On This Day 85 Years Ago - 10 May 1930

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1st Full International between England & Germany (at football ) in Berlin and four Wednesday players in the England team.

 

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/germany-v-england

 

 

 

 

Newspaper report of match.

 

Berlin 1930: First full international

England v Germany

Enthusiasm in Berlin

Germany 3 England 3


Sunday 11 May 1930
The Observer

Germany forced England to a draw in this match at Berlin stadium yesterday, the final score being three goals each.

The takings for the match amount to £3,500 of which the English Association will receive about £1,300

Precisely at 5.30 the English team entered the ground to the British National Anthem, and they were followed by the German side to the strains of Deutschland Uber Alles.

The captains of both teams shook hands under the cross-fire of fourteen hundred press photographers.

From the kick-off the English team carried the ball down towards the goal-mouth, but Reinwzber cleared.

In the first ten minutes the play was fairly even, but immediately afterwards Bradford broke away and scored the first goal for England. Blenkinsop was injured in a collision with the German inside right and had to retire for ten minutes. The exchange was keenly contested with England holding the Germans in check when suddenly the home forwards swept down and Hoffman the Dresden sharp shooter scored a fine goal.

This unexpected reverse stimulated the Englishmen, whose half-backs were playing an excellent game, setting their forwards going several times, but the latter's finishing was weak.

After 25 minutes play Watson as a result of excellent combined movement, scored a second goal for England. The play was now mostly in the German territory and the English side were gradually asserting a distinct superiority, their football being distinguished by clever positional play and well judged passes.

England made strenuous efforts to break through again, but some promising movements were broken up by the German backs, Brunde and Weber, who held out successfully under great pressure. The interval arrived with England leading two goals to one.

On the restart, the Germans early came within shooting range, and Hoffman, securing the ball, was very lucky to beat Hibbs making the score 2-2.

England were almost penned in their own half by the quick moving German forwards, whose methods were astonishingly effective against as strong and experienced team as the Englishmen. Another raid found a weakness in the English defence and Hoffman of Munich the outside left added his second and Germany's third, enabling Germany to take the lead for the first time in the match.

England at last made a thrust and by typical short passing they set up an attack from which Jack the English captain equalised.

The English pressed forward again from the kick-off and, completely out manoeuvring the Germans, they should have scored at least another goal. Weak finishing in front of goal was the fault in the first half and later they almost threw the match away through the same thing.

The unfortunate injury to Marsden, the Sheffield Wednesday left-half, which prevented him from playing in the second half is more serious than at first thought. He has been removed to hospital suffering from concussion of the brain.

The teams were -

Germany - Kree, Brunke, Sweber, Kuoepfle, Leinberger, Mantel, Albrecht, Hornauer, Schmith, R Hoffman and L Hoffman

England - Hibbs (Birmingham), Goodall (Huddersfield), Blenkinsop (Sheffield Wednesday), Strange (Sheffield Wednesday), Webstar (Middlesborough), Marsden (Sheffield Wednesday), Crooks (Derby County), Jack (Arsenal), Watson (West Ham United), Bradford (Birmingham), and Rimmer (Sheffield Wednesday)

 

 

[Guest Ellis Rimmer]

It was a proud day for me

[torryowl]

ellis rimmer the king of cool ......is up there with tommy craig as my all time fave player .