1969–70 British Home Championship

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1969–70 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Dates18–25 April 1970
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored8 (1.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)8 players (1 goal each)

The 1969–70 British Home Championship Home Nations international football tournament was a heavily contested series which contradicted the common view that it would be little more than a warm-up for the English team prior to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, at which they were to defend the title they had won on home soil four years earlier. They had won the two previous tournaments and were considered much stronger than the other three home nations, none of whom had qualified for the finals in Mexico. The English however struggled in their opening fixture, drawing with the Welsh away, and although they subsequently beat the Irish, were unable to overcome the Scots. Scotland had a good opening to the campaign, but drew their last two games, whilst Wales salvaged parity following a victory over Northern Ireland in their final fixture. Since goal difference was not at this time used to determine position, England, Wales and Scotland shared the trophy.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of England.svg England (C) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (C) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (C) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
File:Ulster Banner.svg Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions

Results




Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg0–0File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Attendance: 30,434
Referee: David Smith (England)

Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg0–0File:Flag of England.svg England
Attendance: 137,438
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

References

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

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