The home championship of Great Britain in 1884 was the first draw of an international football competition held with the participation of four national teams of Great Britain - England , Scotland , Wales and Ireland . The first international matches were played since 1872 between the teams of England and Scotland, in 1876 and 1882 the teams of Wales and Ireland joined them. In 1883, four football associations held a conference, during which the rules of the game were standardized, and a decision was made to create an annual tournament with the participation of all four teams. The tournament was supposed to be played in a league format with the winner being identified by the most points scored.
| Great Britain Home Championship 1884 | |
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| British Home Championship 1884 | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Great Britain |
| Tournament Dates | January 26 - March 29, 1884 |
| Number of participants | four |
| Champion |  Scotland (1st time) |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Attendance | 26 500 (4417 per game) |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 30 (5 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  Henry Kersham (3 goals) |
The 1884 competition was held according to an unusual schedule. The Irish national team played all their matches first, having suffered a crushing defeat in each. Then a match was played between England and Scotland, in which, in a bitter struggle, the Scots won 1-0. Finally, Wales played their matches against the English and Scottish national teams, losing in both and thereby guaranteeing Scotland a victory in the first UK Home Championship.
Content
Table
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | MH | MP | RM | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ten | one | +9 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 12 | 2 | +10 | four |
| Wales | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 7 | eight | −1 | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | one | nineteen | −18 | 0 |
Points Rules:
- 2 points for victory
- 1 point for a draw
Matches
| January 26, 1884 | Ireland | 0: 5 | Scotland | Belfast | |
| (report) | Harrower 12' 86 ' Gossland 35 ' 80 ' Gaudi 60 ' | Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground Spectators: 2000 Judge: Thomas Hindle | |||
| Ireland : Bob Hunter, Matt Wilson, Billy Crown, Tom Molyneux, Jack Hastings, Bill Morrow, Arthur Gossen, Johnny Gibb, Jack Davison, Ned Spiller, Alex Dill Scotland : John Inglis, John Forbes, Walter Arnott, John Graham, William Fulton, Robert Brown, Sam Thomson, James Gossland, John Gaudi, William Harrower, Jay Macaulie | |||||
| February 9, 1884 | Wales | 6: 0 | Ireland | Wrexham | |
| Sho 20' 68 ' Owen 55 ' 70 ' Jones 59 ' Idon jones 82 ' | (report) | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Spectators: 2000 Judge: Robert M. Sloan | |||
| Wales : Elias Owen, Charles Condy, Walter Davis, William Fawkes, Peter Griffiths, Harry Edwards, William Owen, Robert Davis, Edward Shaw, John Ayton Jones, Robert Jones Ireland : Bob Hunter, Matt Wilson, Billy Crown, Tom Molyneux, Henry Lockhart, Robert Redmond, Jack Reed, Johnny Gibb, Jack Davison, Ned Spiller, Alex Dill | |||||
| February 23, 1884 | Ireland | 1: 8 | England | Belfast | |
| Makuo 88 ' | (report) | Johnson 15' C. Bambridge Kershem A. Bambridge 76 ' | Stadium: Ulster Cricket Ground Spectators: 3000 Judge: Thomas lory | ||
| Ireland : Bob Hunter, Matt Wilson, Billy Crown, Jack Hastings, Tom Molyneux, Alex Dill, Ned Spiller, Billy Macuo, Sam Johnston, Jack Davison, Arthur Gossen England : William Rose, Alfred Dobson, Joe Beverly, Norman Bailey, Stuart MacRae, Edward Johnson, George Houlden, Arthur Bambridge, Arthur Dunn, Charlie Bambridge [1] , Henry Cersham | |||||
| March 15, 1884 | Scotland | 1-0 | England | Glasgow | |
| Smith 7 ' | (report) | Stadium: Katkin Park Spectators: 10,000 Judge: John Sinclair | |||
| Scotland : James Macaulie, Walter Arnott, John Forbes, Charles Campbell, John MacPherson, Billy Anderson, Francis Shaw, John Smith, Joseph Lindsay, Robert Christy, William McKinnon England : William Rose, Alfred Dobson, Joe Beverly, Norman Bailey, Stuart MacRae, Charles Plampton Wilson, William Bromley-Davenport, Billy Gunn, Charlie Bambridge, Howard Vaughton, George Houlden | |||||
| March 17, 1884 | Wales | 0: 4 | England | Wrexham | |
| (report) | Bromley Davenport 7 ' 85 ' Bailey 75 ' Gunn 90 ' | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Spectators: 4500 Judge: Sydney Broadfoot | |||
| Wales : Elias Owen, Jack Powell, Charles Condy, Maurice Evans, Joseph Williams, Peter Griffiths, William Owen, Billy Owen, Jack Vaughn, John Ayton Jones, Robert Jones England : William Rose, Alfred Dobson, Joe Beverly, Norman Bailey, Jimmy Forrest, Charles Plampton Wilson, George Houlden, Howard Vaughton, William Bromley-Davenport, Billy Gunn, Charlie Bambridge | |||||
| March 29, 1884 | Scotland | 4: 1 | Wales | Glasgow | |
| Lindzi 22 ' Sho 49 ' Kay 65 ' 87 ' | (report) | Roberts 15' | Stadium: Katkin Park Spectators: 5000 Judge: Robert M. Sloan | ||
| Scotland : Thomas Turner, John Forbes, Michael Peyton, Alex Kennedy, James MacIntyre, John Kay, Joseph Lindsay, Francis Shaw, William McKinnon, Sam Thomson, Robert Brown Wales : Elias Owen, Robert Roberts, Charles Condy, Frederick Hughes, Tom Burke, John Jones, William Owen, Walter Roberts, Edward Shaw, John Ayton Jones, Robert Jones | |||||
Champion
| Champion of Great Britain 1884 |
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| Scotland First title |
Bombardiers
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Notes
- ↑ Charlie Bambridge was forced to leave the field in the 75th minute due to an injury, the British played out the match in the minority.
Sources
- Guy Oliver. The Guinness Record of World Soccer. - Guinness, 1992 .-- ISBN 0-85112-954-4 .
- Macario Reyes, Neil Morrison. British Home Championship 1884-1899 (English) . RSSSF (October 1, 1999). Date of treatment December 19, 2012. Archived January 19, 2013.
- British Championship 1884 European Football . Date of treatment December 19, 2012. Archived January 19, 2013.