1948 British Home Championship
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1948 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947/48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.
England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2-0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2-2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2-0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch a whitewash of the Home Nations and the championship.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 Wales |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ireland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Scotland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 4, 1947 | Ireland |
2–0 | Scotland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Samuel Smyth 2 |
| October 18, 1947 | Wales |
0–3 | England |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Tom Finney, Stan Mortensen, Tommy Lawton |
| November 12, 1947 | Scotland |
1–2 | Wales |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Andrew McLaren | Trevor Ford, George Lowrie |
| November 5, 1947 | England |
2–2 | Ireland |
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| Tommy Lawton, Wilf Mannion | Peter Doherty, Davy Walsh |
| March 10, 1948 | Wales |
2–0 | Ireland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| George Lowrie, George Edwards |
| May 10, 1948 | Scotland |
0–2 | England |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Stan Mortensen, Tom Finney |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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| Football in the United Kingdom: England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales |
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| Rous Cup | Home Nation matches since 1984 |
