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1897–98 British Home Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | 1897–98 British Home Championship |
| country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| dates | 19 February – 2 April 1898 |
| num_teams | 4 |
| champion | ENG |
| count | 8 |
| second | SCO |
| matches | 6 |
| goals | 23 |
| top_scorer | Fred Wheldon |
| James Gillespie | |
| (3 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1896–97](1896-97-british-home-championship) |
| nextseason | [1898–99](1898-99-british-home-championship) |
James Gillespie (3 goals) The 1897–98 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. England won the title after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points. Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst Ireland came third following a close victory over Wales in Llandudno.
Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in Wrexham. In the final and deciding match, played at Celtic Park in Glasgow, the Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3–1 winners and took the championship.
Table
Results
Joe McAllen Charlie Athersmith Tommy Morren
James McKee Morgan Morgan-Owen
Bob McColl William Stewart
Gilbert Smith
Steve Bloomer
Winning squad
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL | |||||||
| IRE | |||||||
| SCO | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Fred Wheldon | 1/2 | 1 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Gilbert Smith | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Charlie Athersmith | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Jack Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| William Oakley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Billy Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Frank Forman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ernest Needham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fred Spiksley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Steve Bloomer | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Tommy Morren | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Charles Wreford-Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jimmy Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Richards | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ben Garfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Booth | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| John Goodall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References
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References
- [https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1898/1898040222.htm England Did It.] The Scottish Referee, 4 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "British Championships 1898".
- [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1897-98/M0063Wal1898.html Monday, 28 March 1898 {{! Wales 0 England 3], England Football Online
- [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1897-98/M0062Ire1898.html Saturday, 5 March 1898 {{! Ireland 2 England 3 ], England Football Online
- [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1897-98/M0064Sco1898.html Saturday, 2 April 1898 {{! Scotland 1 England 3], England Football Online
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