1961–62 British Home Championship

The 1961-62 British Home Championship was a football competition played in the season preceding the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for which only England had qualified from the home nations. Although they were expected to do well in the World Cup, England suffered a poor home championship and were eventually dispatched from the World Cup by the eventual winner Brazil in the quarter finals.

The Home Championship began very well for Scotland, who in their first match scored a 6–1 defeat of Northern Ireland national football team in Belfast. England could not match this pace in their encounter with Wales who held them to a draw and became a contender for the title in the process. In the second game the Scots beat the Welsh 2–0 but England again failed to impress, again drawing 1–1 with the poor Irish. In the final matches, Wales beat Northern Ireland comprehensively with Mel Charles taking all four goals and achieving second position, whilst England played Scotland knowing that only a win would get them the title. In the event, the impressive Scots ran out 2–0 winners, taking the championship and achieving a rare whitewash of the other three teams.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	6	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2
England	2	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2
Northern Ireland	1	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v Scotland

7 October 1961

Northern Ireland	1 – 6	Scotland
Jimmy McLaughlin		Alex Scott 3, Ralph Brand 2, Davie Wilson

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v England

14 October 1961

Wales	1 – 1	England
Graham Williams		Bryan Douglas

Ninian Park, Cardiff

England v Northern Ireland

22 November 1961

England	1 – 1	Northern Ireland
Bobby Charlton		Jimmy McIlroy

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v Wales

8 November 1961

Scotland	2 – 0	Wales
Ian St John 2

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v Northern Ireland

11 April 1962

Wales	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
Mel Charles 4

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v England

14 April 1962

Scotland	2 – 0	England
Davie Wilson, Eric Caldow (P)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

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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