1886–87 British Home Championship

November 2021 1886–87 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 5 February – 21 March 1887 4 SCO 4 ENG 6 28 ENG Tinsley Lindley (6 goals) 1885–86 1887–88 The 1886–87 British Home Championship was the fourth international football tournament between the British Home Nations. Played during the second half of the 1886–87 football season, the competition was won by Scotland for the fourth consecutive time (although they had once shared victory with England). Ireland also achieved their first placing above the bottom of the table, finishing above Wales due to victory at home in their final match. England and Ireland began the competition in early February, England comprehensively defeating their visitors 7–0 in Sheffield and taking the initial tournament lead. Scotland joined them with a strong victory over Ireland in their first game, but England again seized the top slot with their own defeat of Wales. In their final match, Ireland succeeded in achieving their first ever international victory with a 4–1 win over Wales in Belfast, to put them in third position. England and Scotland then played a deciding match in Blackburn, Scotland only just running out 3–2 winners after a very tough game. In the final match, Scotland beat Wales in Wrexham to outstrip England's points total and win the trophy. Table main WDL complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bhc1884-99.html British Home Championship 1884–1899 The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 April 2019 http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/competitions/british-championships/1887 British Championships 1887 Scotland Football Stats 6 October 2022 SCO ENG IRE WAL CHA 3 0 0 9 3 2 0 1 13 3 1 0 2 5 12 0 0 3 1 10 SCO ENG IRE WAL 1807 C 2 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. green1 Results 5 February 1887 ENG 7–0 IRE *Lindley Dewhurst Cobbold Bramall Lane, Sheffield 6,000 Alexander Hunter (Wales) 19 February 1887 SCO 4–1 IRE *Watt 5 Jenkinson 43 Johnstone 55 Lowe 75 Browne 41 Hampden Park, Glasgow 1,000 Alexander Hunter (Wales) 26 February 1887 ENG 4–0 WAL 1807 *Lindley Cobbold Own goal Kennington Oval, London 4,500 Thomas Devlin (Scotland) 12 March 1887 IRE 4–1 WAL 1807 *Stanfield Browne Peden Sherrard Henry Sabine Cliftonville Cricket Ground, Belfast 4,000 James McKillop (Scotland) 19 March 1887 ENG 2–3 SCO *Lindley 32 Dewhurst 69 *McCall 30 Keir 68 Allan 70 Leamington Road, Blackburn 12,000 John Sinclair (Ireland) 21 March 1887 WAL 1807 0–2 SCO *Robertson 40 Allan 80 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 2,000 Albert Bertram Hall (England) Winning squad SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALMon 21 Mar 1887 Wales 0 Scotland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club] IREIRESat 19 Feb 1887 Scotland 4 Ireland 1, London Hearts Supporters Club] ENGENGSat 19 Mar 1887 England 2 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club] Apps GoalsJames Allan1/11/122Leitch Keir11/121James McCall11/121William Robertson1/1121Walter Arnott1120John Auld1120John Forbes1120Bob Kelso1120John Marshall1120James McAulay1120William Sellar1120Tom Jenkinson1/111William Johnston1/111James Lowe1/111Willie Watt1/111Ned Doig110James Hutton110John Lambie110Thomas McMillan110Bob Smellie110John Weir110Andrew Whitelaw110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1886–87 Home Championship Category:1886–87 in European men's international football Category:1886–87 in Scottish football Category:1886–87 in Welsh football Category:1886–87 in Irish association football