1954 British Home Championship
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The 1954 British Home Championship was a success for the fancied English football team and also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, at which both England and Scotland, who qualified as first and second placed teams, were knocked out by Uruguay. England dominated the Championship, winning victories over the other three nations easily and taking first place. Scotland struggled against Wales following early victory in Northern Ireland and then lost to England, benefitting from an Irish victory over Wales in Wrexham to take second.
[edit] Table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
 Scotland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 Northern Ireland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Wales |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
| October 10, 1953 | |||
| Wales |
1–4 | England |
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
| Ivor Allchurch | Nat Lofthouse 2, Denis Wilshaw 2 |
| October 3, 1953 | |||
| Northern Ireland |
1–3 | Scotland |
Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Norman Lockhart (P) | Charles Fleming 2, Jackie Henderson |
| November 4, 1953 | |||
| Scotland |
3–3 | Wales |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Allan Brown, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrence Reilly | John Charles 2, Ivor Allchurch |
| November 11, 1953 | |||
| England |
3–1 | Northern Ireland |
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| Harold Hassell 2, Nat Lofthouse | Eddie McMorran |
| March 31, 1954 | |||
| Wales |
1–2 | Northern Ireland |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| John Charles | Peter McParland 2 |
| April 2, 1954 | |||
| Scotland |
2–4 | England |
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| William Ormond, Allan Brown | Ivor Broadis, John Nicholls, Ron Allen, James Mullen |
