1887–88 British Home Championship

1887–88 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	4 February – 7 April 1888
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	46 (7.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jack Doughty (6 goals)

The 1887–88 British Home Championship was the fifth edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was the first edition of the tournament in which Scotland did not at least share in the trophy and was also notable for a record flood of goals, 46 in six games, 26 of them conceded by Ireland, who suffered a disastrous competition.

England began the tournament in the same vein as they finished it, winning the opening match 5–1 against Wales at the Alexandra Recreation Ground in Crewe. Wales responded to this, and to their shock defeat by Ireland the year previously with an 11–0 thrashing of the visiting Irish, a Welsh record scoreline which remains standing after 132 years. Any hopes of a recovery for the Welsh were however dashed in their final game when Scotland administered a 5–1 beating in Edinburgh.

England returned to the fray and gained revenge for their narrow defeat in the deciding match of the previous year when they in turn thrashed Scotland 5–0 in Glasgow, leaving only the weak Irish in between them and the trophy. Before this however, Ireland received another massive defeat at the hands of Scotland, who beat them 2–10 in Belfast to take second place. In the final game, England needed only a draw to secure the title but managed a win by five goals to one to take their first undisputed championship.

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	15	2	+13	6
Scotland	3	2	1	15	8	+7	4
Wales	3	1	2	13	10	+3	2
Ireland	3	0	3	3	26	−23	0

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion.

Results

4 February 1888

England	5–1	Wales
Dewhurst (x2) Woodhall Lindley Goodall		J. Doughty

Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland)

3 March 1888

Wales	11–0	Ireland
J. Doughty (x4) R. Doughty (x2) Howell (x2) Wilding (x2) Pryce-Jones

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tom Hindle (England)

10 March 1888

Scotland	5–1	Wales
Paul 6' Munro 30' Latta 33', 75' Groves 65'		J. Doughty 41'

Hibernian Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: John Charles Clegg (England)

17 March 1888

Scotland	0–5	England
		Lindley 32' Hodgetts 34' Dewhurst 40', 49' Goodall 43'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: John Sinclair (Ireland)

24 March 1888

Ireland	2–10	Scotland
Dalton 18', 24'		Dewar 5' Dickson 8', 33', 40', 45' Breckenridge 15' Aitken 30' McCallum 53' Robert Wilson 77' (o.g.) Stewart 83'

Oldpark Avenue, Belfast

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Robert Parlane (Scotland)

7 April 1888

Ireland	1–5	England
Crone		Allen (x3) Dewhurst Lindley

Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: James McKillop (Scotland)

References

Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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

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[1] Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

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