1970–71 British Home Championship

The 1970–71 British Home Championship was an international football competition between the British Home Nations. The tournament was low-scoring affair, reflecting trends in world football at the time, which relied on heavy defense. England won the tournament in their final match by beating Scotland following an earlier victory over Ireland and a draw with the Welsh. The England versus Scotland match saw more goals than the rest of the tournament put together, but Ireland did manage to gain a rare second-place position with 1–0 wins over disappointing Welsh and Scottish sides, whose own match for last place was a goalless draw.

Table[]

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

15 May 1971

Ireland	0–1	England
		Clarke 80'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 30,000

Referee:

Alistair MacKenzie

15 May 1971

Wales	0–0	Scotland

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 19,068

Referee:

Jack Taylor

18 May 1971

Scotland	0–1	Ireland
		Greig 14' (o.g.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 31,643

Referee:

Clive Thomas

19 May 1971

England	0–0	Wales

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 70,000

Referee:

Malcolm Wright

22 May 1971

Ireland	1–0	Wales
Hamilton 27'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 23,000

Referee:

Ken Burns

22 May 1971

England	3–1	Scotland
Peters 9' Chivers 30', 40'		Curran 11'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 91,469

Referee:

Jef Dorpmans

References[]

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

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