1901–02 British Home Championship

December 2023 June 2020 1901–02 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 22 February – 3 May 1902 4 SCO 11 ENG 6 22 IRE Andy GaraSCO Robert Hamilton (3 goals) 1899–1900 1902–03 thumb|300px|right|The collapsed Western Tribune Stand The 1901–02 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations which was meant to herald the arrival of the full professional game of football as both England and Scotland fielded fully professional teams for the first time. The championship was however dominated and overshadowed by a disaster during the final deciding match between England and Scotland at Ibrox Park, which claimed 25 lives.Ibrox Park and the greatest loss of all, scotsman.com Heritage & Culture, Retrieved 1 June 2007 Six minutes into the game, a section of the wooden West Tribune Stand suddenly collapsed due to heavy rainfall the night before.The Fatalities of the Ibrox Disaster of 1902 https://web.archive.org/web/20081030180042/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/1998/sh182k.pdf 30 October 2008 , Robert Shields, The Sports Historian 1998, Retrieved on 1 June 2007 Over 500 people were injured as the stadium was packed to its 68,000 capacity for the match. Although play was stopped in the immediate aftermath of the disaster as players, police and stewards rushed to aid the injured, it was later continued. The continued match finished 1–1 despite the players' reluctance and repeated pauses to allow police and injured spectators to cross the pitch. After the match the Scottish and English Football Associations decided to void the result, and the match was replayed at Villa Park.The Scotland Match at Ibrox Park in 1902, England Football Online, Peter Young, Retrieved 1 June 2007 All proceeds from the replay were contributed to the Disaster Fund set up to aid victims of the accident.1902 Newspaper Report, Scotland: The complete record 1872 to 2005, Retrieved 1 June 2007 Ireland kicked off the tournament in fine style, beating Wales 3–0 in Cardiff with a good performance. Their luck did not hold out in their second game however, thumped 5–1 by an impressive Scottish side in Greenock. Scotland continued their run of good form against Wales, with another 5–1 victory, setting them up as tournament favourites going into the final games. England had played poorly in their opening matches, drawing 0–0 with Wales and scrambling a 1–0 victory over the Irish. The final match up was marred by tragedy and the game was eventually relocated to England due to the turmoil in the Scottish football community as a result of the disaster. The match was fiercely fought and ended with a 2–2 draw, sharing the points but giving the championship to the Scots. Table main WDL n 2 SCO SCO ENG ENG IRE IRE WAL WAL 1807 2 1 0 12 4 C 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 4 6 0 1 2 1 8 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 22 February 1902 WAL 1807 0–3 IRE   Gara 40 60 75 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 10,000 Arthur Kingscot (England) 1 March 1902 IRE 1–5 SCO Milne 88 RC Hamilton 43 70 74Walker 49Albert Buick 76 Grosvenor Park, Belfast 15,000 Frederick Bye (England) 3 March 1902 WAL 1807 0–0 ENG     Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 10,000 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 15 March 1902 SCO 5–1 WAL 1807 Robertson 38Buick 47Smith 50Walker 55Campbell 88 Morgan-Owen Cappielow Park, Greenock 5,284 Joseph McBride (Ireland) 22 March 1902 IRE 0–1 ENG   Settle 86 Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast 12,000 Tom Robertson (Scotland) 5 April 1902 SCO Result Void1–1 ENG Brown Settle Ibrox Park, Govan Replay 3 May 1902 ENG 2–2 SCO Settle 65Wilkes 67 Templeton 3 Orr 28 Villa Park, Birmingham 15,000 James Torrans (Ireland) The match between Scotland and England was cancelled after being suspended at 51' (1-1) due to the 1902 Ibrox disaster. Days later the match was repeated (2-2). Winning squad SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 15 Mar 1902 Scotland 5 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 01 Mar 1902 Ireland 1 Scotland 5, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGEng Caps against England refer to the replayed game in Birmingham (the team was largely the same as in the 'Ibrox disaster' match, but Bob McColl and Ronald Orr were selected in place of Sandy Brown and George Livingstone).Sat 05 Apr 1902 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters ClubSat 03 May 1902 England 2 Scotland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsAlex Smith1/31333Bobby Walker11/1131Jock Drummond11130Harry Rennie11130Jackie Robertson11130Bob Hamilton11/323Albert Buick1/11/122John Campbell1120Nicol Smith1120Bobby Templeton1/111Ronald OrrEng1/111Andy Aitken110Bob McCollEng110Alex Raisbeck110Henry Allan110Sandy McMahon110Hughie Wilson110George Key110William McCartney110 Notes References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1901–02 Home Championship Category:1901–02 in European men's international football Category:1901–02 in Scottish football Category:1901–02 in Welsh football Category:1901–02 in Irish association football