1968–69 British Home Championship
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 1968–69 British Home Championship
| year =
| dates = 3–10 May 1969
| num_teams = 4
| venues =
| cities =
| champion = ENG
| count = 44
| second = SCO
| matches = 6
| goals = 22
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{fbicon|ENG}} Martin Peters
{{fbicon|ENG}} Geoff Hurst
{{fbicon|SCO}} Colin Stein
{{fbicon|WAL}} Ron Davies
(3 each)}}
| prevseason = 1967–68
| nextseason = 1969–70
}}
The 1968–69 British Home Championship was the third edition of the tournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the end of the season in a short period of time, to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing a win, the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team, who took the trophy in a 4–1 victory.
Table
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2
|team1=ENG|name_ENG={{fb|England}}
|team2=SCO|name_SCO={{fb|Scotland}}
|team3=NIR|name_NIR={{fb|NIR|name=Ireland}}
|team4=WAL|name_WAL={{fb|Wales}}
|win_ENG=3|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=0|gf_ENG=9|ga_ENG=3|status_ENG=C
|win_SCO=1|draw_SCO=1|loss_SCO=1|gf_SCO=7|ga_SCO=8
|win_NIR=0|draw_NIR=2|loss_NIR=1|gf_NIR=2|ga_NIR=4
|win_WAL=0|draw_WAL=1|loss_WAL=2|gf_WAL=4|ga_WAL=7
|col_C=#ccffcc|text_C=
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=
|class_rules = 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
}}
Results
{{football box
| date = 3 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Wales}}
| score = 3–5
| team2 = {{fb|Scotland}}
| goals1 = Davies {{goal|29||57}}
Toshack {{goal|44}}
| goals2 = McNeill {{goal|13}}
Stein {{goal|16}}
Gilzean {{goal|55}}
Bremner {{goal|72}}
McLean {{goal|87}}
| referee = Jim Finney (England)
| stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
| attendance = 18,765 }}
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{{football box
| date = 3 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NIR|name=Ireland}}
| score = 1–3
| team2 = {{fb|England}}
| goals1 = McMordie {{goal|63}}
| goals2 = Peters {{goal|39}}
Lee {{goal|64}}
Hurst {{goal|74|pen.}}
| referee = William Mullan (Scotland)
| stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
| attendance = 23,000 }}
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{{football box
| date = 6 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Scotland}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|Northern Ireland|name=Ireland}}
| goals1 = Stein {{goal|53}}
| goals2 = McMordie {{goal|11}}
| referee = David Smith (England)
| stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
| attendance = 7,483 }}
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{{football box
| date = 7 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|England}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|Wales}}
| goals1 = B. Charlton {{goal|58}}
Lee {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = Davies {{goal|18}}
| referee = John Adair (Northern Ireland)
| stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
| attendance = 70,000 }}
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{{football box
| date = 10 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NIR|name=Ireland}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fb|Wales}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| referee = Eric Jennings (England)
| stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
| attendance = 12,500 }}
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{{football box
| date = 10 May 1969
| team1 = {{fb-rt|England}}
| score = 4–1
| team2 = {{fb|Scotland}}
| goals1 = Peters {{goal|16||64}}
Hurst {{goal|20||60|pen.}}
| goals2 = Stein {{goal|43}}
| referee = Robert Héliès (France)
| stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
| attendance = 89,902 }}
References
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book
|author= Guy Oliver
|title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer
|year=1992
|publisher=Guinness
|isbn = 0-85112-954-4 }}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BC-74 Full Results and Line-ups]
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Category:1969 in British sport
Category:1968–69 in Northern Ireland association football
Category:1968–69 in English football