1969–70 British Home Championship

September 2020 1969–70 British Home Championship 18–25 April 1970 4 ENGSCOWAL 6 8 8 players (1 goal each) 1968–69 1970–71 October 2023 The 1969–70 British Home Championship Home Nations international football tournament was a heavily contested series which contradicted the common view that it would be little more than a warm-up for the English team prior to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, at which they were to defend the title they had won on home soil four years earlier. They had won the two previous tournaments and were considered much stronger than the other three home nations, none of whom had qualified for the finals in Mexico. The English however struggled in their opening fixture, drawing with the Welsh away, and although they subsequently beat the Irish, were unable to overcome the Scots. Scotland had a good opening to the campaign, but drew their last two games, whilst Wales salvaged parity following a victory over Northern Ireland in their final fixture. Since goal difference was not at this time used to determine position, England, Wales and Scotland shared the trophy. Table main WDL n 2 ENG England WAL Wales SCO Scotland NIR NIR Ireland 1 2 0 4 2 C 1 2 0 2 1 C 1 2 0 1 0 C 0 0 3 1 5 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 18 April 1970 Wales 1–1 England Krzywicki 40 Lee 71 Tiny Wharton (Scotland) Ninian Park, Cardiff 40,126 18 April 1970 NIR Ireland 0–1 Scotland O'Hare 58 Eric Jennings (England) Windsor Park, Belfast 31,000 21 April 1970 England 3–1 Northern Ireland Ireland Peters 6 Hurst 57 B. Charlton 81 Best 50 Gaspar Pintado Viú (Spain) Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 22 April 1970 Scotland 0–0 Wales David Smith (England) Hampden Park, Glasgow 30,434 25 April 1970 Scotland 0–0 England Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) Hampden Park, Glasgow 137,438 25 April 1970 Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland Ireland Rees 36 Jim Finney (England) Vetch Field, Swansea 27,067 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1969–70 Home Championship Category:1969–70 in European men's international football Category:1969–70 in Scottish football Category:1969–70 in Welsh football Category:1969–70 in Northern Ireland association football Category:April 1970 sports events in the United Kingdom