1976–77 British Home Championship

The 1976–77 British Home Championship launched a brand new era in Home Nations football during its final game, when jubilant Scottish fans invaded the pitch at Wembley Stadium following their team's 2–1 victory. Unlike a similar occasion in 1967, family football had given way to hooliganism and extensive damage was done to the stadium and riots in London throughout the night followed the occasion. It was events like this which eventually led to the tournament's cancellation in 1984.[citation needed]

1976–77 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates28 May – 4 June 1977
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Scotland (41st title)
Runners-up Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Kenny Dalglish (3)

The tournament itself was an open affair, with an opening victory for England cancelled out by a Scottish win over Northern Ireland and English defeat to Wales. The Welsh stood a good chance of winning the tournament outright for the first time since 1937, but could not beat the Irish in their final match, and ended up in a rare second-place position. The Scots and English thus faced each other in the final match knowing the winner would take the trophy, the Scots achieving a victory on England's home ground to take the trophy for the second year in a row and demonstrate their dominance in British football. The match was followed by a mass pitch invasion by Scottish supporters.[1]

Table

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

Results

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Wales  0–0  Scotland
Report (Page 24)
Referee: Malcolm Moffatt (Northern Ireland)

Northern Ireland  1–2  England
McGrath   4' Report Channon   27'
Tueart   86'

England  0–1  Wales
James   44' (pen.)
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

Scotland  3–0  Northern Ireland
Dalglish   37', 79'
McQueen   61'
Report (Page 18)
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Northern Ireland  1–1  Wales
Nelson   46' Deacy   27'

England  1–2  Scotland
Channon   87' (pen.) Report (Page 16) McQueen   42'
Dalglish   60'

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
  1. ^ "1977 British Home Championship". Soccer Nostalgia. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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