The Archive · 1936

Wales Soccer Side Beats England

London, Feb. 5.

Before a crowd of 30,000 spectators, Wales staged an upset by defeating England to-day at Wolverhampton in an International Association football, match by {wo goals to one.

England led by one goal to none at halt time, but, with Drake out. of the game in the second period owing to a twisted knee, concussion, and cut eye, they failed to maintain their advantage in the second period The ground was partly agued, while a steady drizzle fel The teams were:—

Hapgood; Crooks, Bowden, United), Eis (Motherwell) Jones (Leicester), Murphy (West. Bromwich), Hanford. (Swansea Richards (Brentiord), Hopkins (Bren ford), Philips (Aston, Vila), (Ast (Aston. Vila), BryneJonos " (Wolv hampton) Evatis (Tottenham Hotspurs).

No changes were made in the original line-up of the English side, while two changes were made b3 Hanford and Bryn-Jones Placing Grifiths (Aston Villa) anc Robbins (West Bromwich), Both teams had considerable dit-

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