1904 British Home Championship
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The 1904 British Home Championship football tournament was a low scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place. The tournament was played during the second half of the British domestic season and was, for the time, surprisingly low-scoring.
England began well, with a hard-fought draw with Wales and a 3-1 victory over Ireland in their opening games. Scotland were unable to match this success, only managing draws against both sides. The Irish recovered from their early loss in their draw with Scotland and managed to beat the Welsh 1-0 in Bangor to claim second place. In the final game, England and Scotland played out a close encounter which England won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Steve Bloomer.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Ireland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Scotland |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
 Wales |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| February 29, 1904 | Wales |
2–2 | England |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| Walter Watkins, Lloyd Davies | Alf Common, Joseph Bache |
| March 12, 1904 | Ireland |
1–3 | England |
Solitude Ground, Belfast |
| Jack Kirwan | Alf Common, Joseph Bache, George Davis |
| March 12, 1904 | Scotland |
1–1 | Wales |
Dens Park, Dundee |
| Bobby Walker | Robert Atherton |
| March 26, 1904 | Ireland |
1–1 | Scotland |
Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| James Sheridan | Bob Hamilton |
| March 21, 1904 | Wales |
0–1 | Ireland |
Farrar Road, Bangor |
| Billy McCracken |
| April 9, 1904 | Scotland |
0–1 | England |
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Steve Bloomer |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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