1894–95 British Home Championship

The 1894–95 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by England, who like second placed Wales, did not lose a game. Wales however failed to win one either, scoring three draws and so finishing behind England. Scotland took joint second place with three points gained from a win, draw and a loss. Ireland came last with a single point garnered from their draw with Wales.

1894–95 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates9 March – 6 April 1895
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England (7th title)
Runners-up Wales
 Scotland
(shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Steve Bloomer (3 goals)

England and Ireland played the first match of the competition, the Irish suffering a 9–0 defeat in Derby to give England the immediate advantage. Ireland and Wales then played a 2–2 draw in Belfast before England and Wales drew at the Queen's Club, the only international football match ever played there. Wales finished their competition as Scotland entered it, the teams drawing in Wrexham to give Wales three points in an unbeaten tournament. Scotland beat Ireland in their second game, ending Ireland's tournament with a single point before England and Scotland, level on points, played out the decider at Goodison Park. In the event England were just too strong, easily dismissing their opponents 3–0 to win the trophy.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England (C) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 5
  Wales 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
  Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
  Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 14 −11 1
Source: [1][2]
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  9–0  Ireland
Bloomer   4', 58'
Becton   15', 60'
Goodall   65', 87'
Bassett   30'
Howell   36'
Torrans   3' (o.g.)
 
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James Robertson (Scotland)

Ireland  2–2  Wales
Gaukrodger   32'
Sherrard   42'
Trainer   10', 85'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: William H. Jope (England)

England  1–1  Wales
Sandilands   74' Lewis   69'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Thomas Park(Scotland)

Wales  2–2  Scotland
Lewis   10'
Chapman   60'
Madden   30'
Divers   39'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: William H. Jope (England)

Scotland  3–1  Ireland
Lambie   1'
Walker   60', 70'
Sherrard   35'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Thomas B. Mitchell (England)

England  3–0  Scotland
Bloomer   30'
Gibson   35' (o.g.)
Smith   44'
 
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: John Reid (Ireland)

Winning squad

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[3]
 
IRE[4]
 
SCO[5]
Apps Goals
Steve Bloomer 1/2 1/2 2 3
Billy Bassett 1/1 1 2 1
John Goodall 1/2 1 2 1
Jimmy Crabtree 1 1 2 0
Cunliffe Gosling 1 1 2 0
Lewis Lodge 1 1 2 0
J.W. Sutcliffe 1 1 2 0
Frank Becton 1/2 1 2
Steve Smith 1/1 1 1
Raby Howell 1/1 1 1
Rupert Sandilands 1/1 1 1
Johnny Holt 1 1 0
Ernest Needham 1 1 0
Jack Reynolds 1 1 0
Tommy Crawshaw 1 1 0
Bob Holmes 1 1 0
Joseph Schofield 1 1 0
Jimmy Turner 1 1 0
Richard Barker 1 1 0
Gerald Dewhurst 1 1 0
Arthur Henfrey 1 1 0
William Oakley 1 1 0
George Raikes 1 1 0
Gilbert Smith 1 1 0
Hugh Stanbrough 1 1 0
Charles Wreford-Brown 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1895". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Monday, 18 March 1895 | England 1 Wales 1, England Football Online
  4. ^ Saturday, 9 March 1895 | England 9 Ireland 0, England Football Online
  5. ^ Saturday, 6 April 1895 | England 3 Scotland 0, England Football Online
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.