1904–05 British Home Championship

1904–05 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	25 February – 8 April 1904
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (9th title)
Runners-up	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlie Thompson (3 goals)
	← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It took place in the second half of the 1904–05 football season and saw England win the championship for the third time in a row with two victories and a draw. Wales, despite losing to England, came in second as part of a strong run which would result in victory at the 1907 British Home Championship. Scotland and Ireland came joint third with two points a piece.

England and Ireland kicked off the competition in February 1905 with a hard fought 1–1 draw in Middlesbrough. In early March, Wales and Scotland began their tournaments with Wales easily beating the Scots in Wrexham and taking the top of the table. Scotland responded to the defeat with a 4–0 rout of the Irish in their second game, and England then moved to the head of the table with a 3–1 victory over the Welsh at home. England then beat Scotland in London to make them winners unless Wales could win against Ireland in Belfast. In the culminating match the Welsh played hard and scored twice, but it was not enough to secure victory and the championship went to England.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Wales	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	3
Scotland	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	2
Ireland	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2

Source: ^[1]
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[]

25 February 1905

England	1–1	Ireland
Bloomer 50'		Williamson 49' (o.g.)

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 21,700

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

6 March 1905

Wales	3–1	Scotland
Watkins 30' Morris 47' Meredith 50'		Robertson 86'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

18 March 1905

Scotland	4–0	Ireland
Thomson 14' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Walker 35' Quinn 50'

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

27 March 1905

England	3–1	Wales
Woodward 55', 88' Harris 80'		Morris 75'

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 26,100

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

1 April 1905

England	1–0	Scotland
Bache 80'

The Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

8 April 1905

Ireland	2–2	Wales
25' O'Hagan 45'		Watkins 10' Atherton 38'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Fred Kirkham (England)

Winning squad[]

England

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[2]	IRE^[3]	SCO^[4]	Apps	Goals
Vivian Woodward	1/2	1	1	3	2
Steve Bloomer	1	1/1	1	3	1
Alex Leake	1	1	1	3	0
Charlie Roberts	1	1	1	3	0
Stanley Harris	1/1	1		2	1
Dicky Bond	1	1		2	0
Henry Linacre	1		1	2	0
Herbert Smith	1		1	2	0
Howard Spencer	1		1	2	0
Sam Wolstenholme	1	1		2	0
Joseph Bache			1/1	1	1
Arthur Bridgett			1	1	0
Herod Ruddlesdin			1	1	0
Jack Sharp			1	1	0
Billy Balmer		1		1	0
Frank Booth		1		1	0
Jack Carr		1		1	0
Tim Williamson		1		1	0
Harold Hardman	1			1	0

References[]

^ "British Championship 1905". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ Monday, 27 March 1905 | England 3 Wales 1, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 25 February 1905 | England 1 Ireland 1, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 1 April 1905 | England 1 Scotland 0, England Football Online

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

[EUF-1] "British Championship 1905". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[2] Monday, 27 March 1905 | England 3 Wales 1, England Football Online

[3] Saturday, 25 February 1905 | England 1 Ireland 1, England Football Online

[4] Saturday, 1 April 1905 | England 1 Scotland 0, England Football Online

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