1907–08 British Home Championship

The 1907-08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the trophy, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 53210113+8
 Scotland 5321082+6
 Ireland 23102286
 Wales 030032108

The points system worked as follows:

Results


7 March 1908
Scotland  2 – 1  Wales
Alexander Bennett  60'
Willie Lennie  87'
 30' Lot Jones
Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

14 March 1908
Ireland  0 – 5  Scotland
   3', 55', 70', 75' Jimmy Quinn
 23' James Galt
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James T. Ibbotson (England)


11 April 1908
Wales  0 – 1  Ireland
  Harold Sloan

4 April 1908
Scotland  1 – 1  England
Andrew Wilson  27'  75' Jimmy Windridge
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 121,452
Referee: James Mason (England)

References

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