1893–94 British Home Championship Explained

Tourney Name:1893–94 British Home Championship
Country:England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:24 February – 7 April 1894
Num Teams:4
Champion:SCO
Count:7
Second:ENG
Matches:6
Goals:29
Top Scorer: Olphie Stanfield
John Veitch
Prevseason:1892–93
Nextseason:1894–95

The 1893–94 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland in a close competition in which neither Scotland nor England lost a game but Scotland managed to accumulate one more point than England with a victory over Ireland.

Wales and Ireland began the tournament, Wales winning the match easily 4–1 and gaining an early advantage. Ireland's second match was against England and the Irish managed to hold their opponents to a 2–2 draw in a very tough match. England recovered to beat Wales, scoring five goals, but this total was matched by Scotland in their first match. Scotland also managed to beat Ireland, the Irish again only narrowly missing out on victory, losing 1–2. In the final game of the competition England and Scotland played, Scotland only needing a draw to achieve the trophy. Despite a very strong encounter, the Scots held England to a 2–2 draw and took the tournament by a single point.

Table

Results

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Winning squad

NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[1]

IRE[2]

ENG[3]
AppsGoals
David Alexander1/1121
James Blessington1120
David Crawford1120
William Lambie1/111
Sandy McMahon1/111
Jack Taylor1/111
John Barker1/111
Davidson Berry1/111
Thomas Chambers1/111
John Johnstone1/111
Isaac Begbie110
Dan Doyle110
William Gulliland110
David Haddow110
Andrew McCreadie110
John McPherson110
David Mitchell110
Donald Sillars110
Frank Barrett110
Jock Drummond110
Sandy Keillor110
William Longair110
Robert Marshall110
Robert Scott110
David Stewart110
Andrew Baird110
Bob Foyers110
James Kelly110
Edward McBain110
Andy Stewart110

References

Notes and References

  1. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/18940324.html Sat 24 Mar 1894 Scotland 5 Wales 2
  2. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/18940331.html Sat 31 Mar 1894 Ireland 1 Scotland 2
  3. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/18940407.html Sat 07 Apr 1894 Scotland 2 England 2