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.

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	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	5	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12
Wales	3	3	0	3	0	5	5	0
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1
Ireland	1	3	0	1	2	3	14	−11

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

9 March 1895

England	9–0	Ireland
Steve Bloomer 2 Frank Becton 2 Johnny Goodall 2 Billy Bassett Raby Howell Own Goal

County Cricket Ground, Derby

16 March 1895

Ireland	2 – 2	Wales
George Gaukrodger William Sherrard		Harry Trainer 2

Solitude, Belfast

18 March 1895

England	1 – 1	Wales
Rupert Sandilands		William Lewis

Queen's Club, London

23 March 1895

Wales	2 – 2	Scotland
William Lewis 10' Thomas Chapman 60'		30' Jake Madden 39' John Divers

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: William H. Jope (England)

30 March 1895

Scotland	3 – 1	Ireland
William Lambie 1' John Walker 60', 70'		35' William Sherrard

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Thomas B. Mitchell (England)

6 April 1895

England	3 – 0	Scotland
Steve Bloomer 30' Neilly Gibson 35' (o.g.) Steve Smith 44'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 42,500

Referee: John Reid (Ireland)

References

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

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