1902–03 British Home Championship

1902–1903 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	14 February – 4 April 1903
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Shared: England/ Scotland/ Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Vivian Woodward (4 goals)

The 1902–03 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations.

Unusually, the trophy was shared by three of the Home Nations all of whom scored four points. At the time, goal difference was not used to differentiate teams. In addition to the usual favourites of England and Scotland, Ireland also took their first ever share of the championship, after scoring their first ever victory over the Scots with a 2–0 win in Glasgow and subsequently beating Wales. The tournament was played under the shadow of the previous year's finale, when a wooden stand at Ibrox Stadium had given way under the mass of supporters and 26 people had fallen to their deaths.

Ireland and England began the competition with the English scoring four without reply to take an early lead. England extended their advantage in the second match with a 2–1 victory over Wales and seemed to be on course for the championship. Scotland began their challenge against Wales in a match they narrowly won before stumbling against Ireland in a match the Irish dominated in front of the Scottish home support. Just two years previously at the same stadium, Scotland had beaten Ireland 11–0 in what is still their record win. On the back of this result, Ireland beat Wales 2–0 ending a miserable tournament for the Welsh who had scored only one goal and failed to gain a single point. In the final match between England and Scotland, Scotland needed a win to draw level with Ireland and England whilst England needed only a draw to take to competition undisputed. In a tough match in Sheffield both sides played well, but Scotland eventually won 2–1 taking their share of the trophy.

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	7	3	+4	4
Ireland (C)	3	2	1	4	4	0	4
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	3	3	0	4
Wales	3	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions.

Results

14 February 1903

England	4 – 0	Ireland
19', 52' Vivian Woodward 87' Harry Davis 63' Jack Sharp [1]

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 24,240

Referee: William Munnerley (Wales)

2 March 1903

England	2 – 1	Wales
12' Joe Bache 78'Vivian Woodward		54' Walter Watkins

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

9 March 1903

Wales	0 – 1	Scotland
		25' Finlay Speedie

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

21 March 1903

Scotland	0 – 2	Ireland
		9' Joe Connor 83' Jack Kirwan

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

28 March 1903

Ireland	2 – 0	Wales
76' Archie Goodall 88' James Sheridan

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Fred Kirkham (England)

4 April 1903

England	1 – 2	Scotland
Vivian Woodward 10'		57' Finlay Speedie 59' Bobby Walker

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

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References

"England v Ireland". EU Football. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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

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[EUF-1] "England v Ireland". EU Football. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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