1947–48 British Home Championship

1947–48 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947–48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.

1947–48 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom
Dates4 October 1947 (1947-10-04) – 10 April 1948 (1948-04-10)
Teams4
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up Wales
Third place Ireland
Fourth place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tommy Lawton (2)
Tom Finney (2)
George Lowrie (2)
Samuel Smyth(2)

England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2–0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2–2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2–0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch the championship.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Wales 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4
 Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 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 2–0 Scotland
Samuel Smyth  35', 52'  
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Thomas Smith (England)


Scotland 1–2 Wales
Andy McLaren  10'  35' Trevor Ford
 42' George Lowrie
Attendance: 88,000



Scotland 0–2 England
   44' Stan Mortensen
 65' Tom Finney
Attendance: 135,376
Referee: David Maxwell (Ireland)

References

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