The 1889–90 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The seventh such competition held, the 1890 edition was, for the second time, jointly won by England and Scotland, the sixth time that Scotland had won. Played during the second half of the 1889/90 season, the tournament was also notable for two matches played by England on the 15 March against Wales and Ireland simultaneously. With an increasingly crowded domestic schedule cramping available dates for matches, England fielded two entirely separate teams, both of which won their games with an aggregate of twelve goals to two.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 9 February – 5 April 1890 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 33 (5.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | William Paul (4 goals) |
Wales took the early lead in the competition, winning the opening game at home against Ireland. England's double victories over Wales and Ireland then placed them in front with favourites Scotland still to play a match. Scotland responded to England's lead with two comfortable wins over Wales and Ireland 5–0 and 4–1 leaving the final match between England and Scotland as the deciding game. Despite a furious and dramatic encounter, neither side could best the other and the result was a 1–1 draw, placing both England and Scotland at the head of the table, goal difference not at this stage being used to differentiate the teams.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 5 |
| Scotland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 2 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Results edit
Winning squads edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[3] |
IRE[4] |
SCO[5] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Edmund Currey | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Harry Wood | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tinsley Lindley | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Billy Bassett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Daft | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Moon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alfred Shelton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arthur Walters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Percy Walters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Geary | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Kenny Davenport | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| William Townley | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Joe Lofthouse | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| John Barton | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harry Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Holt | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richard Baugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Forrest | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nathaniel Walton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL[6] |
IRE[7] |
ENG[8] |
Apps | Goals | |
| John McPherson | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Willie Paul | 1/4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Gilbert Rankin | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Hughie Wilson | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Thomas Wyllie | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Walter Arnott | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Willie Groves | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Johnston | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James McCall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thomas McKeown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James McLaren | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Davie Baird | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Isaac Begbie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richard Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John McLeod | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| David Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Rae | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Bruce | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Gillespie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Matt McQueen | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John W. Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Whitelaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "British Championships 1890". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Saturday, 15 March 1890 | Wales 1 England 3, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 15 March 1890 | Ireland 1 England 9, England Football Online
- ^ Easter Saturday, 5 April 1890 | Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online
- ^ Sat 22 Mar 1890 Scotland 5 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 29 Mar 1890 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 05 Apr 1890 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.