1899–1900 British Home Championship

The 1899-1900 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Conducted in the second half of the 1899–1900 season, it was dominated by Scotland who achieved a whitewash of their opponents by winning all three games. Wales and England shared second place, with Ireland bringing up the rear.

Wales and Ireland began the competition in Llandudno, the Welsh side winning 2–0 to take immediate advantage. Ireland then returned to Belfast to play Scotland, where they again lost, conceding three without reply. In Cardiff, Wales and England played out a draw giving both a chance of success in the tournament before Wales' hopes were ended by a heavy 5–2 defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen. England however remained strong, beating the Irish and needing a draw to share the trophy with Scotland and a win to take it undisputed. Scotland however were much too strong, dominating the match and winning 4–1 to complete three victories and win the competition.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	6	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1
England	3	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
Ireland	0	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Scotland v Wales

3 February 1900

Scotland	5 – 2	Wales
David Wilson 2, Jack Bell, Bob Hamilton, Alex Smith		Thomas Parry, William Butler

Pittodrie, Aberdeen

Wales v Ireland

24 February 1900

Wales	2 – 0	Ireland
Thomas Parry, Billy Meredith

The Oval, Llandudno

Ireland v Scotland

3 March 1900

Ireland	0 – 3	Scotland
		Alex Smith 2, John Campbell

Solitude, Belfast

Ireland v England

17 March 1900

Ireland	0 – 2	England
		Harry Johnson, Charlie Sagar

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Wales v England

26 March 1900

Wales	1 – 1	England
Billy Meredith		Geoffrey Wilson

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Scotland v England

7 April 1900

Scotland	4 – 1	England
Robert McColl 3, Jack Bell		Steve Bloomer

Celtic Park, Glasgow

References

Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Competitors	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Seasons	1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 First World War 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 Second World War 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984