1929–30 British Home Championship

April 2022 1929–30 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 19 October 1929 – 5 April 1930 4 ENG 21 SCO 6 33 SCO Hughie Gallacher (8 goals) 1928–29 1930–31 The 1929–30 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. 1930 was the year in which the tournament finally gained a serious rival as the premier international football competition, with the inception of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, held in Uruguay. The Home Nations were not however members of FIFA due to disputes over the growing professionalism in continental and South American football. As a result, they were not able to attend and indicated that even if they were invited they would have no interest in attending, deeming foreign opposition too weak for serious contest. The England team, which dominated the 1930 championship, had lost to Spain the year before in the first defeat by a foreign football team, and in the same year they only managed draws with Germany and Austria. The Scottish side, which had won most of the previous ten championships, was likewise unprepared, only playing its first game outside the British Isles in 1929, and being heavily defeated on tour in 1931 by both the Austrians and the Italians. The tournament reflected the highly attacking style of play popular in Britain at the time, with very high scoring in all games, the lowest total was three and two games saw seven goals and two more six. The English won all three matches at a canter, scoring fourteen goals and brushing aside their opposition to take the title. The fancied Scots also performed well, winning against Wales and Northern Ireland before succumbing to England in the final match. In the decider for last place, the Irish hammered the Welsh seven goals to nil at Windsor Park, taking third place in an exciting competition which even at this stage many still considered the world's most prestigious. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO IRE IRE WAL WAL 3 0 0 14 2 C 2 0 1 9 8 1 0 2 8 6 0 0 3 2 17 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 19 October 1929 IRE 0–3 ENG   Camsell Hine pen. Windsor Park, Belfast 26 October 1929 WAL 2–4 SCO O'Callaghan 47L. Davies 48 Gallacher 7 20 James 82 Gibson 88 Ninian Park, Cardiff 25,000 William McLean (Ireland) 22 November 1929 ENG 6–0 WAL Camsell Johnson Adcock   Wembley Stadium, London 1 February 1930 IRE 7–0 WAL Bambrick McCluggage   Celtic Park, Belfast 22 February 1930 SCO 3–1 IRE Gallacher 31 61Stevenson 72 McCaw 39 Celtic Park, Glasgow 31,808 Arthur Joseph (England) 5 April 1930 ENG 5–2 SCO Watson 11 28Rimmer 30 55Jack 33 Fleming 49 62 Wembley Stadium, London 87,375 William McLean (Ireland) References British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1929–30 Home Championship Category:1929–30 in European men's international football Category:1929–30 in Scottish football Category:1929–30 in Welsh football Category:1929–30 in Northern Ireland association football