1963–64 British Home Championship

April 2022 1963–64 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 12 October 1963 – 15 April 1964 4 ENGNIR IrelandSCO 6 27 ENG Jimmy Greaves (5) 1962–63 1964–65 October 2023 The 1963–64 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their remaining matches. Goal difference was not at this stage used to determine team positions in the tournament, but if it had been, England would have won with a goal difference of +8 with Scotland second and Ireland third. England began the tournament the stronger side, defeating Wales 4–0 in Cardiff. Ireland too began well, beating the fancied Scots in a close game in Belfast. In the second round England took the lead with a thumping 8–3 victory over Ireland at home, in which Jimmy Greaves and Terry Paine both scored hat-tricks. The Scots gained some ground on the leaders by beating Wales in a close game in Glasgow in which John White scored. He was killed just two months after the tournament concluded. In the final matches, played at the close of the domestic season, England needed only a draw against Scotland to claim the trophy, whilst Ireland had to beat Wales to have any hope of reaching parity. Ireland were successful in another close game at Swansea, but Scotland edged England 1–0 to claim their own third share of the Championship. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO NIR NIR Ireland WAL WAL 2 0 1 12 4 C 2 0 1 4 3 C 2 0 1 8 11 C 0 0 3 3 9 Co-champions #ccffcc C C C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 12 October 1963 NIR Ireland 2–1 SCO Bingham 26 Wilson 63 St John 50 Jack Taylor (England) Windsor Park, Belfast 39,000 12 October 1963 WAL 0–4 ENG Smith 5 68 Greaves 67 Charlton 86 William Brittle (Scotland) Ninian Park, Cardiff 48,350 20 November 1963 SCO 2–1 WAL White 44 Law 48 Jones 60 William Clements (England) Hampden Park, Glasgow 56,067 20 November 1963 ENG 8–3 NIR Ireland Paine 2 37 61 Greaves 20 30 60 65 Smith 46 Crossan 42 Wilson 74 85 Leo Callaghan (Wales) Wembley Stadium, London 55,000 11 April 1964Hat Trick For Scots, video footage from official Pathé News archive SCO 1–0 ENG Gilzean 78 Leo Horn (Netherlands) Hampden Park, Glasgow 133,245 15 April 1964 WAL 2–3 NIR Ireland Godfrey 24 Davies 63 McLaughlin 8 Wilson 37 Harvey 45 Ken Dagnall (England) Vetch Field, Swansea 10,434 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1963–64 Home Championship Category:1963–64 in European men's international football Category:1963–64 in Scottish football Category:1963–64 in Welsh football Category:1963–64 in Northern Ireland association football