1973–74 British Home Championship

The 1973-74 British Home Championship Home Nations football tournament was, like the two championships which preceded it, subject to rescheduled matches due to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scotland, who should have visited Belfast to play their match against Northern Ireland, instead hosted the game in Edinburgh as the previous years solution of matches being played in Liverpool was not taken up. Bereft of home advantage, the Irish struggled to contain their opponents, although they did begin well with a narrow win over the Scots. In their first matches, England enjoyed their home advantage to claim victories over the Welsh and Irish while the Welsh crashed to defeat against England and Scotland. With the confusing schedule, by the final match England seemed to be favourites, only needing a draw with the Scots in Glasgow to claim the trophy while a loss would still tie the series (goal difference was not at this stage used to calculate position). The Northern Irish, who could still have sneaked the championship, lost a close game to the Welsh, leaving England and Scotland to battle for the final placements, the Scots reaching parity in the competition thanks to a 2–0 victory.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	4	3	2	1	4	1	+3
England	4	3	2	1	3	2	+1
Northern Ireland	2	3	1	2	1	2	−1
Wales	2	3	1	2	1	4	−3

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Scotland v Northern Ireland

11 May 1974

Scotland	0 – 1	Northern Ireland
	Report	Thomas Cassidy

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 53,775

Wales v England

11 May 1974

Wales	0 – 2	England
	Report	Stan Bowles, Kevin Keegan

Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 25,734

Scotland v Wales

14 May 1974

Scotland	2 – 0	Wales
Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine (P)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 41,969

England v Northern Ireland

15 May 1974

England	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
Keith Weller	Report

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 45,500

Wales v Northern Ireland

18 May 1974

Wales	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
David Smallman	Report

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 9,310

Scotland v England

18 May 1974

Scotland	2 – 0	England
Joe Jordan, Own Goal (Colin Todd)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 94,487

References

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

1973–74 British Home Championship Details

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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