1954–55 British Home Championship

The 1954-55 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1954–55 football season. It was won by a strong England side which included players such as Johnny Haynes and Nat Lofthouse as well as future manager Don Revie. England and Scotland, had competed at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the summer before the tournament began and both teams had struggled, eventually being knocked out by Uruguay, Scotland by a 7–0 margin.

England began the tournament as favourites and proved their status with a simple victory over Northern Ireland national football team in their first match. Scotland matched this with a difficult win over Wales in their match, although only by one goal to nil. Both Wales and Northern Ireland improved in their second matches, the Irish holding Scotland to a 2–2 draw whilst the Welsh almost achieved the same against England in London, eventually losing 3–2. The final games were played at the conclusion of the domestic season, and saw Ireland fall to the Welsh under their inspirational goalscorer John Charles, who netted a hat trick in a 3–2 victory. England had by this time taken the championship with a comprehensive demoilition of Scotland 7–2 in their final match, Dennis Wilshaw claiming four of the goals.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	6	3	3	0	0	12	4	+8
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	5	9	−4
Wales	2	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1
Northern Ireland	1	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v England

2 October 1954

Northern Ireland	0 – 2	England
		Johnny Haynes, Don Revie

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v Scotland

16 October 1954

Wales	0 – 1	Scotland
		Paddy Buckley

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v Northern Ireland

3 November 1954

Scotland	2 – 2	Northern Ireland
Jimmy Davidson, Bobby Johnstone		Billy Bingham, Billy McAdams

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Wales

10 November 1954

England	3–2	Wales
Roy Bentley 3		John Charles 2

Wembley Stadium, London

England v Scotland

2 April 1955

England	7 – 2	Scotland
Dennis Wilshaw 4, Nat Lofthouse 2, Don Revie	Report (Page 4)	Lawrie Reilly, Tommy Docherty

Wembley Stadium, London

Northern Ireland v Wales

20 April 1955

Northern Ireland	2 – 3	Wales
Eddie Crossan, Jimmy Walker		John Charles 3

Windsor Park, Belfast

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

Seasons	1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 First World War 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 Second World War 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984

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