1903–04 British Home Championship

The 1903-04 British Home Championship football tournament was a low scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place. The tournament was played during the second half of the British domestic season and was, for the time, surprisingly low-scoring.

England began well, with a hard-fought draw with Wales and a 3–1 victory over Ireland in their opening games. Scotland were unable to match this success, only managing draws against both sides. The Irish recovered from their early loss in their draw with Scotland and managed to beat the Welsh 1–0 in Bangor to claim second place. In the final game, England and Scotland played out a close encounter which England won 1–0 thanks to a goal by Steve Bloomer.

Table

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

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Wales v England

29 February 1904

Wales	2 – 2	England
Walter Watkins, Lloyd Davies		Alf Common, Joseph Bache

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Ireland v England

12 March 1904

Ireland	1 – 3	England
Jack Kirwan		Alf Common, Joseph Bache, George Davis

Solitude, Belfast

Scotland v Wales

12 March 1904

Scotland	1 – 1	Wales
Bobby Walker		Robert Atherton

Dens Park, Dundee

Wales v Ireland

21 March 1904

Wales	0 – 1	Ireland
		Billy McCracken

Farrar Road, Bangor

Ireland v Scotland

26 March 1904

Ireland	1 – 1	Scotland
James Sheridan		Bob Hamilton

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Scotland v England

9 April 1904

Scotland	0 – 1	England
		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

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