1963–64 British Home Championship
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The 1963–64 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their remaining matches. Goal difference was not at this stage used to determine team positions in the tournament, but if it had been, England would have won with a goal difference of +8 with Scotland second and Ireland third.
England began the tournament the stronger side, defeating Wales 4–0 in Cardiff. Ireland too began well, beating the fancied Scots in a close game in Belfast. In the second round England took the lead with a thumping 8–3 victory over Ireland at home, in which
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 |
Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Ireland (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 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
- ^ Hat Trick For Scots, video footage from official Pathé News archive
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.