1884–85 British Home Championship
Appearance
The 1884–85 British Home Championship was the second football tournament between the Home Nations and was, like the previous competition, won by a Scottish team which completely dominated proceedings. The English also performed well, beginning with a strong victory over Ireland but failing to capitalise on this start with 1–1 draws with Wales and Scotland. The Welsh thrashed Ireland 8–1 but were well beaten 8–2 by the Scots who won their final game in a similar scoreline against the Irish, who finished last having conceded 20 goals in three games. The Scots, who had scored 16 goals two games, would win (individually or shared) six of the first seven tournament.
Table
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
Results
England ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Clement Mitchell ![]() |
Billy Lewis ![]() |
Scotland ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() |
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W. Lamont ![]() William Turner ![]() Robert Calderwood ![]() John Marshall ![]() Alex Higgins ![]() Alexander Barbour ![]() |
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England ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Charles Bambridge ![]() |
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Wales ![]() | 1–8 | ![]() |
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Robert Albert Jones ![]() |
Scottish FA | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ireland ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() |
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Alex Dill Tom Molyneux |
Herbert Sisson 3 John Roach 2 William Owen Tom Burke Humphrey Jones |
References
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.