1977–78 British Home Championship

1977–78 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates13–20 May 1978
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England (51st title)
Runners-up Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Derek Johnstone (2)

The 1977–78 British Home Championship football competition between the British Home Nations was won by an England side smarting from their failure to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scots, who had qualified for the World Cup and of whom much was expected following impressive form and a strong team in the months going into the finals performed particularly poorly in the Home Championship, foreshadowing their performance in Argentina a few months later. The English capitalised on a heavy victory over the Welsh in their first match and then won in their next two beating an already demoralised Scotland who had only managed to draw with the Welsh and Irish. The Welsh improved following their initial loss, beating the Irish and holding the Scots to a 1–1 draw in Glasgow to claim second place.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 Wales 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
 Scotland 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
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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Scotland 1–1 Northern Ireland
Johnstone 36' O'Neill 26'
Referee: John Gow (Wales)

Wales 1–3 England
Dwyer 57' Latchford 8'
Currie 82'
Barnes 89'
Referee: Malcolm Moffatt (Northern Ireland)


Scotland 1–1 Wales
Johnstone 10' Donachie 90' (o.g.)
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)


Scotland 0–1 England
  Coppell 83'
Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

References

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  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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