The 1906–07 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. For the first time ever it was won undisputed by the Welsh team, who secured two victories and a draw to take them to the top of the table. They were followed by England and Scotland, who both played well but could not overhaul the Welsh points advantage. All three teams beat Ireland, who finished without a point.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 16 February – 6 April 1907 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wales (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lot Jones (2 goals) |
As usual, England and Ireland began the tournament, England winning a close game by a single goal from Harold Hardman. In Belfast during the second match, despite a close contest and five goals, Wales managed to beat the Irish 3–2 and join England at the top of the table. Wales then beat Scotland in a surprise result, winning 1–0 in Wrexham by a goal from veteran Grenville Morris to become tournament favourites. Scotland recovered in their second game with a three-goal rout of Ireland, finishing a miserable tournament for the Irish. Wales and England then played, the Welsh needing a win to take the competition undisputed whilst a draw would leave them waiting for the result of the England versus Scotland game. In the event the match finished 1–1 and England played Scotland in Newcastle needing a win to draw level with Wales. In the event, Scotland proved too good and the game finished with a 2–2 draw, handing the championship to Wales for the first time.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Results edit
Winning squad edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO[2] |
IRE[3] |
ENG[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Lot Jones | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 |
| Billy Meredith | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Lloyd Davies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Latham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Leigh Roose | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Grenville Morris | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dicky Morris | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Robert Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arthur Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ted Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Meredith | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Morgan Morgan-Owen | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Llewelyn Davies | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arthur Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Horace Blew | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Morgan-Owen | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Haydn Price | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "British Championship 1907". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Wales vs Scotland, 4 March 1907, EU-Football.info
- ^ Ireland vs Wales, 23 February 1907, EU-Football.info
- ^ England vs Wales, 18 March 1907, EU-Football.info
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.