1891–92 British Home Championship

The 1891–92 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by England who won all three games against their rivals, even though they played two games on the same day against Wales and Ireland, providing a team of amateur players for the Welsh match and professionals against Ireland, both teams forging solid 2–0 victories. Scotland came second, winning their matches against Wales and Ireland, who shared third place after drawing with one another.

Scotland's team that lost to England in April 1892.

1891–92 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	27 February – 2 April 1892
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (5th title)
Runners-up	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Harry Daft Johnny Goodall James Hamilton Benjamin Lewis John McPherson (2 goals)
← 1890–91 1892–93 →

England's double victories came shortly after the Welsh-Irish draw in Bangor and it gave them an immediate advantage over their opponents. The Scottish team then played their games, narrowly beating Ireland in Belfast and defeating Wales by a crushing 6–1 scoreline to equal England's points tally and become favourites. In the final match at Glasgow, England and Scotland played out a decider which England won easily, scoring four early goals to which Scotland could only reply with a single goal of their own.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Scotland	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	4
Ireland	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
Wales	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

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) Champions

Results

27 February 1892

Wales	1–1	Ireland
Lewis 22'		Stanfield 87'

Penrhyn Park, Bangor

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: John Campbell (Scotland)

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5 March 1892

Wales	0–2	England
		Henfrey 15' Sandilands 87'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: James Robertson (Scotland)

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5 March 1892

Ireland	0–2	England
		Harry Daft 44', 47'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Robert Harrison (Scotland)

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19 March 1892

Ireland	2–3	Scotland
Williamson 42' Gaffikin 86'		Keillor 17' Lambie 28' Ellis 70'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: John Taylor (Wales)

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26 March 1892

Scotland	6–1	Wales
Thomson 1' Hamilton 8', 65' McPherson 15', 44' Baird 55'		Lewis 87'

Tynecastle, Edinburgh

Attendance: 600

Referee: John Reid (Ireland)

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2 April 1892

Scotland	1–4	England
Bell 80'		Chadwick 1' Goodall 20', 26' Southworth 25'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Dr. John Smith (Scotland)

Winning squad

•  England

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
	WAL[3]	IRE[4]	SCO[5]	Apps	Goals
Arthur Dunn	1		1	2	0
Dennis Hodgetts		1	1	2	0
Johnny Holt		1	1	2	0
George Toone	1		1	2	0
John Goodall			1/2	1	2
Harry Daft		1/2		1	2
Jack Southworth			1/1	1	1
Edgar Chadwick			1/1	1	1
Arthur Henfrey	1/1			1	1
Rupert Sandilands	1/1			1	1
Billy Bassett			1	1	0
Bob Holmes			1	1	0
Jack Reynolds			1	1	0
Alfred Shelton			1	1	0
Charlie Athersmith		1		1	0
Tommy Clare		1		1	0
John Cox		1		1	0
John Devey		1		1	0
John Pearson		1		1	0
William Rowley		1		1	0
Alf Underwood		1		1	0
Michael Whitham		1		1	0
George Cotterill	1			1	0
Cunliffe Gosling	1			1	0
Anthony Hossack	1			1	0
George Kinsey	1			1	0
Henry Lilley	1			1	0
Joseph Schofield	1			1	0
William Winckworth	1			1	0