1949–50 British Home Championship

November 2020 British Home Championship 1949–50 United Kingdom 1 October 1949 – 15 April 1950 4 ENG 29 SCO 6 29 ENG Jack Rowley (4) 1948–49 1950–51 1949–50 British Home Championship was one of the most significant competitions of the British Home Championship football tournament. This year saw the competition doubling up as Group 1 in the qualifying rounds for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was the first time that either England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland (IFA) had entered a World Cup competition. rsssf.orgThe World Encyclopedia of Football (2004): Tom Macdonald Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 It was also a significant moment in the history of Irish football as it was the last time that the (Northern) Irish Football Association entered a team featuring players born in both Northern Ireland and what is now the Republic of Ireland.The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan Both England and Scotland began well, the Scots beating Ireland 8–2 at Windsor Park while England beat Wales 4–1 in Cardiff. Both teams continued their dominance in the second round of matches, Scotland beating Wales 2–0 whilst Ireland were again heavily defeated, this time losing 9–2 to England. In the final round of games Ireland and Wales gained some consolation points with a goalless draw while − England took first place by beating Scotland 1–0 in a hard-fought game in Glasgow.Official Blundering Leads To Scottish Defeat, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1950Scots May Yet Take Part In World Cup Series Strong Pressure On Selectors To Change Decision, The Scotsman, 17 April 1950, via London Hearts Supports Club World Cup qualifying FIFA offered two places at the 1950 FIFA World Cup to the winners and runners up of the competition. However Scotland insisted they would only enter if they won the championship outright and even though they finished second, the Scottish FA declined the opportunity to enter a team in the World Cup finals for the first time. FIFA subsequently offered their place to both France, the runners-up in Group 3 and Ireland (FAI), www.independent.ie the runners-up in Group 5. However both teams also declined the invitation. Despite winning the championship, England failed to impress at the World Cup. After defeating Chile 2–0 they then lost 1–0 to both the United States and Spain and failed to qualify for the second stage.The World Cup - The Complete History (2002): Terry Crouch Last all-Ireland team Until 1950 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Belfast-based IFA and the Dublin-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result, several notable Irish players from this era played for both teams. The game between the IFA XI and Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on 8 March 1950 marked the end of an era in Irish football history. The result was irrelevant, as both teams had lost their previous games and had nothing to play for but pride. However, the 0–0 draw saw the IFA XI field an all-Ireland team for the last time. The team included four players - Tom Aherne, Reg Ryan, Davy Walsh and the captain, Con Martin - who were born in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Since this game was also a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the situation led to controversy. All four players had previously played for the FAI XI in their qualifiers. Both Martin and Walsh had even scored for the FAI XI. As a result, the four players actually played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. FIFA intervened, after complaints from the FAI, and subsequently restricted players' eligibility based on the political border. In 1953 FIFA ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland. The IFA objected and in 1954 were permitted to continue using the name Ireland in the British Home Championship. This practice was discontinued in the late 1970s.The Boys in Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan Table main WDL Table y 2 ENG ENG SCO SCO WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE Ireland (IFA) 3 0 0 14 3 C 2 0 1 10 3 0 1 2 1 6 0 1 2 4 17 Q green1 Qualification for 1950 FIFA World Cup Q Q complete RSSSF 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 1 October 1949 IRE 2–8 Report SCO Smyth 50 60 2 70 88 Morris5 31 pen. Waddell23 Steel24 Reilly80 Mason Windsor Park, Belfast 50,000 Reginald E. Mortimer (England) kick-off 3pm] 15 October 1949 WAL 1807 1–4 Report ENG Griffiths 80 22 Mortensen29 34 66 Milburn Ninian Park, Cardiff 60,000 Jack Mowat (Scotland)Matches refereed by John Mowatt kick-off 3pm 9 November 1949 SCO 2–0 Report WAL 1807 McPhail 25Linwood 78 Hampden Park, Glasgow 73,782 Samuel Edgar Law (England) kick-off 2:30pm 16 November 1949 ENG 9–2 Report IRE Rowley 5 47 55 58Froggatt 28Pearson 31 75Mortensen 35 50 52 Smyth85 Brennan Maine Road, Manchester 57,000 B M Griffiths (Wales) kick-off 2:30pm 8 March 1950 WAL 1807 0–0 Report IRE Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 60,000 A Ellis (England) kick-off 4:15pm 15 April 1950 SCO 0–1 Report ENG 63 Bentley Hampden Park, Glasgow 138,000 Reginald J. Leafe (England) kick-off 3pm Team squads ENG Head coach: ENG Walter Winterbottom Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onWAL 180722pxSCOClub DF John Aston 3 September 1921 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Manchester United FW Roy Bentley 17 May 1924 1 1 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Chelsea F.C. MF Jimmy Dickinson 25 April 1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 – 90 ENG Portsmouth F.C. FW Tom Finney 5 April 1922 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG/2The number indicates the league the team played in that year. Preston North End DF Neil Franklin 24 January 1922 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Stoke City FW Jack Froggatt 17 November 1922 1 1 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG Portsmouth F.C. FW Johnny Hancocks 30 April 1919 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Bobby Langton 8 September 1918 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Bolton Wanderers FW Wilf Mannion 16 May 1918 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Middlesbrough F.C. FW Jackie Milburn 11 May 1924 1 3 90 0 0 90 – – ENG Newcastle United FW Stan Mortensen 26 May 1921 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Blackpool F.C. DF Bert Mozley 21 September 1923 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 – ENG Derby County FW Stan Pearson 15 January 1919 1 2 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG Manchester United DF Alf Ramsey 22 January 1920 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG/2 Tottenham Hotspur FW Jack Rowley 7 October 1920 1 4 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG Manchester United FW Len Shackleton 3 May 1922 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – ENG Sunderland A.F.C. GK Bernard Streten 14 January 1921 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG/2 Luton Town MF Willie Watson 7 March 1920 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG Sunderland A.F.C. GK Bert Williams 31 January 1920 2 0 180 0 0 90 – 90 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Billy Wright 6 February 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers SCO Head coach: none, SFA Selection Committee Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub on22pxWAL 1807ENGClub MF George Aitken 28 May 1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 – SCO East Fife FW Willie Bauld 24 January 1928 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 SCO Heart of Midlothian GK Jimmy Cowan 16 June 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO/2 Greenock Morton DF Sammy Cox 13 April 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Rangers MF Bobby Evans 16 July 1927 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 – SCO Celtic MF Alex Forbes 21 January 1925 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Arsenal F.C. FW Billy Liddell 10 January 1922 2 0 180 0 0 – 90 90 ENG Liverpool F.C. FW Alec Linwood 13 March 1920 1 1 90 0 0 – 90 – SCO Clyde FW Jimmy Mason 18 June 1919 1 1 90 0 0 90 – – SCO Third Lanark MF Ian McColl 7 June 1927 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 SCO Rangers FW John McPhail 27 December 1923 1 1 90 0 0 – 90 – SCO Celtic FW Willie Moir 19 April 1922 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Bolton Wanderers FW Henry Morris 17 December 1919 1 3 90 0 0 90 – – SCO East Fife FW Lawrie Reilly 28 October 1928 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 – SCO Hibernian FW Billy Steel 1 May 1923 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Derby County FW William Waddell 7 March 1921 2 2 180 0 0 90 – 90 SCO Rangers MF Willie Woodburn 8 August 1919 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Rangers DF George Young 27 October 1922 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 SCO Rangers IRE Ireland (IFA) Head coach: none, managed by a committee Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onSCOENGWAL 1807Club DF Tom Aherne 26 January 1919 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG/2 Luton Town MF Danny Blanchflower 10 February 1926 2 0 180 0 0 90 – 90 ENG/2 Barnsley DF/MF Gerry Bowler 8 June 1919 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG/2 Hull City FW Bobby Brennan 14 March 1925 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Birmingham City FW Davy Cochrane 14 August 1920 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 – ENG/2 Leeds United FW Eddie Crossan 17 November 1925 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – ENG/2 Blackburn Rovers MF Ray Ferris 22 September 1920 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – ENG Birmingham City DF Jim Feeney 23 June 1921 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG/2 Swansea Town GK Hugh Kelly 17 August 1919 2 0 180 0 0 – – 90 ENG Fulham GK Pat Kelly 9 April 1918 1 0 90 0 0 90 – – ENG/2 Barnsley FW Jimmy McCabe 17 September 1918 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – ENG/2 Leeds United FW Johnny McKenna 6 June 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Huddersfield Town DF Alf McMichael 1 October 1927 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 – ENG Newcastle United DF Con Martin 20 March 1923 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG Aston Villa MF Reg Ryan 30 October 1925 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG West Bromwich Albion FW Sammy Smyth 25 February 1925 3 3 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Charlie Tully 11 July 1924 1 0 90 0 0 – 90 – SCO Celtic MF Jackie Vernon 26 September 1918 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 ENG West Bromwich Albion FW Davy Walsh 28 April 1923 1 0 90 0 0 – – 90 ENG West Bromwich Albion See also 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification 1950 FIFA World Cup References 1949–50 Home Championship Category:1949–50 in European men's international football Category:England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup Category:1949–50 in Welsh football Category:1949–50 in Northern Ireland association football Category:1950 FIFA World Cup qualification