1936–37 British Home Championship

The 1936–37 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be shared with one of the other Home Nations. Wales began the competition by beating England and followed it with a similar 2–1 victory against Scotland. With the two favourites beaten Wales only required a draw with Ireland to complete a rare tournament success. They ultimately took the title in style, winning 4–1 at home. Scotland recovered from their loss to Wales in their final game with a commanding 3–1 victory over England in Glasgow to come second, whilst England's only points came from their own 3–1 defeat of the disappointing Irish.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Wales	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5
Scotland	4	3	2	1	7	4	+3
England	2	3	1	2	5	6	−1
Ireland	0	3	0	3	3	10	−7

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

17 October 1936

Wales	2 – 1	England
Pat Glover Seymour Morris		Cliff Bastin

Ninian Park, Cardiff

31 October 1936

Ireland	1 – 3	Scotland
Norman Kernaghan 26'		28' Charlie Napier 46' Alex Munro 62' David McCulloch

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Thomas J. Thompson (England)

18 November 1936

England	3 – 1	Ireland
Raich Carter Cliff Bastin Fred Worrall		Tom Davis

Victoria Ground, Stoke

2 December 1936

Scotland	1 – 2	Wales
Tommy Walker 57'		23', 80' Pat Glover

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 23,858

Referee: Dr. Arthur W. Barton (England)

17 March 1937

Wales	4 – 1	Ireland
Pat Glover 2 Bryn Jones Freddie Warren		Alex Stevenson

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

17 April 1937

Scotland	3 – 1	England
Frank O'Donnell 47' Bob McPhail 80', 89'		40' Fred Steele

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 149,547

Referee: William McLean (Ireland)

References

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

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