1905–06 British Home Championship

The 1905–06 British Home Championship was the 22nd edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The trophy was shared between the two sides which regularly dominated the competition, England and Scotland who each gained four points.

1905–06 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates17 February – 7 April 1906
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England
 Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored20 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Wales William Green
Ireland Harold Sloan (3 goals)

England and Ireland began the tournament in February 1906, with England scoring five goals without reply and rising to the head of the table. Wales joined them after their match with Scotland which they won in Edinburgh by 2–0. Scotland recovered to beat Ireland by a single goal and England then moved ahead by beating Wales with an identical scoreline in Cardiff. Playing for lower rankings, Wales and Ireland fought out a thrilling 4–4 draw in Wrexham before the deciding game between England and Scotland at Hampden Park; England needed only a draw to take the title outright, but Scotland played well and in a flowing match triumphed 2–1 to share the honours.

Parts of the Wales vs Ireland match at Wrexham were filmed by the Blackburn company of Mitchell and Kenyon, and is now the oldest surviving footage of an international football match.[1]

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England (C) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 4
  Scotland (C) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
  Wales 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 3
  Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
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

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Ireland  0–5  England
  Bond   26', 89'
Brown   32'
Harris   56'
Day   70'
Attendance: 14,063
Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

Scotland  0–2  Wales
  Jones   50'
L. Jones   65'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: John Lewis (England)

Ireland  0–1  Scotland
  Fitchie   52'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frederick Bye (England)

Wales  0–1  England
  Day   86'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Robert Murray (Scotland)

Wales  4–4  Ireland
Green   13', 20', 28'
Morgan-Owen   55'
Sloan   10', 25', 74'[2]
Maxwell   72'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fred Kirkham (England)

Scotland  2–1  England
Howie   40', 55' Shepherd   81'
Attendance: 102,741
Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

Winning squads

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[3]
 
IRE[4]
 
SCO[5]
Apps Goals
Dickie Bond 1 1/2 1 3 2
Sammy Day 1/1 1/1 1 3 2
Stan Harris 1 1/1 1 3 1
James Ashcroft 1 1 1 3 0
Bob Crompton 1 1 1 3 0
Colin Veitch 1 1 1 3 0
Ben Warren 1 1 1 3 0
Kelly Houlker 1 1 2 0
Herbert Smith 1 1 2 0
Albert Shepherd 1/1 1 1
Arthur Brown 1/1 1 1
Herbert Burgess 1 1 0
James Conlin 1 1 0
Harry Makepeace 1 1 0
Alf Common 1 1 0
Gordon Wright 1 1 0
Albert Gosnell 1 1 0
Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
 
WAL[6]
 
IRE[7]
 
ENG[8]
Apps Goals
Donald McLeod 1 1 1 3 0
Thomas Fitchie 1 1/1 2 1
John May 1 1 2 0
Jimmy Quinn 1 1 2 0
Alex Smith 1 1 2 0
George Stewart 1 1 2 0
Charlie Thomson 1 1 2 0
James Howie 1/2 1 2
Andy Aitken 1 1 0
Billy Dunlop 1 1 0
George Livingstone 1 1 0
Peter McBride 1 1 0
Peter McWilliam 1 1 0
Alex Menzies 1 1 0
Alex Raisbeck 1 1 0
Sandy MacFarlane 1 1 0
Alec McNair 1 1 0
Jimmy Raeside 1 1 0
Andrew Richmond 1 1 0
George Wilson 1 1 0
Gladstone Hamilton 1 1 0
David Hill 1 1 0
Harry Rennie 1 1 0
Bobby Walker 1 1 0
James Young 1 1 0

References

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  2. ^ "Wales vs Ireland, 2 April 1906". EU-Football. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ Monday, 19 March 1906 | Wales 0 England 1, England Football Online
  4. ^ Saturday, 17 February 1906 | Ireland 0 England 5, England Football Online
  5. ^ Saturday, 7 April 1906 | Scotland 2 England 1, England Football Online
  6. ^ Sat 03 Mar 1906 Scotland 0 Wales 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Sat 17 Mar 1906 Ireland 0 Scotland 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. ^ Sat 07 Apr 1906 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club