1903–04 British Home Championship

1903–04 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	29 February – 9 April 1904
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (12th title)
Runners-up	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joseph Bache George Davis (2 goals)
← 1902–03 1904–05 →

The 1903–04 British Home Championship football tournament was a low-scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place. The tournament was played during the second half of the British domestic season and was, for the time, low-scoring.

England began well, with a hard-fought draw with Wales and a 3–1 victory over Ireland in their opening games. Scotland were unable to match this success, only managing draws against both sides. The Irish recovered from their early loss in their draw with Scotland and managed to beat the Welsh 1–0 in Bangor to claim second place. In the final game, England and Scotland played out a close encounter which England won 1–0 thanks to a goal by Steve Bloomer.

This was the first time in tournament history that either England or Scotland finished below second place.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	5
Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
Scotland	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
Wales	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source: ^[1]
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

29 February 1904

Wales	2–2	England
Watkins 15' Davies 75'		Davis 68' Bache 77'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

12 March 1904

Ireland	1–3	England
Kirwan 49'		Common 16' Bache 14' Davis 65'

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

12 March 1904

Scotland	1–1	Wales
Walker 5'		Atherton 65'

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

21 March 1904

Wales	0–1	Ireland
		McCracken 77' (pen.)

Penrhyn Park, Bangor

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

26 March 1904

Ireland	1–1	Scotland
Sheridan 70'		RC Hamilton 22'

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

9 April 1904

Scotland	0–1	England
		Bloomer 64'

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

Winning squad

England

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[2]	IRE^[3]	SCO^[4]	Apps	Goals
Tom Baddeley	1	1	1	3	0
Herbert Burgess	1	1	1	3	0
Bob Crompton	1	1	1	3	0
Joseph Bache	1/1	1/1		2	2
Alf Common	1	1/2		2	2
George Davis	1/1	1		2	1
Alex Leake		1	1	2	0
Vivian Woodward		1	1	2	0
William Brawn	1	1		2	0
Tommy Crawshaw	1	1		2	0
Herod Ruddlesdin	1	1		2	0
Steve Bloomer			1/1	1	1
Fred Blackburn			1	1	0
Stanley Harris			1	1	0
Jock Rutherford			1	1	0
Sam Wolstenholme			1	1	0
Bernard Wilkinson			1	1	0
Arthur Brown	1			1	0
Bert Lee	1			1	0

References

^ "British Championship 1904". EU Football. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ Monday, 29 February 1904 | Wales 2 England 2, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 12 March 1904 | Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online
^ Saturday, 9 April 1904 | Scotland 0 England 1, England Football Online

Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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Winning squad

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