1919–20 British Home Championship

The 1919–20 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1919–20 season between the British Home Nations. Wales eventually took the title as the first of three victories they claimed during the 1920s, their last undisputed triumphs. The competition marked an important watershed in British football as part of the first full season played following the First World War, which had killed, wounded or retired many prominent players of the 1914 competition.

1919–20 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates25 October 1919 –10 April 1920
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Wales (2nd title)
Runners-up Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Wales Stan Davies
Scotland Tom Miller
England Bob Kelly (3 goals)

In the first British game after the war in October 1919, England and Ireland drew at Windsor Park, Wales and Scotland doing likewise at their first game in February 1920, shortly after Wales and Ireland had drawn in Belfast. Scotland and Wales then exerted the dominance they would display in the ensuing decade, Scotland beating Ireland 3–0 as Wales defeated England 2–1 away. In the final game, Wales relied on England to beat Scotland in order for them to win the championship, a result which came only at the end of an exhausting encounter which finished 5–4.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Wales (C) 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 3
  England 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 3
  Ireland 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
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) Champions

Results

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Ireland  1–1  England
Ferris   70' Cock   1'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Thomas R. Dougray (Scotland)

Ireland  2–2  Wales
McCandless   8'
Emerson   59'
S. Davies   51', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Isaac Baker (England)

Wales  1–1  Scotland
Evans   5' Cairns   78'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

Scotland  3–0  Ireland
Wilson   8'
Morton   42'
Cunningham   55'
 
Attendance: 39,757
Referee: James Mason (England)

England  1–2  Wales
Buchan   7' S. Davies   14' (pen.)
Richards   35'
Attendance: 21,800
Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

England  5–4  Scotland
Cock   9'
Quantrill   15'
Kelly   57', 73'
Morris   67'
Miller   13', 40'
Wilson   21'
Donaldson   31'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland)

Winning squad

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
SCO[2]
 
IRE[3]
 
ENG[4]
Apps Goals
Stan Davies 1 1/2 1/1 3 3
Joe Jones 1 1 1 3 0
Tommy Matthias 1 1 1 3 0
Billy Meredith 1 1 1 3 0
Harry Millership 1 1 1 3 0
Moses Russell 1 1 1 3 0
Dick Richards 1 1/1 2 1
Jack Evans 1/1 1 2 1
Lot Jones 1 1 2 0
Fred Keenor 1 1 2 0
Teddy Peers 1 1 2 0
Ivor Jones 1 1 2 0
Ted Vizard 1 1 0
Billy Jennings 1 1 0
William Bailiff 1 1 0

References

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  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
  1. ^ "British Championship 1919-20". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ Wales vs Scotland, 26 February 1920, EU-Football.info
  3. ^ Ireland vs Wales, 14 February 1920, EU-Football.info
  4. ^ England vs Wales, 15 March 1920, EU-Football.info