1952 British Home Championship
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The 1952 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1951/52 season. In an unusual conclusion, Wales shared the championship with England, one of only four tournaments Wales would share victory in post-war. Northern Ireland by contrast endured one of their worst championships of the period, losing all three games and failing to score. Scotland too underperformed, although their two losses were both hard fought.
Scotland had kicked off the competition with an easy victory over Northern Ireland in the first match. England and Wales by contrast split the points, failing to breach a 1-1 draw at Ninian Park. England exerted their authority over the Irish in their second game with a simple win, whilst Wales performed the impressive feat of beating Scotland on their home turf with a hard-won 1-0 success. The final games were tensely contested, as Wales, hoping for an England failure at Hampden Park in their final game took the play to the Irish and ran out 3-0 winners. In Glasgow between England and Scotland, the tournament was decided by two Stan Pearson goals which gave England the victory and their half of the trophy. Had goal difference been used at this time to further separate the teams, then Wales would have won a rare individual victory, but this method of scoring was not introduced to the British Hom Championship until the Seventies.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Scotland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Northern Ireland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 6, 1951 | Northern Ireland |
0–3 | Scotland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Bobby Johnstone 2, Thomas Orr |
| October 20, 1951 | Wales |
1–1 | England |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Bill Foulkes | Eddie Baily |
| November 14, 1951 | Scotland |
0–1 | Wales |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Ivor Allchurch |
| November 14, 1951 | England |
2–0 | Northern Ireland |
Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Nat Lofthouse 2 |
| March 19, 1952 | Wales |
3–0 | Northern Ireland |
Vetch Field, Swansea |
| Walley Barnes, Ivor Allchurch, Roy Clarke |
| April 5, 1952 | Scotland |
1–2 | England |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Lawrie Reilly | Stan Pearson 2 |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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