 The match was, as announced, to all intents and purposes between England and Scotland".The 1870 and 1871 matches are not currently recognised by FIFA as official, however the "Scotsman" newspaper certainly identified them as ""international" [The Scotsman's italics]" The most notable Scottish player of the 1870 and 1871 games was Smith, a player of Queen's Park FC.Alcock continued to pursue players from "north of the Tweed", inviting them in papers such as the Scotsman to contact(for example) A F Kinnaird".