1963–64 British Home Championship

The 1963-64 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Northern Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their remaining matches. Goal difference was not at this stage used to determine team positions in the tournament, but if it had been, England would have won with a goal difference of +8 with Scotland second and Northern Ireland third.

England began the tournament the stronger side, defeating Wales 4–0 in Cardiff. Northern Ireland too began well, beating the fancied Scots in a close game in Belfast. In the second round England took the lead with a thumping 8–3 victory over Northern Ireland at home, in which Jimmy Greaves and Terry Paine both scored hat-tricks. The Scots gained some ground on the leaders by beating Wales in a close game in Glasgow in which John White scored. He was killed just two months after the tournament concluded. In the final matches, played at the close of the domestic season, England needed only a draw against Scotland to claim the trophy, whilst Northern Ireland had to beat Wales to have any hope of reaching parity. Northern Ireland were successful in another close game at Swansea, but Scotland edged England 1–0 to claim their own third share of the Championship.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
England	4	3	2	1	12	4	+8
Scotland	4	3	2	1	4	3	+1
Northern Ireland	4	3	2	1	8	11	−3
Wales	0	3	0	3	3	9	−6

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v Scotland

12 October 1963

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Scotland
Billy Bingham, Sammy Wilson		Ian St John

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v England

12 October 1963

Wales	0 – 4	England
		Bobby Smith 2, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Charlton

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v Wales

20 November 1963

Scotland	2 – 1	Wales
Denis Law, John White		Barrie Jones

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Northern Ireland

20 November 1963

England	8–3	Northern Ireland
Jimmy Greaves 4, Terry Paine 3, Bobby Smith		Sammy Wilson 2, Jobby Crossan

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v England

11 April 1964

Scotland	1 – 0	England
Alan Gilzean

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v Northern Ireland

15 April 1964

Wales	2 – 3	Northern Ireland
Brian Godfrey, Wyn Davies		Sammy Wilson, Jimmy McLaughlin, Martin Harvey

Vetch Field, Swansea

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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