1974–75 British Home Championship

The 1974-75 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It resulted in a resounding victory for an England team which was going through one of the worst periods of consistent play in their history. The tournament saw several draws, including two dramatic 2–2 ties for the Welsh team against England and Scotland and a goalless draw between England and Northern Ireland. The Scots had begun better, beating the Irish 3–0 in their second game and so entered the final match with a real chance of victory. The Welsh, like the English, had a 2 point advantage in their final match, but failed to capitalise on this, losing to Northern Ireland and ending in last place. The final game, between England and Scotland was in the end a one-sided affair, the English crushing the Scots in a 5–1 rout and winning the tournament.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	4	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1
Northern Ireland	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2
Wales	2	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v England

17 May 1975

Northern Ireland	0 – 0	England

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v Scotland

17 May 1975

Wales	2 – 2	Scotland
John Toshack, Brian Flynn		Bruce Rioch, Colin Jackson

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v Northern Ireland

20 May 1975

Scotland	3 – 0	Northern Ireland
Ted MacDougall, Derek Parlane, Kenny Dalglish

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Wales

21 May 1975

England	2 – 2	Wales
David Johnson 2		John Toshack, Arfon Griffiths

Wembley Stadium, London

Northern Ireland v Wales

23 May 1975

Northern Ireland	1 – 0	Wales
Tommy Finney

Windsor Park, Belfast

England v Scotland

24 May 1975

England	5 – 1	Scotland
Gerry Francis 2, David Johnson, Kevin Beattie, Colin Bell		Bruce Rioch (P)

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