1896–97 British Home Championship

The 1896-97 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland after a late goal at The Crystal Palace which beat England to the trophy despite England's dominance of the competition up to that point. Ireland came third despite conceding 14 goals and Wales finished last having picked up only one point.

England began the tournament the strongest, scoring six without reply against the Irish in Belfast with Fred Wheldon claiming a hat-trick. Ireland recovered in the second match however, a high-scoring affair against Wales in which the Irish just claimed a 4–3 victory. Wales too improved in their second match, forcing a draw from Scotland in Wrexham, before Scotland too improved, beating Ireland 5–1 at home to temporarily take the top of the table. England surpassed them in the penultimate match, winning 4–0 over Wales and needing only a draw in the final game at home against Scotland to win the tournament. Scotland however were more than a match for the English and scored late to claim their 2–1 victory and win the trophy.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Scotland 5321094+5
 England 43201112+9
 Ireland 231025149
 Wales 130125105

The points system worked as follows:

Results


6 March 1897
Ireland  4 – 3  Wales
James Baron
Olphie Stanfield
James Pyper
Jack Peden
Billy Meredith 2
Caesar Jenkyns

20 March 1897
Wales  2 – 2  Scotland
Morgan Morgan-Owen  40'
David Pugh  75'
 11' (pen.) John L. Ritchie
 60' John Walker
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Thomas Armitt (England)

27 March 1897
Scotland  5 – 1  Ireland
John McPherson  5', 70'
Neilly Gibson  15'
Bob McColl  25'
Alexander King  40'
 62' James Pyper
Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: James Cooper (Wales)


3 April 1897
England  1 – 2  Scotland
Steve Bloomer  19'  27' Thomas Hyslop
 83' James Millar
The Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 33,715
Referee: Richard Thomas Gough (Wales)

References

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