1885–86 British Home Championship

1885–86 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	27 February – 10 April 1886
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Shared: Scotland/ England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	32 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charles Heggie and Benjamin Spilsbury (4 goals)

The 1885–86 British Home Championship was the third annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. As common for the time, the matches were punctuated by some high scorelines and for the first time two teams finished level on points at the top of the table, thus sharing the championship as goal difference would not be introduced to separate teams for over nearly 90 years.

England and Scotland were the joint winners, with Wales third and Ireland last with zero points. The tournament began in February 1886 with a match between Wales and Ireland which Wales won comfortably 5–0. Ireland next played against England and Scotland, suffering two heavy defeats in which they conceded 13 goals for three in reply. With the three leaders therefore equal on points, England and Scotland played their match, sharing points in a 1–1 draw. Wales then played against England and Scotland in the final games but lost both, resulting in England and Scotland sharing the title.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Scotland (C)	3	2	1	0	12	4	+8	5
2	England (C)	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	5
3	Wales	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	2
4	Ireland	3	0	0	3	3	18	−15	0

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Joint champions.

Results

27 February 1886

Wales	5–0	Ireland
Roberts Wilding Hersee Bryan Sisson

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 700

Referee: Dick Gregson (England)

13 March 1886

Ireland	1–6	England
Williams		Spilsbury (x4) Lindley Dewhurst

Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: James McKillop (Scotland)

20 March 1886

Ireland	2–7	Scotland
John Condy 19' Samuel Johnston 44'		Heggie 15', 18', 25', 60' Lambie 35' Dunbar 40' Gourlay 75'

Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: George T. Wolstenholme (Ireland)

27 March 1886

Scotland	1–1	England
Somerville 80'		Lindley 35'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Alexander Hunter (Wales)

29 March 1886

Wales	1–3	England
Lewis		Brann Dewhurst Amos

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Stuart Lawrie (Scotland)

10 April 1886

Scotland	4–1	Wales
McCormick 30' McCall 47' Allan 53' Harrower 56'		Vaughan 88'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland)

References

"British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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

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[1] "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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