1968–69 British Home Championship

1968–69 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates3–10 May 1969
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England (44th title)
Runners-up Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Martin Peters
England Geoff Hurst
Scotland Colin Stein
Wales Ron Davies
(3 each)

The 1968–69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory.

Table

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

Results

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Wales 3–5 Scotland
Davies 29', 57'
Toshack 44'
McNeill 13'
Stein 16'
Gilzean 55'
Bremner 72'
McLean 87'
Attendance: 18,765
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

Ireland 1–3 England
McMordie 63' Peters 39'
Lee 64'
Hurst 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

Scotland 1–1 Ireland
Stein 53' McMordie 11'
Attendance: 7,483
Referee: David Smith (England)

England 2–1 Wales
B. Charlton 58'
Lee 72'
Davies 18'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Ireland 0–0 Wales
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Eric Jennings (England)

England 4–1 Scotland
Peters 16', 64'
Hurst 20', 60' (pen.)
Stein 43'
Attendance: 89,902
Referee: Robert Héliès (France)

References

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