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1950–51 British Home Championship

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1950–51 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates7 October 1950 – 14 April 1951
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Scotland
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Billy Steel (4 goals)

The 1950–51 British Home Championship football tournament was the Home Nations follow-up to England's disastrous appearance at their first World Cup, the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. There the much vaunted English had been beaten by the USA and Spain. The Scots had refused to go, and the Welsh and the Irish had failed to qualify. The Scots went on to capitalise on the demoralised English by taking the Home Championship away from them too.

The tournament began with wins for the favourites away from home, England beating the Irish and Scotland the Welsh. In the second matches, this dominance was emphasised with powerful wins by England in Sunderland over the Welsh and Scotland who beat the Irish 6–1 including four goals from Billy Steel. In the final game at Wembley Stadium, a tense and furious game brought the trophy to Scotland, who finished 3–2 winners. Wales had already beaten Ireland to claim third spot.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 6
 England 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 4
 Wales 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
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) Champions

Results

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Wales 1–3 Scotland
Aubrey Powell 68' 23', 57' Lawrie Reilly
72' Billy Liddell
Attendance: 60,000

Scotland 6–1Ireland 
John McPhail 8', 13'
Billy Steel 53', 57', 66', 79'
43' Kevin McGarry
Attendance: 83,142
Referee: Benjamin Mervyn Griffiths (Wales)



England 2–3 Scotland
Harold Hassall 26'
Tom Finney 63'
33' Bobby Johnstone
48' Lawrie Reilly
54' Billy Liddell
Attendance: 98,750
Referee: George Mitchell (Scotland)

References

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  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.