1897–98 British Home Championship

The 1897-98 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. England won the trophy after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points. Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst Ireland came third following a close victory over Wales in Llandudno.

Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in Wrexham. In the final and deciding match, played at Celtic Park in Glasgow, the Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3–1 winners and took the trophy.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 6330093+6
 Scotland 4320195+4
 Ireland 23102363
 Wales 03003297

The points system worked as follows:

Results

19 February 1898
Wales  0 – 1  Ireland
  Jack Peden

5 March 1898
Ireland  2 – 3  England
John Pyper
Joe McAllen
Gilbert Smith
Charlie Athersmith
Tommy Morren

19 March 1898
Scotland  5 – 2  Wales
James Gillespie  12', 20', 61'
James McKie  29', 40'
 44' Thomas Thomas
 89' Morgan Morgan-Owen
Fir Park, Motherwell
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: William H. Stacey (England)

26 March 1898
Ireland  0 – 3  Scotland
  Scottish FA  30' Tommy Robertson
 42' Bob McColl
 70' William Stewart
Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Lewis (England)


2 April 1898
Scotland  1 – 3  England
Jimmy Millar  48'  3' Fred Wheldon
 23', 72' Steve Bloomer
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Thomas Robertson (Scotland)

References

  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4. 
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