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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 9 March – 6 April 1895 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (7th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 26 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 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
| 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 |
Results
| England | 9–0 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Bloomer  4', 58'Becton 15', 60'Goodall 65', 87'Bassett 30'Howell 36'Torrans 3' (o.g.) |
| Ireland | 2–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Gaukrodger 32' Sherrard 42' |
Trainer 10', 85' |
| England | 1–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Sandilands 74' |
Lewis 69' |
Winning squad
| 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
- Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "British Championships 1895". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- Monday, 18 March 1895 | England 1 Wales 1, England Football Online
- Saturday, 9 March 1895 | England 9 Ireland 0, England Football Online
- 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.
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