The 1910–11 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. After a close competition between England, Scotland and Wales, England won by a single point. Scotland and Wales followed with another point between them above Ireland who failed to gain a single point and only scored two goals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 28 January – 1 April 1911 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (17th title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Grenville Morris (3 goals) |
Wales and Ireland began the tournament with the Welsh winning a close match in Belfast. England played Ireland in the second game with the same scoreline, leaving England and Wales equal at the head of the table. Wales and Scotland drew a hard-fought game before Scotland finished Ireland's tournament with a 2–0 win. England and Wales played a match in London in which a Welsh win would have given them the title but the English side was too strong and ran out 3–0. In the final game between England and Scotland, a win for either side would gain them the championship but England would also win with a draw, a result they achieved at home in Liverpool.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 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
| Wales | 2–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Morris  20', 67' |
RC Hamilton 35', 89' |
Winning squad edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[2] |
IRE[3] |
SCO[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Robert Evans | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jock Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Warren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| William Wedlock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Williamson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Webb | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kenneth Hunt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harold Fleming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vivian Woodward | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| James Stewart | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Albert Shepherd | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joe Bache | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Albert Sturgess | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Woodger | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "British Championship 1911". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Monday, 13 March 1911 | England 3 Wales 0, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 11 February 1911 | England 2 Ireland 1, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 1 April 1911 | Saturday, 1 April 1911, England Football Online
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.