1923–24 British Home Championship

The 1923-24 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1923–24 season between the British Home Nations. It was won by the excellent Welsh team of the early 1920s who achieved a whitewash of the other three home nations over the tournament, scoring five goals for just one in return.

Wales and Ireland began the competition the strongest, both beating their opponents. Ireland won 2–1 over England in Belfast, whilst Wales took Scotland 2–0 at Ninian Park. Scotland recovered in their second game with a strong display against Ireland at home whilst England slumped 2–0 against Wales in Blackburn. With Ireland needing a win at home to end level on points with the Welsh, a furious game in Belfast was eventually decided by a Moses Russell penalty in favour of the Welsh, who claimed the trophy. Playing for pride, England and Scotland struggled to a 1–1 draw in the final match which handed second place to the Scots.

Table

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

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

20 October 1923

Ireland	2 – 1	England
Billy Gillespie Tucker Croft		Joe Bradford

Windsor Park, Belfast

16 February 1924

Wales	2 – 0	Scotland
Willie Davies 61' Len Davies 72'

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Herbert William Andrews (England)

1 March 1924

Scotland	2 – 0	Ireland
Andy Cunningham 85' David Morris 89'

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: George Noel Watson (England)

3 March 1924

England	1 – 2	Wales
Tommy Roberts		Willie Davies Ted Vizard

Ewood Park, Blackburn

15 March 1924

Ireland	0 – 1	Wales
		Moses Russell (P)

Windsor Park, Belfast

12 April 1924

England	1 – 1	Scotland
Billy Walker 60'		40' (o.g.) Ted Taylor

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 37,250

Referee: Thomas R. Dougray (Scotland)

References

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

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