1952–53 British Home Championship

August 2020 October 2023 1952–53 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 4 October 1952 – 18 April 1953 4 ENGSCO (shared) 6 25 ENG Nat Lofthouse SCO Lawrie Reilly (3 each) 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations throughout the 1952–53 season. The tournament saw a last minute goal by Lawrie Reilly in the final game at Wembley which salvaged a draw and thus a share in the trophy for Scotland. England were the other winners whilst both Wales and Ireland played well in a very competitive competition. England began with a draw against a combative Irish team in a game which finished 2–2. The Scots however were able to narrowly beat Wales in Cardiff, taking the lead after the first round. In the second games, Scotland and Ireland played another score draw, keeping both sides tournament hopes alive, albeit behind England, who comprehensively beat Wales in their game. The final matches saw a battling Wales side defeat the Irish in Belfast, ending Ireland's lively hopes for the trophy and gaining some pride in the two points necessary to match Ireland. England and Scotland played out the final match knowing that the winner would take the trophy, but that a draw would share it between them as goal difference was not yet used to determine position. A very hotly contested game looked to be going England's way until the 90th minute when Reilly's late goal, his second of the game, gave half the trophy to Scotland. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO NIR NIR Ireland WAL WAL 1953 1 2 0 9 6 C 1 2 0 5 4 C 0 2 1 5 6 1 0 2 6 9 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 4 October 1952 NIR Ireland 2–2 ENG Charlie Tully 2 Nat LofthouseBilly Elliott Windsor Park, Belfast 18 October 1952 WAL 1953 1–2 SCO Trevor Ford 24 33 Allan Brown69 Billy Liddell Ninian Park, Cardiff 60,261 Alfred Bond (England) 5 November 1952 SCO 1–1 NIR Ireland Lawrie Reilly 89 82 Jimmy D'Arcy Hampden Park, Glasgow 65,229 Robert E. Smith (Wales) 12 November 1952 ENG 5–2 WAL 1953 Nat Lofthouse 2Tom FinneyJack FroggattRoy Bentley Trevor Ford 2 Wembley Stadium, London 15 April 1953 NIR Ireland 2–3 WAL 1953 Eddie McMorran 2 John Charles 2Trevor Ford Windsor Park, Belfast 18 April 1953 ENG 2–2 SCO Ivor Broadis 18 69 55 89 Lawrie Reilly Wembley Stadium, London 97,000 Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland) References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1952–53 Home Championship Category:1952–53 in European men's international football Category:1952–53 in Scottish football Category:1952–53 in Welsh football Category:1952–53 in Northern Ireland association football