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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]
Name | Nation |
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Harry Bewell | ![]() |
Harry P. Bingham | ![]() |
Walter W. Bowman | ![]() |
Solomon Brubacher | ![]() |
Dr. William Burnet | ![]() |
Alexander Noble Garrett | ![]() |
Alex Gibson | ![]() |
Tom Gibson | ![]() |
Dr. Edward Payson Gordon | ![]() |
Fred Killer | ![]() |
Charles (Carl) Kranz | ![]() |
Tom W. Murray | ![]() |
Dr Wilfred Pirt Mustard | ![]() |
Dr. Henry Hempton “Harry” Pirie | ![]() |
Dr. Walter Proudfoot Thomson (c) | ![]() |
E.W. Webster | ![]() |
David Forsyth | ![]() ![]() |
Competition | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Irish opponents | 1 September | 5 September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 75.00 |
Scottish opponents | 8 September | 18 September | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 20.00 |
English opponents | 22 September | 30 October | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 35.71 |
Total | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39.13 |
Last updated: 30 October 1888
Source: Matches
All match records were retrieved from research done by Colin Jose.[1]
1 September 1 | County Antrim ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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3 September 2 | Distillery F.C. ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
4 September 3 | Clarence Athletic Association ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
5 September 4 | Y.M.C.A. ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
8 September 5 | Rangers ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Govan, Scotland |
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Stadium: Ibrox Park |
11 September 6 | Queen's Park ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Crosshill, Scotland |
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Stadium: Hampden Park |
13 September 7 | Ayr ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Ayr, Scotland |
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15 September 8 | Hearts ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
18 September 9 | Scotland XI ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | |
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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 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | |
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26 September 11 | Middlesbrough ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | |
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29 September 12 | Lincoln City ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | |
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1 October 13 | Sheffield ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | |
Note: It is unclear which particular Sheffield team played in this match (e.g. Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, etc.). |
4 October 14 | Notts County ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Nottingham, England |
Stadium: Trent Bridge Ground |
6 October 15 | Newton Heath ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | |
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8 October 16 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
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13 October 17 | Swifts ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | |
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15 October 18 | Northampton County ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Wellingboro, England |
17 October 19 | Oxford University ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | |
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20 October 20 | Old Carthusians ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
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22 October 21 | Aston Villa ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | |
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27 October 22 | West Bromwich Albion ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
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31 October 23 | Swifts ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | London, England |
Stadium: Kennington Oval |
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