XIX CENTURY (Part 8) - ONE MATCH GOAL SCORERS

• Feb 21, 2022
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Picture : William Stanley Kenyon-Slaney scored the FIRST Goal in the History of International matches !

Football in XIX century – Part 8
Best one-match goal-scorers of national teams in XIX Century

The very first goal in the history of international matches was scored on 8 March 1873, in the game England - Scotland (4-2). William Stanley Kenyon-Slaney became the author of this goal. He scored another goal there and made hence the very first brace.
The first player to score a hat-trick for a national team was John McDougall (Scotland). It happened in the game Scotland – England (7-2) on 2 March 1878.
Another four years had to wait for a higher individual performance. England defeated Ireland 13-0 on 18 February 1882. Two players scored more than 3 goals that day. Oliver Howard Vaughton netted 5 times and Arthur Brown 4 times.
Vaughton remained the record holder in this category until the end of XIX century. His record was repeated by Steve Bloomer who scored a penta-trick in 1896.
In total, there were 11 cases during XIX century when a player scored 4+ goals in an international game (they are listed in the table).

Player	Goals	Country	Date	Rival	Score	City
Oliver Howard Vaughton	5	England	18.02.1882	Ireland	13:0	Belfast
Steve Bloomer	5	England	16.03.1896	Wales	9:1	Cardiff
Arthur Brown	4	England	18.02.1882	Ireland	13:0	Belfast
John Price	4	Wales	25.02.1882	Ireland	7:1	Wrexham
Benjamin Ward Spilsbury	4	England	13.03.1886	Ireland	6:1	Belfast
Charles Winton Heggie	4	Scotland	20.03.1886	Ireland	7:2	Belfast
John Doughty	4	Wales	03.03.1888	Ireland	11:0	Wrexham
William Alexander Dickson	4	Scotland	24.03.1888	Ireland	10:2	Belfast
William Paul	4	Scotland	22.03.1890	Wales	5:0	Paisley
John Madden	4	Scotland	18.03.1893	Wales	8:0	Wrexham
Gilbert Oswald Smith	4	England	18.02.1899	Ireland	13:2	Sunderland