1893 British Home Championship
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The 1893 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. The competition was won and dominated by England, who beat all three rival teams and scored 17 goals in just three matches. Fred Spiksley claimed four and Walter Gilliat scored a hat-trick in the competition's opening game. Scotland came second with victories over Ireland and Wales, who finished third and fourth respectively.
England began the strongest team, scoring twelve goals in the first two games against the Irish and the Welsh with only one in reply. Scotland too began well, winning their match against Wales in Wales by eight goals to nil before netting another six in a rout of Ireland at home. In the final games England and Scotland played a match in London which England easily won 5-2 to whitewash their opponents and take the trophy. In a concilation game in Belfast, Ireland beat Wales 4-3 in a thrilling encounter to finish third.
The official attendance for the England v. Scotland match was 16,000; the crowd was so large that it was forced to stand in front of the journalists who were therefore prevented from seeing all of the action. Consequently, there is some dispute over the goal-scorers and several sources claim that Fred Spiksley actually scored a hat-trick, although this is not credited in any of the official references.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
 Scotland |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
 Ireland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
 Wales |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -15 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| February 25, 1893 | England |
6–1 | Ireland |
Perry Barr, Birmingham |
| Walter Gilliat 3, Gilbert Smith, William Winckworth, Rupert Sandilands | George Gaffkin |
| March 13, 1893 | England |
6–0 | Wales |
Victoria Ground, Stoke |
| Fred Spiksley 2, Billy Bassett, Johnny Goodall, Jack Reynolds, Joe Schofield |
| March 18, 1893 | Wales |
0–8 | Scotland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Jake Madden 4, John Barker 3, William Lambie |
| March 25, 1893 | Scotland |
6–1 | Ireland |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| William Sellar 2, Sandy McMahon, James Hamilton, James Kelly, Own Goal (Samuel Torrans) | George Gaffkin |
| April 1, 1893 | England |
5–2 | Scotland |
Athletic Ground, Richmond |
| Fred Spiksley 2, Robert Gosling, George Cotterill, Jack Reynolds | Thomas Waddell, William Sellar |
| April 8, 1893 | Ireland |
4–3 | Wales |
Cliftonville Ground, Belfast |
| John Peden 3, J. M. Wilton | George A. Owen |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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