The 1930–31 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1930–31 season. The trophy was shared between England and Scotland as at the time a win was only worth two points and a draw one. Thus, despite England's dominance of the opening matches, their defeat to Scotland in the final game gave the Scots a share in the victory even though it was the only game they won.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 20 October 1930 – 22 April 1931 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jimmy Hampson (3) |
← 1929–30 1931–32 → | |
England began the tournament in commanding fashion, with heavy defeats of Ireland and Wales in their opening matches. Scotland by contrast struggled, only managing draws with both opponents and coming close to being upset in both matches. Going into the final match, England were already assured of a winners position, and only needed to draw with Scotland to take the position unopposed. However this proved beyond them as the Scots ran out 2–0 winners in Glasgow. In the competition's final match, Wales and Ireland fought a furious battle for third place, with the Welsh just edging the victory 3–2.
Table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| Scotland (C)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions
Results
edit| Scotland | 1–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
Battles Jr.  43' |
Bamford 6' |
References
edit- British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.