A Schoolboys' International

The English Schools' Football Association was founded in 1904 , the idea having been proposed at that year's conference of  The National Union of Teachers.
The first schools international fixture was played between England and Wales at Walsall in 1907.
Of the 22 boys who took part 8 went on to play in The Football League. There were 2 future FA Cup winners in the Wales team, both of whom went on to represent Wales at senior level.
The lads were born in 1893-95.

 England:

W Hayne	Manchester
E Tompkins	Rushden
A Cornell	Nottingham
H Sherwin	Walsall	Sunderland, Leeds United & Barnsley
R Musgrove	Sunderland	Barnsley, Leeds United & Durham City
L Grant	Reading	Reading
A Denyer	West ham	West Ham (Southern League)  Swindon Town
E Hodgkinson	Sheffield
J Lawton	Derby	Nottingham Forest
WC Lockett	Dudley	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Northampton Town
E Taylor	Newcastle

Wales:

T. Williams	Wrexham
W. Farmer	Barry
W. Jennings	Barry	Bolton Wanderers (FA Cup winner 1923) 11 Wales caps
P. Jeans	Cardiff
S. Hughes	Wrexham
J. Fearby	Cardiff
W. Woodhall	Wrexham
E. Parr	Cardiff
J. Pryde	Wrexham
W. Saunders	Barry
F. Keenor	Cardiff	Cardiff City (FA Cup winner 1927), Crewe Alexandra 32 Wales caps

 

The England Team

England won 3-1.
It was another 4  years before  England played their first game against Scotland, in Newcastle.