1947–48 British Home Championship

1947–48 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
Dates	4 October 1947 – 10 April 1948
Teams	4
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England
Runners-up	Wales
Third place	Ireland
Fourth place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tommy Lawton (2) ; Tom Finney (2) ; George Lowrie (2) ; Samuel Smyth(2)

1947–48 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947–48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.

England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2–0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2–2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2–0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch the championship.

Table

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

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion.

Results

4 October 1947

Ireland	2 – 0	Scotland
Samuel Smyth 35', 52'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Thomas Smith (England)

18 October 1947

Wales	0 – 3	England
		Tom Finney Stan Mortensen Tommy Lawton

Ninian Park, Cardiff

12 November 1947

Scotland	1 – 2	Wales
Andy McLaren 10'		35' Trevor Ford 42' George Lowrie

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

5 November 1947

England	2 – 2	Ireland
Tommy Lawton Wilf Mannion		Peter Doherty Davy Walsh

Goodison Park, Liverpool

10 March 1948

Wales	2 – 0	Ireland
George Lowrie George Edwards

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

10 April 1948

Scotland	0 – 2	England
		44' Stan Mortensen 65' Tom Finney

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 135,376

Referee: David Maxwell (Ireland)

References

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

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