Wales v Scotland 2-2 (International: March 20, 1897)

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March 20, 1897
International: British Championship, at The Racecourse (Wrexham).
Wales – Scotland 2-2 (1-1).
Attendance: 5,000.
Referee: Mr. Tom Armitt (English FA).
Wales (2-3-5): Jimmy Trainer (Captain, Preston North End), William Jones (Aberystwyth), John Matthias (Shrewsbury Town), Sydney Darvell (Oxford University), Jack Mates (Chirk), Jack Jones (Sheffield United), Billy Meredith (Manchester City), Harry Pugh (Wrexham), Morgan Morgan-Owen (Oxford University), Jack Rea (Aberystwyth), Billy Lewis (Chester).
Scotland (2-3-5): John Patrick (St. Mirren), John Ritchie (Captain, Queen`s Park), David Gardner (Third Lanark), Bernard Breslin (Hibernian), David Russell (Celtic), Alex Keillor (Dundee), Jack Kennedy (Hibernian), Pat Murray (Hibernian), James Oswald (Glasgow Rangers), James McMillan (St. Bernard`s), Johnny Walker (Hearts).
The goals: 0-1 Ritchie (penalty, 11 min.), 1-1 Morgan-Owen, 1-2 Walker (60 min.), 2-2 Pugh.

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James Oswald, Glasgow Rangers (Lloyd’s Weekly News: April 14, 1895):

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John Patrick, St. Mirren (Dundee Evening Telegraph: January 28, 1898).

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Bernard Breslin, Hibernian (Dundee Evening Telegraph: January 28, 1898).

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