1906 British Home Championship

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The 1906 British Home Championship was the 22nd edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The trophy was shared between the two sides which regulaly dominated the competition, England and Scotland who each gained four points.

England and Ireland began the tournament in February 1906, with England scoring five goals without reply and riing to the head of the table. Wales joined them after their match with Scotland which they won in Edinburgh 2-0. Scotland recovered to beat Ireland by a single goal and England then moved ahead by beating Wales with an identical scoreline. Playing for lower rankings, Wales and Ireland fought out a thrilling 4-4 draw in Cardiff before the deciding game between England and Scotland. England needed only a draw to take the trophy undisputed, but Scotland played well and in flowing match triumphed 2-1 to share the honours.

[edit] Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	4	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5
Scotland	4	3	2	0	1	3	3	0
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1
Ireland	1	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

[edit] Results

February 17, 1906	Ireland	0–5	England	Solitude Ground, Belfast
			Dicky Bond 2, Arthur Brown, Stanley Harris, Samuel Day	Solitude Ground, Belfast

March 3, 1906	Scotland	0–2	Wales	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
			William Jones, James Jones	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

March 17, 1906	Ireland	0–1	Scotland	Dalymount Park, Dublin
			Thomas Fitchie	Dalymount Park, Dublin

March 19, 1906	Wales	0–1	England	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
			Samuel Day	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

April 2, 1906	Wales	4–4	Ireland	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	William Green 3, Hugh Morgan-Owen		Jimmy Maxwell 2, Harold Sloan 2	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham