The 1881–82 season was the 11th season of competitive football in England.

National team

England played Ireland for the first time. Their 13–0 victory is still the team's largest ever win.

{| class="wikitable"

!Date

!Venue

!Opponents

!Score<nowiki>*</nowiki>

!Comp

!England scorers

!Scotland/Wales scorers

|-

|18 February 1882

|Bloomfield, Belfast (A)

|

|13–0

|F<sup>†</sup>

| Howard Vaughton (Aston Villa) (5), Arthur Brown (Aston Villa) (4),<br>James Brown (Blackburn Rovers) (2), Charles Bambridge (Swifts) & Henry Cursham (Notts County)

|

|-

|11 March 1882

|Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)

|

|1–5

|F

|Howard Vaughton (Aston Villa) (35 mins)

|George Ker (2), R McPherson, William Harrower, John L Kay

|-

|13 March 1882

|Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)

|

|3–5

|F

|Billy Mosforth (The Wednesday) (30 mins), Edward Hagarty Parry (Old Carthusians) (35 mins) & Henry Cursham (Notts County) (48 mins)

|Alfred Jones (o.g.), William Pierce Owen (2), John R Morgan, John Vaughan

|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> England score given first

<sup>†</sup> This match constituted Ireland's international debut

Key

  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly

Honours

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Competition

!Winner

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|FA Cup||Old Etonians (2)

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

References

  • Report on Scotland v England match on thefa.com