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109: 21 October 1922

109
21/10/1922
British Home Nations Championship
England (ENG)
-
Ireland (IRE)
H/T
2
0
0-0
Referee:
Alexander A. Jackson (SCO)
Venue:
Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance:
20,173
Goals:
ENG: Harry Chambers 66, 88
IRELAND: (blue - white - dark) 
Coach:
IFA Committee
Captain:
Harland, Alf (Linfield); Rollo, Dave (Blackburn), Curran, John (Pontypridd), Emerson, Billy (Burnley), Smith, Bert (Cardiff), Morgan, Gerry (Linfield), Lyner, Davy (Man United), Irvine, Bobby (Everton), Nelis, Patrick (Nottingham Forest), Gillespie, Billy (Sheffield United), James Burn (Glenavon)

Notes: Micky Hamill (Man City) was in the original selection but withdrew and announced his international retirement. His place was given to Bob McCracken (Crystal Palace) but his club refused to release him and he was then replaced by Gerry Morgan (Linfield). 
Burnley threatened to withhold Billy Emerson, but relented when England released clubmate, Billy Watson.

ENGLAND: (white - navy - dark)
Captain: Arthur Grimsdell


England Football Online

Billy Emerson (Glentoran, Burnley & Linfield), trainer, David Rollo (Linfield, Blackburn Rovers & Port Vale), Alfred Harland (Linfield, Everton & Runcorn), John Curran (Glenavon, Brighton & Linfield), linesman, Gerry Morgan (Linfield, Nottingham Forest & Luton).
Davy Lyner (Glentoran, Man United & New Brighton), Bobby Irvine (Everton, Portsmouth, Watford & Chester), Pat Nelis (Accrington Stanley, Nottingham Forest & Wigan Borough), Billy Gillespie (Linfield, Leeds City, Sheffield United, Derry City), James Burns (Glenavon, Reading), Ernest Bert Smith (Cardiff, Middlesbrough & Watford)

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