OTD E0133 — 13 Mar 1909: England’s Amateurs, Germany’s Humbling, and Football’s First Global Classroom

13 Mar 1909: England’s Amateur XI beat Germany 9-0 in Oxford, with Cyril Dunning scoring a hat-trick on debut. This episode explores the strange old world in which England had parallel national teams, the amateur professional divide, the 1908 Olympic champions, and how England’s amateur internationals helped export football across Europe — even as the countries they humbled would one day overtake them.Ideas: [email protected]