1888 Great Britain Tour

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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.[1] In 2003, the team was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame for their accomplishments.[2]

WFA roster

Name Nation
Harry Bewell  CAN
Harry P. Bingham  CAN
Walter W. Bowman  CAN
Solomon Brubacher  CAN
Dr. William Burnet  CAN
Alexander Noble Garrett  CAN
Alex Gibson  CAN
Tom Gibson  CAN
Dr. Edward Payson Gordon  CAN
Fred Killer  CAN
Charles (Carl) Kranz  CAN
Tom W. Murray  CAN
Dr Wilfred Pirt Mustard  CAN
Dr. Henry Hempton “Harry” Pirie  CAN
Dr. Walter Proudfoot Thomson (c)  CAN
E.W. Webster  CAN
David Forsyth  CAN /  SCO

Results

Statistics

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Irish opponents 1 September 5 September 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 075.00
Scottish opponents 8 September 18 September 5 1 1 3 5 12 −7 020.00
English opponents 22 September 30 October 14 5 3 6 21 22 −1 035.71
Total 23 9 5 9 39 41 −2 039.13

Last updated: 30 October 1888
Source: Matches

Matches

All match records were retrieved from research done by Colin Jose.[1]

1 September 1 County Antrim Ireland 2–6 WFA team Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Peden
  • Gibb
  • Charles Krantz
  • Walter Thomson
  • Alex Gibson
3 September 2 Distillery F.C. Ireland 3–2 WFA team Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 September 3 Clarence Athletic Association Ireland 3–2 WFA team Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 September 4 Y.M.C.A. Ireland 1–1 WFA team Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 September 5 Rangers Scotland 1–1 WFA team Govan, Scotland
  • R. Hotson
  • Walter Tomson
Stadium: Ibrox Park
11 September 6 Queen's Park Scotland 3–1 WFA team Crosshill, Scotland
  • ?
  • Andrew
  • Berry
  • Alex Gibson
Stadium: Hampden Park
13 September 7 Ayr
Ayr, Scotland
  • Ross
  • Alex Campbell
  • Cunningham
  • ?
15 September 8 Hearts Scotland 0–3 WFA team Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Walter Thomson
  • Alex Gibson
  • Tom Gibson
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
18 September 9 Scotland XI Scotland 4–0 WFA team
  • McCall
  • ?
  • ?
Note: 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.
22 September 10 Sunderland England 0–3 WFA team
  • Tom Gibson
  • Thomson
26 September 11 Middlesbrough England 2–3 WFA team
  • Tom Gibson
  • Thomson
29 September 12 Lincoln City England 1–3 WFA team
1 October 13 Sheffield England 1–1 WFA team
Note: It is unclear which particular Sheffield team played in this match (e.g. Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, etc.).
v WFA team
4 October 14
Nottingham, England
Stadium: Trent Bridge Ground
Newton Heath England v WFA team
6 October 15 Newton Heath England 0–2 WFA team
v WFA team
8 October 16
Blackburn Rovers England
 		4–1 WFA team
  • Tom Gibson
Swifts England v WFA team
13 October 17 Swifts England 2–2 WFA team
15 October 18 Northampton County England 2–3 WFA team Wellingboro, England
  • E.W. Webster

David Forsyth

  • Harry Bingham
v WFA team
17 October 19
Oxford University England
 		1–1 WFA team
  • Charles Kranz
Old Carthusians England v WFA team
20 October 20 Old Carthusians England 1–0 WFA team
  • Surgess-Jones
22 October 21 Aston Villa England 4–2 WFA team
  • ?
  • ?
  • ?
  • ?
  • Henry Pirie
  • Walter Thomson
v WFA team
27 October 22
West Bromwich Albion England
 		1–0 WFA team
?
Swifts England v WFA team
31 October 23
London, England
Stadium:
Kennington Oval

References

  1. ^ a b Jose, Colin. "Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Great Britain Tour, 1888". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. Canada Soccer
    . Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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