1949 British Home Championship
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The 1949 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The tournament was notable for it being the final competition the Home Nations competed in before they joined the FIFA World Cup and thus the last time it was the most important international football tournament in Britain.
England began the tournament the strongest with a 7-2 success over the Irish in Belfast. Scotland began well also, beating the Welsh in Cardiff, which they followed with a narrow success against Ireland in a highly-competitive match. England too took maximum points from their second game with a close 1-0 win over the Welsh. In the final games, Wales beat Ireland to take third place whilst the Scots succeeded in strongly defeating England at Wembley Stadium to take the championship.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Wales |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Ireland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 9, 1948 | Ireland |
2–7 | England |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Davy Walsh 2 | Stan Mortensen 3, Stanley Matthews, Jackie Milburn, Stan Pearson |
| October 23, 1948 | Wales |
1–3 | Scotland |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Barrie Jones | William Waddell 2, Hugh Howie |
| November 10, 1948 | England |
1–0 | Wales |
Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Tom Finney |
| November 17, 1948 | Scotland |
3–2 | Ireland |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| William Houliston 2, Jimmy Mason | Davy Walsh 2 |
| March 9, 1949 | Ireland |
0–2 | Wales |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| George Edwards, Trevor Ford |
| April 9, 1949 | England |
1–3 | Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Jackie Milburn | Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Mason, Billy Steel |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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| Football in the United Kingdom: England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales |
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| Rous Cup | Home Nation matches since 1984 |
