The 1912–13 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. An evenly matched tournament, all four sides won at least one game and the competition could have gone any way, as Ireland showed the following year when they won their first undisputed championship. In the event, the title went to England courtesy of a single goal victory over Scotland at Stamford Bridge in the final match. Scotland shared second place with Wales after both teams achieved three points and Ireland finished last with two.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 18 January – 5 April 1913 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (19th title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Grenville Morris (3 goals) |
Wales began the strongest team, beating Ireland 1–0 in Belfast. Ireland responded well to this defeat, winning against eventual champions England 2–1 in a tough game at Windsor Park. Wales and Scotland played out a scoreless draw in their match, leaving Wales on top of the table temporarily and Scotland flagging. The Scots recovered in their match against Ireland with a 2–1 victory away in Dublin (which featured a riot among supporters after the final whistle)[1][2] before England recovered after a faltering start to win a gripping match against Wales 4–3 in Bristol. In the final game of the competition, England were trailing Scotland by a single point and knew that a loss could give the title to Scotland and Wales while a draw would leave all three teams sharing the championship. In another tough game, both sides played well but England snatched victory 1–0 and became champions for the third year in a row.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[4] |
IRE[5] |
SCO[6] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Hampton | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Harold Fleming | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe McCall | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Hodkinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Latheron | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charlie Buchan | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tom Brittleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Holley | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jock Simpson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Boyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Francis Cuggy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Mordue | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Utley | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tim Williamson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Moffat | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ernald Scattergood | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Ireland v Scotland 1913, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937, 17 March 2014
- ^ McLaughlin, Martyn (3 January 2015). "The Scotland game that was nearly life and death". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "British Championship 1913". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Monday, 17 March 1913 | England 4 Wales 3, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 15 February 1913 | Ireland 2 England 1, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, Saturday, 5 April 1913 | England 1 Scotland 0, England Football Online
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.