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1930–31 British Home Championship

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1930–31 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates20 October 1930 – 22 April 1931
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England
 Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Jimmy Hampson (3)

The 1930–31 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1930–31 season. The trophy was shared between England and Scotland as at the time a win was only worth two points and a draw one. Thus, despite England's dominance of the opening matches, their defeat to Scotland in the final game gave the Scots a share in the victory even though it was the only game they won.

England began the tournament in commanding fashion, with heavy defeats of Ireland and Wales in their opening matches. Scotland by contrast struggled, only managing draws with both opponents and coming close to being upset in both matches. Going into the final match, England were already assured of a winners position, and only needed to draw with Scotland to take the position unopposed. However this proved beyond them as the Scots ran out 2–0 winners in Glasgow. In the competition's final match, Wales and Ireland fought a furious battle for third place, with the Welsh just edging the victory 3–2.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 4
 Scotland (C) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 3
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 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) Co-champions

Results

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England 5–1 Ireland
Burgess
Hampson
Crooks
Houghton
Dunne

Scotland 1–1 Wales
Battles Jr. 43' Bamford 6'
Attendance: 23,106
Referee: Charles E. Lines (England)


Ireland 0–0 Scotland
   
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Herbert Edward Hull (England)

Scotland 2–0 England
Stevenson 61'
McGrory 64'
 
Attendance: 131,273
Referee: Alfred James Atwood (Wales)

References

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  • 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.