1912–13 British Home Championship
International football competition
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The 1912â13 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. An evenly matched tournament, all four sides won at least one game and the competition could have gone any way, as Ireland showed the following year when they won their first undisputed championship. In the event, the title went to England courtesy of a single goal victory over Scotland at Stamford Bridge in the final match. Scotland shared second place with Wales after both teams achieved three points and Ireland finished last with two.
England (19th title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 18 January â 5 April 1913 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England (19th title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Top scorer | Grenville Morris (3 goals) |
â 1911â12 1913â14 â | |
Wales began the strongest team, beating Ireland 1â0 in Belfast. Ireland responded well to this defeat, winning against eventual champions England 2â1 in a tough game at Windsor Park. Wales and Scotland played out a scoreless draw in their match, leaving Wales on top of the table temporarily and Scotland flagging. The Scots recovered in their match against Ireland with a 2â1 victory away in Dublin (which featured a riot among supporters after the final whistle)[1][2] before England recovered after a faltering start to win a gripping match against Wales 4â3 in Bristol. In the final game of the competition, England were trailing Scotland by a single point and knew that a loss could give the title to Scotland and Wales while a draw would leave all three teams sharing the championship. In another tough game, both sides played well but England snatched victory 1â0 and became champions for the third year in a row.
Table
Results
Winning squad
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL[4] |
 IRE[5] |
 SCO[6] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Hampton | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Harold Fleming | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe McCall | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Hodkinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Latheron | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charlie Buchan | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tom Brittleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Holley | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jock Simpson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Boyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Francis Cuggy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Mordue | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Utley | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tim Williamson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hugh Moffat | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ernald Scattergood | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||