1907–08 British Home Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 15 February – 11 April 1908 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of England.svg England File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | England Vivian Woodward Scotland Jimmy Quinn (4 goals) |
← 1906–07 1908–09 → | |
The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.
England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.
England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice, Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.
Table
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg England (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions
Results
[edit | edit source]| Ireland File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| Hannon File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Hilsdon File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 83' Woodward File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Lennie File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
L. Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
| Ireland File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg | 0–5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 55', 70', 75' Galt File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Windridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | 0–1 | File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Sloan File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Winning squads
[edit | edit source]| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales WAL[2] |
Ireland IRE[3] |
Scotland SCO[4] |
Apps | Goals | |
| George Hilsdon | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Vivian Woodward | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| James Windridge | 1/1 | 1 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 |
| William Wedlock | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Evelyn Lintott | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jock Rutherford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Warren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Arthur Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harry Maskrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Horace Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harold Hardman | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales WAL[5] |
Ireland IRE[6] |
England ENG[7] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Charlie Thomson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1/4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| James Galt | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Willie Lennie | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| John May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alec McNair | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| William Agnew | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Rennie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Andrew Wilson | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alec Bennett | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Andy Aitken | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Howie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter McBride | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Sharp | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Walter White | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Chaplin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sandy MacFarlane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Speirs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob McColl | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Templeton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
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- ^ Monday, 16 March 1908 | Wales 1 England 7, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 15 February 1908 | Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 4 April 1908 | Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online
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- ^ Sat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
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