1937–38 British Home Championship

The 1937–38 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1937–38 season. The competition was won by England after they defeated Ireland and Wales in their opening games. Even though Scotland won the final game at Wembley Stadium, England were able to hold their lead, thanks to the Welsh victory over Scotland in their opening match. Wales however were unable to continue this form, losing to England and Ireland in their subsequent matches. The Scots and Irish drew, and thus shared second place.

1937–38 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	23 October 1937 – 9 April 1938
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (25th title)
Runners-up	Ireland  Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	George Mills (3)
← 1936–37 1938–39 →

Table

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

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) Champions

Results

23 October 1937

Ireland	1–5	England
Stevenson		Mills Hall Brook

Windsor Park, Belfast

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30 October 1937

Wales	2–1	Scotland
Jones 25' S. Morris 40'		Massie 72'

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 41,800

Referee: Charles E. Argent (England)

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10 November 1937

Scotland	1–1	Ireland
Smith 48'		Doherty 15'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 21,878

Referee: Arthur James Jewell (England)

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17 November 1937

England	2–1	Wales
Hall Matthews		Perry

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

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16 March 1938

Ireland	1–0	Wales
Bambrick

Windsor Park, Belfast

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9 April 1938

England	0–1	Scotland
		Walker 6'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 93,267

Referee: William R. Hamilton (Ireland)

References

• Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

External links

• rsssf