| Tourney Name: | 1956–57 British Home Championship |
| Country: | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates: | 6 October 1956 – 10 April 1957 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Champion: | ENG |
| Second: | SCO |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 14 |
| Top Scorer: | 14 players (1 each) |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 British Home Championship was the final full championship before the Munich air disaster would kill or end the careers of five England Internationals one from Northern Ireland mid-way through the following tournament. A close-fought competition between England and Scotland, the tournament also featured some very good performances from Wales and Ireland. For tournaments of the day, this was considered a low-scoring affair, although the performances were consistently high.
England won the championship in a close final match, but after the first round all could have taken the trophy. Unusually it was England who were grateful for a point in Belfast after a dominant display from the Irish in a 1–1 draw [1] with the Scots and Welsh also playing out an opening indecisive game. In the second games, Wales were well beaten by England, but Scotland were forced to struggle to a 1–0 win over Ireland. In the final matches, any team could still have taken the trophy, but Wales and Ireland outplayed each other in their match and as a result drew 0–0, leaving the final game to be the decider between the English and the Scots. England triumphed eventually in a tough 2–1 win.
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