THE SOCCER GAZETTE · OFFICIAL ASN REPLAY · JANUARY 6, 1900
Scrivens’ penalty settles the match for Small Heath
C&D game used: Soccer Blast · PLAAY Games · ASN 1900 adaptation.
Coventry Road, Birmingham · English Football League Division Two · Two points for a win
Small Heath 1–0 Middlesbrough
Small Heath beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Coventry Road. Tom Scrivens converted a penalty at 39 minutes, the match’s only goal. Martin Hughes made eight saves for Middlesbrough. Nat Robinson kept a clean sheet without facing a shot on target; his match save percentage is unavailable.
Small Heath led 22–2 in shots and 9–0 on target. Luke Raisbeck was cautioned at 65 and 91 minutes and dismissed for repeated misconduct at 91. Robert Page, Joseph Murphy and Billy Bennett were also cautioned. No injury withdrawal was recorded. Small Heath led 1–0 at half-time, and the replay ended at 91 minutes. Middlesbrough’s starting names are reported; Small Heath’s selection is Estimated from sourced season players. No future suspension is inferred.
Half-time: 1-0. Recorded replay finish: 91 minutes.
The goals
- 39′ — Tom Scrivens scores a penalty for Small Heath.
Match figures
| Statistic | Small Heath | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 22 | 2 |
| On target | 9 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 8 |
| Corners | 6 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Cautions | 1 | 4 |
| Dismissals | 0 | 1 |
Player observations
All 22 starters remain in the match ledger. Unresolved identities are excluded from named career records.
Small Heath
| Player / identity scope | G | A | OG | Shots | On target | Saves | Cautions | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Archer Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pratt Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Adey Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Leake Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Wigmore Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Wharton Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bennett Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McRoberts Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Scrivens Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Main Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Robinson Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player / identity scope | G | A | OG | Shots | On target | Saves | Cautions | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Cowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Raisbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Piercy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wanless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers
| Keeper / identity scope | Saves | On target faced | Goals allowed | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Robinson Estimated starter; historical participation unverified | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Martin Hughes | 8 | 9 | 1 | No |
Own goals count in goals allowed without adding an opposition shot. Zero shots on target faced leaves save percentage unavailable. Exact individual minutes are unavailable.
Injuries and discipline
- 27′ — Robert Page cautioned by the referee.
- 39′ — Joseph Murphy cautioned by the referee.
- 65′ — Luke Raisbeck cautioned by the referee.
- 86′ — Billy Bennett cautioned by the referee.
- 91′ — Luke Raisbeck cautioned by the referee.
- 91′ — Luke Raisbeck dismissed for repeated misconduct; no replacement recorded.
Reading this replay
- Small Heath’s complete January 6 eleven is unrecovered. Supported season players form an Estimated replay selection, including Tom Scrivens; participation is unverified.
- Middlesbrough’s starting names are reported. Exact 2–3–5 roles are Estimated, especially the half-backs and inside forwards.
- Middlesbrough Joseph Murphy remains separate from the Arsenal name; Lincoln William McMillan remains separate from Burnley’s namesake. No cross-club merge by name alone.
- C&D game used: Soccer Blast · PLAAY Games · existing ASN 1900 adaptation. This is an official tabletop replay, not an imported historical result.
- All 66 numerical cards are Estimated allocations, including the inherited missing-statistics fallback. Source names and identity restrictions are preserved; historical save statistics and full scoring calibration remain unavailable.
- Full-season club records are retrospective team-rating proxies; individual game traits are estimates, not measured January 6 abilities.
- Inherited 90-minute plus added-time convention. Exact historical elapsed time and exact individual player minutes are unavailable.
- Physical yellow/red cards were not used in 1900; YC/RC aliases represent referee cautions and dismissals. No future absence or suspension is inferred.
- Estimated starting selections are observed ASN replay appearances, not verified historical participation. Career eligibility identifies a supported named person; it does not establish that person’s historical January 6 appearance.
- No historical goals, injuries or match outcomes were scripted. Universal date remains January 10, 1900.