Sporting and Athletic Records

144 FOOTBALL Successful Clubs Queen's Park (Glasgow). Formed 9 July 1867 : undefeated till March 1876, when the W anderers (the F. A. Cup holders) beat its eleven in London. In three successive years the Queen's Park Eleven lost only one goal. Preston North End. During 1888—89 Preston North End did not lose one of its League Matches (22 in number), nor lose a goal in the Association cup competition. Big Gates Number Match Place Date 65,000 English Cup Final Crystal Palace 10 Apr. 1897 54,000 England v. Scotland Glasgow 4 Apr. 1896 48,836 English Cup Final Crystal Palace 18 Apr. 1896 45,000 England v. Scotland 7 Apr. 1894 35,000 English Cup Final Manchester 25 Mar. 1893 31,000 England v. Scotland Glasgow 5 Apr. 1890 B. Rugby I.—INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Position of the four Countries The following table shows the number of matches won, drawn, or lost by each division of the United Kingdom against each other division on the 1st of May 1897. v. England.v. Scotland. v. Wales. v. Ireland. Total. w. d. l. w. d. l. w. d. l. w. d. l. w. d. l. England — 9 7 8 io i 3 l6 i 4 35 9 15 Scotland 0 00 — 9 I 4 l6 2 2 33 10 15 Wales 3 i to 4 1 9 — 6 I 5 13 3 24 Ireland 4 i i 6 2 2 16 5 1 ^ — 11 4 38