1878–79 in English football

none October 2023 October 2023 April 2014 June 2026 England 1878–79 FA Cup Old Etonians 1877–78 1879–80 yes The 1878–79 season was the eighth season of competitive football in England. National team For the first time, England played a team other than Scotland. England played both Scotland and Wales at Kennington Oval, London, beating Wales 2–1. This match was played in atrocious weather conditions with the team captains agreeing to play only 30 minutes in each half.http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1878-79/M0008Wal1879.html England match No. 8 (England 2 Wales 1) englandfootballonline.com 27 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100310082737/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1878-79/M0008Wal1879.html 10 March 2010 live England gained revenge on Scotland for the previous year's debacle by beating them 5–4.Report on England v Scotland match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 June 2013 DateOpponentsScoreEngland scorersWales scorers18 January 1879Wales2–1Herbert Whitfeld (Old Etonians) (8 mins) & Thomas Sorby (Thursday Wanderers) (20 mins)William Henry DaviesEngland v Wales, 18 January 1879. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013. Archived 30 June 2013. DateOpponentsScoreEngland scorersScotland scorers5 April 1879Scotland5–4Billy Mosforth (The Wednesday) (5 mins), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (48 & 83 mins), Arthur Goodyer (Nottingham Forest) (60 mins) & Norman Bailey (Clapham Rovers) (75 mins)William Muir MacKinnon (2), John McDougall, Dr John SmithEngland v Scotland, 05 April 1879. 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013. Archived 30 June 2013. Note – TheFa.com credits England's 4th (equalising) goal against Scotland as an own goal by the Scottish goalkeeper, Robert Parlane.October 2023 Honours CompetitionWinnerFA CupOld Etonians (1) Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition References External links http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20181002162000/http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=8 dead 2018-10-02 Report on England v Wales match on thefa.com thefa.com Report on England v Scotland match on thefa.com 1878