1906 British Home Championship

The 1906 British Home Championship was the 22nd edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The trophy was shared between the two sides which regulaly dominated the competition, England and Scotland who each gained four points.

England and Ireland began the tournament in February 1906, with England scoring five goals without reply and riing to the head of the table. Wales joined them after their match with Scotland which they won in Edinburgh 2-0. Scotland recovered to beat Ireland by a single goal and England then moved ahead by beating Wales with an identical scoreline. Playing for lower rankings, Wales and Ireland fought out a thrilling 4-4 draw in Cardiff before the deciding game between England and Scotland. England needed only a draw to take the trophy undisputed, but Scotland played well and in flowing match triumphed 2-1 to share the honours.

Table

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

Results

footballbox
date = February 17, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 0–5
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = Dicky Bond 2, Arthur Brown, Stanley Harris, Samuel Day
stadium = Solitude Ground, Belfast----footballbox
date = March 3, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 =
goals2 = William Jones, James Jones
stadium = Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh----footballbox
date = March 17, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 =
goals2 = Thomas Fitchie
stadium = Dalymount Park, Dublin----footballbox
date = March 19, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = Samuel Day
stadium = Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff----footballbox
date = April 2, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 4–4
team2 = fb|IRE
goals1 = William Green 3, Hugh Morgan-Owen
goals2 = Jimmy Maxwell 2, Harold Sloan 2
stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham----footballbox
date = April 7, 1906
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = James Howie 2
goals2 = Albert Shepherd
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