1888 Great Britain Tour

none The 1888 Great Britain Tour was a series of association football matches played between a touring team from Canada organized by the Western Football Association, and several clubs from across the British Isles. The Canadian team finished their tour with 9 wins, 5 draws, and 9 losses in 60 days.http://www.canadiansoccerhistory.com/Canadiantoursabroad/Gt%20Britain%201888.html Jose, Colin Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Great Britain Tour, 1888 Canadian Soccer History 11 May 2023 In 2003, the team was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame for their accomplishments.https://www.canadasoccer.com/teams-organisations-of-distinction/ Teams & Organisations of Distinction Canada Soccer 5 June 2023 WFA roster NameNation Harry Bewell CAN 1868 Harry P. Bingham CAN 1868 Walter W. Bowman CAN 1868 Solomon Brubacher CAN 1868 Dr. William Burnet CAN 1868 Alexander Noble Garrett CAN 1868 Alex Gibson CAN 1868 Tom Gibson CAN 1868 Dr. Edward Payson Gordon CAN 1868 Fred Killer CAN 1868 Charles (Carl) Kranz CAN 1868 Tom W. Murray CAN 1868 Dr Wilfred Pirt Mustard CAN 1868 Dr. Henry Hempton “Harry” Pirie CAN 1868 Dr. Walter Proudfoot Thomson (c) CAN 1868 E.W. Webster CAN 1868 David Forsyth CAN 1868 / SCO Results Statistics 4 30 October 1888 Irish opponents 1 September 5 September 3 1 0 13 7 Scottish opponents 8 September 18 September 1 1 3 5 12 English opponents 22 September 30 October 5 3 6 21 22 Matches Matches All match records were retrieved from research done by Colin Jose. 1 1 September 2–6 County Antrim Ireland 1783 Peden Gibb CAN 1868 WFA team Charles Krantz Walter Thomson Alex Gibson Belfast, Ireland W 2 3 September 2–3 Distillery Ireland 1783 CAN 1868 WFA team Belfast, Ireland W 3 4 September 2–3 Clarence Ireland 1783 CAN 1868 WFA team Belfast, Ireland W 4 5 September 1–1 YMCA Ireland 1783 CAN 1868 WFA team Belfast, Ireland D 5 8 September 1–1 Rangers SCO R. Hotson CAN 1868 WFA team Walter Tomson Govan, Scotland Ibrox Park D 6 11 September 3–1 Queen's Park SCO ? Andrew Berry CAN 1868 WFA team Alex Gibson Crosshill, Scotland Hampden Park L 7 13 September 4–0 Ayr SCO Ross Alex Campbell Cunningham ? CAN 1868 WFA team Ayr, Scotland L 8 15 September 0–3 Hearts SCO CAN 1868 WFA team Walter Thomson Alex Gibson Tom Gibson Edinburgh, Scotland Tynecastle Park W 9 18 September 4–0 Scotland XI SCO McCall ? ? CAN 1868 WFA team L The Scotland XI were not the national team. They were a team made up of Scottish league players from Cowlairs, Queens Park, Rangers, Renton, and Vale of Leven football clubs. 10 22 September 0–3 Sunderland ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Tom Gibson Thomson W 11 26 September 2–3 Middlesbrough ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Tom Gibson Thomson W 12 29 September 1–3 Lincoln City ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Walter Bowman Thomson W 13 1 October 1–1 Sheffield ENG CAN 1868 WFA team D It is unclear which particular Sheffield team played in this match (e.g. Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, etc.). 14 4 October 2–0 Notts County ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Nottingham, England Trent Bridge Ground L 15 6 October 0–2 Newton Heath ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Walter Bowman E.W. Webster W 16 8 October 4–1 Blackburn Rovers ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Tom Gibson L 17 13 October 2–2 Swifts ENG CAN 1868 WFA team E.W. Webster Walter Bowman D 18 15 October 2–3 Northampton County ENG CAN 1868 WFA team E.W. Webster David Forsyth Harry Bingham Wellingboro, England W 19 17 October 1–1 Oxford University ENG CAN 1868 WFA team Charles Kranz D 20 20 October 1–0 Old Carthusians ENG Surgess-Jones CAN 1868 WFA team L 21 22 October 4–2 Aston Villa ENG ? ? ? ? CAN 1868 WFA team Henry Pirie Walter Thomson L 22 27 October 1–0 West Bromwich Albion ENG ? CAN 1868 WFA team L 23 31 October 1–0 Swifts ENG CAN 1868 WFA team London, England Kennington Oval L References Category:1888 in Canadian soccer Category:1888–89 in Irish association football Category:1888–89 in Scottish football Category:1888–89 in English men's football Category:History of the Canada men's national soccer team Category:1888–89 in men's international association football