1962–63 British Home Championship

April 2022 October 2023 1962–63 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 20 October 1962 – 6 April 1963 4 SCO ENG 6 27 SCO Denis Law (5) 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 British Home Championship football tournament came after disappointment for the home nations in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, for which only England qualified, only to be beaten 3–1 in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil. The Home Championship was won by a Scottish team which dominated all their matches and whitewashed their opponents for a consecutive season as part of a period of temporary but pronounced dominance. The Scots and English both started strongly, beating Wales and Ireland away respectively. This was followed with similar victories at home in the second fixture, England comprehensively outplaying Wales in a 4–0 win, whilst a Denis Law inspired Scotland hammered the Irish 5–1 with Law scoring four times. In the final games, Wales gained some points by beating Ireland, but the deciding match of the tournament was closely fought between England and Scotland at Wembley Stadium, from which Scotland emerged eventual 2–1 winners to claim the championship. Table main WDL n 2 SCO Scotland ENG England WAL Wales NIR NIR Ireland 3 0 0 10 4 C 2 0 1 8 3 1 0 2 6 8 0 0 3 3 12 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 20 October 1962 NIR Ireland 1–3 England Barr O'Grady Greaves Windsor Park, Belfast 20 October 1962 Wales 2–3 Scotland Allchurch Charles Caldow Law Henderson Ninian Park, Cardiff 7 November 1962 Scotland 5–1 NIR Ireland Law Henderson Bingham Hampden Park, Glasgow 21 November 1962 England 4–0 Wales Peacock Greaves Connelly   Wembley Stadium, London 3 April 1963 NIR Ireland 1–4 Wales Harvey C. Jones Woosnam Windsor Park, Belfast 6 April 1963 England 1–2 Scotland Douglas Baxter Wembley Stadium, London References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1962–63 Home Championship Category:1962–63 in European men's international football Category:1962–63 in Scottish football Category:1962–63 in Welsh football Category:1962–63 in Northern Ireland association football