1924–25 British Home Championship

November 2021 1924–25 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 22 October 1924 – 18 April 1925 4 SCO 20 ENG 6 16 SCO Hughie Gallacher (5 goals) 1923–24 1925–26 The 1924–25 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1924–25 season. It was one of six tournaments in seven years won by the strong Scottish team of the early 1920s, and was achieved with a whitewash of all three rivals, including England in the deciding game in Glasgow. Both England and Scotland began well with 3–1 victories, England over Ireland and Scotland over Wales in Swansea. England went ahead by defeating Wales away in their second game but were brought back level by Scotland who beat Ireland 3–0 at Windsor Park. In the deciding match, the Scots outplayed their Southern rivals at home, winning 2–0 to take the title. Wales and Ireland were unable to decide for third place, sharing it in a scoreless draw at Wrexham. Table main WDL n 2 SCO SCO ENG ENG WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE 3 0 0 8 1 C 2 0 1 5 4 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 6 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 22 October 1924 ENG 3–1 IRE Kelly 15Bedford 60Walker 70 Gillespie Goodison Park, Liverpool 14 February 1925 SCO 3–1 WAL 1807 Meiklejohn 9Gallacher 20 63 Williams 45 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 25,000 Arthur Ward (ENG) 28 February 1925 WAL 1807 1–2 ENG Keenor 36 Roberts 11 15 Vetch Field, Swansea 28 February 1925 IRE 0–3 SCO   Meiklejohn 4 Gallacher 25 Dunn 36 Windsor Park, Belfast 41,000 George Noel Watson (ENG) 4 April 1925 SCO 2–0 ENG Gallacher 36 85   Hampden Park, Glasgow 92,000 Arthur Ward (ENG) 18 April 1925 WAL 1807 0–0 IRE     Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Winning squad SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 14 Feb 1925 Scotland 3 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 28 Feb 1925 Northern Ireland 0 Scotland 3 [sic], London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 04 Apr 1925 Scotland 2 England 0, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsHughie Gallacher1/21/11/235Davie Meiklejohn1/11/1132Tommy Cairns11130Bill Harper11130Alex Jackson11130Willie McStay11130David Morris11130Alan Morton11130Jimmy Dunn11/121Bob Bennie1120Jimmy Nelson1120Philip McCloy110Jimmy McMullan110Willie Russell110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1924–25 Home Championship Category:1924–25 in European men's international football Category:1924–25 in Scottish football Category:1924–25 in Welsh football Category:1924–25 in Northern Ireland association football