The 1895–96 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Despite England achieving an almost record 9–1 victory over Wales, the trophy was won by Scotland who won two and drew one of their matches, the draw coming in a hard-fought duel with Ireland.
Wales and Ireland kicked off the tournament with the Welsh heavily defeating the Irish in Wrexham. England too beat the Irish in their opening game, although by a smaller scoreline and England then achieved their 9–1 victory over Wales with Steve Bloomer scoring five, an England record. Scotland too beat Wales, scoring four without reply before being held by the Irish in an exciting and close match.
In the final game at Celtic Park, England and Scotland played for the trophy, England only needing a draw whilst the Scots required a win to take the tournament. To improve their chances, Scotland decided to select England-based players for the first time, holding a selection trial between their 'Home' and 'Anglo' players[1][2] which became an annual event for the next 30 years. In a close and dramatic game, Scotland narrowly beat the English 2–1 and won the championship. The decisive Scotland v England match, watched by a crowd of 60,000, generated receipts of £3,640, a world record at the time for a football match.[3][4][5]
^Sport and the Working Class in Modern Britain, edited by Richard Holt; Manchester University Press, 1990, ISBN9780719026508
^Football. International Trial Matches., The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1896
^"Football: Scotland v. England". The Star. Guernsey: 2. 9 April 1896.
^Sat 4 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
^Chapter XXIV —Queen's Park and International Games, History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917; Richard Robinson, 1920, via Electric Scotland
^Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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^Sat 21 Mar 1896 Scotland 4 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club
^Sat 28 Mar 1896 Ireland 3 Scotland 3, London Hearts Supporters Club
^Sat 04 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
Referencesedit
Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN0-85112-954-4.
December 15, 2023
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The 1895 96 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations Despite England achieving an almost record 9 1 victory over Wales the trophy was won by Scotland who won two and drew one of their matches the draw coming in a hard fought duel with Ireland 1895 96 British Home ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countryEngland Ireland Scotland and WalesDates29 February 4 April 1896Teams4Final positionsChampions Scotland 8th title Runners up EnglandTournament statisticsMatches played6Goals scored32 5 33 per match Top scorer s Steve Bloomer 6 goals 1894 951896 97 Wales and Ireland kicked off the tournament with the Welsh heavily defeating the Irish in Wrexham England too beat the Irish in their opening game although by a smaller scoreline and England then achieved their 9 1 victory over Wales with Steve Bloomer scoring five an England record Scotland too beat Wales scoring four without reply before being held by the Irish in an exciting and close match In the final game at Celtic Park England and Scotland played for the trophy England only needing a draw whilst the Scots required a win to take the tournament To improve their chances Scotland decided to select England based players for the first time holding a selection trial between their Home and Anglo players 1 2 which became an annual event for the next 30 years In a close and dramatic game Scotland narrowly beat the English 2 1 and won the championship The decisive Scotland v England match watched by a crowd of 60 000 generated receipts of 3 640 a world record at the time for a football match 3 4 5 Contents 1 Table 2 Results 3 Winning squad 4 Notes 5 ReferencesTable editTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Scotland C 3 2 1 0 9 4 5 5 nbsp England 3 2 0 1 12 3 9 4 nbsp Wales 3 1 0 2 7 14 7 2 nbsp Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 11 7 1Source 6 7 Rules for classification 1 points The points system worked as follows 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw C ChampionsResults edit29 February 1896Wales nbsp 6 1 nbsp IrelandLewis nbsp 9 20 Meredith nbsp 23 84 Pugh nbsp 60 Morris nbsp 34 Turner nbsp 70 Racecourse Ground WrexhamAttendance 3 000Referee James Cooper England 7 March 1896Ireland nbsp 0 2 nbsp England Smith nbsp 40 Bloomer nbsp 75 Solitude BelfastAttendance 12 000Referee James Robertson Scotland 16 March 1896Wales nbsp 1 9 nbsp EnglandChapman nbsp 65 Bloomer nbsp 25 40 60 83 89 Smith nbsp 15 44 Bassett nbsp 33 Goodall nbsp 80 Arms Park CardiffAttendance 10 000Referee Tom Robertson Scotland 21 March 1896Scotland nbsp 4 0 nbsp WalesNeil nbsp 19 71 Keillor nbsp 30 Paton nbsp 59 Carolina Port DundeeAttendance 11 700Referee Joseph McBride Ireland 28 March 1896Ireland nbsp 3 3 nbsp ScotlandBarron nbsp 20 32 Milne nbsp 43 pen McColl nbsp 7 25 Murray nbsp 78 Solitude BelfastAttendance 8 000Referee James Cooper England 4 April 1896Scotland nbsp 2 1 nbsp EnglandLambie nbsp 22 Bell nbsp 33 Bassett nbsp 80 Celtic Park GlasgowAttendance 51 345Referee Humphrey Percy Jones Wales Winning squad edit nbsp ScotlandName Apps Goals by opponent Total nbsp WAL 8 nbsp IRE 9 nbsp ENG 10 Apps GoalsBob McColl 1 1 2 2 2William Lambie 1 1 1 2 1James Blessington 1 1 2 0Jock Drummond 1 1 2 0Neilly Gibson 1 1 2 0George Hogg 1 1 2 0Alex King 1 1 2 0Bobby Neill 1 2 1 2Jack Bell 1 1 1 1Pat Murray 1 1 1 1Sandy Keillor 1 1 1 1Daniel Paton 1 1 1 1Tom Brandon 1 1 0Jimmy Cowan 1 1 0Ned Doig 1 1 0Thomas Hyslop 1 1 0Kenneth Anderson 1 1 0John Cameron 1 1 0James Kelly 1 1 0Peter Meehan 1 1 0William Blair 1 1 0John Gillespie 1 1 0Robert Glen 1 1 0Rab Macfarlane 1 1 0Duncan McLean 1 1 0William Thomson 1 1 0Notes edit Sport and the Working Class in Modern Britain edited by Richard Holt Manchester University Press 1990 ISBN 9780719026508 Football International Trial Matches The Glasgow Herald 26 March 1896 Football Scotland v England The Star Guernsey 2 9 April 1896 Sat 4 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1 London Hearts Supporters Club Chapter XXIV Queen s Park and International Games History of the Queen s Park Football Club 1867 1917 Richard Robinson 1920 via Electric Scotland Reyes Macario Morrison Neil 1 October 1999 British Home Championship 1884 1899 The Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 17 August 2019 British Championships 1896 Scotland Football Stats Retrieved 6 October 2022 Sat 21 Mar 1896 Scotland 4 Wales 0 London Hearts Supporters Club Sat 28 Mar 1896 Ireland 3 Scotland 3 London Hearts Supporters Club Sat 04 Apr 1896 Scotland 2 England 1 London Hearts Supporters ClubReferences editGuy Oliver 1992 The Guinness Record of World Soccer Guinness ISBN 0 85112 954 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1895 96 British Home Championship amp oldid 1152330038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
