Ireland XI v Canadians 5-2 (Friendly: September 12, 1891)


September 12, 1891
Match: Tour of the American-Canadians, at Ballynafeigh (Belfast).
Ireland XI – Canadians 5-2 (4-0).
Attendance: 5,500.
Referee: Mr. McLean (Scottish FA); linesmen: Messrs.: A. Thompson (Ireland) and J.A. Ellis (Canada).
Ireland (2-3-5): Thomas Gordon (Linfield), William Gordon (Linfield), George Forbes (Cliftonville), Alex Crawford (Cliftonville), Samuel Spencer (Distillery), William Cunningham (Ulster), William Dalton (Linfield), George Gaffikin (Linfield), Olphert Stanfield (Distillery), Robert Torrans (Linfield), John Peden (Linfield).
Canadians (2-3-5): Dennis Shea, E.J. Gregory, Joseph V. Buckley, Dr John Clark Warbrick, Henry Waring, Franz H. Thibodo, James Whittaker, Alex Jeffrey, Walter Wells Bowman Ernie C. Senkler, Neil Munro.
The goals: 1-0 Stanfield, 2-0 Peden, 3-0 Stanfield, 4-0 Stanfield, 4-1 Jeffrey, 5-1 Torrans, 5-2 Jeffrey (penalty).

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