1893–94 British Home Championship

June 2020 1893–94 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 24 February – 7 April 1894 4 SCO 7 ENG 6 29 IRE Olphie StanfieldENG John Veitch(3 goals) 1892–93 1894–95 The 1893–94 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland in a close competition in which neither Scotland nor England lost a game but Scotland managed to accumulate one more point than England with a victory over Ireland. Wales and Ireland began the tournament, Wales winning the match easily 4–1 and gaining an early advantage. Ireland's second match was against England and the Irish managed to hold their opponents to a 2–2 draw in a very tough match. England recovered to beat Wales, scoring five goals, but this total was matched by Scotland in their first match. Scotland also managed to beat Ireland, the Irish again only narrowly missing out on victory, losing 1–2. In the final game of the competition England and Scotland played, Scotland only needing a draw to achieve the trophy. Despite a very strong encounter, the Scots held England to a 2–2 draw and took the tournament by a single point. Table main WDL n 2 SCO SCO ENG ENG WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE 2 1 0 9 5 C 1 2 0 9 5 1 0 2 7 11 0 1 2 4 8 #cfc 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/1894 British Championships 1894 Scotland Football Stats 6 October 2022 British Championship 1894 https://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BC-11 eu-football.info 3 April 2020 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 24 February 1894 WAL 1807 4–1 IRE Lewis 55 82James 40Rea 75 Stanfield 20 St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 7,000 John Campbell(Scotland) 3 March 1894 IRE 2–2 ENG Stanfield 70Gibson 83 Devey 43 Spiksley 55 Solitude, Belfast 8,000 Thomas Park (Scotland) 12 March 1894 WAL 1807 1–5 ENG Bowdler 10 Veitch 30 55 80Gosling 85Perry 31 o.g. Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 5,500 Thomas Park(Scotland) 24 March 1894 SCO 5–2 WAL 1807 Berry 40Barker 44Chambers 70Alexander 75Johnstone 85 Morris 15 40 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 10,000 Joseph McBride (Ireland) 31 March 1894 IRE 1–2 SCO Stanfield 65 Torrans 25 o.g.Taylor 28 Solitude, Belfast 6,000 Edward Phennah (Wales) 7 April 1894 SCO 2–2 ENG Lambie 7McPherson 75 Goodall 35Reynolds 85 Celtic Park, Glasgow 45,017 John Reid (Ireland) Winning squad SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 24 Mar 1894 Scotland 5 Wales 2, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 31 Mar 1894 Ireland 1 Scotland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 07 Apr 1894 Scotland 2 England 2, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsDavid Alexander1/1121James Blessington1120David Crawford1120William Lambie1/111John McPherson1/111Jack Taylor1/111John Barker1/111Davidson Berry1/111Thomas Chambers1/111John Johnstone1/111Isaac Begbie110Dan Doyle110William Gulliland110David Haddow110Andrew McCreadie110David Mitchell110Donald Sillars110Sandy McMahon110Frank Barrett110Jock Drummond110Sandy Keillor110William Longair110Robert Marshall110Robert Scott110David Stewart110Andrew Baird110Bob Foyers110James Kelly110Edward McBain110Andy Stewart110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1893–94 Home Championship Category:1893–94 in European men's international football Category:1893–94 in Scottish football Category:1893–94 in Welsh football Category:1893–94 in Irish association football