1.12.13

The Alcock Internationals- game 4

The 4th match in the unofficial 'England v Scotland' series was played at The Oval on 18th November 1871. Youth was the order of the day, 5 teens in the England XI, 3 in the Scots. 
Kinnaird was absent. 
3 of the Scots were born in Scotland ( The Smiths and Fitzgerald Crawford) and 3 in India (Renny-Tailyour, Lindsay and Elliot). 
Walker put the English 2 up and Lt Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour (RE) pulled one back for Scotland. 

The Oval  18.11.71
‘England’
‘Scotland’
Charles Stephenson
Wanderers
Robert  Smith
Queen’s Park


Albert Thompson
Wanderers
William Lindsay
Old Wykehamists


Edgar Lubbock
Old Etonians
Charles Nepean
Oxford University


Charles Alcock [c]
Wanderers
Henry Renny-Tailyour [c]
Royal Engineers

Lt.Renny-Tailyour later won the FA Cup with Royal Engineers and represented Scotland in an official international. He also played Rugby for Scotland and was a first class cricketer.  

Thomas  Baker
Clapham Rovers
Hugh Mitchell
Royal Engineers


Morten Betts
Harrow Chequers
Robert Crawford
Harrow Chequers


Jarvis Kenrick
Clapham Rovers
Harold Ferguson
Royal Artillery
The previous Saturday Kenrick had scored the first ever FA Cup goal in his club’s 3–0 victory over Upton Park. Kenrick  won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers.


Robert W. Vidal
Westminster School
Fitzgerald Crawford
Harrow Chequers


Robert  Walker
Clapham Rovers
Arnold  Smith
Oxford University


Percy Weston
Barnes
James  Kirkpatrick
Civil Service


William P.  Crake
Wanderers
Edward Elliott
Wanderers




Jarvis Kenrick