1888 Great Britain Tour

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 Scotland 4–0 WFA team 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.).
4 October 14 Notts County England 2–0 WFA team Nottingham, England
Stadium: Trent Bridge Ground
6 October 15 Newton Heath England 0–2 WFA team
8 October 16 Blackburn Rovers England 4–1 WFA team
  • Tom Gibson
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
17 October 19 Oxford University England 1–1 WFA team
  • Charles Kranz
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
27 October 22 West Bromwich Albion England 1–0 WFA team
?
31 October 23 Swifts England 1–0 WFA team London, England
Stadium: Kennington Oval

References
  1. Jose, Colin. "Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Great Britain Tour, 1888". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. "Teams & Organisations of Distinction". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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