1961–62 British Home Championship

April 2022 1961–62 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 7 October 1961 – 14 April 1962 4 SCO WAL 6 19 WAL Mel Charles (4) 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 British Home Championship was a football competition played in the season preceding the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, for which only England had qualified from the home nations. Although they were expected to do well in the World Cup, England suffered a poor home championship and were eventually dispatched from the World Cup by the eventual winner Brazil in the quarter-finals. The Home Championship began very well for Scotland, who in their first match scored a 6–1 defeat of Ireland in Belfast. England could not match this pace in their encounter with Wales who held them to a draw and became a contender for the title in the process. In the second game the Scots beat the Welsh 2–0 but England again failed to impress, again drawing 1–1 with the poor Irish. In the final matches, Wales beat Ireland comprehensively with Mel Charles taking all four goals and achieving second position, whilst England played Scotland knowing that only a win would get them the title. In the event, the impressive Scots ran out 2–0 winners, taking the championship and achieving a rare whitewash of the other three teams. Table main WDL n 2 SCO Scotland WAL Wales ENG England NIR NIR Ireland 3 0 0 10 1 C 1 1 1 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 2 2 11 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 7 October 1961 NIR Ireland 1–6 Scotland McLaughlin Scott Brand Wilson Windsor Park, Belfast 14 October 1961 Wales 1–1 England Williams Douglas Ninian Park, Cardiff 22 November 1961 England 1–1 NIR Ireland Charlton McIlroy Wembley Stadium, London 8 November 1961 Scotland 2–0 Wales St John   Hampden Park, Glasgow 11 April 1962 Wales 4–0 NIR Ireland Charles   Ninian Park, Cardiff 14 April 1962Hampden Park - Scotland V England, video footage from official Pathé News archive Scotland 2–0 England Wilson Caldow pen.   Hampden Park, Glasgow References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1961–62 Home Championship Category:1961–62 in European men's international football Category:1961–62 in Scottish football Category:1961–62 in Welsh football Category:1961–62 in Northern Ireland association football