1936–37 British Home Championship
The 1936–37 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be shared with one of the other Home Nations. Wales began the competition by beating England and followed it with a similar 2–1 victory against Scotland. With the two favourites beaten Wales only required a draw with Ireland to complete a rare tournament success. They ultimately took the title in style, winning 4–1 at home. Scotland recovered from their loss to Wales in their final game with a commanding 3–1 victory over England in Glasgow to come second,[1] whilst England's only points came from their own 3–1 defeat of the disappointing Irish.
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Wales (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion.
Results
Ireland | 1 – 3 | Scotland |
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Norman Kernaghan 26' | 28' Charlie Napier 46' Alex Munro 62' David McCulloch |
Scotland | 1 – 2 | Wales |
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Tommy Walker 57' | 23', 80' Pat Glover |
Scotland | 3 – 1 | England |
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Frank O'Donnell 47' Bob McPhail 80', 89' |
40' Fred Steele |
References
- Scotland 3 England 1, The Blizzard, 1 June 2015
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.