1885–86 British Home Championship

November 2021 1885–86 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 27 February – 10 April 1886 4 SCOENG (shared) 6 32 SCO Charles Heggie ENG Benjamin Spilsbury (4 goals) 1884–85 1886–87 The 1885–86 British Home Championship was the third edition of the British Home Championship annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. As common for the time, the matches were punctuated by some high scorelines and for the first time two teams finished level on points at the top of the table, thus sharing the championship; goal difference would not be introduced to separate teams for over nearly 90 years. England and Scotland were the joint winners, with Wales third and Ireland last with zero points. The tournament began in February 1886 with a match between Wales and Ireland which Wales won comfortably 5–0. Ireland next played against England and Scotland, suffering two heavy defeats in which they conceded 13 goals for three in reply. With the three leaders therefore equal on points, England and Scotland played their match, sharing points in a 1–1 draw. Wales then played against England and Scotland in the final games but lost both, resulting in England and Scotland sharing the title. Table main WDL complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhc1884-99.html British Home Championship 1884–1899 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 8 April 2019 http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/competitions/british-championships/1886 British Championships 1886 Scotland Football Stats 6 October 2022 SCO ENG WAL IRE CHA CHA 2 1 0 12 4 2 1 0 10 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 0 3 3 18 SCO ENG WAL 1807 IRE Joint champions C C 2 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. green1 Results 27 February 1886 WAL 1807 5–0 IRE *Roberts Wilding Hersee Bryan Sisson Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 700 Dick Gregson (England) 13 March 1886 IRE 1–6 ENG Williams *Spilsbury Lindley Dewhurst Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 4,500 James McKillop (Scotland) 20 March 1886 IRE 2–7 SCO *John Condy 19 Samuel Johnston 44 *Heggie 15 18 25 60 James Kelly 35 Dunbar 40 Gourlay 75 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast 3,000 George T. Wolstenholme (Ireland) 27 March 1886 SCO 1–1 ENG Somerville 80 Lindley 35 Hampden Park, Glasgow 11,000 Alexander Hunter (Wales) 29 March 1886 WAL 1807 1–3 ENG Lewis *Brann Dewhurst Amos Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 5,000 Stuart Lawrie (Scotland) 10 April 1886 SCO 4–1 WAL 1807 *McCormick 30 McCall 47 Allan 53 Harrower 56 Vaughan 88 Hampden Park, Glasgow 5,500 John Sinclair (Ireland) Winning squads ENG NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALMonday, 29 March 1886 Wales 1 England 3, England Football Online IREIRESaturday, 13 March 1886 Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online SCOSCOSaturday, 27 March 1886 Scotland 1 England 1 , England Football Online Apps GoalsTinsley Lindley11/11/132Ralph Squire11130Percy Walters11130Benjamin Spilsbury1/4124Fred Dewhurst1/11/122George Brann1/1121Herby Arthur1120Norman Bailey1120Charles Bambridge1120Nevill Cobbold1120Jimmy Forrest1120Andrew Amos1/111Arthur Walters110Richard Baugh110Charles Dobson110John Leighton110Thelwell Pike110William Rose110George Shutt110 SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 20 Mar 1886 Ireland 2 Scotland 7, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 27 Mar 1886 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsCharles Heggie1/114George Somerville111Michael Dunbar1/111James Gourlay1/111James Kelly1/111David Allan1/111William Harrower1/111James McCall1/111Bob McCormick1/111Ralph Aitken110Walter Arnott110Charles Campbell110Woodville Gray110Alexander Hamilton110Joe Lindsay110James McAulay110John Macdonald110Michael Paton110William Sellar110John Cameron110James Connor110Robert Fleming110Leitch Keir110William McLeod110Andrew Thomson110Willie Turner110George Gillespie110Andrew Jackson110Bob Kelso110James Lundie110John Marshall110James McGhee110William Semple110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1885–86 Home Championship Category:1885–86 in European men's international football Category:1885–86 in Scottish football Category:1885–86 in Welsh football Category:1885–86 in Irish association football