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1897-98

Saturday 1898-02-19 Venue Gate Notes
Wales 0 1 Ireland The Oval, Llandudno 6,000
lineup Peden

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 Ireland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1898-03-05 England H   #
2 0 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1898-03-05 Ireland A   #
3 0 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1898-03-19 Wales H   #
4 0 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 1898-03-19 Scotland A  0-1 #

 

 

Saturday 1898-03-05 Venue Gate Notes
Ireland 2 3 England Solitude Ground, Belfast 12,000
Pyper, Mercer lineup Morren, Athersmith, Smith

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 1 England 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 1898-03-28 Wales A   #
2-1 Ireland 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1898-03-26 Scotland  H  2-3 #
3 0 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1898-03-19 Wales H   #
4 0 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0 1898-03-19 Scotland A  0-1 #

 

 

Saturday 1898-03-19 Venue Gate Notes
Scotland 5 2 Wales Fir Park, Motherwell 3,500
Gillespie 3, McKie 2 lineup Thomas, Morgan-Owen

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 2 Scotland 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1898-03-26 Ireland A   #5-2
2-1 England 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 1898-03-28 Wales A   #
3-1 Ireland 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1898-03-26 Scotland  H  2-3 #
4 0 Wales 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5-4 0 1898-03-28 England H  0-1 #

 

 

Saturday 1898-03-26 Venue Gate Notes
Ireland 0 3 Scotland Solitude, Belfast 5,000
lineup Robertson, McColl, Stewart

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 Scotland 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 0 6 4 1898-04-02 England H   #5-2
2 0 England 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 1898-03-28 Wales A   #
3 0 Ireland 3 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0-3 2 End of Season      2-3 # 0-3
4 0 Wales 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5-4 0 1898-03-28 England H  0-1 #

 

 

Monday 1898-03-28 Venue Gate Notes
Wales 0 3 England Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 4,000
lineup Smith, Wheldon 2

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 Scotland 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 0 6 4 1898-04-02 England H   #5-2
2 0 England 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 4 4 1898-04-02 Scotland A   #
3 0 Ireland 3 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0-3 2 End of Season      2-3 # 0-3
4 0 Wales 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 5-7 0 End of Season       0-30-1 #

 

 

Saturday 1898-04-02 Venue Gate Notes
Scotland 1 3 England Parkhead, Glasgow 40,000
Millar lineup Bloomer 2, Wheldon

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff Pts Next Fixture      
1 1 England 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 3 6 6 End of Season       #
2-1 Scotland 3 1 0 1 6 5 1 0 0 3 0 4 4 End of Season       1-3 # 5-2
3 0 Ireland 3 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0-3 2 End of Season       2-3 # 0-3
4 0 Wales 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 5-7 0 End of Season       0-3 0-1 #