1895 British Home Championship

The 1895 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by England, who like second placed Wales, did not loose a game. Wales however failed to win one either, scoring three draws and so finishing behind England. Scotland took joint second place with three points gained from a win, draw and a loss. Ireland came last with a single point garnered from their draw with Wales.

England and Ireland played the first match of the competition, the Irish suffering a 9-0 defeat in Derby to give England the immediate advantage. Ireland and Wales then played a 2-2 draw in Belfast before England and Wales drew at the Queen's Club, the only international football match ever played there. Wales finished their competition as Scotland entered it, the teams drawing in Wrexham to give Wales three points in an unbeaten tournament. Scotland beat Ireland in their second game, ending Ireland's tournament with a single point before England and Scotland, level on points, played out the decider at Goodison Park. In the event England were just too strong, easily dismissing their opponents 3-0 to win the trophy.

Table

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

Results

footballbox
date = March 9, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 9–0
team2 = fb|IRE
goals1 = Steve Bloomer 2, Frank Becton 2, Johnny Goodall 2, Billy Bassett, Raby Howell, "Own Goal"
goals2 =
stadium = County Cricket Ground, Derby----footballbox
date = March 16, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = George Gaukrodger, James Sherrard
goals2 = Harry Trainer 2
stadium = Solitude Ground, Belfast----footballbox
date = March 18, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Rupert Sandilands
goals2 = William Lewis
stadium = Queen's Club, London----footballbox
date = March 23, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = William Lewis, Thomas Chapman
goals2 = Jake Madden, John Divers
stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham----footballbox
date = March 30, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|IRE
goals1 = John Walker 2, William Lambie
goals2 = James Sherrard
stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow----footballbox
date = April 6, 1895
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = Steve Bloomer, Steve Smith, "Own Goal"
goals2 =
stadium = Goodison Park, Liverpool

References

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