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OVERVIEW Football's second season saw the world's first official international match: Scotland v England . The Football Association (FA) had initiated 'international' matches between English and Scottish players since 1870 , but none of these were deemed to be full internationals. The first official match took place when Queen's Park , a leading Scottish club in football's development, invited the FA to pick an English team to face a Scottish team (which, as they picked the team, consisted entirely of Queen's Park players). The match took place at Hamilton Crescent , Glasgow on November 30 1872 and ended in a 0-0 draw in front of around 4,000 spectators. The FA hosted a return match at Kennington Oval , London on March 8 1873 , which resulted in a 4-2 victory for England. The Scottish Football Association was formed on March 13 1873 (after both these matches) and then took over the running of the Scotland team (helping to further signify that the FA was to become an English, not UK-wide (or even worldwide), organisation). The FA Cup returned for a second season. Under the rules of the time, last year's winners, Wanderers , automatically qualified for the final where they beat the University Of Oxford 2-0. After this season, the 'challenge' rule was scrapped and the current holders had to start in the first round like everybody else. NATIONAL TEAM
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