1953–54 British Home Championship

1954 FIFA World Cup February 2015 August 2020 February 2010 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification 1953–54 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 3 October 1953 – 3 April 1954 4 ENG SCO 6 28 ENG Nat Lofthouse WAL 1953 John Charles (3 each) 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season. This season's tournament also doubled as UEFA – Group 3 for 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification. England dominated the Championship, winning all three games and taking first place. After defeating Ireland, Scotland struggled against Wales before losing to England. Meanwhile, Ireland defeated Wales in Wrexham to clinch third place. England, together with second-placed Scotland, subsequently qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Results 3 October 1953 NIR Ireland 1–3 SCO Lockhart 72 pen. 47 69 Fleming89 Henderson Windsor Park, Belfast 58,248 Arthur Edward Ellis (England) 10 October 1953 WAL 1953 1–4 ENG Allchurch 22 45 49 Wilshaw 52 53 Lofthouse Ninian Park, Cardiff Charlie Faultless (Scotland) 4 November 1953 SCO 3–3 WAL 1953 Brown 19Johnstone 42Reilly 58 49 88 Charles73 Allchurch Hampden Park, Glasgow 71,413 Thomas Mitchell (Ireland) 11 November 1953 ENG 3–1 NIR Ireland Hassall 10 60Lofthouse 75 54 McMorran Goodison Park, Liverpool Robert Smith (Wales) 31 March 1954 WAL 1953 1–2 NIR Ireland Charles 80 1 52 McParland Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Charlie Faultless (Scotland) 3 April 1954 SCO 2–4 ENG Brown 7Ormond 89 13 Broadis50 Nicholls68 Allen83 Mullen Hampden Park, Glasgow 134,892 Thomas Mitchell (Ireland) Table main WDLHA 2 ENG SCO NIR WAL ENG SCO NIR Ireland WAL 1953 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 5 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 3 3 #ccffcc Q Q C flag FBR grey y — 3–1 — 2–4 — 3–3 — 1–3 — 1–4 — 1–2 complete Ireland vs Scotland NIR Ireland1 – 3(final score after 90 minutes)SCO ScotlandManager: NIR Peter Doherty Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Willie Cunningham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - Jimmy McCabe MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Billy Simpson FW - Charlie Tully FW - Norman Lockhart Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-2 Norman Lockhart (72', pen.)Half-time:0-0 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Saturday3 October 1953 Kick off:15:00 Venue:Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 58,248 Referee:Arthur Edward Ellis ENG Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: SCO Andy Beattie Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - Doug Cowie FW - Willie Waddell FW - Charlie Fleming FW - John McPhail FW - Jimmy Watson FW - Jackie Henderson Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 0-1 Charlie Fleming (47') 0-2 Charlie Fleming (69') 1-3 Jackie Henderson (89') Wales vs England WAL 1953 Wales1 – 4(final score after 90 minutes)ENG EnglandManager: Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Ivor Allchurch (22')Half-time:1-1 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Saturday10 October 1953 Kick off:15:00 Venue:Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 61,000 Referee:Charlie Faultless SCO Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: ENG Walter Winterbottom Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Tommy Garrett DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Albert Quixall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Dennis Wilshaw FW - Jimmy Mullen Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-1 Dennis Wilshaw (45') 1-2 Dennis Wilshaw (49') 1-3 Nat Lofthouse (52') 1-4 Nat Lofthouse (53') Scotland vs Wales SCO Scotland3 – 3(final score after 90 minutes)WAL 1953 WalesManager: SCO Andy Beattie Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Willie Telfer MF - Doug Cowie FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Lawrie Reilly FW - Allan Brown FW - Billy Liddell Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (19') 2-0 Bobby Johnstone (42') 3-1 Lawrie Reilly (58')Half-time:2-0 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Wednesday4 November 1953 Kick off:14:45 Venue:Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 71,378 Referee:Thomas Mitchell NIR Ireland Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 2-1 John Charles (49') 3-2 Ivor Allchurch (73') 3-3 John Charles (88') England vs Ireland ENG England3 – 1(final score after 90 minutes)NIR IrelandManager: ENG Walter Winterbottom Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Stan Rickaby DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Stanley Matthews FW - Harold Hassall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Albert Quixall FW - Jimmy Mullen Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Harold Hassall (10') 2-1 Harold Hassall (60') 3-1 Nat Lofthouse (75')Half-time:1-0 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Wednesday11 November 1953 Kick off:14:30 Venue:Goodison Park, Liverpool Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Robert Smith WAL 1953 Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: NIR Peter Doherty Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Simpson FW - Edward McMorran FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Norman Lockhart Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-1 Edward McMorran (54') Wales vs Ireland WAL 1953 Wales1 – 2(final score after 90 minutes)NIR IrelandManager: Team: GK - Jack Kelsey DF - Derek Sullivan DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Noel Kinsey FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-2 John Charles (80')Half-time:0-1 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Wednesday31 March 1954 Kick off:17:00 Venue:Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 32,817 Referee:Charlie Faultless SCO Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: NIR Peter Doherty Team: GK - Harry Gregg DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Bertie Peacock FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jackie Blanchflower FW - Billy McAdams FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Peter McParland Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 0-1 Peter McParland (1') 0-2 Peter McParland (52') Scotland vs England SCO Scotland2 – 4(final score after 90 minutes) ENG EnglandManager: SCO Andy Beattie Team: GK - George Farm DF - Mike Haughney DF - Sammy Cox (capt.) MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - George Aitken FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Jackie Henderson FW - Allan Brown FW - Willie Ormond Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes: ? Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (7') 2-4 Willie Ormond (89')Half-time:1-1 Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3) Date:Saturday3 April 1954 Kick off:15:00 Venue:Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 134,544 Referee:Thomas Mitchell NIR Assistants:? Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: ENG Walter Winterbottom Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Ron Staniforth DF - Roger Byrne MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Clarke MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Ivor Broadis FW - Ronnie Allen FW - Johnny Nicholls FW - Jimmy Mullen Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:>1-1 Johnny Nicholls (50') 1-3 Ronnie Allen (68') 1-4 Jimmy Mullen (83') England won the championship and along with Scotland they represented Great Britain in 1954 FIFA World Cup Squads and Stats ENG Head coach: ENG Walter Winterbottom Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onWAL 1953NIRSCOClub FW Ronnie Allen 15 January 1929 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG West Bromwich Albion FW Ivor Broadis 18 December 1922 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Manchester City DF Roger Byrne 8 February 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Manchester United MF Harry Clarke 23 February 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Tottenham Hotspur MF Jimmy Dickinson 24 April 1925 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Portsmouth F.C. DF Bill Eckersley 16 July 1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Blackburn Rovers FW Tom Finney 5 April 1922 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 ENG Preston North End DF Tommy Garrett 28 February 1927 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - ENG Blackpool F.C. FW Harold Hassall 4 March 1929 1 2 90 0 0 - 90 - ENG Bolton Wanderers MF Harry Johnston 26 September 1919 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Blackpool F.C. FW Nat Lofthouse 27 August 1925 2 3 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Bolton Wanderers FW Stanley Matthews 1 February 1915 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - ENG Blackpool F.C. GK Gil Merrick 26 January 1922 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Birmingham City FW Jimmy Mullen 6 January 1923 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Johnny Nicholls 3 April 1931 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG West Bromwich Albion FW Albert Quixall 9 August 1933 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Sheffield Wednesday DF Stan Rickaby 12 March 1924 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - ENG West Bromwich Albion DF Ron Staniforth 13 April 1924 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Huddersfield Town FW Dennis Wilshaw 11 March 1926 1 2 90 0 0 90 - - ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Billy Wright 6 February 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers SCO Head coach: SCO Andy Beattie Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onNIRWAL 1953ENGClub MF George Aitken 28 May 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Sunderland A.F.C. MF Frank Brennan 23 April 1924 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 ENG Newcastle United FW Allan Brown 12 October 1926 2 2 180 0 0 - 90 90 ENG Blackpool F.C. MF Doug Cowie 1 May 1926 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - SCO Dundee F.C. DF Sammy Cox 13 April 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Rangers F.C. MF Bobby Evans 16 July 1927 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Celtic F.C. GK George Farm 13 July 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Blackpool F.C. FW Charlie Fleming 12 July 1927 1 2 90 0 0 90 - - SCO East Fife F.C. DF Mike Haughney 10 December 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 SCO Celtic F.C. FW Jackie Henderson 17 January 1932 2 1 180 0 0 90 - 90 ENG Portsmouth F.C. FW Bobby Johnstone 7 September 1929 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 90 SCO Hibernian F.C. FW Billy Liddell 10 January 1922 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - ENG Liverpool F.C. FW John Mackenzie 4 September 1925 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 SCO Partick Thistle F.C. FW John McPhail 27 December 1923 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - SCO Celtic F.C. FW Willie Ormond 23 February 1927 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 SCO Hibernian F.C. FW Lawrie Reilly 28 October 1928 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - SCO Hibernian F.C. MF Willie Telfer 26 October 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - SCO St Mirren F.C. FW Willie Waddell 7 March 1921 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - SCO Rangers F.C. FW Jimmy Watson 16 January 1924 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - ENG Huddersfield Town F.C. DF George Young 22 October 1922 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - SCO Rangers F.C. NIR Ireland Head coach: NIR Peter Doherty Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onSCOENGWAL 1953Club FW Billy Bingham 5 August 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Sunderland A.F.C. MF Danny Blanchflower 10 February 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Aston Villa FW Jackie Blanchflower 7 March 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Manchester United DF Willie Cunningham 20 February 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - SCO St Mirren F.C. MF Wilbur Cush 10 June 1928 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - NIR Glenavon F.C. MF William Dickson 15 March 1923 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 ENG Arsenal F.C. DF Len Graham 17 October 1925 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 ENG Doncaster Rovers GK Harry Gregg 25 October 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Doncaster Rovers FW Norman Lockhart 4 March 1924 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Aston Villa FW Billy McAdams 20 January 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Manchester City MF Jimmy McCabe 17 September 1918 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - ENG Leeds United MF Jimmy McIlroy 25 October 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Burnley F.C. DF Alf McMichael 1 October 1927 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Newcastle United FW Edward McMorran 2 September 1923 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - ENG Doncaster Rovers FW Peter McParland 25 April 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Aston Villa MF Bertie Peacock 29 September 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 SCO Celtic F.C. FW Billy Simpson 12 December 1929 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - SCO Rangers F.C. GK William Smyth c.1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - NIR Distillery FW Charlie Tully 11 July 1924 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - SCO Celtic F.C. WAL 1953 Head coach: Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onENGSCONIRClub FW Ivor Allchurch 16 October 1929 3 2 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Swansea Town DF Walley Barnes 16 January 1920 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Arsenal F.C. MF Ron Burgess 9 April 1917 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Tottenham Hotspur FW John Charles 27 December 1931 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Leeds United FW Roy Clarke 1 June 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Manchester City MF Ray Daniel 2 November 1928 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Sunderland A.F.C. FW Reg Davies 27 May 1929 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Newcastle United FW Billy Foulkes 29 May 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Newcastle United GK Ron Howells 12 January 1927 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - ENG Cardiff City GK Jack Kelsey 19 November 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Arsenal F.C. FW Noel Kinsey 24 December 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Birmingham City MF Roy Paul 18 April 1920 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Manchester City DF Alf Sherwood 13 November 1923 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Cardiff City DF Derek Sullivan 10 August 1930 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 ENG Cardiff City References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1953–54 Home Championship Category:1953–54 in European men's international football 3 Category:England at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification group Category:1953–54 in Northern Ireland association football