1966–67 British Home Championship

The 1966–67 British Home Championship has remained famous in the memories of British Home Nations football fans ever since the dramatic climatic match at Wembley Stadium, where an unfancied Scottish team beat England on the same turf they had won the 1966 FIFA World Cup a year before. England had comfortably disposed of Wales and Ireland in the earlier matches, whilst Scotland had struggled, drawing with Wales and only just beating the Irish. In the final match however, the Scots outplayed their illustrious opponents who were effectively reduced to 10 men with Jack Charlton hobbling and no substitutes allowed claiming a 3–2 victory, thus becoming "World Champions" in the words of many enthusiastic Scottish supporters, who invaded and stole much of the pitch after the game. In contrast to later pitch invasions, this was non-violent and resulted in no significant police action. The "World Champions" idea has since taken more tangible form in the Unofficial Football World Championships.

1966–67 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates22 October 1966 – 15 April 1967
Teams4
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Scotland (36th title)
Runners-up England
Third place Wales
Fourth place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Attendance318,533 (53,089 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Geoff Hurst (3 goals)

The contest was also important as it formed the first half of the qualifying stages for the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, a competition England would eventually qualify for in the following 1967–68 British Home Championship and reach the semi-finals, ultimately securing third position overall.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 5 Champions
2  England 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
3  Wales 3 0 2 1 2 6 4 2
4  Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source: EU-Football
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results

Wales 1–1 Scotland
R. Davies 77' Report Law 86'
Attendance: 33,269
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
Northern Ireland 0–2 England
Report Hunt 40'
Peters 60'
Attendance: 47,897
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Scotland 2–1 Northern Ireland
Murdoch 14'
Lennox 35'[1]
Report Nicholson 9'
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)
England 5–1 Wales
Hurst 30', 34'
B. Charlton 43'
Hennessey 65' (o.g.)
J. Charlton 84'
Report W. Davies 36'
Attendance: 75,380
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales
Report
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
England 2–3 Scotland
J. Charlton 84'
Hurst 88'
Report Law 27'
Lennox 78'
McCalliog 87'
Attendance: 99,063
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

References

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