1982–83 British Home Championship

September 2020 1982–83 British Home Championship 23 February – 1 June 1983 4 ENG SCO 54 6 8 8 players (1 each) 1981–82 1983–84 October 2023 The 1982–83 British Home Championship was the penultimate in the series of football tournaments between the British Home Nations which stretched back 99 years to 1884. In 1983 England and then Scotland announced their withdrawal from future competition after the 1984 competition with the arrangement of the Rous Cup between the two nations to eliminate Wales and Northern Ireland, 2022-06-15 When Northern Ireland won the last ever British Home Championship https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2022/jun/15/northern-ireland-last-british-home-championship-billy-bingham-world-cup 2024-04-21 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 who were seen as weaker opposition. The 1983 tournament was a tight contest, which England won with a final victory at home over Scotland following an opening victory over Wales and a draw in Belfast. The game at Wembley was played in midweek in an attempt to curb the large number of travelling Scottish supporters. The Scots came second with a win over Wales and a draw with Northern Ireland off-setting their final day defeat. 2016-03-24 When Northern Ireland and Wales outperformed England and Scotland at the World Cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2016/mar/24/northern-ireland-wales-1958-england-scotland-world-cup 2024-04-21 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The Welsh succumbed to goal difference as the points system then in use meant that the Irish, who had drawn twice and lost once without scoring themselves gained the same number of points for a smaller goal difference despite Wales' victory over them in their final game. Table main WDL n 2 ENG England SCO Scotland NIR Northern Ireland WAL Wales 2 1 0 4 1 C 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 #ccffcc C complete 1) points 2) goal difference. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 23 February 1983 England 2–1 Wales Butcher 39 Neal 78 pen. Rush 14 Bob Valentine (Scotland) Wembley Stadium, London 24 May 1983 Scotland 0–0 Northern Ireland Keith Hackett (England) Hampden Park, Glasgow 28 May 1983 Northern Ireland 0–0 England Howard King (Wales) Windsor Park, Belfast 28 May 1983 Wales 0–2 Scotland Gray 11 Brazil 67 Malcolm Moffatt (Northern Ireland) Ninian Park, Cardiff 31 May 1983 Northern Ireland 0–1 Wales Davies 64 Hugh Alexander (Scotland) Windsor Park, Belfast 1 June 1983 England 2–0 Scotland Robson 13 Cowans 54 Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Wembley Stadium, London Note Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups References 1982–83 Home Championship Category:1982–83 in European men's international football Category:1982–83 in Scottish football Category:1982–83 in Welsh football Category:1982–83 in Northern Ireland association football