Pikes Lane
The Football League was always on the lookout for sources of income generation. They identified the playing of representative matches as being a potentially lucrative venture as early as 1889. In March 1891 the FA refused the League [permission to play against the Scottish League, so the first representative match was played against The Alliance (line ups are here). The following year, however, the FA relented.
Football League
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2
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2
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Scottish League
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11.04.92
Pikes Lane, Bolton (9500)
McInnes, Bassett
Maley, Taylor
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Reader*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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McLeod**
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(Dumbarton)
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Holmes
*
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(Preston North End)
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Hannah**
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(Renton)
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Gow **
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(Sunderland)
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Doyle
**
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(Celtic)
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Groves**
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Maley**
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(Celtic)
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Gardiner ++
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(Bolton Wanderers)
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Doyle
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(Dumbarton)
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Reynolds*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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McBride
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(Renton)
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Bassett
*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Taylor
**
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(Dumbarton)
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McInnes
**
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(Notts County)
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McCallum
**
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(Celtic)
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Goodall
*
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(Derby County)
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McCall
**
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(Renton)
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Chadwick
*
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(Everton)
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McMahon **
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(Celtic)
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Daft *
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(Notts County)
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Bell **
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(Dumbarton)
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Maley scored whilst Bell put the custodian through... Contemporary press reports describe the common practice of taking the 'keeper out.
4 Scotsmen in the Football League team, 3 of them capped.
From here on the games took on a more International flavour- in fact the FA warned the Football League against billing these games as 'Internationals'- with the League only selecting Englishmen. The games were usually played a week or so after the England v Scotland international fixture and comparisons between the merits of the teams selected in each instance are often drawn in the contemporary press.
Scottish
League
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3
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4
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Football
League
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08.04.93
Celtic Park (31500)
Begbie (og), Geary, Wood,Bassett
Taylor, Madden , McMahon
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McLeod **
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(Dumbarton)
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Rowley *
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(Stoke)
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Adams **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Clare *
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(Stoke)
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Doyle **
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(Celtic)
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Howarth *
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(Everton)
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Begbie **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Reynolds*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Mitchell **
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(Rangers)
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Perry*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Kelly **
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(Celtic)
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Needham *
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(Sheffield United)
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Taylor **
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(Dumbarton)
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Bassett *
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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McCreadie **
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(Rangers)
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Geary *
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(Everton)
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Madden **
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(Celtic)
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Southworth *
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(Blackburn Rovers)
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McMahon **
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(Celtic)
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Wood *
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(Wolverhampton Wdrs)
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Campbell **
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(Celtic)
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Schofield*
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(Stoke)
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Adams **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Clare *
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(Stoke)
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Football League
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1
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1
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Scottish League
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21.04.94
Goodison Park
Goodall Oswald
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Sutcliffe*
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(Bolton Wanderers)
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Haddow **
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(Rangers)
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Holmes*
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(Preston North End)
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Adams **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Crabtree*
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(Burnley)
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Doyle **
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(Celtic)
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Reynolds*
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(Aston Villa)
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Begbie **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Holt*
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(Everton)
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Mitchell **
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(Rangers)
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Needham*
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(Sheffield United)
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Kelly **
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(Celtic)
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Athersmith*
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(Aston Villa)
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Taylor **
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(Dumbarton)
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Goodall*
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(Derby County)
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Blessington **
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(Celtic)
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Devy*
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(Aston Villa)
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Oswald**
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(St Bernard’s)
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Wheldon*
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(Small Heath)
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McMahon **
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(Celtic)
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Spikesley*
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(The Wednesday)
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Barker**
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(Rangers)
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Scottish League
|
1
|
4
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Football League
|
13.04.95
Celtic Park (30000)
Madden Devey, Becton (3)
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McArthur**
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(Celtic)
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Storer
|
(Woolwich
Arsenal)
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Drummond**
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(Rangers)
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Crabtree*
|
(Burnley)
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Doyle**
|
(Celtic)
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Holmes *
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(Preston North End)
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Marshall**
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(Rangers)
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Reynolds*
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(Aston Villa)
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Kelly **
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(Celtic)
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Langley
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(The Wednesday)
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Gibson**
|
(Rangers)
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Needham*
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(Sheffield United)
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Taylor**
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(St Mirren)
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Athersmith *
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(Aston Villa)
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Madden**
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(Celtic)
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Becton*
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(Liverpool)
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Oswald**
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(St Bernard’s)
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Devey *
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(Aston Villa)
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McMahon**
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(Celtic)
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Hodgetts*
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(Aston Villa)
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Divers**
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(Celtic)
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Smith*
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(Aston Villa)
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Football League
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5
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1
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Scottish League
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11.04.96
Goodison Park
Devey, Athersmith, Becton (2), Goodall Oswald
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Sutcliffe*
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(Bolton Wanderers)
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McArthur**
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(Celtic)
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Spencer*
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(Aston Villa)
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Drummond**
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(Rangers)
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Williams*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Doyle **
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(Celtic)
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Perry*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Gibson**
|
(Rangers)
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Higgins
|
(West Bromwich Albion)
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Kelly **
|
(Celtic)
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Crabtree*
|
(Aston Villa)
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Hogg **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Devey *
|
(Aston Villa)
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Madden**
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(Celtic)
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Athersmith *
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(Aston Villa)
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Blessington **
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(Celtic)
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Goodall *
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(Derby County)
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Oswald**
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(St Bernard’s)
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Becton*
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(Liverpool)
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King **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Millward*
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(Everton)
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Walker **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Scottish League
|
3
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0
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Football League
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24.04.97
Ibrox
Low, McPherson (2)
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McFarlane
**
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(Third
Lanark)
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Sutcliffe*
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(Bolton
Wanderers)
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Smith**
|
(Rangers)
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Spencer*
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(Aston
Villa)
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Doyle**
|
(Celtic)
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Williams*
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(West
Bromwich Albion)
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Gibson**
|
(Rangers)
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Crabtree*
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(Aston
Villa)
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Russell**
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(Celtic)
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Crawshaw*
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(The
Wednesday)
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Keillor**
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(Dundee)
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Needham*
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(Sheffield
United)
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Low**
|
(Rangers)
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Athersmith
*
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(Aston
Villa)
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McPherson
**
|
(Rangers)
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Bloomer
*
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(Derby
County)
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Millar**
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(Rangers)
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Devey *
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(Aston
Villa)
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King**
|
(Celtic)
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Chadwick*
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(Everton)
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Walker**
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(Heart
of Midlothian)
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Bradshaw*
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(Liverpool)
|
Football League
|
1
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2
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Scottish League
|
09.04.98
Villa Park
Beats Hamilton (2)
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Foulke *
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(Sheffield United)
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Dickie **
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(Rangers)
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Thickett*
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(Sheffield United)
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Smith**
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(Rangers)
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Langley
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(The Wednesday)
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Doyle **
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(Celtic)
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Perry*
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(West Bromwich Albion)
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Gibson**
|
(Rangers)
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Needham*
|
(Sheffield United)
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Breslin**
|
(Hibernian)
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Morren*
|
(Sheffield United)
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Marshall **
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Athersmith *
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(Aston Villa)
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Gilhooley
|
(Celtic)
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Wood*
|
(Wolverhampton Wndrs)
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Millar**
|
(Rangers)
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Beats*
|
(Wolverhampton Wndrs)
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Hamilton**
|
(Rangers)
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Wheldon*
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(Aston Villa)
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McPherson**
|
(Rangers)
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Smith*
|
(Aston Villa)
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Smith**
|
(Rangers)
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Scottish League
|
1
|
4
|
Football League
|
01.04.99
Celtic Park
Campbell Athersmith (2), Bloomer, Setlle
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McArthur **
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(Celtic)
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Hillman*
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(Burnley)
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Smith**
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(Rangers)
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Prescott
|
(Notts County)
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Storrier**
|
(Celtic)
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Eccles
|
(Stoke)
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Breslin**
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(Hibernian)
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Forman*
|
(Nottingham Forest)
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Marshall **
|
(Heart of Midlothian)
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Crawshaw*
|
(The Wednesday)
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Gibson**
|
(Rangers)
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Crabtree*
|
(Aston Villa)
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Campbell**
|
(Rangers)
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Athersmith*
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(Aston Villa)
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Walker**
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(Heart of Midlothian)
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Bloomer*
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(Derby County)
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Hamilton**
|
(Rangers)
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Toman
|
(Burnley)
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McPherson**
|
(Rangers)
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Settle*
|
(Bury)
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Bell **
|
(Celtic)
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Turner
|
(Stoke)
|
Wins
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Goals
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Football League
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Scottish League
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Drawn
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*English International
**
Scottish International
++ Scottish, not capped (FL only)
++ Scottish, not capped (FL only)
