The 1895 World Championship was a

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match that took place at

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on 27 April 1895 between the winner of the English Football League First Division,

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, and

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, Heart of Midlothian. The match was won by Sunderland 5–3. The wealthy miner Samuel Tyzack, who alongside and shipbuilder Robert Turnbull funded the Sunderland side known as the "team of all talents," often pretended to be a priest while scouting for players in Scotland, as Sunderland's recruitment policy in Scotland enraged many Scottish fans. In fact, the Sunderland lineup in the 1895 World Championship consisted entirely of Scottish players - Scottish players who moved to England to play professionally in those days were nicknamed the

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.When Sunderland met Hearts in the first ever 'Champions League' match , Nutmeg Magazine
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and

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sides; and it was the second such club competition won by an

team, with previous winners being

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and Renton (both

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winners, as the leagues had not been yet created at the time). The Scottish and English leagues were pre-eminent in the world at that time. However, it was the first ever game played between the respective champions of two different leagues. This was the only international competition Sunderland won; they subsequently participated in the

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in 1902 and the

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in 1938 but exited early in those competitions.

Participant teams

Match details

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:World 1894–95 in English football 1894–95 in Scottish football World Championship 1895 World Championship 1895 April 1895 International association football competitions hosted by Scotland 1890s in Edinburgh Football World Championship