1887–88 British Home Championship
International football competition
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The 1887â88 British Home Championship was the fifth edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was the first edition of the tournament in which Scotland did not at least share in the trophy and was also notable for a record flood of goals, 46 in six games, 26 of them conceded by Ireland, who suffered a disastrous competition.
England (2nd title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 4 February â 7 April 1888 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 46 (7.67 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Jack Doughty (6 goals) |
â 1886â87 1888â89 â | |
England began the tournament in the same vein as they finished it, winning the opening match 5â1 against Wales at the Alexandra Recreation Ground in Crewe. Wales responded to this, and to their shock defeat by Ireland the year previously with an 11â0 thrashing of the visiting Irish, a Welsh record scoreline which remains standing after 138 years. Any hopes of a recovery for the Welsh were however dashed in their final game when Scotland administered a 5â1 beating in Edinburgh.
England returned to the fray and gained revenge for their narrow defeat in the deciding match of the previous year when they in turn thrashed Scotland 5â0 in Glasgow, leaving only the weak Irish in between them and the trophy. Before this however, Ireland received another massive defeat at the hands of Scotland, who beat them 2â10 in Belfast to take second place. In the final game, England needed only a draw to secure the title but managed a win by five goals to one to take their first undisputed championship.
Table
Results
Winning squad
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL[3] |
 IRE[4] |
SCO[5] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Fred Dewhurst | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tinsley Lindley | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Dennis Hodgetts | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 |
| Harry Allen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Goodall | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Woodhall | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Percy Walters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cecil Holden-White | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Howarth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Moon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Albert Allen | 1/3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| George Haworth | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Frank Saunders | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Albert Aldridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Shelton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Bassett | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||