1926–27 British Home Championship

The 1926–27 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead, only for England to defeat Scotland in the deciding game.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	4
England (C)	3	1	2	0	8	7	+1	4
Ireland	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
Wales	3	0	2	1	5	8	−3	2

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

20 October 1926[1]

England	3 – 3[1]	Ireland
George Brown Joe Spence Norman Bullock		Billy Gillespie Bobby Irvine Hugh Davey

Anfield, Liverpool[1]

30 October 1926

Scotland	3 – 0	Wales
Hughie Gallacher 20' Alex Jackson 35', 73'	Scottish FA

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,500

Referee: John G. Forshaw (England)

12 February 1927

Wales	3 – 3	England
Len Davies 2 Wilf Lewis		Dixie Dean 2 Billy Walker

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

21 February 1927

Ireland	0–2	Scotland
		45', 89' Alan Morton

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: George Noel Watson (England)

2 April 1927[2]

Scotland	1–2	England
Alan Morton 48'	Scottish FA	65', 88' Dixie Dean

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 111,214

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

9 April 1927

Wales	2–2	Ireland
Rees Williams 2		Harold Johnson 2

Ninian Park, Cardiff

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References

"England's Matches: 1919-30". England Football Online. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
England's First Victory In Scotland For Over 23 Years, video footage from official Pathé News archive

British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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[eng-1] "England's Matches: 1919-30". England Football Online. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[pathe-2] England's First Victory In Scotland For Over 23 Years, video footage from official Pathé News archive

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