1968–69 British Home Championship

The 1968–69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	6
Scotland	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Wales	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

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 May 1969

Wales	3–5	Scotland
Davies 29', 57' Toshack 44'		McNeill 13' Stein 16' Gilzean 55' Bremner 72' McLean 87'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 18,765

Referee:

Jim Finney

3 May 1969

Ireland	1–3	England
McMordie 63'		Peters 39' Lee 64' Hurst 74' (pen.)

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 23,000

Referee:

William Mullan

6 May 1969

Scotland	1–1	Ireland
Stein 53'		McMordie 11'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 7,483

Referee:

David Smith

7 May 1969

England	2–1	Wales
Charlton 58' Lee 72'		Davies 18'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 70,000

Referee:

John Adair

10 May 1969

Ireland	0–0	Wales

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 12,500

Referee:

Eric Jennings

10 May 1969

England	4–1	Scotland
Peters 16', 64' Hurst 20', 60' (pen.)		Stein 43'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 89,902

Referee:

Robert Héliès

References[]

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

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