1970–71 British Home Championship

October 2023 January 2023 1970–71 British Home Championship 15–22 May 1971 4 ENG 46 NIR Ireland 6 7 ENG Martin Chivers (2) 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 British Home Championship was an international football competition between the British Home Nations. The tournament was low-scoring affair, reflecting trends in world football at the time, which relied on heavy defense. England won the tournament in their final match by beating Scotland following an earlier victory over Ireland and a draw with the Welsh. The England versus Scotland match saw more goals than the rest of the tournament put together, but Ireland did manage to gain a rare second-place position with 1–0 wins over disappointing Welsh and Scottish sides, whose own match for last place was a goalless draw. Table main WDL n 2 ENG ENG NIR NIR Ireland WAL WAL SCO SCO 2 1 0 4 1 C 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 15 May 1971 NIR Ireland 0–1 ENG Clarke 80 Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland) Windsor Park, Belfast 30,000 15 May 1971 WAL 0–0 SCO Jack Taylor (England) Ninian Park, Cardiff 19,068 18 May 1971 SCO 0–1 Northern Ireland Ireland Greig 14 o.g. Clive Thomas (Wales) Hampden Park, Glasgow 31,643 19 May 1971 ENG 0–0 WAL Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland) Wembley Stadium, London 70,000 22 May 1971 NIR Ireland 1–0 WAL Hamilton 27 Ken Burns (England) Windsor Park, Belfast 23,000 22 May 1971 ENG 3–1 SCO Peters 9 Chivers 30 40 Curran 11 Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands) Wembley Stadium, London 91,469 References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 External links Full Results and Line-ups 1970–71 Home Championship Category:1970–71 in European men's international football Category:1970–71 in Scottish football Category:1970–71 in Welsh football Category:1970–71 in Northern Ireland association football Category:May 1971 sports events in the United Kingdom