1888–89 British Home Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
Dates | 23 February – 27 April 1889 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Scotland (3rd title) |
Runners-up | England |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 28 (4.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 1888–89 British Home Championship was the sixth international football tournament between the British Home Nations and as with all but one of the previous tournaments, Scotland won, beating England by one point to take the championship. Wales achieved third place whilst Ireland finished bottom, as they had for five of the previous competitions.
England began the strongest team, scoring ten goals in their first two matches against Wales and Ireland for just two in reply. Scotland then showed their intent with a 7–0 defeat of Ireland at home in their first game. In what would turn out to be the deciding game of the competition, England and Scotland then played out a very fast-paced match which Scotland won 3–2 despite England's home advantage. Only needing a single point against Wales in their last match, Scotland only just achieved it, finishing with a rare scoreless draw. Ireland and Wales then played the decider for last place, Wales comfortably beating the Irish 3–1.
Table[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Results[]
England | 4 – 1 | Wales |
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Johnny Goodall Fred Dewhurst Jack Southworth Billy Bassett |
William Owen |
England | 6 – 1 | Ireland |
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John Yates 3 Alf Shelton Joe Lofthouse John Brodie |
Scotland | 7 – 0 | Ireland |
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7', 10' David Black 25' Willie Groves 32', 50', 70' Tom McInnes 88' |
England | 2 – 3 | Scotland |
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Billy Bassett 15', 17' | 55' Neil Munro 82' Jimmy Oswald 90' James McLaren |
Ireland | 1 – 3 | Wales |
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Richard Jarrett 3 |
Winning squad[]
Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
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WAL[1] |
IRE[2] |
ENG[3] |
Apps | Goals | |
Frank Watt | 1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | |
Willie Groves | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
James McLaren | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Jimmy Oswald | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Neil Munro | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Tom McInnes | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
David Black | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Walter Arnott | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
William Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Geordie Dewar | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
James Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Alex Latta | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John McPherson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bob Smellie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
James Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
James Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bob Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
David Calderhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ned Doig | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Thomas McKeown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Thomas Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John Auld | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Harry Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Jimmy Hannah | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
William Johnston | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Alexander Lochhead | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John McLeod | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Willie Paul | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
John Rae | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Allan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Andrew Thomson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Mon 15 Apr 1889 Wales 0 Scotland 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 09 Mar 1889 Scotland 7 Ireland 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 13 Apr 1889 England 2 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- 1888–89 in English football
- 1888–89 in Welsh football
- British Home Championships
- 1888–89 in Scottish football
- 1888–89 in Irish association football