1920–21 British Home Championship

1920–1921 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	23 October 1920 –11 April 1921
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (11th title)
Runners-up	Shared: Wales/ England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	13 (2.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew Wilson (4 goals)

The 1920–21 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1920–21 season. The second tournament played since the hiatus of the First World War, the 1921 competition was dominated by Scotland, who won the first of seven championships they would claim throughout the decade. England and reigning champions Wales came joint second as goal difference was not at this stage used to separate teams.

England and Ireland kicked off the competition in October 1920, with England gaining an early advantage through a 2–0 victory. Action resumed the following February when Scotland beat current champions Wales at home and then Ireland away, to top the table. Wales and England both needed victory in their match to have a chance of catching Scotland, but both sides nullified each other and the result was a scoreless draw, requiring an English victory over the Scots in their final game to beat Scotland's lead. In the final games played simultaneously on 9 April, Wales beat Ireland to elevate themselves into joint second place as England crashed 3–0 to a superior Scottish side in Glasgow, thus making Scotland British Champions.

Table

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

23 October 1920

England	2–0	Ireland
8' Bob Kelly 47' Billy Walker

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

12 February 1921[2]

Scotland	2–1	Wales
Andrew Wilson 11', 46'		30' Dai Collier

Pittodrie, Aberdeen

Attendance: 20,824

Referee: James Mason (England)

26 February 1921

Ireland	0–2	Scotland
		10' (Pen.) Andrew Wilson 87' Joe Cassidy

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

14 March 1921

Wales	0–0	England

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

9 April 1921[3]

Scotland	3–0	England
Andrew Wilson 20' Alan Morton 43' Andy Cunningham 53'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

9 April 1921

Wales	2–1	Ireland
35' Billy Hole Stan Davies		60' Jimmy Chambers

Vetch Field, Swansea

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jack Howcraft (England)

References

"British Home Championship 1920-1921". EU-Football. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
Thistle V The Leek, video footage from official Pathé News archive
Hampden Park Defeats England In Football Match, video footage from official Pathé News archive

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

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[EUF-1] "British Home Championship 1920-1921". EU-Football. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[pathe-2] Thistle V The Leek, video footage from official Pathé News archive

[3] Hampden Park Defeats England In Football Match, video footage from official Pathé News archive

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