1976 British Home Championship

The 1976 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations at the end of the 1975/76 season. It resulted in an outright Scottish football victory following a rare whitewash of all three opponents, including England in a tough final at home in Glasgow. The Scottish team of the middle of the 1970s was one of the best sides the nation has ever fielded, being the only British team to qualify for a major championships between 1971 and 1980. They began well, beating Wales, who also lost to England in the early exchanges. Both title contenders then inflicted heavy defeats on Northern Ireland and both went into the final match looking for a win, as a draw would result in a disappointing tie for first place. The match was full of incident, but the Scots eventually ran out 2-1 winners, taking the cup outright for the first time since the 1967 British Home Championship, when England were World Champions. The Welsh gained some consolation, defeating Northern Ireland in their final match to take third place.

Table

The points system worked as follows:
* 2 points for a win
* 1 point for a draw

Results

footballbox
date = May 6, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|Scotland
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|Wales
goals1 = Willie Pettigrew, Bruce Rioch, Eddie Gray
goals2 = Arfon Griffiths (P)
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow----footballbox
date = May 8, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|Wales
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|England
goals1 =
goals2 = Peter Taylor
stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham----footballbox
date = May 8, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|Scotland
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|Northern Ireland
goals1 = Archie Gemmill, Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish
goals2 =
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow----footballbox
date = May 11, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|England
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|Northern Ireland
goals1 = Mick Channon 2, Gerry Francis, Stuart Pearson
goals2 =
stadium = Wembley Stadium, London----footballbox
date = May 14, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|Wales
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|Northern Ireland
goals1 = Leighton James
goals2 =
stadium = Vetch Field, Swansea----footballbox
date = May 15, 1976
team1 = fb-rt|Scotland
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|England
goals1 = Don Masson, Kenny Dalglish
goals2 = Mick Channon
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow

References

*cite book
author= Guy Oliver| title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer
date=1992
publisher=Guinness
id=ISBN 0-851129-54-4