1893 British Home Championship
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The 1893 British Home Championship
was an international football
tournament between the British Home Nations
. The competition was won and dominated by England
, who beat all three rival teams and scored 17 goals in just three matches. Fred Spiksley
claimed four and Walter Gilliat
scored a hat-trick
in the competition's opening game. Scotland
came second with victories over Ireland and Wales
, who finished third and fourth respectively.
England began the strongest team, scoring twelve goals in the first two games against the Irish and the Welsh with only one in reply. Scotland too began well, winning their match against Wales in Wales by eight goals to nil before netting another six in a rout of Ireland at home. In the final games England and Scotland played a match in London
which England easily won 5–2 to whitewash their opponents and take the trophy. In a concilation game in Belfast
, Ireland beat Wales 4–3 in a thrilling encounter to finish third.
The official attendance for the England v. Scotland match was 16,000; the crowd was so large that it was forced to stand in front of the journalists who were therefore prevented from seeing all of the action. Consequently, there is some dispute over the goal-scorers and several sources claim that Fred Spiksley
actually scored a hat-trick, although this is not credited in any of the official references.
The points system worked as follows:
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British Home Championship
The British Home Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the 1883–84 season until the 1983–84...
was an international football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament between the British Home Nations
Home Nations
Home Nations is a collective term with one of two meanings depending on the context. Politically, it means the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom...
. The competition was won and dominated by England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, who beat all three rival teams and scored 17 goals in just three matches. Fred Spiksley
Fred Spiksley
Fred Spiksley was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians...
claimed four and Walter Gilliat
Walter Gilliat
Walter Evelyn Gilliat was an English amateur football player who played for Oxford University and Old Carthusians, as well as making one appearance for the English national side, when he scored three goals...
scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in the competition's opening game. Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
came second with victories over Ireland and Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
, who finished third and fourth respectively.
England began the strongest team, scoring twelve goals in the first two games against the Irish and the Welsh with only one in reply. Scotland too began well, winning their match against Wales in Wales by eight goals to nil before netting another six in a rout of Ireland at home. In the final games England and Scotland played a match in London
London
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which England easily won 5–2 to whitewash their opponents and take the trophy. In a concilation game in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Ireland beat Wales 4–3 in a thrilling encounter to finish third.
The official attendance for the England v. Scotland match was 16,000; the crowd was so large that it was forced to stand in front of the journalists who were therefore prevented from seeing all of the action. Consequently, there is some dispute over the goal-scorers and several sources claim that Fred Spiksley
Fred Spiksley
Fred Spiksley was an English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians...
actually scored a hat-trick, although this is not credited in any of the official references.
Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
Results
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