1953–54 British Home Championship
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The 1953–54 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season. This season's tournament also doubled as UEFA – Group 3 for 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification. England dominated the Championship, winning all three games and taking first place. After defeating Ireland, Scotland struggled against Wales before losing to England. Meanwhile, Ireland defeated Wales in Wrexham to clinch third place. England, together with second-placed Scotland, subsequently qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
Dates | 3 October 1953 – 3 April 1954 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 28 (4.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Results
editWales | 1–4 | England |
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Allchurch 22' | 45', 49' Wilshaw 52', 53' Lofthouse |
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | |||||
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1 | England (C) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +7 | 6 | — | 3–1 | — | ||
2 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | ||
3 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 2 | — | 1–3 | — | ||
4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 1 | 1–4 | — | 1–2 |
Ireland vs Scotland
editIreland | 1 – 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Scotland |
Manager: Peter Doherty
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Andy Beattie
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Wales vs England
editWales | 1 – 4 (final score after 90 minutes) |
England |
Manager:
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Scotland vs Wales
editScotland | 3 – 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Wales |
Manager: Andy Beattie
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager:
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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England vs Ireland
editEngland | 3 – 1 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Ireland |
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Peter Doherty
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Wales vs Ireland
editWales | 1 – 2 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Ireland |
Manager:
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Peter Doherty
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Scotland vs England
editScotland | 2 – 4 (final score after 90 minutes) |
England |
Manager: Andy Beattie
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Walter Winterbottom
Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:>1-1 Johnny Nicholls (50')
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England won the championship and along with Scotland they represented Great Britain in 1954 FIFA World Cup
Squads and Stats
editHead coach: Walter Winterbottom
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||
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FW | Ronnie Allen | 15 January 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | West Bromwich Albion |
FW | Ivor Broadis | 18 December 1922 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Manchester City |
DF | Roger Byrne | 8 February 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Manchester United |
MF | Harry Clarke | 23 February 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur |
MF | Jimmy Dickinson | 24 April 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Portsmouth F.C. |
DF | Bill Eckersley | 16 July 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Blackburn Rovers |
FW | Tom Finney | 5 April 1922 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | Preston North End |
DF | Tommy Garrett | 28 February 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Blackpool F.C. |
FW | Harold Hassall | 4 March 1929 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | Bolton Wanderers |
MF | Harry Johnston | 26 September 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Blackpool F.C. |
FW | Nat Lofthouse | 27 August 1925 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Bolton Wanderers |
FW | Stanley Matthews | 1 February 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | Blackpool F.C. |
GK | Gil Merrick | 26 January 1922 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Birmingham City |
FW | Jimmy Mullen | 6 January 1923 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
FW | Johnny Nicholls | 3 April 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | West Bromwich Albion |
FW | Albert Quixall | 9 August 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Sheffield Wednesday |
DF | Stan Rickaby | 12 March 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | West Bromwich Albion |
DF | Ron Staniforth | 13 April 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Huddersfield Town |
FW | Dennis Wilshaw | 11 March 1926 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
MF | Billy Wright | 6 February 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Head coach: Andy Beattie
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||
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MF | George Aitken | 28 May 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Sunderland A.F.C. |
MF | Frank Brennan | 23 April 1924 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | Newcastle United |
FW | Allan Brown | 12 October 1926 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Blackpool F.C. |
MF | Doug Cowie | 1 May 1926 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Dundee F.C. |
DF | Sammy Cox | 13 April 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Rangers F.C. |
MF | Bobby Evans | 16 July 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Celtic F.C. |
GK | George Farm | 13 July 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Blackpool F.C. |
FW | Charlie Fleming | 12 July 1927 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | East Fife F.C. |
DF | Mike Haughney | 10 December 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Celtic F.C. |
FW | Jackie Henderson | 17 January 1932 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | Portsmouth F.C. |
FW | Bobby Johnstone | 7 September 1929 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Hibernian F.C. |
FW | Billy Liddell | 10 January 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | Liverpool F.C. |
FW | John Mackenzie | 4 September 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Partick Thistle F.C. |
FW | John McPhail | 27 December 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Celtic F.C. |
FW | Willie Ormond | 23 February 1927 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Hibernian F.C. |
FW | Lawrie Reilly | 28 October 1928 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | Hibernian F.C. |
MF | Willie Telfer | 26 October 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | St Mirren F.C. |
FW | Willie Waddell | 7 March 1921 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Rangers F.C. |
FW | Jimmy Watson | 16 January 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Huddersfield Town F.C. |
DF | George Young | 22 October 1922 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Rangers F.C. |
Head coach: Peter Doherty
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||
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FW | Billy Bingham | 5 August 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sunderland A.F.C. |
MF | Danny Blanchflower | 10 February 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Aston Villa |
FW | Jackie Blanchflower | 7 March 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Manchester United |
DF | Willie Cunningham | 20 February 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | St Mirren F.C. |
MF | Wilbur Cush | 10 June 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Glenavon F.C. |
MF | William Dickson | 15 March 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Arsenal F.C. |
DF | Len Graham | 17 October 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | Doncaster Rovers |
GK | Harry Gregg | 25 October 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Doncaster Rovers |
FW | Norman Lockhart | 4 March 1924 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Aston Villa |
FW | Billy McAdams | 20 January 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Manchester City |
MF | Jimmy McCabe | 17 September 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Leeds United |
MF | Jimmy McIlroy | 25 October 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Burnley F.C. |
DF | Alf McMichael | 1 October 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Newcastle United |
FW | Edward McMorran | 2 September 1923 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | Doncaster Rovers |
FW | Peter McParland | 25 April 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Aston Villa |
MF | Bertie Peacock | 29 September 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Celtic F.C. |
FW | Billy Simpson | 12 December 1929 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Rangers F.C. |
GK | William Smyth | c.1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Distillery |
FW | Charlie Tully | 11 July 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | Celtic F.C. |
Head coach:
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Club | |||
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FW | Ivor Allchurch | 16 October 1929 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Swansea Town |
DF | Walley Barnes | 16 January 1920 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Arsenal F.C. |
MF | Ron Burgess | 9 April 1917 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur |
FW | John Charles | 27 December 1931 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Leeds United |
FW | Roy Clarke | 1 June 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Manchester City |
MF | Ray Daniel | 2 November 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sunderland A.F.C. |
FW | Reg Davies | 27 May 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Newcastle United |
FW | Billy Foulkes | 29 May 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Newcastle United |
GK | Ron Howells | 12 January 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | Cardiff City |
GK | Jack Kelsey | 19 November 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Arsenal F.C. |
FW | Noel Kinsey | 24 December 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Birmingham City |
MF | Roy Paul | 18 April 1920 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Manchester City |
DF | Alf Sherwood | 13 November 1923 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Cardiff City |
DF | Derek Sullivan | 10 August 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | Cardiff City |
References
edit- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.