British Home Amateur Championship

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British Home Amateur Championship
Founded1953
Abolished1974
RegionBritish Isles
Number of teams4
Last championsEngland / Wales[a]
Most successful team(s)England (16 titles)

The British Home Amateur Championship or British Amateur Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four amateur national teams: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (the last of whom competed as Ireland for the first three tournaments). Starting during the 1953–54 season, it was contested until the 1973–74 season, after which the Football Association abolished the amateur distinction.[2] From 1929 to 1953, an unofficial winner was declared by the press; during this time, Ireland and Wales did not meet regularly.[1](p2)

List of winners[]

Year Champions Second Third Fourth
1953–54[1](p176) Ireland (1) Scotland England Wales
1954–55[1](p184) England (1) Ireland Scotland Wales
1955–56[1](p190) England (2) / Ireland (2)[b] Wales Scotland
1956–57[1](p199) England (3) Wales Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1957–58[1](p209) England (4) / Scotland (1) / Northern Ireland (3)[b] Wales
1958–59[1](p215) England (5) / Scotland (2)[b] Northern Ireland Wales
1959–60[1](p224) England (6) Scotland / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1960–61[1](p232) England (7) Scotland / Wales[b] Northern Ireland
1961–62[1](p237) Scotland (3) England / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1962–63[1](p242) England (8) Northern Ireland Wales Scotland
1963–64[1](p249) Northern Ireland (4) England / Scotland[b] Wales
1964–65[1](p259) England (9) / Scotland (4)[b] Northern Ireland Wales
1965–66[1](p264) England (10) Scotland / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1966–67[1](p273) England (11) Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1967–68[1](p279) Wales (1) England Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1968–69[1](p289) England (12) Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1969–70[1](p297) England (13) Wales / Scotland / Northern Ireland[b]
1970–71[1](p304) England (14) Wales Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1971–72[1](p314) Northern Ireland (5) England / Wales[b] Scotland
1972–73[1](p318) England (15) Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1973–74[1](p326) England (16) / Wales (2)[b] Scotland[a] Northern Ireland[a]


Total wins[]

Team Wins total Wins outright Shares wins
England 16 11 5
Ireland / Northern Ireland 5 3 2
Scotland 4 1 3[a]
Wales 2 1 1

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Scotland versus Northern Ireland match, on 1974-02-01, was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. The match was never rearranged.[1](p329) If Scotland had won it they would have finished joint first with England and Wales[1](p326).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Where teams finished in a joint position, the level teams are listed in order of better/best goal difference.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). UK Amateur International Football: The Complete Record 1901-1974 (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.
  2. ^ Butler, Bryon (1991). The Official History of The Football Association. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-356-19145-1.
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