Ireland tour - Manchester, 5 February 1881
England 2G - 0G Ireland (FT)

Notes

 
Result England won by a margin of 2 goals
 
Ground name Whalley Range, Manchester
 
Referee AG Guillemard
 
England Test debuts CWL Fernandes, WW Hewitt, J Ravenscroft, WR Richardson, JI Ward
Ireland Test debuts DR Browning, JCS Burkitt, AR MacMullen, HB Morell, W Peirce, HF Spunner
 
Points scoring rules no points awarded, match is decided by a majority of goals