1899–1900 British Home Championship Explained

Tourney Name:1899–1900 British Home Championship
Country:England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:3 February – 7 April 1900
Num Teams:4
Champion:SCO
Count:10
Second:ENG
Matches:6
Goals:21
Prevseason:1898–99
Nextseason:1900–01

The 1899–1900 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Conducted in the second half of the 1899–1900 season, it was dominated by Scotland who achieved a whitewash of their opponents by winning all three games. Wales and England shared second place, with Ireland bringing up the rear.

Wales and Ireland began the competition in Llandudno, the Welsh side winning 2–0 to take immediate advantage. Ireland then returned to Belfast to play Scotland, where they again lost, conceding three without reply. In Cardiff, Wales and England played out a draw giving both a chance of success in the tournament before Wales' hopes were ended by a heavy 5–2 defeat by Scotland in Aberdeen. England however remained strong, beating the Irish and needing a draw to share the trophy with Scotland and a win to take it undisputed. Scotland however were much too strong, dominating the match and winning 4–1 to complete three victories and win the competition.

Table

Results

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Winning squad

NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[1]

IRE[2]

ENG[3]
AppsGoals
Alex Smith1/11/2133
Nicol Smith11130
Bob McColl11/323
Jack Bell1/11/122
John Campbell1/1121
Neilly Gibson1120
Harry Rennie1120
Jackie Robertson1120
Bobby Walker1120
David Wilson1/212
Bob Hamilton1/111
Jock Drummond110
Alex Raisbeck110
David Crawford110
Matthew Dickie110
James Irons110
Bobby Neil110
Patrick Callaghan110
Robert Glen110
Harry Marshall110
Willie Orr110
William Stewart110

References

Notes and References

  1. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19000203.html Sat 03 Feb 1900 Scotland 5 Wales 2
  2. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19000303.html Sat 03 Mar 1900 Ireland 0 Scotland 3
  3. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19000407.html Sat 07 Apr 1900 Scotland 4 England 1