The 1908–09 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. England dominated the competition with three wins over their opponents. When placed in the context of their overseas tours to Europe in 1908 and 1909, this made a run of ten victories for the English side led by prolific goalscorer Vivian Woodward. Wales, who were enjoying one of their most successful periods of international football, came second with two victories and Scotland finished third. Ireland finished last with no points and only two goals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 13 February – 3 April 1909 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (16th title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 7 Players (2 goals) |
England and Ireland began the tournament with England starting well, scoring four without reply. Wales and Scotland began their competition in March, the Welsh winning a close game in Wrexham 3–2. Scotland's response was a 5–0 thumping of the Irish in a strong display of goalscoring ability. England reaffirmed their position as favourites with a 2–0 win over Wales before Wales too made a final push for the title, becoming the only team in this edition of the tournament to win a match away, beating Ireland 3–2 in Belfast. In the final game, England needed only a draw to win the championship undisputed. In the event they did better, scoring twice against Scotland without reply to take the title.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
 Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 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
Winning squad edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL[2] |
IRE[3] |
SCO[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Warren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| William Wedlock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Vivian Woodward | 1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bert Freeman | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Holley | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Evelyn Lintott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Pentland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arthur Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Wall | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| George Hilsdon | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Harold Fleming | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Colin Veitch | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arthur Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Cottle | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Windridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "British Championship 1909". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Monday, 15 March 1909 | England 2 Wales 0, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 13 February 1909 | England 4 Ireland 0, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 3 April 1909 | England 2 Scotland 0, England Football Online
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.