The 1884–85 British Home Championship was the second edition of the British Home Championship annual international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It was staged from 28 February to 11 April 1885. Scotland successfully defended its 1884 title. The English also performed well, beginning with a strong victory over Ireland but failed to capitalise on this start with 1–1 draws with Wales and Scotland. Wales thrashed Ireland 8–1 but were well beaten 8–2 by Scotland who won their final game in a similar scoreline against Ireland, who finished last having conceded 20 goals in three games. Scotland, who had scored 16 goals in two tournaments, would win (individually or shared) six of the first seven tournaments.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 28 February – 11 April 1885 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Scotland (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Joseph Lindsay (4 goals) |
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 5 |
| 2 | England
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 |  Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Results
edit| Wales | 1–8 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Jones  50' |
Scottish FA |
Winning squad
edit| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[5] |
IRE[6] |
ENG[7] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Robert Calderwood | 1/2[a] | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 3[a] |
| Joe Lindsay | 1/3 | 1/1 | 2 | 4 | |
| William Anderson | 1/2[a] | 1 | 2 | 2[a] | |
| David Allan | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| James McAulay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walter Arnott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Michael Paton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alexander Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelso | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sandy Higgins Sr | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Alexander Barbour | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Walter Lamont | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| John Marshall | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Willie Turner | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charles Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John J. Gow | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Sellar | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Chalmers | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hugh McHardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Niven | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John McPherson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Robert P. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f The SFA website, RSSSF website and London Hearts website credit Robert Calderwood with two goals against Wales; Andy Mitchell's book and John Litster's files assign the first of these to William Anderson (this would make a hat-trick for Anderson, completed earlier chronologically than that of Joseph Lindsay).[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "British Championships 1885". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Mon 23 Mar 1885 Wales 1 Scotland 8, London Hearts Supporters Club]
- ^ Sat 14 Mar 1885 Scotland 8 Ireland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club]
- ^ Sat 21 Mar 1885 England 1 Scotland 1, London Hearts Supporters Club]
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.