1957 British Home Championship
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The 1957 British Home Championship was the final full championship before the Munich air disaster would kill senior members of all four squads mid-wat through the following tournament. A close-fought competition between England and Scotland, the tournament also featured some very good performances from Wales and Northern Ireland. For tournaments of the day, this was considered a low scoring affair, although the performances were consistently high.
England won the championship in a close final match, but after the first round and tea could have taken the trophy, Northern Ireland holding England to a draw and the Scots doing likewise with the Welsh. In the second games, Wales were well beaten by England, but Scotland were forced to struggle to a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland. In the final matches, any team could still have taken the trophy, but Wales and Northern Ireland outplayed each other in their match and as a result drew 0-0, leaving the final game to be the decider between the English and the Scots. England triumphed eventually in a tough 2-1 win.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Scotland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Wales |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Northern Ireland |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 6, 1956 | Northern Ireland |
1–1 | England |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Jimmy McIlroy | Stanley Matthews |
| October 20, 1956 | Wales |
2–2 | Scotland |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Trevor Ford, Terry Medwin | Lawrie Reilly, Willie Fernie |
| November 7, 1956 | Scotland |
1–0 | Northern Ireland |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Alex Scott |
| November 14, 1956 | England |
3–1 | Wales |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Johnny Haynes, Johnny Brooks, Tom Finney | John Charles |
| April 10, 1957 | Northern Ireland |
0–0 | Wales |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| April 6, 1957 | England |
2–1 | Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Derek Kevan, Duncan Edwards | Thomas Ring |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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