1937–38 British Home Championship

The 1937–38 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1937–38 season. The competition was won by England after they defeated Ireland and Wales in their opening games. Even though Scotland managed to win the final game at Wembley Stadium, England were able to hold their lead, thanks to the Welsh victory over Scotland in their opening match. Wales however were unable to continue this form, losing to England and Ireland in their subsequent matches. The Scots and Irish drew, and thus shared second place.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	4	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Ireland	3	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3
Wales	2	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Ireland v England

23 October 1937

Ireland	1 – 5	England
Alex Stevenson		George Mills 3 Willie Hall Eric Brook

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v Scotland

30 October 1937

Wales	2 – 1	Scotland
Bryn Jones 25' Seymour Morris 40'		72' Alex Massie

Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 41,800
Referee: Charles E. Argent (England)

Scotland v Ireland

10 November 1937

Scotland	1 – 1	Ireland
James Smith 48'		15' Peter Doherty

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 21,878
Referee: Arthur James Jewell (England)

England v Wales

17 November 1937

England	2 – 1	Wales
Willie Hall Stanley Matthews		Eddie Perry

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Ireland v Wales

16 March 1938

Ireland	1 – 0	Wales
Joe Bambrick

Windsor Park, Belfast

England v Scotland

9 April 1938

England	0 – 1	Scotland
		6' Tommy Walker

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 93,267
Referee: William R. Hamilton (Ireland)

References

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

External links

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British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

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