1928 British Home Championship
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The 1928 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1927/28 season between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by Wales who did not lose a game and only dropped a single point during the tournament. This championship is most notable for what became known as the "Wembley Wizards" when a scratch Scottish team crushed a highly-regarded England side 5-1 at the English national stadium of Wembley.
England had endured a dreadful run of form in the years following the First World War, only managing to even share the trophy once in the previous eight years. This trend reached its nadir in 1928, as they bega the campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Ireland in Belfast. Wales and Scotland both began well, with a competitive 2-2 draw in Wrexham, Wales following this by defeating England 2-1 in Burnley to take the lead in the competition, a position they made unassailable by beat Ireland by the same scoreline in their final match. Ireland nevertheless still claimed second place by beating the Scots by a single goal in their own final match. In the last game, between England and Scotland at Wembley, Scotland decimated England with powerful attacking football from a team only recently brought together following the defeat to Ireland.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Ireland |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Scotland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 England |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 22, 1927 | Ireland |
2–0 | England |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Jackie Mahood, Own Goal |
| October 29, 1927 | Wales |
2–2 | Scotland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Ernie Curtis, Jimmy Gibson (Own Goal) | Hugh Gallacher, John Hutton (P) |
| November 28, 1927 | England |
1–2 | Wales |
Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Own Goal | Wilf Lewis, Own Goal |
| February 4, 1928 | Ireland |
1–2 | Wales |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Jimmy Chambers | Wilf Lewis, Willie Davies |
| February 25, 1928 | Scotland |
0–1 | Ireland |
Firhill Park, Glasgow |
| Jimmy Chambers |
| March 31, 1928 | England |
1–5 | Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Bob Kelly | Alex Jackson 3, Alex James 2 |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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