Played28 February 1880
Whalley Range, Manchester, EnglandHead-to-head
No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.
Scoring
- 1’CEngland conversion · Lennard Stokes
- 1’CEngland conversion · Lennard Stokes
- 1’TEngland try · Henry Taylor
- 1’TEngland try · Thomas Fry
- 1’TEngland try · George Burton
- 1’TEngland try · Edward Gurdon
- 1’CScotland conversion · Malcollm Cross
- 1’TScotland try · JB Brown
- 11’TEngland try · Henry Taylor
The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.
Line-ups
England
- Roger WalkerForward
- Charles SawyerThree-quarter
- George VernonForward
- Thomas FryBack
- Charles PhillipsForward
- Edward GurdonForward
- Gillie HarrisonForward
- Hugh RowleyForward
- Charles CoatesForward
- Henry TaylorFly-half
- Charles GurdonForward
- Richard FinchFly-half
- Lennard StokesThree-quarter
- Stuart NeameForward
- George BurtonForward
Scotland
- Ninian FinlayThree-quarter
- EN EwartForward
- Malcollm CrossThree-quarter
- David CasselsForward
- Nathaniell BrewisForward
- David McCowanForward
- Charles StewartForward
- William MastersFly-half
- Alexander PetrieForward
- James GrahamForward
- JB BrownForward
- Sorley BrownFly-half
- Robert AinslieForward
- Robert IrvineForward
- Bill MaclaganBack
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 71–45 Scotland, 12 drawn in 128 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going inno earlier scored Tests
Scotland going inno earlier scored Tests
- Next meeting on record: 1 March 1890
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.