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A Schoolboys' International

The English Schools' Football Association was founded in 1904 , the idea having been proposed at that year's conference of  The National Union of Teachers.
The first schools international fixture was played between England and Wales at Walsall in 1907.
Of the 22 boys who took part 8 went on to play in The Football League. There were 2 future FA Cup winners in the Wales team, both of whom went on to represent Wales at senior level.
The lads were born in 1893-95.

 England:
W Hayne
Manchester

E Tompkins
Rushden

A Cornell
Nottingham

H Sherwin
Walsall
Sunderland, Leeds United & Barnsley  
R Musgrove
Sunderland
Barnsley, Leeds United & Durham City 
L Grant
Reading
Reading 
A Denyer
West ham
West Ham (Southern League)  Swindon Town 
E Hodgkinson
Sheffield

J Lawton
Derby
Nottingham Forest 
WC Lockett
Dudley
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Northampton Town 
E Taylor
Newcastle



Wales:
T. Williams
Wrexham

W. Farmer
Barry

W. Jennings
Barry
Bolton Wanderers (FA Cup winner 1923) 11 Wales caps
P. Jeans
Cardiff

S. Hughes
Wrexham

J. Fearby
Cardiff

W. Woodhall
Wrexham

E. Parr
Cardiff

J. Pryde
Wrexham

W. Saunders
Barry

F. Keenor
Cardiff
Cardiff City (FA Cup winner 1927), Crewe Alexandra 32 Wales caps



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The England Team


England won 3-1.
It was another 4  years before  England played their first game against Scotland, in Newcastle.