1911–12 British Home Championship

June 2020 1911–12 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 10 February – 13 April 1912 4 ENGSCO (shared) 6 22 ENG Harold John Fleming ENG George Holley (3 goals) 1910–11 1912–13 The 1911–12 British Home Championship was a football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1911–12 season. England and Scotland shared the title after both beat Wales and Ireland and then drew the deciding match at Hampden Park. Ireland took third place after beating Wales in an exciting 3–2 win away in Cardiff. Wales, who came last with zero points, lost all three matches and conceded six goals. England began the competition with a 6–1 thrashing of Ireland in Dublin, giving them the immediate advantage and making them favourites for the title, having won four of the previous five tournaments. Scotland too began with a win, a more subdued 1–0 victory over the Welsh. Scotland followed this with a 4–1 win in Belfast, briefly taking the top of the table before England joined them by beating Wales 2–0 in Wrexham. In the deciding game in Glasgow, Scotland and England played out a tough 1–1 draw. As neither side had broken the deadlock, both shared the tournament. In the final match, Wales and Ireland played a gripping game for third place, the Irish taking it by a single goal. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO IRE IRE WAL WAL 1807 2 1 0 9 2 C 2 1 0 6 2 C 1 0 2 5 12 0 0 3 2 6 Co-champions #ccffcc C C complete British Championship 1912 https://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BC-29 EU-Football 8 April 2020 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 10 February 1912 IRE 1–6 ENG Hamill 35 Fleming 12 40 64Holley 17Freeman 50Simpson 85 Dalymount Park, Dublin 15,000 Alexander A. Jackson (Scotland) 2 March 1912 SCO 1–0 WAL 1807 Quinn 87   Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 32,000 James Mason (England) 16 March 1912 IRE 1–4 SCO McKnight 42 pen. Aitkenhead 8 23Reid 60Walker 70 Windsor Park, Belfast 12,000 Herbert S. Bamlett (England) 11 March 1912 WAL 1807 0–2 ENG   Holley 2Freeman 41 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 10,000 Tom Dougray (Scotland) 23 March 1912 SCO 1–1 ENG Wilson 7 Holley 13 Hampden Park, Glasgow 127,307 James Mason (England) 13 April 1912 WAL 1807 2–3 IRE B. Davies 30 D. Davies 53 McCandless 61Brennan 65Thompson 85 Wales vs Ireland, 13 April 1912 https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4686 EU-Football 8 April 2020 Ninian Park, Cardiff 10,000 Herbert Bamlett (England) Winning squads ENG NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALMonday, 11 March 1912 Wales 0 England 2, England Football Online IREIRESaturday, 7 April 1888 Ireland 1 England 5, England Football Online SCOSCOSaturday, 10 February 1912 Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online Apps GoalsGeorge Holley1/11/11/133Bert Freeman1/11/1132Jock Simpson11/1131Tom Brittleton11130Bob Crompton11130Jesse Pennington11130William Wedlock11130Frank Jefferis1120Harry Makepeace1120Tim Williamson1120Harold Fleming1/313George Wall110Robert Evans110Billy Bradshaw110Sam Hardy110John Mordue110 SCO NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WAL 1807WALSat 02 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club IREIRESat 16 Mar 1912 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGENGSat 23 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsBobby Walker11/1131Jimmy Brownlie11130Alec McNair11130Jock Walker11130Jimmy Quinn1/1121Jimmy Gordon1120Jimmy Hay1120George Sinclair1120Bobby Templeton1120Charlie Thomson1120Wattie Aitkenhead1/212Andrew Wilson1/111Willie Reid1/111David McLean110Alex Bell110Wilf Low110Jimmy McMenemy110Bob Mercer110George Robertson110 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1911–12 Home Championship Category:1911–12 in European men's international football Category:1911–12 in Scottish football Category:1911–12 in Welsh football Category:1911–12 in Irish association football