1931–32 British Home Championship

The 1931–32 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1931–32 football season. It was won by England, who succeeded in beating all three of their rivals during the course of the competition.

Scotland began the tournament with victory over Ireland in Glasgow, which was followed by a heavy English victory over Ireland in Belfast. England and Scotland, now favourites for the trophy, both played and beat Wales, England at home and Scotland in Wrexham, setting up a final decider at Wembley. In their consolation game Ireland secured third place with a strong victory over Wales who therefore lost all three of their matches. In the England/Scotland final, Scotland were outclassed by their opponents who ran out 3–0 winners to take the trophy for the third year in a row.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	12	3	+9	6
Scotland	3	2	1	6	6	0	4
Ireland	3	1	2	7	9	−2	2
Wales	3	0	3	3	10	−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[]

19 September 1931

Scotland	3–1	Ireland
George Stevenson 5' Jimmy McGrory 34' Bob McPhail 75'		21' Jimmy Dunne

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Isaac Caswell (England)

17 October 1931

Ireland	2–6	England
Jimmy Kelly Jimmy Dunne		Tom Waring 2 Eric Houghton 2 Jack Smith Ernie Hine

Windsor Park, Belfast

31 October 1931

Wales	2–3	Scotland
Ernest Curtis 12' (Pen.), 78'		25' George Stevenson 31' Bertie Thomson 54' Jimmy McGrory

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 10,860

Referee: Isaac Caswell (England)

18 November 1931

England	3–1	Wales
Jack Smith Sammy Crooks Ernie Hine

Anfield, Liverpool

5 December 1931

Ireland	4–0	Wales
Jimmy Kelly 2 Willie Millar Joe Bambrick

Windsor Park, Belfast

9 April 1932

England	3–0	Scotland
Tom Waring 36' Bobby Barclay 80' Sammy Crooks 88'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,180

Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)

References[]

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.

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