1927–28 British Home Championship

The 1927–28 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1927–28 season between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by Wales who did not lose a game and only dropped a single point during the tournament. This championship is most notable for what became known as the "Wembley Wizards" when a scratch Scottish team crushed a highly regarded England side 5–1 at the English national stadium of Wembley.

England had endured a dreadful run of form in the years following the First World War, only managing to even share the trophy once in the previous eight years. This trend reached its nadir in 1928, as they began the campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Ireland in Belfast. Wales and Scotland both began well, with a competitive 2–2 draw in Wrexham, Wales following this by defeating England 2–1 in Burnley to take the lead in the competition, a position they made unassailable by beating Ireland by the same scoreline in their final match. Ireland nevertheless still claimed second place by beating the Scots by a single goal in their own final match. In the last game, between England and Scotland at Wembley, Scotland decimated England with powerful attacking football from a team only recently brought together following the defeat to Ireland. This defeat gave England their lowest ELO Rating (1681) in their history.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Wales (C)	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	5
Ireland	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4
Scotland	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	3
England	3	0	0	3	2	9	−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[]

22 October 1927

Ireland	2–0	England
Own Goal

Windsor Park, Belfast

29 October 1927

Wales	2–2	Scotland
Ernie Curtis 44' Jimmy Gibson 76' (o.g.)		14' Hughie Gallacher 16' (Pen.) Jock Hutton

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Arthur H. Kingscott (England)

28 November 1927

England	1–2	Wales
Own Goal		Wilf Lewis Own Goal

Turf Moor, Burnley

4 February 1928

Ireland	1–2	Wales
Jimmy Chambers		Wilf Lewis Willie Davies

Windsor Park, Belfast

25 February 1928

Scotland	0–1	Ireland
		13' Sammy Curran

Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

31 March 1928

12:30

England	1–5	Scotland
Bob Kelly 89'		3', 65', 86' Alex Jackson 44', 67' Alex James

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 80,868

Referee: William Bell (Scotland)

References[]

1928 British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
World Football Elo Ratings: England

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