The men's national football teams of the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom have played each other more times than any other footballing nations in the world. The world's first international football match was played between Scotland and England in Glasgow in 1872 (a 0–0 draw). From then on, all four teams started playing regular friendlies against each other. In 1883 a formal competition between the UK's teams, the British Home Championship , was introduced, guaranteeing that each team would play the other three at least once a season. The Championship was discontinued in 1984, partly due to problems of crowd trouble, and partly due to the desire of England (and to a lesser extent Scotland) to contest international fixtures against larger and more powerful nations.
While the British Home Championship was being played, the UK teams were also drawn together on a number of occasions during qualification competitions for the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship . Early tournaments simply used the British Championship as a qualifying group, but during qualification for the 1974 World Cup , England and Wales were drawn in the same group. Subsequent to this, three more qualification tournaments saw UK teams drawn together while the British Championship was being played. Since the end of the British Home Championship, the teams have played each other mainly when drawn together in international competitions such as the European Championship or the World Cup , with occasional friendly fixtures.[1] [2] [3] [4]
At men's major national tournaments, Home Nations teams have met four times at the UEFA European Championships. England and Wales played the first ever Home Nations tie at a World Cup when they played each other at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with England winning the match 3–0.[5]
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FIFA World Cup [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 1 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying Ireland 2–8 Scotland Windsor Park , Belfast [a] 15 October 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 1–4 England Ninian Park , Cardiff [a] 9 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 2–0 Wales Hampden Park , Glasgow [a] 16 November 1949 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 9–2 Ireland Maine Road , Manchester [a] 8 March 1950 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 0–0 Ireland Racecourse Ground , Wrexham [a] 15 April 1950 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 0–1 England Hampden Park, Glasgow [a] 3 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying Northern Ireland 1–3 Scotland Windsor Park, Belfast [b] 10 October 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 1–4 England Ninian Park, Cardiff [b] 4 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 3–3 Wales Hampden Park, Glasgow [b] 11 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 3–1 Northern Ireland Goodison Park , Liverpool [b] 31 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 1–2 Northern Ireland Racecourse Ground, Wrexham [b] 3 April 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 2–4 England Hampden Park, Glasgow [b] 15 November 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 0–1 England Ninian Park, Cardiff 24 January 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 1–1 Wales Wembley Stadium (I) , London 17 November 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 1–0 Wales Hampden Park, Glasgow 12 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 0–2 Scotland Anfield , Liverpool 25 March 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 1–1 Northern Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow 14 October 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying Northern Ireland 0–0 Scotland Windsor Park, Belfast 27 February 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying Northern Ireland 0–1 England Windsor Park, Belfast 27 March 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 0–1 Wales Hampden Park, Glasgow 10 September 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 1–1 Scotland Ninian Park, Cardiff 13 November 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 0–0 Northern Ireland Wembley Stadium (I), London 8 September 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 2–2 Northern Ireland Millennium Stadium , Cardiff 9 October 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 2–0 Wales Old Trafford , Manchester 26 March 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 4–0 Northern Ireland Old Trafford, Manchester 3 September 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 0–1 England Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 7 September 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Northern Ireland 1–0 England Windsor Park, Belfast 8 October 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Northern Ireland 2–3 Wales Windsor Park, Belfast 12 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Wales 2–1 Scotland Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff 22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 1–2 Wales Hampden Park, Glasgow 11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying England 3–0 Scotland Wembley Stadium , London 10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying Scotland 2–2 England Hampden Park, Glasgow 29 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup – group stage Wales 0–3 England Ahmad bin Ali Stadium , Al Rayyan [c]
UEFA European Championship [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 7 February 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying England 4–0 Northern Ireland Wembley Stadium (I) , London 17 October 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Northern Ireland 1–5 England Windsor Park , Belfast 15 October 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying England 3–0 Northern Ireland Wembley Stadium (I), London 1 April 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Northern Ireland 0–2 England Windsor Park, Belfast 15 June 1996 UEFA Euro 1996 finals – group stage Scotland 0–2 England Wembley Stadium (I), London [a] 13 November 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs Scotland 0–2 England Hampden Park , Glasgow 17 November 1999 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs England 0–1 Scotland Wembley Stadium (I), London 26 March 2011 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Wales 0–2 England Millennium Stadium , Cardiff 6 September 2011 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying England 1–0 Wales Wembley Stadium , London 16 June 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 finals – group stage England 2–1 Wales Stade Bollaert-Delelis , Lens [b] 25 June 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 finals – round of 16 Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland Parc des Princes , Paris [c] 18 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 finals – group stage England 0–0 Scotland Wembley Stadium, London
^ First match between British countries at a major championship ^ First match between British countries played outside the UK and Ireland. ^ First match involving Northern Ireland and another British team played outside the UK and Ireland; first knockout match between any two British countries in a major tournament. British Home Championship [ edit ] The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship, the Home Internationals and the British Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom 's four national teams: England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland (the last of whom competed as Ireland for most of the competition's history). Starting during the 1883–84 season, it was the oldest international football tournament and it was contested until the 1983–84 season, when it was abolished after 100 years.
The 1949–50 and 1953–54 championships doubled up as qualifying stages for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup respectively.
Friendlies [ edit ] Date Score Venue Notes 30 November 1872 Scotland 0–0 England Hamilton Crescent , Glasgow 8 March 1873 England 4–2 Scotland Kennington Oval , London 7 March 1874 Scotland 2–1 England Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow 6 March 1875 England 2–2 Scotland Kennington Oval, London 4 March 1876 Scotland 3–0 England Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow 25 March 1876 Scotland 4–0 Wales Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow 3 March 1877 England 1–3 Scotland Kennington Oval, London 5 March 1877 Wales 0–2 Scotland Acton Park , Wrexham 2 March 1878 Scotland 7–2 England Hampden Park (I) , Glasgow 23 March 1878 Scotland 9–0 Wales Hampden Park (I), Glasgow 18 January 1879 England 2–1 Wales Kennington Oval, London 5 April 1879 England 5–4 Scotland Kennington Oval, London 7 April 1879 Wales 0–3 Scotland Acton Park, Wrexham 13 March 1880 Scotland 5–4 England Hampden Park (I), Glasgow 15 March 1880 Wales 2–3 England Racecourse Ground , Wrexham 27 March 1880 Scotland 5–1 Wales Hampden Park (I), Glasgow 18 January 1881 England 0–1 Wales Alexandra Meadows , Blackburn 12 March 1881 England 1–6 Scotland Kennington Oval, London 14 March 1881 Wales 1–5 Scotland Acton Park, Wrexham 18 February 1882 Ireland 0–13 England Knock Ground , Belfast 25 February 1882 Wales 7–1 Ireland Wrexham 11 March 1882 Scotland 5–1 England Hampden Park (I), Glasgow 13 March 1882 Wales 5–3 England Racecourse Ground , Wrexham 25 March 1882 Scotland 5–0 Wales Hampden Park (I), Glasgow 3 February 1883 England 5–0 Scotland Kennington Oval, London 24 February 1883 England 7–0 Ireland Aigburth Cricket Ground , Liverpool 10 March 1883 England 2–3 Scotland Bramall Lane , Sheffield 12 March 1883 Wales 0–3 Scotland Acton Park, Wrexham 17 March 1883 Wales 1–1 Ireland Belfast 14 February 1973 Scotland 0–5 England Hampden Park , Glasgow 24 March 1976 Wales 1–2 England Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 18 February 1992 Scotland 1–0 Northern Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow 27 May 1997 Scotland 0–1 Wales Rugby Park , Kilmarnock 18 February 2004 Wales 4–0 Scotland Millennium Stadium , Cardiff 6 February 2007 Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales Windsor Park , Belfast 20 August 2008 Scotland 0–0 Northern Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow 14 November 2009 Wales 3–0 Scotland Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff 14 August 2013 England 3–2 Scotland Wembley Stadium , London 18 November 2014 Scotland 1–3 England Celtic Park , Glasgow 25 March 2015 Scotland 1–0 Northern Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow 24 March 2016 Wales 1–1 Northern Ireland Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff 8 October 2020 England 3–0 Wales Wembley Stadium, London 12 September 2023 Scotland 1–3 England Hampden Park, Glasgow 26 March 2024 Scotland 0-1 Northern Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow
Head to head [ edit ] England [ edit ] Northern Ireland [ edit ] Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost W% England 98 7 16 75 7.14 Scotland 95 15 17 63 15.79 Wales 96 28 24 44 29.17
Scotland [ edit ] British Overseas Territories [ edit ] Seven British Overseas Territories have a national football team affiliated to FIFA – Anguilla , Bermuda , British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Gibraltar , Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands . All play within the CONCACAF (North American) area, with the exception of Gibraltar. This makes fixtures between the Home Nations and the overseas territories rare, although the North American overseas territories play between each other often.
Gibraltar v UK Home Nations [ edit ] In 2013, the Gibraltar Football Association became a member of UEFA enabling their national team to play international fixtures. This opened the possibility of Gibraltar playing against a Home Nation during the qualification phase of major international competitions. To date, there have been three matches between Gibraltar and one of the Home Nations – Scotland played them twice as part of their UEFA Euro 2016 qualification group , beating them on both occasions; and Wales defeated them in a friendly match. These fixtures are the only occasions when a Home Nation and an overseas territory have played each other in an official international match.
Head to head [ edit ] CONCACAF overseas territories [ edit ] FIFA World Cup [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 5 March 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 1–5 Bermuda Shirley Ground , Road Town 19 March 2000 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda 9–0 British Virgin Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 29 February 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda 13–0 Montserrat Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 21 March 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Montserrat 0–7 Bermuda Blakes Estate Stadium , Look Out 3 February 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda 1–1 Cayman Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 30 March 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Cayman Islands 1–3 Bermuda Truman Bodden Stadium , George Town 8 June 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda 1–1 Cayman Islands IMG Academy , Bradenton 22 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Anguilla 0–0 Turks and Caicos Islands Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre , The Valley 26 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turks and Caicos Islands 1–1 Anguilla TCIFA National Academy , Providenciales 4 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda v Cayman Islands Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre , Hamilton
CFU Caribbean Cup [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 28 March 1990 1990 Caribbean Cup qualification Anguilla 0–6 British Virgin Islands Stade Alberic Richards , Marigot 10 May 1991 1991 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 1–2 Cayman Islands Warner Park , Basseterre 14 May 1991 1991 Caribbean Cup qualification Montserrat 1–1 Anguilla Vieux Fort National Stadium , Vieux Fort 2 March 1994 1994 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 0–5 Cayman Islands Truman Bodden Stadium , George Town 26 March 1995 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification Montserrat 5–2 Anguilla Sturge Park , Plymouth 2 April 1995 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification Anguilla 0–1 Montserrat Webster Park , The Valley 3 April 1997 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 4–1 Anguilla Windsor Park , Roseau 10 May 1998 1998 Caribbean Cup qualification Cayman Islands 2–0 Bermuda Truman Bodden Stadium , George Town 5 February 1999 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 3–1 Montserrat Shirley Ground , Road Town 7 February 1999 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 3–0 Montserrat Shirley Ground , Road Town 7 May 1999 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification Bermuda 4–1 Cayman Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 8 February 2001 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification Montserrat 1–4 Anguilla Stade Alberic Richards , Marigot 4 April 2001 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 2–2 Cayman Islands Stade Dillon, Fort-de-France 24 November 2004 2005 Caribbean Cup qualification Bermuda 2–1 Cayman Islands Arnos Vale Stadium , Kingstown 26 November 2004 2005 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 0–1 Cayman Islands Arnos Vale Stadium , Kingstown 28 November 2004 2005 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 2–0 Bermuda Arnos Vale Stadium , Kingstown 4 September 2006 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification Cayman Islands 0–2 Turks and Caicos Islands Estadio Pedro Marrero , Havana 31 August 2008 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification Cayman Islands 0–0 Bermuda Truman Bodden Stadium , George Town 4 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification Cayman Islands 4–1 Anguilla Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel , Bayamón 9 September 2012 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 7–0 Montserrat Stade Pierre-Aliker , Fort-de-France 3 June 2014 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification British Virgin Islands 0–2 Turks and Caicos Islands Trinidad Stadium , Oranjestad
CONCACAF Nations League [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 21 March 2019 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying British Virgin Islands 2–2 Turks and Caicos Islands Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre , The Valley 22 March 2019 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying Cayman Islands 2–0 Montserrat Ed Bush Stadium, West Bay 3 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League British Virgin Islands 1–1 Cayman Islands A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 6 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Cayman Islands 1–1 British Virgin Islands Truman Bodden Sports Complex , George Town 11 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Montserrat 3–2 Bermuda Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez , Santo Domingo 14 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Bermuda 3–0 A Montserrat Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre , Hamilton 9 September 2023 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League British Virgin Islands 3–1 Turks and Caicos Islands A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 16 October 2023 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League Turks and Caicos Islands 2–2 British Virgin Islands TCIFA National Academy , Providenciales 4 September 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Anguilla v Turks and Caicos Islands TCIFA National Academy , Providenciales 4 September 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League British Virgin Islands v Cayman Islands Truman Bodden Sports Complex , George Town 9 October 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Turks and Caicos Islands v Anguilla FFB Stadium , Belmopan 9 October 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Cayman Islands v British Virgin Islands Warner Park , Basseterre
Friendlies [ edit ] Date Competition Score Venue Notes 9 September 1999 Friendly Bermuda 3–1 Cayman Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 11 September 1999 Friendly Bermuda 1–0 Cayman Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 25 February 2000 Friendly British Virgin Islands 3–4 Anguilla A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 27 February 2000 Friendly British Virgin Islands 4–0 Anguilla A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 27 September 2000 Friendly Cayman Islands 3–0 Turks and Caicos Islands Truman Bodden Sports Complex , George Town 6 July 2002 Friendly British Virgin Islands 2–1 Anguilla A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 18 September 2010 Friendly British Virgin Islands 2–1 Anguilla Stade Thelbert Carti , Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin 7 July 2012 Friendly British Virgin Islands 1–0 Anguilla A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground , Road Town 28 February 2012 Friendly Anguilla 1–0 British Virgin Islands Ronald Webster Park , The Valley 1 March 2015 Friendly Anguilla 3–1 British Virgin Islands Ronald Webster Park , The Valley 27 January 2022 Friendly British Virgin Islands 1–2 Anguilla Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre , Bisham
Non-FIFA matches [ edit ] In addition to games in competitions sanctioned by FIFA, friendlies and competitions have taken place that are unsanctioned, and therefore not counted as official internationals. One of the most notable competitions is the Island Games , an Olympics-style multi-sport event taking place every two years between various islands. The following list includes games played by teams of British territories that are members of either FIFA or one of FIFA's affiliated continental confederations.
Date Competition Score Venue Notes 4 July 1993 1993 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 1–2 Jersey Green Lane, Shanklin 17 July 1995 1995 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 2–1 Isle of Man Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 20 July 1995 1995 Island Games – Semi-Final Gibraltar 1–0 Jersey Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 29 June 1997 1997 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 1–2 Guernsey Le Boulivot, Grouville 3 July 1997 1997 Island Games – Group Stage Jersey 3–2 Gibraltar Springfield Stadium , St. Helier 29 June 1999 1999 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 1–5 Jersey Fardhem Football Ground, Fardhem 10 July 2001 2001 Island Games – Group Stage Jersey 2–1 Gibraltar The Bowl , Douglas 23 May 2004 GFA Tournament Gibraltar 1–0 Isle of Man Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1 July 2007 2007 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 1–1 Jersey Municipal Stadium Ekonomideio, Rhodes 4 July 2007 2007 Island Games – Semi-Final Gibraltar 2–0 Bermuda Diagoras Stadium , Rhodes 20 May 2008 2008 Four Nations England C 1–0 Gibraltar Llanelian Road , Old Colwyn 22 May 2008 2008 Four Nations Wales C 6–2 Gibraltar Belle Vue , Rhyl 24 May 2008 2008 Four Nations Scotland Semi-Pro 4–2 Gibraltar Park Hall , Oswestry 28 June 2009 2009 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 0–0 Guernsey Solvallen, Eckerö 15 November 2011 Friendly Gibraltar 3–1 England C Victoria Stadium , Gibraltar 28 June 2012 International Challenge Shield Gibraltar 2–0 Isle of Man Victoria Stadium , Gibraltar 30 June 2012 International Challenge Shield Gibraltar 2–1 Jersey Victoria Stadium , Gibraltar 5 June 2013 Friendly Bermuda 1–6 England C Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 15 July 2013 2013 Island Games – Group Stage Bermuda 8–0 Falkland Islands Bermuda National Stadium , Hamilton 30 June 2015 2015 Island Games – Group Stage Gibraltar 0–4 Guernsey Springfield Stadium , St. Helier
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities