World Cup Wilfreds…
#6
England
Football’s foremost International outfit, in 1873, become, rather fittingly, the first ever victors in an International Football match, beating a hastily assembled…
Scotland
4-2
…over at London’s Kennington Oval…
The first 91 minutes of International Football saw nary a shot at goal to shout about but cometh the 92nd, cometh the Man…
All we are saying is…
…the Man in question, being none other than International Cricketer, Grenadier Guard & future Member of Parliament (…as well as being known for being, all round, a bit of a winker…)
William Kenyon-Slaney
…who, with mere minutes upon the Clock of International Football’s second ever fixture…
…give us a…
…places the ‘Leather’ where, in just twenty short years time, the Back of the Net shall eventually be found to hang…
…GOAAAALLLLLL!!!
*…It won’t be until 1892 that the Net finds it’s rightful resting place, elegantly draped from the back of two uprights & a crossbar…
England’s…
World Cup Report ;
Tournaments: 17
P W D L G+ G- Pts
75 33 22 20 108 70 121
Best Finish; 1st
World Cup Rating ;
C-
Considering that the whole bloody Football thing was England’s big idea in the first place, their overall record at Football’s topper-most table leaves an awful lot to be desired…
World Cup Wilfs #5, Scotland…
