1897–98 British Home Championship

June 2020 1897–98 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 19 February – 2 April 1898 4 ENG 8 SCO 6 23 ENG Fred WheldonSCO James Gillespie(3 goals) 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. England won the title after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points. Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst Ireland came third following a close victory over Wales in Llandudno. Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in Wrexham. In the final and deciding match, played at Celtic Park in Glasgow, the Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3–1 winners and took the championship.England Did It. The Scottish Referee, 4 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO IRE IRE WAL WAL 1807 3 0 0 9 3 C 2 0 1 9 5 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 3 2 9 #ccffcc C complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhc1884-99.html British Home Championship 1884–1899 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Macario Reyes Neil Morrison 1 October 1999 17 August 2019 http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/competitions/british-championships/1898 British Championships 1898 Scotland Football Stats 6 October 2022 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 19 February 1898 WAL 1807 0 – 1 IRE   85 Jack Peden The Oval, Llandudno 5 March 1898 IRE 2 – 3 ENG 15 John Pyper 70 Joe McAllen 37 Gilbert Smith 40 Charlie Athersmith 50 Tommy Morren Solitude, Belfast 19 March 1898 SCO 5 – 2 WAL 1807 James Gillespie 12 20 61James McKee 29 40 44 Thomas Thomas89 Morgan Morgan-Owen Fir Park, Motherwell 3,500 William H. Stacey (England) 26 March 1898 IRE 0 – 3 SCO   30 Tommy Robertson42 Bob McColl70 William Stewart Solitude, Belfast 5,000 John Lewis (England) Scottish FA 28 March 1898 WAL 1807 0 – 3 ENG   9 75 Fred Wheldon 88 Gilbert Smith Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 2 April 1898 SCO 1 – 3 ENG Jimmy Millar 48 3 Fred Wheldon23 72 Steve Bloomer Celtic Park, Glasgow 40,000 Thomas Robertson (Scotland) Winning squad ENG NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WALWALMonday, 28 March 1898 Wales 0 England 3, England Football Online IREIRESaturday, 5 March 1898 Ireland 2 England 3 , England Football Online SCOSCOSaturday, 2 April 1898 Scotland 1 England 3, England Football Online Apps GoalsFred Wheldon1/211/133Gilbert Smith1/11/1132Charlie Athersmith11/1131Jack Robinson11130William Oakley11130Billy Williams11130Frank Forman1120Ernest Needham1120Fred Spiksley1120Steve Bloomer1/212Tommy Morren1/111Charles Wreford-Brown110Jimmy Turner110Charlie Richards110Ben Garfield110Tom Booth110John Goodall110Tom Perry110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1897–98 Home Championship Category:1897–98 in European men's international football Category:1897–98 in Scottish football Category:1897–98 in Welsh football Category:1897–98 in Irish association football