Title: England v Scotland World's First Football International 1870 Antique Report-7.
Description:  World's First Football International, England v Scotland 1870 Antique Report-7.
This Match  Report Was an Article from a Full Page Removed from an Edition of.
The London Illustrated News March 12th, 1870.
The Size of The Page is Approximately  11 x 16 (Inches)  280 x 410 (mm).
 
The teams were well matched and after 45 minutes there was no score. 
The sides then changed ends, an innovation to the rules which had only been agreed the previous months.
The match turned on a disastrous tactical decision by Charles Alcock to move his goalkeeper up field in support of the forwards.
Robert Crawford, a 17-year-old schoolboy at Harrow, took advantage of this absence and his shot from distance (also described as a 'lucky long kick') found the empty goal to give Scotland the lead with just 15 minutes left.  
   The sides changed ends again, and as England tried with increasing desperation to get back on level terms, the Scots held firm until the final minute when Alfred Baker, 'by one of the finest runs that have ever been witnessed', dribbled his way through the Scots defence to shoot home the equaliser.  Thus the world's first football international ended in a 1-1 draw.
Condition: Used
Delivery option: Delivery
Location: BL8
Category: Collectables