1934–35 British Home Championship

1934–35 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	29 September 1934 – 6 April 1935
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England; Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dally Duncan (3)
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The 1934–35 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1934–35 season. Scotland and England shared the trophy after a dramatic final match in which the Scots beat England to claim a share of the cup after having seemingly come adrift following their early defeat to Ireland.

It was England and Ireland who began strongest, England thumping the trophy-holders Wales 4–0 in Cardiff whilst the Irish defeated the Scots in Belfast 2–1. Scotland recovered in the second game, beating Wales 3–2 at home to reenter the race for the tournament as England beat Ireland in a close game in Liverpool to become favourites. In the final matches, Ireland failed to take the necessary points from Wales to push for a joint top spot, falling 3–1 in Wrexham; Peco Bauwens became the first foreigner to referee a match in the tournament.^[1] The Scots and the English played in Glasgow, knowing that a draw for the English would be enough to secure them an undisputed victory. This was not to be as by dint of great effort, the Scottish team overcame their Southern rivals 2–0. As goal difference was not at this stage used to separate teams in the British Home Championship, the honours were shared by England and Scotland, whilst Ireland and Wales shared third place.

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	6	3	+3	4
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	6	4	+2	4
Ireland	3	1	2	4	6	−2	2
Wales	3	1	2	5	8	−3	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

29 September 1934

Wales	0–4	England
		Tilson Brook Matthews

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 36,692^[2]

Referee: S. Thompson (Ireland)^[2]

20 October 1934

Ireland	2–1	Scotland
Martin 80' Coulter 90'		Gallacher 40'

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 39,752

Referee: Henry Norman Mee (England)

21 November 1934

Scotland	3–2	Wales
Duncan 23' Napier 46', 85'		Phillips 72' Astley 88'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 26,334

Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)

6 February 1935

England	2–1	Ireland
Bastin		Stevenson

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 32,000^[2]

Referee: W. E. Webb (Scotland)^[2]

27 March 1935

Wales	3–1	Ireland
Jones Phillips Hopkins		Bambrick

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 16,000^[2]

Referee: Peco Bauwens (Nazi Germany)^[1]^[2]

6 April 1935

Scotland	2–0	England
Duncan 44', 51'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 129,693

Referee: Thomas Thompson (Ireland)

References

^ ^a ^b Rollin, Jack (2015). Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime?. Tony Brown. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-905891-92-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rollin, Jack (2015). Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime?. Tony Brown. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-1-905891-92-4.

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.

[Rollin-1] Rollin, Jack (2015). Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime?. Tony Brown. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-905891-92-4.

[Rollin2-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rollin, Jack (2015). Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime?. Tony Brown. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-1-905891-92-4.

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