1968–69 British Home Championship

The 1968-69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favorites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by the Northern Ireland national football team. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	6	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1
Northern Ireland	2	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Wales	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Wales v Scotland

3 May 1969

Wales	3 – 5	Scotland
Ron Davies 2, John Toshack		Billy Bremner, Colin Stein, Billy McNeill, Thomas McLean, Alan Gilzean

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Northern Ireland v England

3 May 1969

Northern Ireland	1 – 3	England
Eric McMordie		Martin Peters, Francis Lee, Geoff Hurst (P)

Windsor Park, Belfast

Scotland v Northern Ireland

6 May 1969

Scotland	1 – 1	Northern Ireland
Colin Stein		Eric McMordie

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Wales

7 May 1969

England	2 – 1	Wales
Bobby Charlton, Francis Lee		Ron Davies

Wembley Stadium, London

Northern Ireland v Wales

10 May 1969

Northern Ireland	0 – 0	Wales

Windsor Park, Belfast

England v Scotland

10 May 1969

England	4 – 1	Scotland
Martin Peters 2, Geoff Hurst 2 (1P)		Colin Stein

Wembley Stadium, London

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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Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984