1907–08 British Home Championship

June 2020 1907–08 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 15 February – 11 April 1908 4 ENGSCO (shared) 6 23 ENG Vivian Woodward SCO Jimmy Quinn (4 goals) 1906–07 1908–09 The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game. England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams. England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice, Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO IRE IRE WAL WAL 1807 2 1 0 11 3 C 2 1 0 8 2 C 1 0 2 2 8 0 0 3 2 10 Co-champions #ccffcc C C complete British Championship 1908 https://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BC-25 EU-Football 7 April 2020 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 15 February 1908 IRE 1–3 ENG Hannon 13 Hilsdon 7 83Woodward 80 Solitude, Belfast 22,600 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 7 March 1908 SCO 2–1 WAL 1807 Bennett 60Lennie 87 L. Jones 30 Dens Park, Dundee 18,000 James Mason (England) 14 March 1908 IRE 0–5 SCO   Quinn 3 55 70 75 Galt 23 Dalymount Park, Dublin 10,000 James T. Ibbotson (England) 16 March 1908 WAL 1807 1–7 ENG Davies 90 Woodward 18 70 80 Hilsdon 40 63Windridge 25Wedlock 30 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 7,000 David Philp (Scotland) 4 April 1908 SCO 1–1 ENG Wilson 27 Windridge 75 Hampden Park, Glasgow 121,452 James Mason (England) 11 April 1908 WAL 1807 0–1 IRE   Sloan 28 Athletic Ground, Aberdare 6,000 James Ibbotson (England) Winning squads ENG NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALMonday, 16 March 1908 Wales 1 England 7, England Football Online IREIRESaturday, 15 February 1908 Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online SCOSCOSaturday, 4 April 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online Apps GoalsGeorge Hilsdon1/21/2134Vivian Woodward1/31/1134James Windridge1/111/132William Wedlock1/11131Bob Crompton11130Evelyn Lintott11130Jesse Pennington11130Jock Rutherford11130Ben Warren11130Arthur Bridgett110Sam Hardy110Harry Maskrey110George Wall110Horace Bailey110Harold Hardman110 SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 07 Mar 1908 Scotland 2 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 14 Mar 1908 Ireland 0 Scotland 5, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsCharlie Thomson11130Bobby Walker11130Jimmy Quinn1/4124James Galt11/121Willie Lennie1/1121John May1120Alec McNair1120William Agnew1120Harry Rennie1120Andrew Wilson1/111Alec Bennett1/111Andy Aitken110James Howie110Peter McBride110Jimmy Sharp110Walter White110George Chaplin110Sandy MacFarlane110Jimmy Speirs110Bob McColl110James Mitchell110Bobby Templeton110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1907–08 Home Championship Category:1907–08 in European men's international football Category:1907–08 in Scottish football Category:1907–08 in Welsh football Category:1907–08 in Irish association football