Hi guys. I have searched a lot about the scorer of the first international goal in the official international matches. As it is known, the first official international match was between England vs Scotland in 1872 with a score 0-0, but when was the first international goal scored? Moreover, (according to my information) the first official match was between Sheffield FC vs Hallam FC in 1860, and the score was 2-0 for Sheffield. Does any one know who scored the two goals? in other words, who scored the first goal in the official domestic matches, and who scored the first goal in the official international matches. Thank you.
First goal in official internationals was scored by William Kenyon-Slaney for England v Scotland at Kennington Oval, London, on 8 March 1873. First in unofficial internationals was by Robert Crawford for Scotland v England on the same ground on 5 March 1870. The Scottish team was made up entirely of Scots living in the London area. Crawford was 17 years old and still at Harrow School. The first goal in an official domestic match is less certain. One of the links below claims it was scored by Nathaniel Creswick for Sheffield against Hallam on 26 December 1860. However the Sheffield Daily Telegraph at the time did not mention a goalscorer, only that Sheffield won 2-0. The FIFA Museum website states that Sheffield's opponents were the recently-formed Hallam and Stumperlow club. But the local newspaper is clear that Hallam and Stumperlow were separate clubs that had combined to face Sheffield. Several players were missing from both teams because of the weather, with Sheffield having fewer men. A large number of spectators attended, with bus services advertised in advance to transport them to the Hallam ground, which was primarily a cricket ground. Was this the first official football match as claimed? Probably not. Sheffield Daily Telegraph again. "The Sheffielders turned out in their usual scarlet and white while most of the country players wore the blue garment of the Stumperlow club." Two days before Sheffield had faced the Officers of the 58th Regiment. One goal was scored by each side with Sheffield winning by registering ten "rouges" to their opponents' five. Rouges were similar to tries in rugby, which suggests this match was not football as we understand it. But on 1 October 1860 a match took place between Tynemouth and the 1st King's Own Staffordshire Militia. It should have been 15 a-side but the home team were two short. Result was a goalless draw with no mention of rouges. A return match was scheduled a week later. Source is the Newcastle Daily Chronicle. https://www.90min.com/posts/first-ever-official-football-match https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-...-helped-create-the-game-we-know-toda-2621442/ Sources are from the British Newspaper Archive, managed by the British Library Board.