1977–78 British Home Championship

September 2020 1977–78 British Home Championship 13–20 May 1978 4 ENG 51 WAL 6 11 SCO Derek Johnstone (2) 1976–77 1978–79 October 2023 The 1977–78 British Home Championship football competition between the British Home Nations was won by an England side smarting from their failure to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scots, who had qualified for the World Cup and of whom much was expected following impressive form and a strong team in the months going into the finals performed particularly poorly in the Home Championship, foreshadowing their performance in Argentina a few months later. The English capitalised on victory over the Welsh in their first match and then won in their next two beating an already demoralised Scotland who had only managed to draw with the Welsh and Irish. The Welsh improved following their initial loss, beating the Irish and holding the Scots to a 1–1 draw in Glasgow to claim second place. Table main WDL n 2 ENG England WAL Wales SCO Scotland NIR Northern Ireland 3 0 0 5 1 C 1 1 1 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 13 May 1978 Scotland 1–1 Northern Ireland Johnstone 36 O'Neill 26 John Gow (Wales) Hampden Park, Glasgow 13 May 1978 Wales 1–3 England Dwyer 57 Latchford 8 Currie 82 Barnes 89 Malcolm Moffatt (Northern Ireland) Ninian Park, Cardiff 16 May 1978 England 1–0 Northern Ireland Neal 44 John Gordon (Scotland) Wembley Stadium, London 17 May 1978 Scotland 1–1 Wales Johnstone 10 Donachie 90 o.g. Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland) Hampden Park, Glasgow 19 May 1978 Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland Deacy 70 pen. Ken Burns (England) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 20 May 1978 Scotland 0–1 England   Coppell 83 Georges Konrath (France) Hampden Park, Glasgow References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1977–78 Home Championship Category:1977–78 in European men's international football Category:1977–78 in Scottish football Category:1977–78 in Welsh football Category:1977–78 in Northern Ireland association football Category:May 1978 sports events in the United Kingdom