1911–12 British Home Championship

The 1911–12 British Home Championship was a football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1911–12 season. England and Scotland shared the trophy after both beat Wales and Ireland and then drew the deciding match at Hampden Park. Ireland took third place after beating Wales in an exciting 3–2 win away in Cardiff. Wales, who came last with zero points, lost all three matches and conceded six goals.

England began the competition with a 6–1 thrashing of Ireland in Dublin, giving them the immediate advantage and making them favourites for the title, having won four of the previous five tournaments. Scotland too began with a win, a more subdued 1–0 victory over the Welsh. Scotland followed this with a 4–1 win in Belfast, briefly taking the top of the table before England joined them by beating Wales 2–0 in Wrexham. In the deciding game in Glasgow, Scotland and England played out a tough 1–1 draw. As neither side had broken the deadlock, both shared the tournament. In the final match, Wales and Ireland played a gripping game for third place, the Irish taking it by a single goal.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	5	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7
Scotland	5	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
Ireland	2	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7
Wales	0	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

10 February 1912

Ireland	1 – 6	England
Mickey Hamill 35'		12', 40', 64' Harold Fleming 17' George Holley 50' Bert Freeman 85' Jock Simpson

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Alexander A. Jackson (Scotland)

2 March 1912

Scotland	1 – 0	Wales
Jimmy Quinn 87'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: James Mason (England)

16 March 1912

Ireland	1 – 4	Scotland
James McKnight 42' (Pen.)		8', 23' Walter Aitkenhead 60' William Reid 70' Bobby Walker

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Herbert S. Bamlett (England)

11 March 1912

Wales	0 – 2	England
		George Holley Bert Freeman

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

23 March 1912

Scotland	1 – 1	England
Andrew Wilson 7'		13' George Holley

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 127,307

Referee: James Mason (England)

13 April 1912

Wales	2 – 3	Ireland
Billy Davies David Davies		Jack McCandless 2 Batty Brennan

Ninian Park, Cardiff

References

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

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