1898–99 British Home Championship
International football competition
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The 1898â99 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. A very high scoring affair, the competition featured the highest scoreline ever achieved in the Home Championships when England defeated Ireland 13â2 in Sunderland, including a hat-trick in four minutes from Gilbert Smith.[1] It was the first of two particularly heavy defeats for the Irish side, who nevertheless still managed to finish third, courtesy of a victory over Wales.
England (9th title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 18 February â 8 April 1899 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 39 (6.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | Bob McColl (6 goals) |
â 1897â98 1899â1900 â | |
England's win over Ireland was the start of the tournament and placed them immediately on top of the table, a position Ireland joined them in with their 1â0 victory over Wales in the second game. Scotland began their bid for the title in the third match with a strong 6â0 win over Wales in Wrexham. Wales' poor competition was finished in their next game when England again took top position by beating them 4â0. In the penultimate game, Scotland joined England at the top of the table with a 9â1 demolition of Ireland, who had conceded 21 goals in two games but still finished third. In the deciding match, England and Scotland both played a strong game but England eventually proved stronger, winning 2â1.
Table
Results
| England | 13â2 |  Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Smith  39', 59', 60', 63' Settle 53', 55', 80' Bloomer 40', 89'Forman 20', 52'F. Forman 15' Athersmith 25' |
(Match summary) | McAllen 65' (pen.) Campbell 88' |
Winning squad
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WAL[4] |
IRE[5] |
SCO[6] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Gilbert Smith | 1 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Bloomer | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Settle | 1 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 4 |
| Fred Forman | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Athersmith | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Frank Forman | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ernest Needham | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jimmy Crabtree | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Robinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Thickitt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Raby Howell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Philip Bach | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Hillman | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||