1907–08 British Home Championship Explained

Tourney Name:1907–08 British Home Championship
Country:England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:15 February – 11 April 1908
Num Teams:4
Champion Other:
(shared)
Matches:6
Goals:23
Prevseason:1906–07
Nextseason:1908–09

The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.

England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.

England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.

Table

Results

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Winning squads

NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[1]

IRE[2]

SCO[3]
AppsGoals
George Hilsdon1/21/2134
Vivian Woodward1/31/1134
James Windridge1/111/132
William Wedlock1/11131
Bob Crompton11130
Evelyn Lintott11130
Jesse Pennington11130
Jock Rutherford11130
Ben Warren11130
Arthur Bridgett110
Sam Hardy110
Harry Maskrey110
George Wall110
Horace Bailey110
Harold Hardman110
NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[4]

IRE[5]

ENG[6]
AppsGoals
Charlie Thomson11130
Bobby Walker11130
Jimmy Quinn1/4124
James Galt11/121
Willie Lennie1/1121
John May1120
Alec McNair1120
William Agnew1120
Harry Rennie1120
Andrew Wilson1/111
Alec Bennett1/111
Andy Aitken110
James Howie110
Peter McBride110
Jimmy Sharp110
Walter White110
George Chaplin110
Sandy MacFarlane110
Jimmy Speirs110
Bob McColl110
James Mitchell110
Bobby Templeton110

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1907-08/M0093Wal1908.html Monday, 16 March 1908 Wales 1 England 7
  2. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1907-08/M0092Ire1908.html Saturday, 15 February 1908 Ireland 1 England 3
  3. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1907-08/M0094Sco1908.html Saturday, 4 April 1908 Scotland 1 England 1
  4. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19080307.html Sat 07 Mar 1908 Scotland 2 Wales 1
  5. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19080314.html Sat 14 Mar 1908 Ireland 0 Scotland 5
  6. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19080404.html Sat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1