1894 British Home Championship
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The 1894 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland in a close competition in which neither Scotland nor England lost a game but Scotland managed to accumalate one more point than England with a victory over Ireland.
Wales and Ireland began the tournament, Wales winning the match easily 4-1 and gaining an early advantage. Ireland's second match was against England and the Irish managed to hold their opponents to a 2-2 draw in a very tough match. england recovered to beat Wales, scoring five goals but this total was matched by Scotland in their first match. Scotland also managed to beat Ireland, the Irish again only narrowly missing out on victory, losing 1-2. In the final game of the competition England and Scotland played, Scotland only needing a draw to achieve the trophy. Despite a very strong encounter, the Scots held England to a 2-2 draw and took the tournament by a single point.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
 Wales |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
 Ireland |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| February 24, 1894 | Wales |
4–1 | Ireland |
St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea |
| William Lewis 2, Edwin James 2 | Olphie Stanfield |
| March 3, 1894 | Ireland |
2–2 | England |
Solitude Ground, Belfast |
| Olphie Stanfield, William Gibson | John Devey, Fred Spiksley |
| March 12, 1894 | Wales |
1–5 | England |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| John Bowlder | John Veitch 3, Robert Gosling, Own Goal |
| March 24, 1894 | Wales |
2–5 | Scotland |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| Hugh Morris 2 | Davidson Berry, John Barker, Thomas Chambers, David Alexander, John Johnstone |
| March 31, 1894 | Ireland |
1–2 | Scotland |
Solitude Ground, Belfast |
| Olphie Stanfield | John Taylor Own Goal (Samuel Torrens) |
| April 7, 1894 | Scotland |
2–2 | England |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| William Lambie, Sandy McMahon | Johnny Goodall, Jack Reynolds |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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