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The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground in Partick, Glasgow. The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0–0 draw. [1]
The following four matches were held on: 19 November 1870, 25 February 1871, 17 November 1871 and 24 February 1872. All matches were advertised in Scottish newspapers, but the players were drawn from those who played by Football Association rules – still limited at the time and largely consisting of only London-based Scottish players. [3]
The match ended 2–3 in favor of the Argentines. However, since clubs are not allowed to organize official international matches, the match is not considered official. [73] B. ^ Some sources credit the own goal to Peet Stol. C. ^ China were represented by club side South China A.A.; this match is not considered an official match for China. [74]
Their match finished 1-1. Some football groups argue the world’s first football international, England v Scotland, was played on March 5 1870, with 22 men playing out a 1-1 draw at the ...
The first official international association football matches for each (present or past) member of FIFA are listed chronologically as follows: List of first association football internationals per country: 1872–1940; List of first association football internationals per country: 1940–1962
The rules of association football had been formalised and set down by The Football Association in England in 1863. [6] By 1870 C. W. Alcock, Secretary of The Football Association, issued public challenges in various Scottish newspapers, [7] including The Glasgow Herald, to Scottish players to play an international match against England.
10 May – Charlie Athersmith (d. 1910), England international forward in twelve matches, scoring three goals (1892–1900); won five league titles with Aston Villa. 25 November – G. O. Smith (d. 1943), England international forward in twenty matches (1893–1901), scoring eleven goals; captained the England team in at least thirteen matches ...
The history of the England national football team, also known as the Three Lions, begins with the first representative international match in 1870 and the first officially-recognised match two years later. England primarily competed in the British Home Championship over the following decades. Although the FA had joined the international ...