1983–84 British Home Championship

April 2022 1983–84 British Home Championship 13 December 1983 – 26 May 1984 4 NIR WAL 8 6 11 WAL Mark HughesENG Tony Woodcock(2 each) 1982–83 October 2023 The 1983–84 British Home Championship was the 100th anniversary of and the last staged of the British Home Championship international annual football tournament between the British Home Nations. Both England and Scotland had announced their withdrawal from future competition, citing waning interest in the games, crowded international fixture lists and a sharp rise in hooliganism. The football competition was instituted in 1884, but this edition was the 87th tournament to be staged due to a five-year hiatus during World War I, a seven-year gap in World War II and the cancellation of the 1981 competition following threats of violence during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. thumb|Mural in Belfast celebrating the three outright wins of the British Home Championship by Ireland and Northern Ireland, including in 1984. The tournament was surprising in its outcome, as the favourites in England and Scotland played each other into a 1–1 draw in the final game, thus allowing Northern Ireland to claim victory on goal difference, with Wales second. This was only the third time in 87 tournaments that (Northern) Ireland were undisputed champions, and the only time goal difference was used to determine a champion. It also marked the first time since 1928 that neither Scotland nor England placed in the top two. The trophy was permanently awarded to the Irish FA. https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2022/jun/15/northern-ireland-last-british-home-championship-billy-bingham-world-cup When Northern Ireland won the last ever British Home Championship 15 June 2022 Guardian 15 June 2022 Table main WDL n 2 NIR Northern Ireland WAL Wales ENG England SCO Scotland 1 1 1 3 2 C 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 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 13 December 1983 Northern Ireland 2–0 Scotland Report Page 22 Whiteside 17 McIlroy 56 Neil Midgley (England) Windsor Park, Belfast 10,000 28 February 1984 Scotland 2–1 Wales Report Page 26 Cooper 37 pen. Johnston 78 James 47 Jack Poucher (Northern Ireland) Hampden Park, Glasgow 21,542 4 April 1984 England 1–0 Northern Ireland Report Woodcock 49 Ronald Bridges (Wales) Wembley Stadium, London 24,000 2 May 1984 Wales 1–0 England Report Hughes 17 David Syme (Scotland) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 14,250 22 May 1984 Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland Hughes 51 Armstrong 73 Brian McGinlay (Scotland) Vetch Field, Swansea 7,845 Report 26 May 1984 Scotland 1–1 England Report Page 15 McGhee 12 Woodcock 35 Paolo Casarin (Italy) Hampden Park, Glasgow 73,064 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1983–84 Home Championship Category:1983–84 in European men's international football Category:1983–84 in Scottish football Category:1983–84 in Welsh football Category:1983–84 in Northern Ireland association football