1904–05 British Home Championship

1904–1905 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	25 February – 8 April 1904
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (9th title)
Runners-up	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlie Thompson (3 goals)

The 1904–05 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It was competed in the second half of the 1904–05 football season and saw England win the championship for the third time in a row with two victories and a draw. Wales, despite losing to England, came in second as part of a strong run which would result in victory at the 1907 British Home Championship. Scotland and Ireland came joint third with two points a piece.

England and Ireland kicked off the competition in February 1905 with a hard fought 1–1 draw in Middlesbrough. In early March, Wales and Scotland began their tournaments with Wales easily beating the Scots in Wrexham and taking the top of the table. Scotland responded to the defeat with a 4–0 rout of the Irish in their second game, and England then moved to the head of the table with a 3–1 victory over the Welsh at home. England then beat Scotland in London to make them winners unless Wales could win against Ireland in Belfast. In the culminating match the Welsh played hard and scored twice, but it was not enough to secure victory and the trophy went to England.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Wales	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	3
Scotland	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	2
Ireland	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2

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

25 February 1905

England	1 – 1	Ireland
50' Steve Bloomer		49' (o.g.) Tim Williamson

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 21,700

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

6 March 1905

Wales	3 – 1	Scotland
Walter Watkins 30' Grenville Morris 47' Billy Meredith 50'		86' John Robertson

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

18 March 1905

Scotland	4 – 0	Ireland
Charlie Thomson 14' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Bobby Walker 35' Jimmy Quinn 50'

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

27 March 1905

England	3 – 1	Wales
55', 88'Vivian Woodward 80' Stanley Harris		75' Grenville Morris

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 26,100

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

1 April 1905

England	1 – 0	Scotland
Joe Bache 80'

The Crystal Palace, London

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

8 April 1905

Ireland	2 – 2	Wales
25' John Murphy 45' Charlie O'Hagan		10' Walter Watkins 38' Bobby Atherton

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Fred Kirkham (England)

References

"British Championship 1905". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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

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