1911–12 British Home Championship

1911–12 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	10 February – 13 April 1912
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England; Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	22 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Harold John Fleming; George Holley (3 goals)
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The 1911–12 British Home Championship was a football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1911–12 season. England and Scotland shared the title after both beat Wales and Ireland and then drew the deciding match at Hampden Park. Ireland took third place after beating Wales in an exciting 3–2 win away in Cardiff. Wales, who came last with zero points, lost all three matches and conceded six goals.

England began the competition with a 6–1 thrashing of Ireland in Dublin, giving them the immediate advantage and making them favourites for the title, having won four of the previous five tournaments. Scotland too began with a win, a more subdued 1–0 victory over the Welsh. Scotland followed this with a 4–1 win in Belfast, briefly taking the top of the table before England joined them by beating Wales 2–0 in Wrexham. In the deciding game in Glasgow, Scotland and England played out a tough 1–1 draw. As neither side had broken the deadlock, both shared the tournament. In the final match, Wales and Ireland played a gripping game for third place, the Irish taking it by a single goal.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	5
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Ireland	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: ^[1]
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

10 February 1912

Ireland	1–6	England
Hamill 35'		Fleming 12', 40', 64' Holley 17' Freeman 50' Simpson 85'

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Alexander A. Jackson (Scotland)

2 March 1912

Scotland	1–0	Wales
Quinn 87'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: James Mason (England)

16 March 1912

Ireland	1–4	Scotland
McKnight 42' (pen.)		Aitkenhead 8', 23' Reid 60' Walker 70'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Herbert S. Bamlett (England)

11 March 1912

Wales	0–2	England
		Holley 2' Freeman 41'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Tom Dougray (Scotland)

23 March 1912

Scotland	1–1	England
Wilson 7'		Holley 13'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 127,307

Referee: James Mason (England)

13 April 1912

Wales	2–3	Ireland
B. Davies 30' D. Davies 53'		McCandless 61' Brennan 65' Thompson 85' ^[2]

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Herbert Bamlett (England)

Winning squads

England

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[3]	IRE^[4]	SCO^[5]	Apps	Goals
George Holley	1/1	1/1	1/1	3	3
Bert Freeman	1/1	1/1	1	3	2
Jock Simpson	1	1/1	1	3	1
Tom Brittleton	1	1	1	3	0
Bob Crompton	1	1	1	3	0
Jesse Pennington	1	1	1	3	0
William Wedlock	1	1	1	3	0
Frank Jefferis	1		1	2	0
Harry Makepeace	1		1	2	0
Tim Williamson	1		1	2	0
Harold Fleming		1/3		1	3
George Wall			1	1	0
Robert Evans	1			1	0
Billy Bradshaw		1		1	0
Sam Hardy		1		1	0
John Mordue		1		1	0

Scotland

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[6]	IRE^[7]	ENG^[8]	Apps	Goals
Bobby Walker	1	1/1	1	3	1
Jimmy Brownlie	1	1	1	3	0
Alec McNair	1	1	1	3	0
Jock Walker	1	1	1	3	0
Jimmy Quinn	1/1		1	2	1
Jimmy Gordon		1	1	2	0
Jimmy Hay	1		1	2	0
George Sinclair	1	1		2	0
Bobby Templeton		1	1	2	0
Charlie Thomson	1		1	2	0
Wattie Aitkenhead		1/2		1	2
Andrew Wilson			1/1	1	1
Willie Reid		1/1		1	1
David McLean			1	1	0
Alex Bell		1		1	0
Wilf Low		1		1	0
Jimmy McMenemy	1			1	0
Bob Mercer	1			1	0
George Robertson	1			1	0

References

^ "British Championship 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Wales vs Ireland, 13 April 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Monday, 11 March 1912 | Wales 0 England 2, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 7 April 1888 | Ireland 1 England 5, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 10 February 1912 | Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online
^ Sat 02 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Sat 16 Mar 1912 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Sat 23 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club

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

[EUF-1] "British Championship 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[EUF2-2] "Wales vs Ireland, 13 April 1912". EU-Football. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[3] Monday, 11 March 1912 | Wales 0 England 2, England Football Online

[4] Saturday, 7 April 1888 | Ireland 1 England 5, England Football Online

[5] Saturday, 10 February 1912 | Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online

[6] Sat 02 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club

[7] Sat 16 Mar 1912 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club

[8] Sat 23 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club

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