1974 British Home Championship
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The 1974 British Home Championship Home Nations football tournament was, like the two championships which preceded it, subject to rescheduled matches due to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scotland, who should have visited Belfast to play their match against Northern Ireland, instead hosted the game in Edinburgh as the previous years solution of matches being played in Liverpool was not taken up. Bereft of home advantage, the Irish struggled to contain their opponents, although they did begin well with a narrow win over the Scots. In their first matches, England enjoyed their home advantage to claim victories over the Welsh and Irish while the Welsh crashed to defeat against England and Scotland. With the confusing schedule, by the final match England seemed to be favourites, only needing a draw with the Scots in Glasgow to claim the trophy while a loss would still tie the series (goal difference was not at this stage used to calculate position). The Northern Irish, who could still have sneaked the championship, lost a close game to the Welsh, leaving England and Scotland to battle for the final placements, the Scots reaching parity in the competition thanks to a 2-0 victory.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Northern Ireland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 Wales |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| May 11, 1974 | Scotland |
0–1 | Northern Ireland |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Thomas Cassidy |
| May 11, 1974 | Wales |
0–2 | England |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Stan Bowles, Kevin Keegan |
| May 14, 1974 | Scotland |
2–0 | Wales |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine (P) |
| May 15, 1974 | England |
1–0 | Northern Ireland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Keith Weller |
| May 18, 1974 | Wales |
1–0 | Northern Ireland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| David Smallman |
| May 18, 1974 | Scotland |
2–0 | England |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Joe Jordan, Own Goal (Colin Todd) |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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