1895–96 British Home Championship

June 2020 1895–96 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 29 February – 4 April 1896 4 SCO 8 ENG 6 32 ENG Steve Bloomer (6 goals) 1894–95 1896–97 The 1895–96 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Despite England achieving an almost record 9–1 victory over Wales, the trophy was won by Scotland who won two and drew one of their matches, the draw coming in a hard-fought duel with Ireland. Wales and Ireland kicked off the tournament with the Welsh heavily defeating the Irish in Wrexham. England too beat the Irish in their opening game, although by a smaller scoreline and England then achieved their 9–1 victory over Wales with Steve Bloomer scoring five, an England record. Scotland too beat Wales, scoring four without reply before being held by the Irish in an exciting and close match. In the final game at Celtic Park, England and Scotland played for the trophy, England only needing a draw whilst the Scots required a win to take the tournament. To improve their chances, Scotland decided to select England-based players for the first time, holding a selection trial between their 'Home' and 'Anglo' playersSport and the Working Class in Modern Britain, edited by Richard Holt; Manchester University Press, 1990, 9780719026508Football. International Trial Matches., The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1896 which became an annual event for the next 30 years. In a close and dramatic game, Scotland narrowly beat the English 2–1 and won the championship. The decisive Scotland v England match, watched by a crowd of 60,000, generated receipts of £3,640, a world record at the time for a football match.1896-04-09 2 Football: Scotland v. England The Star GuernseySat 4 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts Supporters ClubChapter XXIV —Queen's Park and International Games, History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917; Richard Robinson, 1920, via Electric Scotland Table main WDL n 2 SCO SCO ENG ENG WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE 2 1 0 9 4 C 2 0 1 12 3 1 0 2 7 14 0 1 2 4 11 #ccffcc C complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhc1884-99.html British Home Championship 1884–1899 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Macario Reyes Neil Morrison 1 October 1999 17 August 2019 http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/competitions/british-championships/1896 British Championships 1896 Scotland Football Stats 6 October 2022 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 29 February 1896 WAL 1807 6–1 IRE Lewis 9 20Meredith 23 84Pugh 60Morris 34 Turner 70 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 3,000 James Cooper(England) 7 March 1896 IRE 0–2 ENG   Smith 40Bloomer 75 Solitude, Belfast 12,000 James Robertson (Scotland) 16 March 1896 WAL 1807 1–9 ENG Chapman 65 Bloomer 25 40 60 83 89Smith 15 44Bassett 33Goodall 80 Arms Park, Cardiff 10,000 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 21 March 1896 SCO 4–0 WAL 1807 Neil 19 71Keillor 30Paton 59   Carolina Port, Dundee 11,700 Joseph McBride (Ireland) 28 March 1896 IRE 3–3 SCO Barron 20 32Milne 43 pen. McColl 7 25 Murray 78 Solitude, Belfast 8,000 James Cooper (England) 4 April 1896 SCO 2–1 ENG Lambie 22Bell 33 Bassett 80 Celtic Park, Glasgow 51,345 Humphrey Percy Jones (Wales) Winning squad SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WALWALSat 21 Mar 1896 Scotland 4 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 28 Mar 1896 Ireland 3 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 04 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsBob McColl11/222William Lambie11/121James Blessington1120Jock Drummond1120Neilly Gibson1120George Hogg1120Alex King1120Bobby Neill1/212Jack Bell1/111Pat Murray1/111Sandy Keillor1/111Daniel Paton1/111Tom Brandon110Jimmy Cowan110Ned Doig110Thomas Hyslop110Kenneth Anderson110John Cameron110James Kelly110Peter Meehan110William Blair110John Gillespie110Robert Glen110Rab Macfarlane110Duncan McLean110William Thomson110 Notes References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1895–96 Home Championship Category:1895–96 in European men's international football Category:1895–96 in Scottish football Category:1895–96 in Welsh football Category:1895–96 in Irish association football