Julien Verbrugghe 
A.S. Français




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Hakoah

September 7, 2017, 10:40 am
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TeamatPolo

Hakoah Vienna line up at New York's Polo Grounds, May 1926.
back: Fabian, Eisenhoffer, Schwarz, Neufeld, Hess, Drucker, Häusler, Grünwald;
front: Wegner, Pollak, Wortmann, Gold.


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