22.8.15

Queen's Park v Druids, 1877

On October 6th 1877 Queen's Park entertained a visiting side from Wales. Although contemporary reports and Queen's Park histories suggest that this was a representative side of the best of Welsh football, it was in fact the Druids club of Ruabon (giants of early Welsh football), with a trio of guests, including Sheffield Heeley half back Jack Hunter, who would go on to represent  England 7 times. There were also 6 players in the Druids line up who would experience international football with Wales, including the captain and Welsh FA founder Llewelyn Kenrick .
Scottish internationals, of course, featured prominently for Queen's Park.
The attendance at Hampden was 6,000 and the home side won by 3-0, the goals coming from Weir, MacKinnon and Highet. 


Queen’s Park
Druids
A.R Anderson
G
C Quilter
C Campbell*
B
L Kenrick*
R.W Neill*
B
J Powell*
D Davidson*
HB
E Morris
J Phillips*
HB
J Hunter (Sheffield)*
J.B Weir*
F
W Williams*
J.T Richmond*
F
G.F Thompson*
W MacKinnon*
F
J Hughes *(Cambridge University)
F Tod
F
D Quilter
H McNeil*
F
W.H Davies *(Oswestry)
C. T Highet*
F
G.B  Ramsay


*Internationals