1908–09 British Home Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
Dates | 13 February – 3 April 1909 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | England (16th title) |
Runners-up | Wales |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | 7 Players (2 goals) |
The 1908–09
England and Ireland began the tournament with England starting well, scoring four without reply. Wales and Scotland began their competition in March, the Welsh winning a close game in Wrexham 3–2. Scotland's response was a 5–0 thumping of the Irish in a strong display of goalscoring ability. England reaffirmed their position as favourites with a 2–0 win over Wales before Wales too made a final push for the title, becoming the only team in this edition of the tournament to win a match away, beating Ireland 3–2 in Belfast. In the final game, England needed only a draw to win the championship undisputed. In the event they did better, scoring twice against Scotland without reply to take the title.
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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England (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Results
Winning squad
Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
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WAL[2] |
IRE[3]
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SCO[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Ben Warren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
William Wedlock
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Vivian Woodward | 1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | |
Bert Freeman | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
George Holley | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Evelyn Lintott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Fred Pentland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Arthur Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
George Wall | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
George Hilsdon | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
Harold Fleming | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Colin Veitch | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Arthur Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Joe Cottle | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
James Windridge
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1 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "British Championship 1909". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Monday, 15 March 1909 | England 2 Wales 0, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 13 February 1909 | England 4 Ireland 0, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 3 April 1909 | England 2 Scotland 0, England Football Online
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.