1909–10 British Home Championship

The 1909–10 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1909/10 season. It was won by Scotland after a very close three-way competition between the Scots, England and Ireland which Scotland only won by a single point, Ireland and England coming joint second with Wales trailing, again by a single point.

1909–10 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates12 February – 11 April 1910
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Scotland (15th title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Wales Grenville Morris
Wales Robert Evans (2 goals)

England and Ireland were well matched throughout the contest, drawing in their opening match, a result which gave Scotland the advantage after they narrowly beat Wales in Kilmarnock during their opening game. Their challenge faltered in the second game as Ireland beat them by the same scoreline in Belfast. England too achieved a 1–0 win, over Wales in Cardiff. This put England and Ireland at the head of the table, but they were soon surpassed by the Scots, who defeated England 2–0 in Glasgow. Ireland's bid for the title was forestalled by Wales in the final match of the competition, who won 4–1 to score their only points of the competition in a powerful performance.

Table

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

Ireland 1–1 England
Thompson 43' Fleming 51'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

Scotland 1–0 Wales
Devine 86'  
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Herbert S. Bamlett (England)

Wales 0–1 England
  Ducat 66'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: James Stark (Scotland)

Ireland 1–0 Scotland
Thompson 54'  
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: John Thomas Howcroft (England)

Scotland 2–0 England
McMenemy 20'
Quinn 32'
 
Attendance: 106,205
Referee: James Mason (England)

Wales 4–1 Ireland
Morris 45', 72'
Evans 24', 30'
Darling 47' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

Winning squad

Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
Wales
WAL[2]
Ireland
IRE[3]
England
ENG[4]
Apps Goals
Jimmy Quinn 1 1 1/1 3 1
Jimmy Brownlie 1 1 1 3 0
Jimmy Hay 1 1 1 3 0
George Law 1 1 1 3 0
Jimmy McMenemy 1 1/1 2 1
Alec Bennett 1 1 2 0
Sandy Higgins 1 1 2 0
Bobby Templeton 1 1 2 0
Willie Loney 1 1 2 0
James Mitchell 1 1 2 0
Archie Devine 1/1 1 1
Andy Aitken 1 1 0
Peter McWilliam 1 1 0
Charlie Thomson 1 1 0
Alec McNair 1 1 0
George Robertson 1 1 0
John McTavish 1 1 0
George Sinclair 1 1 0
Willie Walker 1 1 0

References

  1. "British Championship 1910". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. Sat 05 Mar 1910 Scotland 1 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. Sat 19 Mar 1910 Ireland 1 Scotland 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Sat 02 Apr 1910 Scotland 2 England 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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