1953–54 British Home Championship Explained

See also: 1954 FIFA World Cup.

See main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Tourney Name:	1953–54 British Home Championship
Country:	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates:	3 October 1953 – 3 April 1954
Num Teams:	4
Champion:	ENG
Second:	SCO
Matches:	6
Goals:	28
Top Scorer:	Nat Lofthouse John Charles (3 each)
Prevseason:	1952–53
Nextseason:	1954–55

The 1953–54 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season. This season's tournament also doubled as UEFA – Group 3 for 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification. England dominated the Championship, winning all three games and taking first place. After defeating Ireland, Scotland struggled against Wales before losing to England. Meanwhile, Ireland defeated Wales in Wrexham to clinch third place. England, together with second-placed Scotland, subsequently qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Results

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Table

Ireland vs Scotland

width=33% valign=top	Ireland	width=33% valign=top align=center	1 – 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Scotland
valign=top	Manager: Peter Doherty----Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Willie Cunningham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - Jimmy McCabe MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Billy Simpson FW - Charlie Tully FW - Norman Lockhart ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-2 Norman Lockhart (72', pen.)	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Saturday 3 October 1953 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 58,248 Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: Andy Beattie----Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - Doug Cowie FW - Willie Waddell FW - Charlie Fleming FW - John McPhail FW - Jimmy Watson FW - Jackie Henderson ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 0-1 Charlie Fleming (47') 0-2 Charlie Fleming (69') 1-3 Jackie Henderson (89')

Wales vs England

width=33% valign=top	Wales	width=33% valign=top align=center	1 – 4 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	England
valign=top	Manager: ----Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Ivor Allchurch (22')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Saturday 10 October 1953 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Charlie Faultless Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: Walter Winterbottom----Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Tommy Garrett DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Albert Quixall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Dennis Wilshaw FW - Jimmy Mullen ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-1 Dennis Wilshaw (45') 1-2 Dennis Wilshaw (49') 1-3 Nat Lofthouse (52') 1-4 Nat Lofthouse (53')

Scotland vs Wales

width=33% valign=top	Scotland	width=33% valign=top align=center	3 – 3 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Wales
valign=top	Manager: Andy Beattie----Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Willie Telfer MF - Doug Cowie FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Lawrie Reilly FW - Allan Brown FW - Billy Liddell ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (19') 2-0 Bobby Johnstone (42') 3-1 Lawrie Reilly (58')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 2-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Wednesday 4 November 1953 Kick off: 14:45 Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 71,378 Referee: Thomas Mitchell Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: ----Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 2-1 John Charles (49') 3-2 Ivor Allchurch (73') 3-3 John Charles (88')

England vs Ireland

width=33% valign=top	England	width=33% valign=top align=center	3 – 1 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Ireland
valign=top	Manager: Walter Winterbottom----Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Stan Rickaby DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Stanley Matthews FW - Harold Hassall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Albert Quixall FW - Jimmy Mullen ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Harold Hassall (10') 2-1 Harold Hassall (60') 3-1 Nat Lofthouse (75')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 1-0 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Wednesday 11 November 1953 Kick off: 14:30 Venue: Goodison Park, Liverpool Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Robert Smith Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: Peter Doherty----Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Simpson FW - Edward McMorran FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Norman Lockhart ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-1 Edward McMorran (54')

Wales vs Ireland

width=33% valign=top	Wales	width=33% valign=top align=center	1 – 2 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	Ireland
valign=top	Manager: ----Team: GK - Jack Kelsey DF - Derek Sullivan DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Noel Kinsey FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-2 John Charles (80')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 0-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Wednesday 31 March 1954 Kick off: 17:00 Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 32,817 Referee: Charlie Faultless Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: Peter Doherty----Team: GK - Harry Gregg DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Bertie Peacock FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jackie Blanchflower FW - Billy McAdams FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Peter McParland ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 0-1 Peter McParland (1') 0-2 Peter McParland (52')

Scotland vs England

width=33% valign=top	Scotland	width=33% valign=top align=center	2 – 4 (final score after 90 minutes)	width=33% valign=top	England
valign=top	Manager: Andy Beattie----Team: GK - George Farm DF - Mike Haughney DF - Sammy Cox (capt.) MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - George Aitken FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Jackie Henderson FW - Allan Brown FW - Willie Ormond ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes: ?----Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (7') 2-4 Willie Ormond (89')	valign=middle align=center	Half-time: 1-1 Competition: World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date: Saturday 3 April 1954 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 134,544 Referee: Thomas Mitchell Assistants: ? Match rules: 90 minutes one injured player can be substituted before half time	valign=top	Manager: Walter Winterbottom----Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Ron Staniforth DF - Roger Byrne MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Clarke MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Ivor Broadis FW - Ronnie Allen FW - Johnny Nicholls FW - Jimmy Mullen ----Substitutes: none----Unused Substitutes:>1-1 Johnny Nicholls (50') 1-3 Ronnie Allen (68') 1-4 Jimmy Mullen (83')

England won the championship and along with Scotland they represented Great Britain in 1954 FIFA World Cup

Squads and Stats

Head coach: Walter Winterbottom

width=7%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4%		width=25%	Club
		15 January 1929	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	West Bromwich Albion
		18 December 1922	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester City
		8 February 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester United
		23 February 1923	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Tottenham Hotspur
		24 April 1925	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Portsmouth F.C.
		16 July 1925	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Blackburn Rovers
		5 April 1922	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Preston North End
		28 February 1927	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Blackpool F.C.
		4 March 1929	1	2	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Bolton Wanderers
		26 September 1919	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Blackpool F.C.
		27 August 1925	2	3	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Bolton Wanderers
		1 February 1915	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Blackpool F.C.
		26 January 1922	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Birmingham City
		6 January 1923	3	1	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Wolverhampton Wanderers
		3 April 1931	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	West Bromwich Albion
		9 August 1933	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Sheffield Wednesday
		12 March 1924	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	West Bromwich Albion
		13 April 1924	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Huddersfield Town
		11 March 1926	1	2	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Wolverhampton Wanderers
		6 February 1924	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Head coach: Andy Beattie

width=7%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=25%	Club
		28 May 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
		23 April 1924	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Newcastle United
		12 October 1926	2	2	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Blackpool F.C.
		1 May 1926	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Dundee F.C.
		13 April 1924	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Rangers F.C.
		16 July 1927	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Celtic F.C.
		13 July 1924	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Blackpool F.C.
		12 July 1927	1	2	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	East Fife F.C.
		10 December 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Celtic F.C.
		17 January 1932	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	bgcolor=red	90	Portsmouth F.C.
		7 September 1929	2	1	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Hibernian F.C.
		10 January 1922	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Liverpool F.C.
		4 September 1925	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Partick Thistle F.C.
		27 December 1923	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Celtic F.C.
		23 February 1927	1	1	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Hibernian F.C.
		28 October 1928	1	1	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Hibernian F.C.
		26 October 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	St Mirren F.C.
		7 March 1921	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Rangers F.C.
		16 January 1924	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Huddersfield Town F.C.
		22 October 1922	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Rangers F.C.

Head coach: Peter Doherty

width=7%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4%		width=4%		width=25%	Club
		5 August 1931	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
		10 February 1926	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Aston Villa
		7 March 1933	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester United
		20 February 1930	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	St Mirren F.C.
		10 June 1928	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Glenavon F.C.
		15 March 1923	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Arsenal F.C.
		17 October 1925	2	0	180	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Doncaster Rovers
		25 October 1932	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Doncaster Rovers
		4 March 1924	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Aston Villa
		20 January 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester City
		17 September 1918	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Leeds United
		25 October 1931	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Burnley F.C.
		1 October 1927	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Newcastle United
		2 September 1923	1	1	90	0	0	-	bgcolor=red	90	-	Doncaster Rovers
		25 April 1934	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Aston Villa
		29 September 1928	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Celtic F.C.
		12 December 1929	2	1	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Rangers F.C.
		c.1925	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Distillery
		11 July 1924	1	0	90	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	-	-	Celtic F.C.

Head coach:

width=7%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=6%	Games played	width=6%	Goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=4%		width=4% bgcolor=yellow		width=25%	Club
		16 October 1929	3	2	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Swansea Town
		16 January 1920	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Arsenal F.C.
		9 April 1917	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Tottenham Hotspur
		27 December 1931	3	3	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Leeds United
		1 June 1926	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester City
		2 November 1928	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Sunderland A.F.C.
		27 May 1929	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Newcastle United
		29 May 1926	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Newcastle United
		12 January 1927	2	0	180	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	-	Cardiff City
		19 November 1929	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Arsenal F.C.
		24 December 1925	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Birmingham City
		18 April 1920	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Manchester City
		13 November 1923	3	0	270	0	0	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	bgcolor=red	90	Cardiff City
		10 August 1930	1	0	90	0	0	-	-	bgcolor=red	90	Cardiff City

References

• Book: Guy Oliver. The Guinness Record of World Soccer . 1992 . Guinness. 0-85112-954-4 .