1968–69 British Home Championship

October 2023 September 2020 1968–69 British Home Championship 3–10 May 1969 4 ENG 44 SCO 6 22 ENG Martin PetersENG Geoff HurstSCO Colin SteinWAL Ron Davies(3 each) 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre–First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory. Table main WDL n 2 ENG England SCO Scotland NIR NIR Ireland WAL Wales 3 0 0 9 3 C 1 1 1 7 8 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 2 4 7 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 3 May 1969 Wales 3–5 Scotland Davies 29 57 Toshack 44 McNeill 13 Stein 16 Gilzean 55 Bremner 72 McLean 87 Jim Finney (England) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 18,765 3 May 1969 NIR Ireland 1–3 England McMordie 63 Peters 39 Lee 64 Hurst 74 pen. William Mullan (Scotland) Windsor Park, Belfast 23,000 6 May 1969 Scotland 1–1 Northern Ireland Ireland Stein 53 McMordie 11 David Smith (England) Hampden Park, Glasgow 7,483 7 May 1969 England 2–1 Wales B. Charlton 58 Lee 72 Davies 18 John Adair (Northern Ireland) Wembley Stadium, London 70,000 10 May 1969 NIR Ireland 0–0 Wales Eric Jennings (England) Windsor Park, Belfast 12,500 10 May 1969 England 4–1 Scotland Peters 16 64 Hurst 20 60 pen. Stein 43 Robert Héliès (France) Wembley Stadium, London 89,902 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1968–69 Home Championship Category:1968–69 in European men's international football Category:1968–69 in Scottish football Category:1968–69 in Welsh football Category:1968–69 in Northern Ireland association football Category:May 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom