1904–05 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates25 February – 8 April 1905
Teams4
Final positions
Champions England (13th title)
Runners-up Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Wales Grenville Morris
Scotland Charlie Thomson
Wales Mart Watkins
England Vivian Woodward (2 goals)

The 1904–05 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. It took place in the second half of the 1904–05 football season and saw England win the championship for the third time in a row with two victories and a draw. Wales, despite losing to England, came in second as part of a strong run which would result in victory at the 1907 British Home Championship. Scotland and Ireland came joint third with two points a piece.

England and Ireland kicked off the competition in February 1905 with a hard fought 1–1 draw in Middlesbrough. In early March, Wales and Scotland began their tournaments with Wales easily beating the Scots in Wrexham and taking the top of the table. Scotland responded to the defeat with a 4–0 rout of the Irish in their second game, and England then moved to the head of the table with a 3–1 victory over the Welsh at home. England then beat Scotland in London to make them winners unless Wales could win against Ireland in Belfast. In the culminating match the Welsh played hard and scored twice, but it was not enough to secure victory and the championship went to England.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England (C) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Wales 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 2
 Ireland 3 0 2 1 3 7 4 2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Results

England 1–1 Ireland
Bloomer 50' Williamson 49' (o.g.)
Attendance: 21,700
Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

Wales 3–1 Scotland
Watkins 30'
Morris 47'
Meredith 50'
Robertson 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

Scotland 4–0 Ireland
Thomson 14' (pen.), 61' (pen.)
Walker 35'
Quinn 50'
 
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

England 3–1 Wales
Woodward 55', 88'
Harris 80'
Morris 75'
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

England 1–0 Scotland
Bache 80'  
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

Ireland 2–2 Wales
Murphy 25'
O'Hagan 45'
Watkins 10'
Atherton 38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fred Kirkham (England)

Winning squad

Name Apps/Goals by opponent Total
Wales
WAL[2]
Ireland
IRE[3]
Scotland
SCO[4]
Apps Goals
Vivian Woodward 1/2 1 1 3 2
Steve Bloomer 1 1/1 1 3 1
Alex Leake 1 1 1 3 0
Charlie Roberts 1 1 1 3 0
Stanley Harris 1/1 1 2 1
Dicky Bond 1 1 2 0
Henry Linacre 1 1 2 0
Herbert Smith 1 1 2 0
Howard Spencer 1 1 2 0
Sam Wolstenholme 1 1 2 0
Joseph Bache 1/1 1 1
Arthur Bridgett 1 1 0
Herod Ruddlesdin 1 1 0
Jack Sharp 1 1 0
Billy Balmer 1 1 0
Frank Booth 1 1 0
Jack Carr 1 1 0
Tim Williamson 1 1 0
Harold Hardman 1 1 0

References

  1. "British Championship 1905". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Monday, 27 March 1905 | England 3 Wales 1, England Football Online
  3. Saturday, 25 February 1905 | England 1 Ireland 1, England Football Online
  4. Saturday, 1 April 1905 | England 1 Scotland 0, England Football Online
  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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