Full time13 March 1897
Fallowfield, Manchester, England · Home Nations 1897Head-to-head
England won by 9 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · James Byrne2–0
- –TEngland try · Ernest Fookes5–0
- –TEngland try · Tot Robinson8–0
- –DEngland drop goal · James Byrne12–0
- –TScotland try · Alf Bucher12–3
Line-ups
England
- Little Billy TaylorFly-half
- Herbert DudgeonForward
- Ernest FookesThree-quarter
- Fred JacobForward
- John PinchForward
- Tot RobinsonThree-quarter
- Robert OakesForward
- Osbert MackieThree-quarter
- Cyril WellsFly-half
- James ByrneBack
- William BuntingThree-quarter
- James DavidsonForward
- Wilfrid StoddartForward
- Edward KnowlesForward
- Lyndhurst GiblinForward
Scotland
- Andrew BalfourForward
- Alexander RobertsonThree-quarter
- Allan SmithBack
- Mark MorrisonForward
- William NeilsonThree-quarter
- Thomas ScottForward
- William McEwanForward
- Ronald StevensonForward
- John DodsForward
- William SimpsonFly-half
- Tom ScottThree-quarter
- George TurnbullForward
- Alf BucherThree-quarter
- Matthew ElliotFly-half
- Robert MacMillanForward
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 in
Scotland going in
- Previous meeting: 14 March 1896, England 0–11 Scotland
- Next meeting on record: 12 March 1898
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.