The 1890–91 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. Despite strong showings from all four teams, England eventually won the trophy with victories in all three games including, as at the 1890 and 1892 competitions, matches against Wales and Ireland played simultaneously. Ireland notched up one of their highest ever wins, 7–2 over Wales, but still only finished third, whilst the Welsh ran Scotland close in their encounter, but ultimately scored zero points.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 7 February – 6 April 1891 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 46 (7.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Olphie Stanfield (5 goals) |
Scotland and Ireland began the tournament with the Scots securing a narrow win in Glasgow. They extended their lead in Wrexham despite Wales playing well and nearly taking a draw, eventually going down 3–4. England then played their double on 7 March, scoring an aggregate of 10–2 as both the amateur and professional sides easily won their games over Wales and Ireland. Ireland and Wales played for pride in their final game, Ireland routing the Welsh in Belfast and finishing five goals ahead. In the tournament decider in Blackburn, England were too strong for the Scots in a close game and the result was an England victory, giving them the trophy undisputed.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
Results edit
| Ireland | 7–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
Dalton  19'Stanfield 22', 34', 42', 80'Gaffikin 60'Torrans 63' |
Roberts 10' Davies 37' |
Winning squad edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[3] |
IRE[4] |
SCO[5] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Edgar Chadwick | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | |
| John Goodall | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Billy Bassett | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Alfred Milward | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Johnny Holt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alfred Shelton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Albert Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tinsley Lindley | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| George Cotterill | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harry Daft | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Arthur Henfrey | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jack Southworth | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fred Geary | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Howarth | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Moon | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jem Bayliss | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Brodie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Marsden | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Rose | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alf Underwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Brann | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Elphinstone Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Porteous | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "British Championships 1891". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Saturday, 7 March 1891 | England 4 Wales 1, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 7 March 1891 | England 6 Ireland 1, England Football Online
- ^ Easter Saturday, 4 April 1891 | England 2 Scotland 1, England Football Online
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.