1906–07 British Home Championship

The 1906-07 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. For the first time ever it was won undisputed by the Welsh team, who secured two victories and a draw to take them to the top of the table. They were followed by England and Scotland, who both played well but could not overhaul the Welsh points advantage. All three teams beat Ireland, who finished without a point.

As usual, England and Ireland began the tournament, England winning a close game by a single goal from Harold Hardman. In Belfast during the second match, despite a close contest and five goals, Wales managed to beat the Irish 3–2 and join England at the top of the table. Wales then beat Scotland in a surprise result, winning 1–0 in Wrexham by a goal from veteran Grenville Morris to become tournament favourites. Scotland recovered in their second game with a three-goal rout of Ireland, finishing a miserable tournament for the Irish. Wales and England then played, the Welsh needing a win to take the competition undisputed whilst a draw would leave them waiting for the result of the England versus Scotland game. In the venet the match finished 1–1 and England played Scotland in Newcastle needing a win to draw level with Wales. In the event, Scotland proved too good and the game finished with a 2–2 draw, handing the trophy to Wales for the first time.

Table

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

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

England v Ireland

16 February 1907

England	1 – 0	Ireland
Harold Hardman

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Ireland v Wales

23 February 1907

Ireland	2 – 3	Wales
Charlie O'Hagan, Harold Sloan		Richard Morris, Billy Meredith, William Jones

Solitude, Belfast

Wales v Scotland

4 March 1907

Wales	1 – 0	Scotland
Grenville Morris

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Scotland v Ireland

16 March 1907

Scotland	3 – 0	Ireland
Francis O'Rourke, Michael O'Connor, Charlie Thomson (P)

Celtic Park, Glasgow

England v Wales

18 March 1907

England	1 – 1	Wales
Jimmy Stewart		William Jones

Craven Cottage, London

England v Scotland

6 April 1907

England	1 – 1	Scotland
Steve Bloomer		Own Goal (Robert Crompton)

St James' Park, Newcastle

References

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

British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Competitors	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

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Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984

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