22 November 2014

England v Scotland - The Oldest International - England | The FA

England v Scotland - The Oldest International - England | The FA

(Source. The FA - The Football Association) ... Almost two years prior to that, FA secretary Charles Alcock - a Sunderland man educated at Harrow - had sent a letter to the Glasgow Herald which announced that a match between England and Scotland would be played at Kennington Oval in London.  ... Three similar matches followed ... England won 4-2 at Kennington Oval in March of the following year and it became an annual event.  ...  

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