Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Between 1870 and 1872, the Football Association (FA) organised five representative association football matches between teams from England and Scotland, all held in London. The first of these matches was held at The Oval on 5 March 1870, and the fifth was on 21 February 1872. The matches, which were organised by C. W. Alcock, are the precursors to modern international football and referred to as internationals at the time, but are not considered full internationals by FIFA as the players competing in the Scotland team were London-based Scottish players. They were followed by the 1872 match in Glasgow between Scotland and England which is recognised as the first international match.. }
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- England_v_Scotland_representative_football_matches_(1870–72) abstract "Between 1870 and 1872, the Football Association (FA) organised five representative association football matches between teams from England and Scotland, all held in London. The first of these matches was held at The Oval on 5 March 1870, and the fifth was on 21 February 1872. The matches, which were organised by C. W. Alcock, are the precursors to modern international football and referred to as internationals at the time, but are not considered full internationals by FIFA as the players competing in the Scotland team were London-based Scottish players. They were followed by the 1872 match in Glasgow between Scotland and England which is recognised as the first international match.".