On 30 November 1872 at the West of Scotland Cricket Club ground at Partick, Glasgow, Scotland and England played the first official international football match, in front of about 4,000 spectators. The match ended 0-0. The Scottish team, mostly from the club Queen's Park, played with a 2-2-6 formation, passing the ball, while the English side preferred dribbling. Earlier, in 1870, unofficial matches had been played between English and Scottish players living in London. The fixture has been played almost every year since, and is the oldest international in football. The next one in 1873 was won by England 4-2.
Before and after
- from 6 July 1872 to 4 June 1873Modoc War
- 16 July 1872Birth of Roald Amundsen
- 15 August 1872Birth of Aurobindo Ghosh
- 30 November 1872First match of the England men's national association football team
- 30 November 1872The first international football match is played
- 3 December 1872George Smith reads the Babylonian flood story
- from 7 December 1872 to 26 May 1876Challenger Expedition
- 1873Invention of electrical generator
- 1873Founding of Swiss Stock Exchange
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The era
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