1903–04 British Home Championship

June 2020 1903–04 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 29 February – 9 April 1904 4 ENG 12 IRE 6 14 ENG Joseph Bache ENGGeorge Davis (2 goals) 1902–03 1904–05 The 1903–04 British Home Championship football tournament was a low-scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place. The tournament was played during the second half of the British domestic season and was, for the time, low-scoring. England began well, with a hard-fought draw with Wales and a 3–1 victory over Ireland in their opening games. Scotland were unable to match this success, only managing draws against both sides. The Irish recovered from their early loss in their draw with Scotland and managed to beat the Welsh 1–0 in Bangor to claim second place. In the final game, England and Scotland played out a close encounter which England won 1–0 thanks to a goal by Steve Bloomer. This was the first time in tournament history that either England or Scotland finished below second place. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG IRE IRE SCO SCO WAL WAL 1807 2 1 0 6 3 C 1 1 1 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 #ccffcc C complete British Championship 1904 https://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BC-21 EU Football 5 April 2020 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 29 February 1904 WAL 1807 2–2 ENG Watkins 15 Davies 75 Davis 68 Bache 77 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 9,000 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 12 March 1904 IRE 1–3 ENG Kirwan 49 Common 16 Bache 14 Davis 65 Solitude, Belfast 18,000 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 12 March 1904 SCO 1–1 WAL 1807 Walker 5 Atherton 65 Dens Park, Dundee 12,000 Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England) 21 March 1904 WAL 1807 0–1 IRE   McCracken 77 pen. Penrhyn Park, Bangor 10,000 Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England) 26 March 1904 IRE 1–1 SCO Sheridan 70 RC Hamilton 22 Dalymount Park, Dublin 1,000 Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England) 9 April 1904 SCO 0–1 ENG   Bloomer 64 Celtic Park, Glasgow 45,000 William Nunnerley (Wales) Winning squad ENG NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALMonday, 29 February 1904 Wales 2 England 2, England Football Online IREIRESaturday, 12 March 1904 Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online SCOSCOSaturday, 9 April 1904 Scotland 0 England 1, England Football Online Apps GoalsTom Baddeley11130Herbert Burgess11130Bob Crompton11130Joseph Bache1/11/122Alf Common11/222George Davis1/1121Alex Leake1120Vivian Woodward1120William Brawn1120Tommy Crawshaw1120Herod Ruddlesdin1120Steve Bloomer1/111Fred Blackburn110Stanley Harris110Jock Rutherford110Sam Wolstenholme110Bernard Wilkinson110Arthur Brown110Bert Lee110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1903–04 Home Championship Category:1903–04 in European men's international football Category:1903–04 in Scottish football Category:1903–04 in Welsh football Category:1903–04 in Irish association football