1967–68 British Home Championship

The 1967–68 British Home Championship football was the final stage of the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying for the Home Nations, and provided revenge for an England team smarting from a defeat on their home ground to the Scots just months after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup which cost them the 1966–67 British Home Championship. The English victories against Wales and Ireland in the first two games meant that going into the final match they only required a draw, which they eventually achieved in a hard-fought match, winning the tournament and the place in the European Championship. The Scots started badly against the unfancied Irish, losing in Belfast, and never recovered, scraping a win against Wales and needing a win against a dominant England team. The Irish were unable to capitalise on an excellent start, losing to England and Wales and coming fourth, whilst the Welsh managed a win against Ireland in their final game to scrape into joint third place after a terrible start.

1967–68 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates	21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968
Teams	4
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England (43rd title)
Runners-up	Scotland
Third place	Wales
Fourth place	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance	384,710 (64,118 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bobby Charlton Martin Peters Alan Gilzean (2 goals each)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	England (C)	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5	Champions
2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Wales	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2
4	Ireland	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

Source: EU-Football
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results

21 October 1967

15:00

Wales	0–3	England
	Report	Peters 34' B. Charlton 87' Ball 90' (pen.)

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 44,960

Referee: John Robertson P. Gordon (Scotland)

21 October 1967

15:00

Northern Ireland	1–0	Scotland
Clements 69'	Report

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 47,359

Referee: James Finney (England)

22 November 1967

19:45

England	2–0	Northern Ireland
Hurst 43' B. Charlton 62'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 83,969

Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

22 November 1967

20:00

Scotland	3–2	Wales
Gilzean 16', 65' McKinnon 78'	Report	R. Davies 18' Durban 57'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 57,472

Referee: James Finney (England)

24 February 1968

15:00

Scotland	1–1	England
Hughes 39'	Report	Peters 19'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 134,461

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

28 February 1968

19:15

Wales	2–0	Northern Ireland
Rees 75' W. Davies 84'	Report

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 17,548

Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

References

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

External links

Full Results and Line-ups

British Home Championship
Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
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