1938–39 British Home Championship
The 1938–39
The opening matches saw an immediate advantage for Wales and Scotland who beat England and Northern Ireland respectively. Scotland then followed by beating the Welsh in their second match during a close contest whilst England succeeded in victory over the Irish by a seven-goal margin to bring them into joint second place behind the Scots. During the match, Willie Hall scored five goals, an English record that has been equalled but never broken as of 2007. In the final games, Wales beat the Irish, resulting in a whitewash of three defeats for Ireland and joint first place for the Welsh. England joined Wales and Scotland on four points with a 2–1 victory over Scotland in Glasgow to share the title among the three nations, as goal difference was not at this stage used to determine position. The win was sealed by a goal from Tommy Lawton, who scored in all of England's matches
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
 Wales (C)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
 Scotland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions
Results
References
- ^ "England vs Northern Ireland, 16 November 1938". EU-Football.
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
