1893–94 British Home Championship

1893–94 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates24 February – 7 April 1894
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Scotland (7th title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ireland Olphie Stanfield
England John Veitch
(3 goals)

The 1893–94 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by Scotland in a close competition in which neither Scotland nor England lost a game but Scotland managed to accumulate one more point than England with a victory over Ireland.

Wales and Ireland began the tournament, Wales winning the match easily 4–1 and gaining an early advantage. Ireland's second match was against England and the Irish managed to hold their opponents to a 2–2 draw in a very tough match. England recovered to beat Wales, scoring five goals, but this total was matched by Scotland in their first match. Scotland also managed to beat Ireland, the Irish again only narrowly missing out on victory, losing 1–2. In the final game of the competition England and Scotland played, Scotland only needing a draw to achieve the trophy. Despite a very strong encounter, the Scots held England to a 2–2 draw and took the tournament by a single point.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 5
 England 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 4
 Wales 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: [1][2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Results

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Wales 4–1 Ireland
Lewis 55', 82'
James 40'
Rea 75'
Stanfield 20'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: John Campbell(Scotland)

Ireland 2–2 England
Stanfield 70'
Gibson 83'
Devey 43'
Spiksley 55'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas Park (Scotland)

Wales 1–5 England
Bowdler 10' Veitch 30', 55', 80'
Gosling 85'
Perry 31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Thomas Park(Scotland)

Scotland 5–2 Wales
Berry 40'
Barker 44'
Chambers 70'
Alexander 75'
Johnstone 85'
Morris 15', 40'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joseph McBride (Ireland)

Ireland 1–2 Scotland
Stanfield 65' Torrans 25' (o.g.)
Taylor 28'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Edward Phennah (Wales)

Scotland 2–2 England
Lambie 7'
McMahon 75'
Goodall 35'
Reynolds 85'
Attendance: 45,017
Referee: John Reid (Ireland)

Winning squad

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Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
Wales
WAL[4]
Ireland
IRE[5]
England
ENG[6]
Apps Goals
David Alexander 1/1 1 2 1
James Blessington 1 1 2 0
David Crawford 1 1 2 0
William Lambie 1/1 1 1
Sandy McMahon 1/1 1 1
Jack Taylor 1/1 1 1
John Barker 1/1 1 1
Davidson Berry 1/1 1 1
Thomas Chambers 1/1 1 1
John Johnstone 1/1 1 1
Isaac Begbie 1 1 0
Dan Doyle 1 1 0
William Gulliland 1 1 0
David Haddow 1 1 0
Andrew McCreadie 1 1 0
John McPherson 1 1 0
David Mitchell 1 1 0
Donald Sillars 1 1 0
Frank Barrett 1 1 0
Jock Drummond 1 1 0
Sandy Keillor 1 1 0
William Longair 1 1 0
Robert Marshall 1 1 0
Robert Scott 1 1 0
David Stewart 1 1 0
Andrew Baird 1 1 0
Bob Foyers 1 1 0
James Kelly 1 1 0
Edward McBain 1 1 0
Andy Stewart 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1894". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ "British Championship 1894". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ Sat 24 Mar 1894 Scotland 5 Wales 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ Sat 31 Mar 1894 Ireland 1 Scotland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ^ Sat 07 Apr 1894 Scotland 2 England 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.