1892–93 British Home Championship

The 1892–93 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. The competition was won and dominated by England, who beat all three rival teams and scored 17 goals in just three matches. Fred Spiksley claimed four and Walter Gilliat scored a hat-trick in the competition's opening game. Scotland came second with victories over Ireland and Wales, who finished third and fourth respectively.

1892–93 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates25 February – 8 April 1893
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England (6th title)
Runners-up Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored42 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Fred Spiksley (6 goals)

England began as the strongest team, scoring twelve goals in the first two games against the Irish and the Welsh with only one in reply. Scotland too began well, winning their match against Wales in Wales by 8–0 before netting another six in a rout of Ireland at home. In the final games, England and Scotland played a match in London which England easily won 5–2 to whitewash their opponents and take the trophy. In a consolation game in Belfast, Ireland beat Wales 4–3 to finish third.

The official attendance for the England v. Scotland match was 16,000; the crowd was so large that it was forced to stand in front of the journalists who were therefore prevented from seeing all of the action. Consequently, there is some dispute over the goal-scorers: although it is not credited in any of the official references, it is now generally accepted that Spiksley scored a hat-trick.[1]

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England (C) 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 6
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 16 6 +10 4
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 6 15 −9 2
  Wales 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [2][3]
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

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England  6–1  Ireland
Gilliat   8', 18', 30'
Smith   43'
Winckworth   60'
Sandilands   75'
[1] Gaffikin   9'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Thomas R. Park (Scotland)

England  6–0  Wales
Spiksley   25', 43', 88'
Bassett   47'
Goodall   49'
Reynolds   75'
[2]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Campbell (Scotland)

Wales  0–8  Scotland
[3] Madden   4', 20', 47', 89'
Barker   25', 30', 40'
Lambie   65'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: William H. Stacey (England)

Scotland  6–1  Ireland
Sellar   10', 27'
Torrans   20' (o.g.)
McMahon   28'
Kelly   60'
Hamilton   70'
[4] Gaffikin   44'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John Taylor (Wales)

England  5–2  Scotland
Gosling   15'
Cotterill   65'
Spiksley   78', 80', 84'
[5] [6] Waddell   30'
Sellar   55'

Ireland  4–3  Wales
Peden   5', 50', 58'
Wilton   82'
Owen   34', 80'
Owen   8'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: John Campbell (Scotland)

Winning squad

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[4]
 
IRE[5]
 
SCO[6]
Apps Goals
Fred Spiksley 1/3 1/3 2 6
George Cotterill 1 1/1 2 1
Billy Bassett 1/1 1 2 1
Jack Reynolds 1/1 1 2 1
A.H. Harrison 1 1 2 0
Bob Holmes 1 1 2 0
Walter Gilliat 1/3 1 3
Rupert Sandilands 1/1 1 1
Gilbert Smith 1/1 1 1
William Winckworth 1/1 1 1
Cunliffe Gosling 1/1 1 1
John Goodall 1/1 1 1
Edgar Chadwick 1 1 0
Leslie Gay 1 1 0
Johnny Holt 1 1 0
George Kinsey 1 1 0
Chris Charsley 1 1 0
Norman Cooper 1 1 0
Frederick Pelly 1 1 0
Albert Smith 1 1 0
Robert Topham 1 1 0
Tommy Clare 1 1 0
Charlie Perry 1 1 0
J.W. Sutcliffe 1 1 0
Jimmy Turner 1 1 0
Jimmy Whitehead 1 1 0
Joseph Schofield 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "England players: Fred Spiksley". englandfootballonline. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "British Championships 1893". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ Monday, 13 March 1893 | England 6 Wales 0, England Football Online
  5. ^ Saturday, 25 February 1893 | England 6 Ireland 1, England Football Online
  6. ^ Easter Saturday, 1 April 1893 | England 5 Scotland 2, England Football Online

Bibliography

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  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.