The 1919–20 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1919–20 season between the British Home Nations. Wales eventually took the title as the first of three victories they claimed during the 1920s, their last undisputed triumphs. The competition marked an important watershed in British football as part of the first full season played following the First World War, which had killed, wounded or retired many prominent players of the 1914 competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 25 October 1919 –10 April 1914 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wales (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Stan Davies Tom Miller Bob Kelly (3 goals) |
In the first British game after the war in October 1919, England and Ireland drew at Windsor Park, Wales and Scotland doing likewise at their first game in February 1920, shortly after Wales and Ireland had drawn in Belfast. Scotland and Wales then exerted the dominance they would display in the ensuing decade, Scotland beating Ireland 3–0 as Wales defeated England 2–1 away. In the final game, Wales relied on England to beat Scotland in order for them to win the championship, a result which came only at the end of an exhausting encounter which finished 5–4.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales (C)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| England
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 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
| Ireland | 2–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
McCandless  8'Emerson 59' |
S. Davies 51', 89' |
| Scotland | 3–0 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson 8' Morton 42'Cunningham 55' |
Winning squad edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO[2] |
IRE[3] |
ENG[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Stan Davies | 1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 |
| Joe Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Matthias | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Meredith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Millership | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Moses Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Richards | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jack Evans | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lot Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Keenor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Teddy Peers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ivor Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ted Vizard | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Bailiff | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ^ "British Championship 1919-20". EU-Football. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Wales vs Scotland, 26 February 1920, EU-Football.info
- ^ Ireland vs Wales, 14 February 1920, EU-Football.info
- ^ England vs Wales, 15 March 1920, EU-Football.info