1978 British Home Championship
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The 1978 British Home Championship
football
competition between the British Home Nations
was won by an England
side smarting from their failure to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scots
, who had qualified for the World Cup and of whom much was expected following impressive form and a strong team in the months going into the finals performed particularly poorly in the Home Championship, foreshadowing their performance in Argentina
a few months later. The English capitalised on a heavy victory over the Welsh
in their first match and then won in their next two beating an already demoralised Scotland who had only managed to draw with the Welsh and Irish
. The Welsh improved following their initial loss, beating the Irish and holding the Scots to a 1–1 draw in Glasgow to claim second place.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
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competition 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...
was won by an 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...
side smarting from their failure to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scots
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...
, who had qualified for the World Cup and of whom much was expected following impressive form and a strong team in the months going into the finals performed particularly poorly in the Home Championship, foreshadowing their performance in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
a few months later. The English capitalised on a heavy victory over the Welsh
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...
in their first match and then won in their next two beating an already demoralised Scotland who had only managed to draw with the Welsh and Irish
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
. The Welsh improved following their initial loss, beating the Irish and holding the Scots to a 1–1 draw in Glasgow to claim second place.
Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
Results
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