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1976–77 British Home Championship


FieldValue
tourney_name1976–77 British Home Championship
dates28 May – 4 June 1977
num_teams4
championSCO
count41
secondWALmatches =6
goals12
top_scorerKenny Dalglish (3)
prevseason[1975–76](1975-76-british-home-championship)
nextseason[1977–78](1977-78-british-home-championship)

The 1976–77 British Home Championship launched a brand new era in Home Nations football during its final game, when jubilant Scottish fans invaded the pitch at Wembley Stadium following their team's 2–1 victory. Unlike a similar occasion in 1967, family football had given way to hooliganism and extensive damage was done to the stadium and riots in London throughout the night followed the occasion. It was events like this which eventually led to the tournament's cancellation in 1984.

The tournament itself was an open affair, with an opening victory for England cancelled out by a Scottish win over Northern Ireland and English defeat to Wales. The Welsh stood a good chance of winning the tournament outright for the first time since 1937, but could not beat the Irish in their final match, and ended up in a rare second-place position. The Scots and English thus faced each other in the final match knowing the winner would take the trophy, the Scots achieving a victory on England's home ground to take the trophy for the second year in a row and demonstrate their dominance in British football. The match was followed by a mass pitch invasion by Scottish supporters.

This tournament, as of 2025, is the most recent occasion when Wales defeated England away from home.

Table

Results


Tueart


McQueen


Dalglish

Goalscorers

;3 goals

  • SCO Kenny Dalglish ;2 goals
  • ENG Mick Channon
  • SCO Gordon McQueen ;1 goal
  • ENG Dennis Tueart
  • NIR Chris McGrath
  • NIR Sammy Nelson
  • WAL Nick Deacy
  • WAL Leighton James

References

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References

  1. (24 June 2017). "1977 British Home Championship". Soccer Nostalgia.
  2. "England and Wales to play Wembley friendly". BBC News.
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