1966–67 British Home Championship

The 1966–67 British Home Championship has remained famous in the memories of British Home Nations football fans ever since the dramatic and climactic match at Wembley Stadium, where an unfancied Scottish team beat England on the same turf they had won the 1966 FIFA World Cup a year before. England had comfortably disposed of Wales and Ireland in the earlier matches, whilst Scotland had struggled, drawing with Wales and only just beating the Irish. In the final match however, the Scots outplayed their illustrious opponents who were effectively reduced to 10 men with Jack Charlton hobbling and no substitutes allowed claiming a 3–2 victory, thus becoming "World Champions" in the words of many enthusiastic Scottish supporters, who invaded and stole much of the pitch after the game. In contrast to later pitch invasions, this was non-violent and resulted in no significant police action. The "World Champions" idea has since taken more tangible form in the Unofficial Football World Championships.

Dates22 October 1966 – 15 April 1967

Teams4

Venues4 (in 4 host cities)

Champions Scotland (36th title)

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1966–67 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Dates	22 October 1966 – 15 April 1967
Teams	4
Venues	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (36th title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
Attendance	318,533 (53,089 per match)
Top scorer	Geoff Hurst (3 goals)
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The results of the 1966–67 championship and 1967–68 championship combined to form qualifying Group 8 for the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, with England edging out Scotland to qualify for the Euro quarter-finals.