The 1911–12 British Home Championship was a football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1911–12 season. England and Scotland shared the title after both beat Wales and Ireland and then drew the deciding match at Hampden Park. Ireland took third place after beating Wales in an exciting 3–2 win away in Cardiff. Wales, who came last with zero points, lost all three matches and conceded six goals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 10 February – 13 April 1912 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Harold John Fleming George Holley (3 goals) |
England began the competition with a 6–1 thrashing of Ireland in Dublin, giving them the immediate advantage and making them favourites for the title, having won four of the previous five tournaments. Scotland too began with a win, a more subdued 1–0 victory over the Welsh. Scotland followed this with a 4–1 win in Belfast, briefly taking the top of the table before England joined them by beating Wales 2–0 in Wrexham. In the deciding game in Glasgow, Scotland and England played out a tough 1–1 draw. As neither side had broken the deadlock, both shared the tournament. In the final match, Wales and Ireland played a gripping game for third place, the Irish taking it by a single goal.
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 |
| Scotland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions
Results edit
Winning squads edit
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[3] |
IRE[4] |
SCO[5] |
Apps | Goals | |
| George Holley | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 |
| Bert Freeman | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jock Simpson | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tom Brittleton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| William Wedlock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Jefferis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Makepeace | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tim Williamson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harold Fleming | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| George Wall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Robert Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Mordue | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL[6] |
IRE[7] |
ENG[8] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Bobby Walker | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jimmy Brownlie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Alec McNair | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jock Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Gordon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Sinclair | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Templeton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charlie Thomson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wattie Aitkenhead | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Andrew Wilson | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Willie Reid | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| David McLean | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alex Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wilf Low | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy McMenemy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "British Championship 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Wales vs Ireland, 13 April 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Monday, 11 March 1912 | Wales 0 England 2, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 7 April 1888 | Ireland 1 England 5, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 10 February 1912 | Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online
- ^ Sat 02 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 16 Mar 1912 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Sat 23 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.