1919–20 British Home Championship

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1919–20 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates25 October 1919 –10 April 1914
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Wales (2nd title)
Runners-up Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Wales Stan Davies
Scotland Tom Miller
England Bob Kelly (3 goals)

The 1919–20

1914 competition
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In the first British game after the war in October 1919, England and Ireland drew at Windsor Park, Wales and Scotland doing likewise at their first game in February 1920, shortly after Wales and Ireland had drawn in Belfast. Scotland and Wales then exerted the dominance they would display in the ensuing decade, Scotland beating Ireland 3–0 as Wales defeated England 2–1 away. In the final game, Wales relied on England to beat Scotland in order for them to win the championship, a result which came only at the end of an exhausting encounter which finished 5–4.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales (C) 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 3
 England 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 3
 Ireland 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: [1]
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

Ireland 1–1 England
Ferris 70' Cock 1'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Thomas R. Dougray (Scotland)

Ireland 2–2 Wales
McCandless 8'
Emerson 59'
S. Davies 51', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isaac Baker (England)

Wales 1–1 Scotland
Evans 5' Cairns 78'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

Scotland 3–0 Ireland
Wilson 8'
Morton 42'
Cunningham
55'
 
Attendance: 39,757
Referee: James Mason (England)

England 1–2 Wales
Buchan 7' S. Davies 14' (pen.)
Richards 35'
Attendance: 21,800
Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

England 5–4 Scotland
Morris
67'
Wilson 21'
Donaldson
31'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland)

Winning squad

Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
Scotland
SCO[2]
IRE[3]
England
ENG[4]
Apps Goals
Stan Davies 1 1/2 1/1 3 3
Joe Jones 1 1 1 3 0
Tommy Matthias 1 1 1 3 0
Billy Meredith 1 1 1 3 0
Harry Millership 1 1 1 3 0
Moses Russell 1 1 1 3 0
Dick Richards 1 1/1 2 1
Jack Evans 1/1 1 2 1
Lot Jones 1 1 2 0
Fred Keenor 1 1 2 0
Teddy Peers 1 1 2 0
Ivor Jones 1 1 2 0
Ted Vizard 1 1 0
Billy Jennings 1 1 0
William Bailiff 1 1 0

References

  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. .
  1. ^ "British Championship 1919-20". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ Wales vs Scotland, 26 February 1920, EU-Football.info
  3. ^ Ireland vs Wales, 14 February 1920, EU-Football.info
  4. ^ England vs Wales, 15 March 1920, EU-Football.info