1875–76 in English football

none July 2013 March 2020 England 1875–76 FA Cup Wanderers 1874–75 1876–77 yes The 1875–76 season was the fifth season of competitive football in England. The only international match was the fifth match between England and Scotland. International DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland scorers4 March 1876Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (A)Scotland Scotland0–3Scotland v England, 4 March 1876. 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013. Archived 2013-06-30. William Muir MacKinnon (8), Henry McNeil(12), Thomas Highet According to Philip Gibbons, "the England side tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone." Gibbons Philip Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900 2001 Upfront Publishing 1-84426-035-6 46 England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil.Scotland 3 – England 0; 4 March 1876 (Match summary). englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013Report on Scotland v England match. London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 June 2013 In May 2008, a photograph of the 1876 England team was discovered in the archives of the Derby City Council Local Studies Library. Edgar Field had sent the photograph to the Derbyshire Football Express, and the picture was used in an article published on the 50th anniversary of the match. This picture came to light in May and is believed to be the earliest known picture of an England football team.Picture unearthed of England's First(sic) Football Team Sky News May 8, 2008 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1315369,00.html 10 June 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110522153658/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641315369 May 22, 2011 First ever England football team picture The Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1937050/First-ever-England-football-team-picture.html 8 May 2008 4 September 2008 London Nick Britten Honours CompetitionWinnerFA CupWanderers (3*) 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=5 https://archive.today/20071029051823/http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/matchstats.html?m=5 dead 2007-10-29 Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com thefa.com http://www.youandyesterday.com/articles/England_Football_Team_-_World_Exclusive_Picture! World Exclusive Picture Feature on "You and Yesterday" youandyesterday.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143239/http://www.youandyesterday.com/articles/England_Football_Team_-_World_Exclusive_Picture%21 18 July 2011 dead 1875