Saturday, October 4 – 1947
International, British Championships, at Windsor Park, Belfast.
Ireland – Scotland 2-0 (1-0).
Attendance: 52,000.
Referee: Mr. T. Smith (Atherstone).
Ireland (2-3-5): Ted Hinton (Fulham); Con Martin (Leeds United), Tommy Aherne (Belfast Celtic), William Walsh (Manchester City), Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion, captain), Peter Farrell (Everton), David Cochrane (Leeds United), Sammy Smyth (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dave Walsh (West Bromwich Albion), Alex Stevenson (Everton), Tommy Eglington (Everton).
Scotland (2-3-5): Willie Miller (Celtic), George Young (Rangers), Jock Shaw (Rangers, captain), Archie Macauley (Arsenal), Willie Woodburn (Rangers), Alex Forbes (Sheffield United), Jimmy Delaney (Manchester United), James Watson (Motherwell), Willie Thornton (Rangers), Billy Steel (Derby County), Billy Liddell (Liverpool).
The goals: 1-0 Smyth (35 min.), 2-0 Smyth (52 min.).
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