18. Januar 1879 - 15:00 - Kennington Oval - London - England - Freundschaftsspiele - 2x30 Minuten - Zuschauer: 85

England - Wales 2:1 (2:0)

1:0 Herbert Whitfeld 8'

2:0 Thomas Sorby 20' 

2:1 William Davies 47'

England: Rupert Anderson (Old Etonians AFC, Eton), Lindsay Bury (Cambridge University AFC, Cambridge), Claud Wilson (Oxford University AFC, Oxford), Norman Bailey (Clapham Rovers FC, London), William Clegg (Sheffield Albion FC, Sheffield), Edward Parry (Old Carthusians FC, Godalming), Thomas Sorby (Thursday Wanderers FC, Sheffield), Henry Wace (Wanderers FC, London), Arthur Cursham (K) (Notts County FC, Nottingham), Herbert Whitfeld (Cambridge University AFC, Cambridge), Billy Mosforth (The Wednesday FC, Sheffield)

Wales: George Glasscodine (Wrexham AFC, Wrexham), Samuel Kenrick (K) (Ruabon Druids FC, Ruabon), George Higham (Oswestry FC, Oswestry), William Williams (Ruabon Dreuids, Ruabon), Tom Owen (Oswestry FC, Oswsestry), William Davies (Oswestry FC, Oswestry), Watkin Shone (Oswestry FC, Oswestry), Dennis Heywood (Oswestry FC, Oswestry), John Price (Wrexham AFC, Wrexham), William Owen (Oswestry FC, Oswestry), William Roberts (Llangollen FC, Llangollen)

Schiedsrichter: Seger Bastard (England)