1951–52 British Home Championship

Football championship April 2022 October 2023 1951–52 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 6 October 1951 – 5 April 1952 4 ENGWAL 1807 (shared) 6 13 ENG Nat Lofthouse SCO Bobby Johnstone ENG Stan Pearson WAL 1807 Ivor Allchurch 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1951–52 season. In an unusual conclusion, Wales shared the championship with England, one of only four tournaments Wales would share victory in post-war. Ireland by contrast endured one of their worst championships of the period, losing all three games and failing to score. Scotland too underperformed, although their two losses were both hard-fought. Scotland had kicked off the competition with an easy victory over Ireland in the first match. England and Wales by contrast split the points, failing to breach a 1–1 draw at Ninian Park. England exerted their authority over the Irish in their second game with a simple win, whilst Wales performed the impressive feat of beating Scotland on their home turf with a hard-won 1–0 success. The final games were tensely contested, as Wales, hoping for an England failure at Hampden Park in their final game took the play to the Irish and ran out 3–0 winners. In Glasgow between England and Scotland, the tournament was decided by two Stan Pearson goals which gave England the victory and their half of the trophy. Had goal difference been used at this time to further separate the teams, then Wales would have won a rare individual victory, but this method of scoring was not introduced to the British Home Championship until the Seventies. Table main WDL n 2 WAL WAL 1807 ENG England SCO Scotland NIR NIR Ireland 2 1 0 5 1 C 2 1 0 5 2 C 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 8 Co-champions #ccffcc C C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 6 October 1951 NIR Ireland 0 – 3 Scotland   33 Tommy Orr44 63 Bobby Johnstone Windsor Park, Belfast 56,946 William H. Evans (England) 20 October 1951 Wales 1 – 1 England Billy Foulkes Eddie Baily Ninian Park, Cardiff 14 November 1951Scotland V Wales, video footage from official Pathé News archive Scotland 0 – 1 Wales   89 Ivor Allchurch Hampden Park, Glasgow 71,272 Patrick Morris (Northern Ireland) 14 November 1951 England 2 – 0 NIR Ireland Nat Lofthouse 2   Villa Park, Birmingham 19 March 1952 Wales 3 – 0 NIR Ireland Walley BarnesIvor AllchurchRoy Clarke   Vetch Field, Swansea 5 April 1952 Scotland 1 – 2 England Lawrie Reilly 76 10 44 Stan Pearson Hampden Park, Glasgow 134,504 Patrick Morris (Northern Ireland) References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1951–52 Home Championship Category:1951–52 in European men's international football Category:1951–52 in Scottish football Category:1951–52 in Welsh football Category:1951–52 in Northern Ireland association football