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07/02/1891
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British Home Nations Championship
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Ireland (IRE)
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-
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Wales (WAL)
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H/T
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7
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2
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4-2
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Referee:
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Robert F. Harrison (SCO)
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Umpires:
| Taylor (WAL), William Morrow (Belfast - IRE) | |||
Venue:
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Ulsterville, Belfast
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Attendance:
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12,000*
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Goals:
| IRE: Dalton (19), Stanfield (22,34,42,80), Gaffikin (60), Torrans (63); WAL: Roberts (10), A. Davies (37) | |||
IRELAND:
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Coach:
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-
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Captain:
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A. Crawford
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WALES:
Turner (Wrexham), Roberts (Rhosllanerchrugog), Lloyd (Ruthin), Griffiths (Chirk AAA), Mates (Chirk AAA), Lea (Wrexham), (J) Davies (Chirk AAA), Owen (Chirk AAA) (capt), (A) Davies (Shrewsbury Town), Lewis (Chester), Bowdler (Shrewsbury Town).
- Olphie Stanfield became the first Ireland player to score an international hattrick.
- IFFHS records the attendance as 6,000 but the Glasgow Herald records that "over ten thousand spectators lined the ropes" and the London Evening Standard states 12,000.
Credits/Sources:
George Glass
George Glass
Marshall Gillespie
IFFHS
The British Home Football Championships 1884-1984 (Richard Samuel, 2003)
@killultagh
"Another Skyblue Drunk"
IFFHS
The British Home Football Championships 1884-1984 (Richard Samuel, 2003)
@killultagh
"Another Skyblue Drunk"
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