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1953–54 British Home Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | 1953–54 British Home Championship |
| country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| dates | 3 October 1953 – 3 April 1954 |
| num_teams | 4 |
| champion | ENG |
| second | SCO |
| matches | 6 |
| goals | 28 |
| top_scorer | ENG Nat Lofthouse |
| WAL John Charles (3 each) | |
| prevseason | [1952–53](1952-53-british-home-championship) |
| nextseason | [1954–55](1954-55-british-home-championship) |
Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
WAL John Charles (3 each) 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.
Results
Henderson
Lofthouse
Johnstone Reilly Allchurch
Lofthouse
Ormond Nicholls Allen Mullen
Table
Ireland vs Scotland
| *Manager:* NIR Peter Doherty | *Manager:* SCO Andy Beattie |
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Wales vs England
| *Manager:* | *Manager:* ENG Walter Winterbottom |
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Scotland vs Wales
| *Manager:* SCO Andy Beattie | *Manager:* |
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England vs Ireland
| *Manager:* ENG Walter Winterbottom | *Manager:* NIR Peter Doherty |
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Wales vs Ireland
| *Manager:* | *Manager:* NIR Peter Doherty |
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Scotland vs England
| *Manager:* SCO Andy Beattie | *Manager:* ENG Walter Winterbottom |
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England won the championship and along with Scotland they represented Great Britain in 1954 FIFA World Cup
Squads and Stats
{{fb|ENG}}
Head coach: ENG Walter Winterbottom
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Goals | Minutes | |||||||||
| played | Sub off | Sub on | WAL | NIR | SCO | Club | |||||
| FW | Ronnie Allen | 15 January 1929 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG West Bromwich Albion |
| FW | Ivor Broadis | 18 December 1922 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Manchester City |
| DF | Roger Byrne | 8 February 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Manchester United |
| MF | Harry Clarke | 23 February 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur |
| MF | Jimmy Dickinson | 24 April 1925 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Portsmouth F.C. |
| DF | Bill Eckersley | 16 July 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Blackburn Rovers |
| FW | Tom Finney | 5 April 1922 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | ENG Preston North End |
| DF | Tommy Garrett | 28 February 1927 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | ENG Blackpool F.C. |
| FW | Harold Hassall | 4 March 1929 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | ENG Bolton Wanderers |
| MF | Harry Johnston | 26 September 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Blackpool F.C. |
| FW | Nat Lofthouse | 27 August 1925 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Bolton Wanderers |
| FW | Stanley Matthews | 1 February 1915 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | ENG Blackpool F.C. |
| GK | Gil Merrick | 26 January 1922 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Birmingham City |
| FW | Jimmy Mullen | 6 January 1923 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| FW | Johnny Nicholls | 3 April 1931 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG West Bromwich Albion |
| FW | Albert Quixall | 9 August 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Sheffield Wednesday |
| DF | Stan Rickaby | 12 March 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | ENG West Bromwich Albion |
| DF | Ron Staniforth | 13 April 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Huddersfield Town |
| FW | Dennis Wilshaw | 11 March 1926 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| MF | Billy Wright | 6 February 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers |
{{fb|SCO}}
Head coach: SCO Andy Beattie
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Goals | Minutes | |||||||||
| played | Sub off | Sub on | NIR | WAL | ENG | Club | |||||
| MF | George Aitken | 28 May 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Sunderland A.F.C. |
| MF | Frank Brennan | 23 April 1924 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | ENG Newcastle United |
| FW | Allan Brown | 12 October 1926 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | ENG Blackpool F.C. |
| MF | Doug Cowie | 1 May 1926 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | SCO Dundee F.C. |
| DF | Sammy Cox | 13 April 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SCO Rangers F.C. |
| MF | Bobby Evans | 16 July 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SCO Celtic F.C. |
| GK | George Farm | 13 July 1924 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Blackpool F.C. |
| FW | Charlie Fleming | 12 July 1927 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | SCO East Fife F.C. |
| DF | Mike Haughney | 10 December 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | SCO Celtic F.C. |
| FW | Jackie Henderson | 17 January 1932 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | ENG Portsmouth F.C. |
| FW | Bobby Johnstone | 7 September 1929 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | SCO Hibernian F.C. |
| FW | Billy Liddell | 10 January 1922 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | ENG Liverpool F.C. |
| FW | John Mackenzie | 4 September 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | SCO Partick Thistle F.C. |
| FW | John McPhail | 27 December 1923 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | SCO Celtic F.C. |
| FW | Willie Ormond | 23 February 1927 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | SCO Hibernian F.C. |
| FW | Lawrie Reilly | 28 October 1928 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | SCO Hibernian F.C. |
| MF | Willie Telfer | 26 October 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | SCO St Mirren F.C. |
| FW | Willie Waddell | 7 March 1921 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | SCO Rangers F.C. |
| FW | Jimmy Watson | 16 January 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | ENG Huddersfield Town F.C. |
| DF | George Young | 22 October 1922 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | SCO Rangers F.C. |
{{fb|NIR|name=Ireland}}
Head coach: NIR Peter Doherty
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Goals | Minutes | |||||||||
| played | Sub off | Sub on | SCO | ENG | WAL | Club | |||||
| FW | Billy Bingham | 5 August 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Sunderland A.F.C. |
| MF | Danny Blanchflower | 10 February 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Aston Villa |
| FW | Jackie Blanchflower | 7 March 1933 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Manchester United |
| DF | Willie Cunningham | 20 February 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | SCO St Mirren F.C. |
| MF | Wilbur Cush | 10 June 1928 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | NIR Glenavon F.C. |
| MF | William Dickson | 15 March 1923 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | ENG Arsenal F.C. |
| DF | Len Graham | 17 October 1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | ENG Doncaster Rovers |
| GK | Harry Gregg | 25 October 1932 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Doncaster Rovers |
| FW | Norman Lockhart | 4 March 1924 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Aston Villa |
| FW | Billy McAdams | 20 January 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Manchester City |
| MF | Jimmy McCabe | 17 September 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | ENG Leeds United |
| MF | Jimmy McIlroy | 25 October 1931 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Burnley F.C. |
| DF | Alf McMichael | 1 October 1927 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | SCO Newcastle United |
| FW | Edward McMorran | 2 September 1923 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | ENG Doncaster Rovers |
| FW | Peter McParland | 25 April 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Aston Villa |
| MF | Bertie Peacock | 29 September 1928 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | SCO Celtic F.C. |
| FW | Billy Simpson | 12 December 1929 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | SCO Rangers F.C. |
| GK | William Smyth | c.1925 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | NIR Distillery |
| FW | Charlie Tully | 11 July 1924 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | SCO Celtic F.C. |
{{fb|WAL|1953}}
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| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | Goals | Minutes | |||||||||
| played | Sub off | Sub on | ENG | SCO | NIR | Club | |||||
| FW | Ivor Allchurch | 16 October 1929 | 3 | 2 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Swansea Town |
| DF | Walley Barnes | 16 January 1920 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Arsenal F.C. |
| MF | Ron Burgess | 9 April 1917 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Tottenham Hotspur |
| FW | John Charles | 27 December 1931 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Leeds United |
| FW | Roy Clarke | 1 June 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Manchester City |
| MF | Ray Daniel | 2 November 1928 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Sunderland A.F.C. |
| FW | Reg Davies | 27 May 1929 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Newcastle United |
| FW | Billy Foulkes | 29 May 1926 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Newcastle United |
| GK | Ron Howells | 12 January 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | ENG Cardiff City |
| GK | Jack Kelsey | 19 November 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Arsenal F.C. |
| FW | Noel Kinsey | 24 December 1925 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Birmingham City |
| MF | Roy Paul | 18 April 1920 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Manchester City |
| DF | Alf Sherwood | 13 November 1923 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ENG Cardiff City |
| DF | Derek Sullivan | 10 August 1930 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | ENG Cardiff City |
References
- {{cite book | author= Guy Oliver| title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer | year=1992 | publisher=Guinness| isbn = 0-85112-954-4 }}
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