1970–71 British Home Championship

The 1970–71 British Home Championship was an international football competition between the British Home Nations. The tournament was low-scoring affair, reflecting trends in world football at the time, which relied on heavy defense. England won the tournament in their final match by beating Scotland following an earlier victory over Ireland and a draw with the Welsh. The England versus Scotland match saw more goals than the rest of the tournament put together, but Ireland did manage to gain a rare second-place position with 1–0 wins over disappointing Welsh and Scottish sides, whose own match for last place was a goalless draw.

1970–71 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Dates	15–22 May 1971
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (46th title)
Runners-up	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	7 (1.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Martin Chivers (2)
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Ireland	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	4
Wales	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
Scotland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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

15 May 1971

Ireland	0–1	England
		Clarke 80'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Alistair MacKenzie (Scotland)

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15 May 1971

Wales	0–0	Scotland

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 19,068

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

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18 May 1971

Scotland	0–1	Ireland
		Greig 14' (o.g.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 31,643

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

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19 May 1971

England	0–0	Wales

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

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22 May 1971

Ireland	1–0	Wales
Hamilton 27'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Ken Burns (England)

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22 May 1971

England	3–1	Scotland
Peters 9' Chivers 30', 40'		Curran 11'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 91,469

Referee: Jef Dorpmans (Netherlands)

References

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

External links

• Full Results and Line-ups