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1875–76 in English football

5th season of competitive football in England

Field	Value
country	England
season	1875–76
domestic	[FA Cup](1875-76-fa-cup)
dchampions	Wanderers
prevseason	1874–75
nextseason	1876–77
flagicon	yes

The 1875–76 season was the fifth season of competitive football in England. The only international match was the fifth match between England and Scotland.

International

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Scotland scorers
4 March 1876	Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (A)	Scotland Scotland	0–3	William Muir MacKinnon (8), Henry McNeil(12), Thomas Highet

According to Philip Gibbons, "the England side tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone." England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil.

In May 2008, a photograph of the 1876 England team was discovered in the archives of the Derby City Council Local Studies Library. Edgar Field had sent the photograph to the Derbyshire Football Express, and the picture was used in an article published on the 50th anniversary of the match. This picture came to light in May and is believed to be the earliest known picture of an England football team.{{cite web |access-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522153658/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641315369 |archive-date= May 22, 2011

Honours

Competition	Winner
FA Cup	Wanderers (3*)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

References

[http://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-england-04-march-1876-222490/ Scotland v England, 4 March 1876]. ''11v11.com''. Retrieved 27 June 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211618/http://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-england-04-march-1876-222490/ Archived] 2013-06-30.
Gibbons, Philip. (2001). "Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900". Upfront Publishing.
[http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=5 Scotland 3 – England 0; 4 March 1876 (Match summary)]. ''englandstats.com''. Retrieved 20 June 2013
[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18760304.html Report on Scotland v England match]. ''London Hearts Supporters Club''. Retrieved 20 June 2013

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