1946–47 British Home Championship

August 2020 October 2023 1946–47 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 28 September 1946 – 12 April 1947 4 ENG IRE 28 6 21 ENG Wilf Mannion (5) 1938–39 1947–48 The 1946–47 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1946–47 seasons, the first professional football seasons in Britain since the end of the Second World War. As seven seasons had passed without regular, organised, professional football, many of the players in the tournament were new to the international stage although a few old hands remained to steer the course of the competition. England were especially well endowed in this regard, with such greats as Stanley Matthews and Tommy Lawton returning to the fray. Thanks to the efforts of these aging stars, England were able to win this first post-war competition, largely due to an opening 7–2 thrashing of Ireland. Wales were able to achieve a 3–1 victory over Scotland in their opener to move into second position. In the second round of matches, Ireland improved sufficiently to hold Scotland to a scoreless draw whilst England set up a commanding lead with a 3–0 defeat of Wales at home. In the final games, Ireland defeated Wales in a close match to take second place whilst England were held to a 1–1 draw by the Scots but nevertheless succeeded in claiming the trophy for themselves. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG IRE IRE WAL WAL 1807 SCO SCO 2 1 0 11 3 C 1 1 1 4 8 1 0 2 4 6 0 2 1 2 4 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 28 September 1946 IRE 2–7 ENG Lockhart Mannion Finney Lawton Carter Langton Windsor Park, Belfast 19 October 1946 WAL 1807 3–1 SCO Jones 52Ford 79Stephen 88 o.g. Waddell 49 pen. Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 29,568 William H. Evans (England) 13 November 1946 ENG 3–0 WAL 1807 Mannion Lawton   Maine Road, Manchester 27 November 1946 SCO 0–0 IRE     Hampden Park, Glasgow 98,776 George Reader (England) 9 March 1947 IRE 2–1 WAL 1807 Stevenson Doherty Ford Windsor Park, Belfast 12 April 1947 ENG 1–1 SCO Carter 55 McLaren 15 Wembley Stadium, London 98,200 Charles Delasalle (France) References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1946–47 Home Championship Category:1946–47 in European men's international football Category:1946–47 in Scottish football Category:1946–47 in Welsh football Category:1946–47 in Northern Ireland association football