1936–37 British Home Championship

The 1936–37 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be shared with one of the other Home Nations. Wales began the competition by beating England and followed it with a similar 2–1 victory against Scotland. With the two favourites beaten Wales only required a draw with Ireland to complete a rare tournament success. They ultimately took the title in style, winning 4–1 at home. Scotland recovered from their loss to Wales in their final game with a commanding 3–1 victory over England in Glasgow to come second,[1] whilst England's only points came from their own 3–1 defeat of the disappointing Irish.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Wales (C) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 6
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4
 England 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 2
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 10 7 0
Source:
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


Ireland 1 – 3 Scotland
Norman Kernaghan  26'  28' Charlie Napier
 46' Alex Munro
 62' David McCulloch
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Thomas J. Thompson (England)


Scotland 1 – 2 Wales
Tommy Walker  57'  23', 80' Pat Glover
Attendance: 23,858
Referee: Dr. Arthur W. Barton (England)


Scotland 3 – 1 England
Frank O'Donnell  47'
Bob McPhail  80', 89'
 40' Fred Steele
Attendance: 149,547
Referee: William McLean (Ireland)

References

  1. Scotland 3 England 1, The Blizzard, 1 June 2015
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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