1907–08 British Home Championship

The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.

1907–08 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates15 February – 11 April 1908
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England
 Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Vivian Woodward
Scotland Jimmy Quinn (4 goals)

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice, Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England (C) 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 5
  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
  Wales 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [1]
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

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Ireland  1–3  England
Hannon   13' Hilsdon   7', 83'
Woodward   80'
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

Scotland  2–1  Wales
Bennett   60'
Lennie   87'
L. Jones   30'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

Ireland  0–5  Scotland
  Quinn   3', 55', 70', 75'
Galt   23'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James T. Ibbotson (England)

Wales  1–7  England
Davies   90' Woodward   18', 70', 80'
Hilsdon   40', 63'
Windridge   25'
Wedlock   30'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Philp (Scotland)

Scotland  1–1  England
Wilson   27' Windridge   75'
Attendance: 121,452
Referee: James Mason (England)

Wales  0–1  Ireland
  Sloan   28'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: James Ibbotson (England)

Winning squads

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[2]
 
IRE[3]
 
SCO[4]
Apps Goals
George Hilsdon 1/2 1/2 1 3 4
Vivian Woodward 1/3 1/1 1 3 4
James Windridge 1/1 1 1/1 3 2
William Wedlock 1/1 1 1 3 1
Bob Crompton 1 1 1 3 0
Evelyn Lintott 1 1 1 3 0
Jesse Pennington 1 1 1 3 0
Jock Rutherford 1 1 1 3 0
Ben Warren 1 1 1 3 0
Arthur Bridgett 1 1 0
Sam Hardy 1 1 0
Harry Maskrey 1 1 0
George Wall 1 1 0
Horace Bailey 1 1 0
Harold Hardman 1 1 0
Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[5]
 
IRE[6]
 
ENG[7]
Apps Goals
Charlie Thomson 1 1 1 3 0
Bobby Walker 1 1 1 3 0
Jimmy Quinn 1/4 1 2 4
James Galt 1 1/1 2 1
Willie Lennie 1/1 1 2 1
John May 1 1 2 0
Alec McNair 1 1 2 0
William Agnew 1 1 2 0
Harry Rennie 1 1 2 0
Andrew Wilson 1/1 1 1
Alec Bennett 1/1 1 1
Andy Aitken 1 1 0
James Howie 1 1 0
Peter McBride 1 1 0
Jimmy Sharp 1 1 0
Walter White 1 1 0
George Chaplin 1 1 0
Sandy MacFarlane 1 1 0
Jimmy Speirs 1 1 0
Bob McColl 1 1 0
James Mitchell 1 1 0
Bobby Templeton 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ Monday, 16 March 1908 | Wales 1 England 7, England Football Online
  3. ^ Saturday, 15 February 1908 | Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online
  4. ^ Saturday, 4 April 1908 | Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online
  5. ^ Sat 07 Mar 1908 Scotland 2 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ^ Sat 14 Mar 1908 Ireland 0 Scotland 5, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Sat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.