1899–1900 British Home Championship

The 1899-1900 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Conducted in the second half of the 1899–1900 season, it was dominated by Scotland who achieved a whitewash of their opponents by winning all three games. Wales and England shared second place, with Ireland bringing up the rear.

Wales and Ireland began the competition in Llandudno, the Welsh side winning 2–0 to take immediate advantage. Ireland then returned to Belfast to play Scotland, where they again lost, conceding three without reply. In Cardiff, Wales and England played out a draw giving both a chance of success in the tournament before Wales' hopes were ended by a heavy 5–2 defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen. England however remained strong, beating the Irish and needing a draw to share the trophy with Scotland and a win to take it undisputed. Scotland however were much too strong, dominating the match and winning 4–1 to complete three victories and win the competition.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	6	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1
England	3	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
Ireland	0	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

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Results

3 February 1900	Scotland	5 – 2	Wales	Pittodrie, Aberdeen
	David Wilson 2, Jack Bell, Bob Hamilton, Alex Smith		Thomas Parry, William Butler	Pittodrie, Aberdeen

24 February 1900	Wales	2 – 0	Ireland	The Oval, Llandudno
	Thomas Parry, Billy Meredith			The Oval, Llandudno

3 March 1900	Ireland	0 – 3	Scotland	Solitude, Belfast
			Alex Smith 2, John Campbell	Solitude, Belfast

17 March 1900	Ireland	0 – 2	England	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
			Harry Johnson, Charles Sagar	Lansdowne Road, Dublin

26 March 1900	Wales	1 – 1	England	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
	Billy Meredith		Geoffrey Wilson	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

7 April 1900	Scotland	4 – 1	England	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Robert McColl 3, Jack Bell		Steve Bloomer	Celtic Park, Glasgow

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References

Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

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Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984

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