1892–93 British Home Championship Explained

Tourney Name:1892–93 British Home Championship
Country:England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:25 February – 8 April 1893
Num Teams:4
Champion:ENG
Count:6
Second:SCO
Matches:6
Goals:42
Prevseason:1891–92
Nextseason:1893–94

The 1892–93 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. The competition was won and dominated by England, who beat all three rival teams and scored 17 goals in just three matches. Fred Spiksley claimed four and Walter Gilliat scored a hat-trick in the competition's opening game. Scotland came second with victories over Ireland and Wales, who finished third and fourth respectively.

England began as the strongest team, scoring twelve goals in the first two games against the Irish and the Welsh with only one in reply. Scotland too began well, winning their match against Wales in Wales by 8–0 before netting another six in a rout of Ireland at home. In the final games, England and Scotland played a match in London which England easily won 5–2 to whitewash their opponents and take the trophy. In a consolation game in Belfast, Ireland beat Wales 4–3 to finish third.

The official attendance for the England v. Scotland match was 16,000; the crowd was so large that it was forced to stand in front of the journalists who were therefore prevented from seeing all of the action. Consequently, there is some dispute over the goal-scorers: although it is not credited in any of the official references, it is now generally accepted that Spiksley scored a hat-trick.[1]

Table

Results

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Winning squad

NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[2]

IRE[3]

SCO[4]
AppsGoals
Fred Spiksley1/31/326
George Cotterill11/121
Billy Bassett1/1121
Jack Reynolds1/1121
A.H. Harrison1120
Bob Holmes1120
Walter Gilliat1/313
Rupert Sandilands1/111
Gilbert Smith1/111
William Winckworth1/111
Cunliffe Gosling1/111
John Goodall1/111
Edgar Chadwick110
Leslie Gay110
Johnny Holt110
George Kinsey110
Chris Charsley110
Norman Cooper110
Frederick Pelly110
Albert Smith110
Robert Topham110
Tommy Clare110
Charlie Perry110
J.W. Sutcliffe110
Jimmy Turner110
Jimmy Whitehead110
Joseph Schofield110

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England players: Fred Spiksley . englandfootballonline . 12 July 2018 . 20 March 2017.
  2. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1892-93/M0048Wal1893.html Monday, 13 March 1893 England 6 Wales 0
  3. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1892-93/M0047Ire1893.html Saturday, 25 February 1893 England 6 Ireland 1
  4. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1892-93/M0049Sco1893.html Easter Saturday, 1 April 1893 England 5 Scotland 2