1934–35 British Home Championship

The 1934-35 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1934–35 season. Scotland and England shared the trophy after a dramatic final match in which the Scots beat England to claim a share of the cup after having seemingly come adrift following their early defeat to Ireland.

It was England and Ireland who began strongest, England thumping the trophy-holders Wales 4–0 in Cardiff whils the Irish defeated the Scots in Belfast 2–1. Scotland recovered in the second game, beating Wales 3–2 at home to reenter the race for the tournament as England beat Ireland in a close game in Liverpool to become favourites. In the final matches, Ireland failed to take the necessary points from Wales to push for a joint top spot, falling 3–1 in Wrexham. The Scots and the English played in Glasgow, knowing that a draw for the English would be enough to secure them an undisputed victory. This was not to be as by dint of great effort, the Scottish team overcame their Southern rivals 2–0. As goal difference was not at this stage used to separate teams in the British Home Championship, the honours were shared by England and Scotland, whilst Ireland and Wales shared third place.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
England	4	3	2	1	6	3	+3
Scotland	4	3	2	1	6	4	+2
Ireland	2	3	1	2	4	6	−2
Wales	2	3	1	2	5	8	−3

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Wales v England

29 September 1934

Wales	0 – 4	England
		Fred Tilson 2, Eric Brook, Stanley Matthews

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Ireland v Scotland

20 October 1934

Ireland	2 – 1	Scotland
D.K. Martin, Jackie Coulter		Patrick Gallacher

Windsor Park, Belfast

Scotland v Wales

21 November 1934

Scotland	3 – 2	Wales
Charlie Napier 2, Dally Duncan		Charlie Phillips, Dai Astley

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

England v Ireland

6 February 1935

England	2 – 1	Ireland
Cliff Bastin 2		Alex Stevenson

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Wales v Ireland

27 March 1935

Wales	3 – 1	Ireland
Wilson Jones, Charlie Phillips, Idris Hopkins		Joe Bambrick

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Scotland v England

6 April 1935

Scotland	2 – 0	England
Dally Duncan 2

Hampden Park, Glasgow

References

British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
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

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