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1907–08 British Home Championship

The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Table

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) Co-champions

Results

Solitude, Belfast
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: James Mason (England)

Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: James T. Ibbotson (England)

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Philp (Scotland)

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 121,452
Referee: James Mason (England)

Athletic Ground, Aberdare
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: James Ibbotson (England)

Winning squads

References

  1. ^ "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ Monday, 16 March 1908 | Wales 1 England 7, England Football Online
  3. ^ Saturday, 15 February 1908 | Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online
  4. ^ Saturday, 4 April 1908 | Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online
  5. ^ Sat 07 Mar 1908 Scotland 2 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ^ Sat 14 Mar 1908 Ireland 0 Scotland 5, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. ^ Sat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club