Ireland tour - The Oval, 5 February 1877
England 2G - 0G Ireland (FT)

Notes

 
Result England won by a margin of 2 goals
 
Ground name Kennington Oval, London
 
Referee AG Guillemard
 
England Test debuts RH Fowler, G Harrison, AN Hornby, PLA Price, CJC Touzel
Ireland Test debuts HC Brown, TD Brown, HG Edwards, TG Gordon, WJ Hamilton, HW Jackson, HC Kelly, FW Kidd, AM Whitestone, WH Wilson
 
Points scoring rules no points awarded, match is decided by a majority of goals