1973–74 British Home Championship

The 1973–74 British Home Championship Home Nations football tournament was, like the two championships which preceded it, subject to rescheduled matches due to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scotland, who should have visited Belfast to play their match against Northern Ireland, instead hosted the game in Glasgow as the previous years solution of matches being played in Liverpool was not taken up. Bereft of home advantage, the Irish struggled to contain their opponents, although they did begin well with a narrow win over the Scots. In their first matches, England enjoyed their home advantage to claim victories over the Welsh and Irish while the Welsh crashed to defeat against England and Scotland. With the confusing schedule, by the final match England seemed to be favourites, only needing a draw with the Scots in Glasgow to claim the championship while a loss would still tie the series (goal difference was not at this stage used to calculate position). The Northern Irish, who could still have sneaked the championship themselves, lost a close game to the Welsh, leaving England and Scotland to battle for the final placements, the Scots reaching parity in the competition thanks to a 2–0 victory.

Table[]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	4	1	+3	4
England (C)	3	2	1	3	2	+1	4
Northern Ireland	3	1	2	1	2	−1	2
Wales	3	1	2	1	4	−3	2

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) Co-champions

Results[]

11 May 1974

Scotland	0–1	Northern Ireland
	Report	Cassidy 39'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 53,775

Referee:

Iorwerth Jones

11 May 1974

Wales	0–2	England
	Report	Bowles 37' Keegan 56'

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 25,734

Referee:

Redmond McFadden

14 May 1974

Scotland	2–0	Wales
Dalglish 23' Jardine 44' (pen.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 41,969

Referee:

Malcolm Wright

15 May 1974

England	1–0	Northern Ireland
Weller 73'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 45,500

Referee:

Bobby Davidson

18 May 1974

Wales	1–0	Northern Ireland
Smallman 26'	Report

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 9,310

Referee:

Pat Partridge

18 May 1974

Scotland	2–0	England
Pejic 4' (o.g.) Todd 30' (o.g.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 94,487

Referee:

Leo van der Kroft

References[]

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

External links[]

1973–74 British Home Championship Details

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