1927–28 British Home Championship

August 2020 1927–28 British Home Championship England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 22 October 1927 – 31 March 1928 4 WAL 1807 4 IRE 6 19 SCO Alex Jackson (3 goals) 1926–27 1928–29 The 1927–28 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1927–28 season between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by Wales who did not lose a game and only dropped a single point during the tournament. This championship is most notable for what became known as the "Wembley Wizards" when a scratch Scottish team crushed a highly regarded England side 5–1 at the English national stadium of Wembley. Neither England nor Scotland placed in the top two, something that would not happen again for 56 years, until the final British Home Championship in 1984. England had endured a dreadful run of form in the years following the First World War, only managing to even share the trophy once in the previous eight years. This trend reached its nadir in 1928, as they began the campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Ireland in Belfast. Wales and Scotland both began well, with a competitive 2–2 draw in Wrexham, Wales following this by defeating England 2–1 in Burnley to take the lead in the competition, a position they made unassailable by beating Ireland by the same scoreline in their final match. Ireland nevertheless still claimed second place by beating the Scots by a single goal in their own final match. In the last game, between England and Scotland at Wembley, Scotland decimated England with powerful attacking football from a team only recently brought together following the defeat to Ireland. This defeat gave England their lowest ELO Rating (1681) in their history. Table main WDL n 2 WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE SCO SCO ENG ENG 2 1 0 6 4 C 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 1 7 4 0 0 3 2 9 #ccffcc C complete 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Results 22 October 1927 IRE 2–0 ENG Mahood unknown o.g.   Windsor Park, Belfast 29 October 1927 WAL 1807 2–2 SCO Curtis 44Gibson 76 o.g. Gallacher 14 Hutton 16 pen. Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 16,000 Arthur H. Kingscott (England) 28 November 1927 ENG 1–2 WAL 1807 unknown o.g. Lewis unknown o.g. Turf Moor, Burnley 4 February 1928 IRE 1–2 WAL 1807 Chambers Lewis W. Davies Windsor Park, Belfast 25 February 1928 SCO 0–1 IRE   Curran 13 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow 54,728 Arthur Ward (England) Wembley Wizards 31 March 1928 12:30 ENG 1–5 SCO Kelly 89 Jackson 3 65 86 James 44 67 Wembley Stadium, London William Bell (Scotland) 80,868 References 1928 British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF Guy Oliver The Guinness Record of World Soccer 1992 Guinness 0-85112-954-4 World Football Elo Ratings: England 1927–28 Home Championship Category:1927–28 in European men's international football Category:1927–28 in Scottish football Category:1927–28 in Welsh football Category:1927–28 in Northern Ireland association football