1899–1900 British Home Championship

1899–1900 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	3 February – 7 April 1900
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (6th title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bob McColl (6 goals)
	← 1898–99 1900–01 →

The 1899–1900 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Conducted in the second half of the 1899–1900 season, it was dominated by Scotland who achieved a whitewash of their opponents by winning all three games. Wales and England shared second place, with Ireland bringing up the rear.

Wales and Ireland began the competition in Llandudno, the Welsh side winning 2–0 to take immediate advantage. Ireland then returned to Belfast to play Scotland, where they again lost, conceding three without reply. In Cardiff, Wales and England played out a draw giving both a chance of success in the tournament before Wales' hopes were ended by a heavy 5–2 defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen. England however remained strong, beating the Irish and needing a draw to share the trophy with Scotland and a win to take it undisputed. Scotland however were much too strong, dominating the match and winning 4–1 to complete three victories and win the competition.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	6
Wales	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
England	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion

Results[]

3 February 1900

Scotland	5 – 2	Wales
Jack Bell 2' David Wilson 7', 35' RC Hamilton 37' Alex Smith 61'	Scottish FA	45' Thomas Parry 60' William Butler

Pittodrie, Aberdeen

Attendance: 12,500

Referee: Charles E. Sutcliffe (England)

24 February 1900

Wales	2 – 0	Ireland
73' Thomas Parry 87' Billy Meredith

The Oval, Llandudno

3 March 1900

Ireland	0 – 3	Scotland
	Scottish FA	8', 83' John Campbell 23' Alex Smith

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Charles E. Sutcliffe (England)

17 March 1900

Ireland	0 – 2	England
		12' (o.g.) ^[1] 16' Charlie Sagar

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

26 March 1900

Wales	1 – 1	England
55' Billy Meredith		3' Geoffrey Wilson

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

7 April 1900

Scotland	4 – 1	England
Robert McColl 1', 25', 44' Jack Bell 6'		35' Steve Bloomer

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 63,000

Referee: James Torrans (Ireland)

Winning squad[]

Scotland

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[2]	IRE^[3]	ENG^[4]	Apps	Goals
Alex Smith	1/1	1/2	1	3	3
Nicol Smith	1	1	1	3	0
Bob McColl	1		1/3	2	3
Jack Bell	1/1		1/1	2	2
John Campbell		1/1	1	2	1
Neilly Gibson		1	1	2	0
Harry Rennie		1	1	2	0
Jackie Robertson	1		1	2	0
Bobby Walker		1	1	2	0
David Wilson	1/2			1	2
Bob Hamilton	1/1			1	1
Jock Drummond			1	1	0
Alex Raisbeck			1	1	0
David Crawford	1			1	0
Matthew Dickie	1			1	0
James Irons	1			1	0
Bobby Neil	1			1	0
Patrick Callaghan		1		1	0
Robert Glen		1		1	0
Harry Marshall		1		1	0
Willie Orr		1		1	0
William Stewart		1		1	0

References[]

^ "England Match No. 68". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ Sat 03 Feb 1900 Scotland 5 Wales 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Sat 03 Mar 1900 Ireland 0 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Sat 07 Apr 1900 Scotland 4 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club

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

[England_Football_Online-1] "England Match No. 68". England Football Online. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[2] Sat 03 Feb 1900 Scotland 5 Wales 2, London Hearts Supporters Club

[3] Sat 03 Mar 1900 Ireland 0 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club

[4] Sat 07 Apr 1900 Scotland 4 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club

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