1956–57 British Home Championship

April 2022 October 2023 October 2023 1956–57 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 6 October 1956 – 10 April 1957 4 ENG SCO 6 14 14 players (1 each) 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 British Home Championship was the final full championship before the Munich air disaster would kill or end the careers of five England Internationals one from Northern Ireland mid-way through the following tournament. A close-fought competition between England and Scotland, the tournament also featured some very good performances from Wales and Ireland. For tournaments of the day, this was considered a low-scoring affair, although the performances were consistently high. England won the championship in a close final match, but after the first round all could have taken the trophy. Unusually it was England who were grateful for a point in Belfast after a dominant display from the Irish in a 1–1 draw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EshL3T5iDUY Ireland 1; England 1 (1956) YouTube 13 April 2014 with the Scots and Welsh also playing out an opening indecisive game. In the second games, Wales were well beaten by England, but Scotland were forced to struggle to a 1–0 win over Ireland. In the final matches, any team could still have taken the trophy, but Wales and Ireland outplayed each other in their match and as a result drew 0–0, leaving the final game to be the decider between the English and the Scots. England triumphed eventually in a tough 2–1 win. Table main WDL n 2 ENG England SCO Scotland NIR NIR Ireland WAL Wales 1953 2 1 0 6 3 C 1 1 1 4 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 5 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 6 October 1956 NIR Ireland 1 – 1 England Jimmy McIlroy Stanley Matthews Windsor Park, Belfast 20 October 1956 Wales 1953 2 – 2 Scotland Trevor Ford, Terry Medwin Lawrie Reilly, Willie Fernie Ninian Park, Cardiff 7 November 1956 Scotland 1 – 0 NIR Ireland Alex Scott   Hampden Park, Glasgow 14 November 1956 England 3 – 1 Wales 1953 Johnny Haynes, Johnny Brooks, Tom Finney John Charles Wembley Stadium, London 6 April 1957 England 2 – 1 Scotland Derek Kevan, Duncan Edwards Tommy Ring Wembley Stadium, London 10 April 1957 NIR Ireland 0 – 0 Wales 1953     Windsor Park, Belfast References Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 1956–57 Home Championship Category:1956–57 in European men's international football Category:1956–57 in Welsh football Category:1956–57 in Northern Ireland association football Category:1956–57 in Scottish football