Scotland used their home advantage well, securing victory over the Irish and Welsh to take a major points advantage into the final match against England, who had lost at home to Northern Ireland following a heavy defeat of Wales. In the last match however, England gained a slight advantage over their old rivals, winning 1–0 and thus equalling the tournament on points and resulting in a shared victory (goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate between teams). The Welsh salvaged a point in their final home game to Northern Ireland, but still finished bottom of the table.
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) Co-champions
Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN0-85112-954-4.
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1971, british, home, championship, this, section, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, this, section, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, october, 2023, learn, when, remov. This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1971 72 British Home Championship was the first such Home Nations football tournament although not the last to suffer during The Troubles in Northern Ireland when death threats from the Provisional Irish Republican Army were sent to the Scottish Football Association and Scottish players who were scheduled to play at Windsor Park The surge in anti British feeling which prompted these threats followed Bloody Sunday in January and also resulted in the cancellation of the rugby union 1972 Five Nations Championship As a result Northern Ireland s home fixture was rescheduled to Hampden Park effectively granting the Scottish team an extra home match This was not the last time that The Troubles would interfere with the Home Championship the 1981 British Home Championship would have to be abandoned following similar heightened tension after the death of Bobby Sands Scotland used their home advantage well securing victory over the Irish and Welsh to take a major points advantage into the final match against England who had lost at home to Northern Ireland following a heavy defeat of Wales In the last match however England gained a slight advantage over their old rivals winning 1 0 and thus equalling the tournament on points and resulting in a shared victory goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate between teams The Welsh salvaged a point in their final home game to Northern Ireland but still finished bottom of the table Contents 1 Table 2 Results 3 References 4 External linksTable editTeam Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp England C 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 4 nbsp Scotland C 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 4 nbsp Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 nbsp Wales 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 1Source 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 Co championsResults edit20 May 1972Wales nbsp 0 3 nbsp EnglandHughes nbsp 25 Marsh nbsp 60 Bell nbsp 61 Ninian Park CardiffAttendance 34 000Referee William Mullan Scotland 20 May 1972Scotland nbsp 2 0 nbsp Northern IrelandLaw nbsp 86 Lorimer nbsp 89 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 39 710Referee Clive Thomas Wales 23 May 1972England nbsp 0 1 nbsp Northern IrelandNeill nbsp 33 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 64 000Referee John Gow Wales 24 May 1972Scotland nbsp 1 0 nbsp WalesLorimer nbsp 78 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 21 332Referee James Lawther Northern Ireland 27 May 1972Wales nbsp 0 0 nbsp Northern IrelandRacecourse Ground WrexhamAttendance 15 647Referee Jack Taylor England 27 May 1972Scotland nbsp 0 1 nbsp EnglandBall nbsp 28 Hampden Park GlasgowAttendance 119 325Referee Sergio Gonella Italy References editGuy Oliver 1992 The Guinness Record of World Soccer Guinness ISBN 0 85112 954 4 External links editFull Results and Line ups Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1971 72 British Home Championship amp oldid 1179890357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
