1977 British Home Championship
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The 1977 British Home Championship exemplified a new era in Home Nations football during its final game, when jubilant Scottish fans invaded the pitch at Wembley Stadium following their team's surprise victory. Unlike a similar occasion in the 1967 British Home Championship, 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 lead to the tournament's cancellation in 1984.
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 was finished by a mass pitch invasion by Scottish supporters.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +4 |
 Wales |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 England |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Northern Ireland |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| May 28, 1977 | Wales |
0–0 | Scotland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| May 28, 1977 | Northern Ireland |
1–2 | England |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Chris McGrath | Mick Channon, Dennis Tueart |
| May 31, 1977 | England |
0–1 | Wales |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Leighton James |
| June 1, 1977 | Scotland |
3–0 | Northern Ireland |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Kenny Dalglish 2, Gordon McQueen |
| June 3, 1977 | Northern Ireland |
1–1 | Wales |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Sammy Nelson | Nick Deacy |
| June 4, 1977 | England |
1–2 | Scotland |
Wembley Stadium, London |
| Mick Channon (P) | Kenny Dalglish, Gordon McQueen |
[edit] References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-851129-54-4.
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