1973–74 British Home Championship

September 2020 1973–74 British Home Championship 11–18 May 1974 4 England (49th title)Scotland (39th title) 6 9 7 players (1 each) 1972–73 1974–75 October 2023 The 1973–74 British Home Championship Home Nations football tournament was, like the two championships which preceded it, subject to rescheduled matches due to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scotland, who should have visited Belfast to play their match against Northern Ireland, instead hosted the game in Glasgow as the previous years solution of matches being played in Liverpool was not taken up. Bereft of home advantage, the Irish struggled to contain their opponents, although they did begin well with a narrow win over the Scots. In their first matches, England enjoyed their home advantage to claim victories over the Welsh and Irish while the Welsh crashed to defeat against England and Scotland. With the confusing schedule, by the final match England seemed to be favourites, only needing a draw with the Scots in Glasgow to claim the championship while a loss would still tie the series (goal difference was not at this stage used to calculate position). The Northern Irish, who could still have sneaked the championship themselves, lost a close game to the Welsh, leaving England and Scotland to battle for the final placements, the Scots reaching parity in the competition thanks to a 2–0 victory. Table main WDL n 2 SCO Scotland ENG England NIR Northern Ireland WAL Wales 2 0 1 4 1 C 2 0 1 3 2 C 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 4 Co-champions #ccffcc C C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 11 May 1974 Scotland 0–1 Northern Ireland Report   Cassidy 39 Iorwerth Jones (Wales) Hampden Park, Glasgow 53,775 11 May 1974 Wales 0–2 England Report Bowles 37 Keegan 56 Redmond McFadden (Northern Ireland) Ninian Park, Cardiff 25,734 14 May 1974 Scotland 2–0 Wales Report Dalglish 23 Jardine 44 pen. Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland) Hampden Park, Glasgow 41,969 15 May 1974 England 1–0 Northern Ireland Report Weller 73 Bobby Davidson (Scotland) Wembley Stadium, London 45,500 18 May 1974 Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland Report Smallman 26 Pat Partridge (England) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 9,310 18 May 1974 Scotland 2–0 England Report Pejic 4 o.g. Todd 30 o.g. Leo van der Kroft (Netherlands) Hampden Park, Glasgow 94,487 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links 1973–74 British Home Championship Details 1973–74 Home Championship Category:1973–74 in European men's international football Category:1973–74 in Scottish football Category:1973–74 in Welsh football Category:1973–74 in Northern Ireland association football Category:May 1974 sports events in the United Kingdom