1903–04 British Home Championship

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

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	5
Irland	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
15' Walter Watkins 75' Lloyd Davies		68' George Davis 77' Joseph Bache

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

12 March 1904

Irland	1 – 3	England
49' Jack Kirwan		16' Alf Common 14' Joseph Bache 65' George Davis

Solitude, Belfast

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland)

12 March 1904

Scotland	1 – 1	Wales
Bobby Walker 5'		65' Bobby Atherton

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

21 March 1904

Wales	0 – 1	Irland
		77' (pen.) Billy McCracken

Penryhn Park, Bangor

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

26 March 1904

Irland	1 – 1	Scotland
James Sheridan 70'		22' RC Hamilton

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Frederick Thomas Kirkham (England)

9 April 1904

Scotland	0 – 1	England
		64' Steve Bloomer

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: William Nunnerley (Wales)

References

^ "British Championship 1904". EU Football. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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

[EUF-1] "British Championship 1904". EU Football. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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