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047: 19 February 1898

047
19/02/1898
British Home Nations Championship
Wales (WAL)
-
Ireland (IRE)
H/T
0
1
0-0
Referee:
Thomas Robertson (SCO)
Umpires:
Venue:
The Oval (Llandudno Park), Llandudno
Attendance:
6,000
Goals:
IRE: Peden (85)
IRELAND:
Coach:
H. McAteer*
Captain:
W.K. Gibson (Game 1: Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0)
Player
Club
Gls
Sub
Cap
1
Cliftonville


10
2
Cliftonville


6
3
Distillery


1
4
Linfield


1
5
Linfield


11
6
Glentoran


1
7
Cliftonville


4
8
Distillery


1
9
Cliftonville


3
10
Cliftonville


2
11
Distillery
1

21

WALES:
John Morris (Chirk); Charles F Parry (Newtown), Smart Arridge (New Brighton Tower), George Williams (Chirk), John H Edwards (Aberystwyth Town), John L Jones (Tottenham Hotspur), Billy Meredith (Manchester City), Thomas J Thomas (Bangor), William Lewis (Chester), Albert Lockley (Chirk), Jack Rea (Aberystwyth Town)

Team Photo:
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Credits/Sources:
George Glass
IFFHS
Welsh Football Data Archive
The British Home Football Championships 1884-1984 (Richard Samuel, 2003)
William Anderson (team photo)

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