1924–25 British Home Championship Explained

Tourney Name:1924–25 British Home Championship
Country:England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:22 October 1924 – 18 April 1925
Num Teams:4
Champion:SCO
Count:20
Matches:6
Goals:16
Top Scorer: Hughie Gallacher (5 goals)
Prevseason:1923–24
Nextseason:1925–26

The 1924–25 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1924–25 season. It was one of six tournaments in seven years won by the strong Scottish team of the early 1920s, and was achieved with a whitewash of all three rivals, including England in the deciding game in Glasgow.

Both England and Scotland began well with 3–1 victories, England over Ireland and Scotland over Wales in Swansea. England went ahead by defeating Wales away in their second game but were brought back level by Scotland who beat Ireland 3–0 at Windsor Park. In the deciding match, the Scots outplayed their Southern rivals at home, winning 2–0 to take the title. Wales and Ireland were unable to decide for third place, sharing it in a scoreless draw at Wrexham.

Table

Results

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Winning squad

NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal

WAL[1]

IRE[2]

ENG[3]
AppsGoals
Hughie Gallacher1/21/11/235
Davie Meiklejohn1/11/1132
Tommy Cairns11130
Bill Harper11130
Alex Jackson11130
Willie McStay11130
David Morris11130
Alan Morton11130
Jimmy Dunn11/121
Bob Bennie1120
Jimmy Nelson1120
Philip McCloy110
Jimmy McMullan110
Willie Russell110

References

Notes and References

  1. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19250214.html Sat 14 Feb 1925 Scotland 3 Wales 1
  2. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19250228.html Sat 28 Feb 1925 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 3
  3. https://londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/games/19250404.html Sat 04 Apr 1925 Scotland 2 England 0