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The 1974 British Home Championship was, like the two championships which preceeded it, subject to rescheduled matches due to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Scotland, who should have visited Belfast to play their match against Northern Ireland, instead hosted the game in Edinburgh, as the previous years solution of matches being played in Liverpool was not take up. Bereft of home advantage, the Irish struggled to contain their opponents, although they did begin well with a narrow win over the Scots. In their first matches, England enjoyed their home advantage to claim victories over the Welsh and Irish while the Welsh crashed to defeat against England and Scotland. With the confusing schedule, by the final match England seemed to be favourites, only needing a draw with the Scots in Glasgow to claim the trophy, whilst a loss would still tie the series (goal difference was not at this stage used to calcutlate position). The Northern Irish, who could still have sneaked the championship lost a close game to the Welsh, leaving England and Scotland to battle for the final placements, the Scots reaching parity in the competition thanks to a 2-0 victory.
The points system worked as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
[edit] Results
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
Wales
