The 1885–86 British Home Championship was the third annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. As common for the time, the matches were punctuated by some high scorelines and for the first time two teams finished level on points at the top of the table, thus sharing the championship as goal difference would not be introduced to separate teams for over nearly 90 years.
England and Scotland were the joint winners, with Wales third and Ireland last with zero points. The tournament began in February 1886 with a match between Wales and Ireland which Wales won comfortably 5–0. Ireland next played against England and Scotland, suffering two heavy defeats in which they conceded 13 goals for three in reply. With the three leaders therefore equal on points, England and Scotland played their match, sharing points in a 1–1 draw. Wales then played against England and Scotland in the final games but lost both, resulting in England and Scotland sharing the title.
Source: [1][2] Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. (C) Joint champions
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^"British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^Monday, 29 March 1886 | Wales 1 England 3, England Football Online
^Saturday, 13 March 1886 | Ireland 1 England 6, England Football Online
^Saturday, 27 March 1886 | Scotland 1 England 1 , England Football Online
^Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
^Sat 20 Mar 1886 Ireland 2 Scotland 7, London Hearts Supporters Club
^Sat 27 Mar 1886 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
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The 1885 86 British Home Championship was the third annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations As common for the time the matches were punctuated by some high scorelines and for the first time two teams finished level on points at the top of the table thus sharing the championship as goal difference would not be introduced to separate teams for over nearly 90 years 1885 86 British Home ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countryEngland Ireland Scotland and WalesDates27 February 10 April 1886Teams4Final positionsChampions Scotland England shared Tournament statisticsMatches played6Goals scored32 5 33 per match Top scorer s Charles Heggie Benjamin Spilsbury 4 goals 1884 851886 87 England and Scotland were the joint winners with Wales third and Ireland last with zero points The tournament began in February 1886 with a match between Wales and Ireland which Wales won comfortably 5 0 Ireland next played against England and Scotland suffering two heavy defeats in which they conceded 13 goals for three in reply With the three leaders therefore equal on points England and Scotland played their match sharing points in a 1 1 draw Wales then played against England and Scotland in the final games but lost both resulting in England and Scotland sharing the title Contents 1 Table 2 Results 3 Winning squads 4 ReferencesTable editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 nbsp Scotland C 3 2 1 0 12 4 8 5 2 nbsp England C 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 5 3 nbsp Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2 4 nbsp Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 15 0Source 1 2 Rules for classification 1 Points The points system worked as follows 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw C Joint championsResults edit27 February 1886Wales nbsp 5 0 nbsp IrelandRoberts nbsp Wilding nbsp Hersee nbsp Bryan nbsp Sisson nbsp Racecourse Ground WrexhamAttendance 700Referee Dick Gregson England 13 March 1886Ireland nbsp 1 6 nbsp EnglandWilliams nbsp Spilsbury nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Lindley nbsp Dewhurst nbsp Ulster Cricket Ground BelfastAttendance 4 500Referee James McKillop Scotland 20 March 1886Ireland nbsp 2 7 nbsp ScotlandJohn Condy nbsp 19 Samuel Johnston nbsp 44 Heggie nbsp 15 18 25 60 James Kelly nbsp 35 Dunbar nbsp 40 Gourlay nbsp 75 Ulster Cricket Ground BelfastAttendance 3 000Referee George T Wolstenholme Ireland 27 March 1886Scotland nbsp 1 1 nbsp EnglandSomerville nbsp 80 Lindley nbsp 35 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 11 000Referee Alexander Hunter Wales 29 March 1886Wales nbsp 1 3 nbsp EnglandLewis nbsp Brann nbsp Dewhurst nbsp Amos nbsp Racecourse Ground WrexhamAttendance 5 000Referee Stuart Lawrie Scotland 10 April 1886Scotland nbsp 4 1 nbsp WalesMcCormick nbsp 30 McCall nbsp 47 Allan nbsp 53 Harrower nbsp 56 Vaughan nbsp 88 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 5 500Referee John Sinclair Ireland Winning squads edit nbsp England Name Apps Goals by opponent Total nbsp WAL 3 nbsp IRE 4 nbsp SCO 5 Apps Goals Tinsley Lindley 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 Ralph Squire 1 1 1 3 0 Percy Walters 1 1 1 3 0 Benjamin Spilsbury 1 4 1 2 4 Fred Dewhurst 1 1 1 1 2 2 George Brann 1 1 1 2 1 Herby Arthur 1 1 2 0 Norman Bailey 1 1 2 0 Charles Bambridge 1 1 2 0 Nevill Cobbold 1 1 2 0 Jimmy Forrest 1 1 2 0 Andrew Amos 1 1 1 1 Arthur Walters 1 1 0 Richard Baugh 1 1 0 Charles Dobson 1 1 0 John Leighton 1 1 0 Thelwell Pike 1 1 0 William Rose 1 1 0 George Shutt 1 1 0 nbsp Scotland Name Apps Goals by opponent Total nbsp WAL 6 nbsp IRE 7 nbsp ENG 8 Apps Goals Charles Heggie 1 1 1 4 George Somerville 1 1 1 Michael Dunbar 1 1 1 1 James Gourlay 1 1 1 1 James Kelly 1 1 1 1 David Allan 1 1 1 1 William Harrower 1 1 1 1 James McCall 1 1 1 1 Bob McCormick 1 1 1 1 Ralph Aitken 1 1 0 Walter Arnott 1 1 0 Charles Campbell 1 1 0 Woodville Gray 1 1 0 Alexander Hamilton 1 1 0 Joe Lindsay 1 1 0 James McAulay 1 1 0 John Macdonald 1 1 0 Michael Paton 1 1 0 William Sellar 1 1 0 John Cameron 1 1 0 James Connor 1 1 0 Robert Fleming 1 1 0 Leitch Keir 1 1 0 William McLeod 1 1 0 Andrew Thomson 1 1 0 Willie Turner 1 1 0 George Gillespie 1 1 0 Andrew Jackson 1 1 0 Bob Kelso 1 1 0 James Lundie 1 1 0 John Marshall 1 1 0 James McGhee 1 1 0 William Semple 1 1 0References edit British Home Championship 1884 1899 The Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 8 April 2019 British Championships 1886 Scotland Football Stats Retrieved 6 October 2022 Monday 29 March 1886 Wales 1 England 3 England Football Online Saturday 13 March 1886 Ireland 1 England 6 England Football Online Saturday 27 March 1886 Scotland 1 England 1 England Football Online Sat 10 Apr 1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1 London Hearts Supporters Club Sat 20 Mar 1886 Ireland 2 Scotland 7 London Hearts Supporters Club Sat 27 Mar 1886 Scotland 1 England 1 London Hearts Supporters Club Guy Oliver 1992 The Guinness Record of World Soccer Guinness ISBN 0 85112 954 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1885 86 British Home Championship amp oldid 1154635941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
