The 1936–37 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be shared with one of the other Home Nations. Wales began the competition by beating England and followed it with a similar 2–1 victory against Scotland. With the two favourites beaten Wales only required a draw with Ireland to complete a rare tournament success. They ultimately took the title in style, winning 4–1 at home. Scotland recovered from their loss to Wales in their final game with a commanding 3–1 victory over England in Glasgow to come second,[1] whilst England's only points came from their own 3–1 defeat of the disappointing Irish.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 17 October 1936 – 17 April 1937 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wales (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pat Glover (4) |
← 1935–36 1937–38 → | |
The Scotland–England tie recorded a massive attendance of 149,547, despite the fact that Wales had already won the Championship. Attendance was boosted by the fact that the game was not on the radio due to a disagreement between the Scottish FA and the BBC.[2] The crowd was the fifth-largest for any competitive international football match, being beaten by four games at the Maracanã.[3]
Table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
 England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
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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References
edit- ^ Scotland 3 England 1, The Blizzard, 1 June 2015
- ^ "The biggest football attendances ever recorded". 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland vs England, 17 April 1937". eu-football.info.
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.