1910–11 British Home Championship

The 1910-11 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. After a close competition between England, Scotland and Wales, England won by a single point. Scotland and Wales followed with another point between them above Ireland who failed to gain a single point and only scored two goals.

Wales and Ireland began the tournament with the Welsh winning a close match in Belfast. England played Ireland in the second game with the same scoreline, leaving England and Wales equal at the head of the table. Wales and Scotland drew a hard fought game before Scotland finished Ireland's tournament with a 2–0 win. England and Wales played a match in London in which a Welsh win would have given them the trophy but the English side was too strong and ran out 3–0. In the final game between England and Scotland a win for either side would gain them the championship but England would also win with a draw, a result they achieved at home in Liverpool.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 5321062+4
 Scotland 4312053+2
 Wales 33111462
 Ireland 03003264

The points system worked as follows:

Results


11 February 1911
England  2 – 1  Ireland
Albert Shepherd
Robert Evans
James McAuley

6 March 1911
Wales  2 – 2  Scotland
Grenville Morris  20', 67'  35', 89' RC Hamilton
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

18 March 1911
Scotland  2 – 0  Ireland
William Reid  23'
Jimmy McMenemy  53'
 
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Herbert S. Bamlett (England)

13 March 1911
England  3 – 0  Wales
Vivian Woodward 2
George Webb
 

1 April 1911
England  1 – 1  Scotland
Jimmy Stewart  20'  88' Sandy Higgins
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

References

  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4. 
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