1897 British Home Championship
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The 1897 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland after a late goal at The Crystal Palace which beat England to the trophy despite England's dominance of the competition up to that point. Ireland came third despite conceding 14 goals and Wales finished last having picked up only one point.
England began the tournament the strongest, scoring six without reply against the Irish in Belfast with Fred Wheldon claiming a hat-trick. Ireland recovered in the second match however, a high-scoring affair against Wales in which the Irish just claimed victory 4-3. Wales too improved in their second match, forcing a draw from Scotland in Wrexham, before Scotland too improved, beating Ireland 5-1 at home to temporarily take the top of the table. England surpassed them in the penultimate match, winning 4-0 over Wales and needing only a draw in the final game at home against Scotland to win the tournament. Scotland however were more than a match for the English and scored late to claim their 2-1 victory and win the trophy.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 Ireland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
 Wales |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| February 20, 1897 | England |
6–0 | Ireland |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Fred Wheldon 3, Steve Bloomer 2, Charlie Athersmith |
| March 6, 1897 | Ireland |
4–3 | Wales |
Solitude Ground, Belfast |
| James Barron, Olphie Stanfield, James Pyer, John Peden | Billy Meredith 2, Caesar Jenkyns |
| March 20, 1897 | Wales |
2–2 | Scotland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Morgan Morgan-Owen, David Pugh | John Ritchie (P), John Walker |
| March 27, 1897 | Scotland |
5–1 | Ireland |
Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
| John McPherson 2, Bob McColl, Neilly Gibson, Alexander King | James Pyper |
| March 29, 1897 | England |
4–0 | Wales |
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
| Alf Milward 2, Ernest Needham, Steve Bloomer |
| April 3, 1897 | England |
1–2 | Scotland |
The Crystal Palace, London |
| Steve Bloomer | Thomas Hyslop, James Millar |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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