1920–21 British Home Championship

The 1920–21 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1920–21 season. The second tournament played since the hiatus of the First World War, the 1921 competition was dominated by Scotland, who won the first of seven championships they would claim throughout the decade. England and reigning champions Wales came joint second as goal difference was not at this stage used to separate teams.

1920–21 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	23 October 1920 –11 April 1921
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (17th title)
Runners-up	Wales  England (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	13 (2.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew Wilson (4 goals)
← 1919–20 1921–22 →

England and Ireland kicked off the competition in October 1920, with England gaining an early advantage through a 2–0 victory. Action resumed the following February when Scotland beat current champions Wales at home and then Ireland away, to top the table. Wales and England both needed victory in their match to have a chance of catching Scotland, but both sides nullified each other and the result was a scoreless draw, requiring an English victory over the Scots in their final game to beat Scotland's lead. In the final games played simultaneously on 9 April, Wales beat Ireland to elevate themselves into joint second place as England crashed 3–0 to a superior Scottish side in Glasgow, thus making Scotland British Champions.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	6
Wales	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
England	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

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

England	2–0	Ireland
Kelly 8' Walker 47'

23 October 1920

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

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Scotland	2–1	Wales
Wilson 11', 46'		Collier 30'

12 February 1921^[2]

Pittodrie, Aberdeen

Attendance: 20,824

Referee: James Mason (England)

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Ireland	0–2	Scotland
		Wilson 10' (pen.) Cassidy 87'

26 February 1921

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

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Wales	0–0	England

14 March 1921

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Alex Jackson (Scotland)

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Scotland	3–0	England
Wilson 20' Morton 43' Cunningham 53'

9 April 1921^[3]

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

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Wales	2–1	Ireland
Hole 35' S. Davies		Chambers 60'

9 April 1921

Vetch Field, Swansea

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jack Howcraft (England)

Winning squad

•  Scotland

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
	WAL[4]	IRE[5]	ENG[6]	Apps	Goals
Andy Wilson	1/2	1/1	1/1	3	4
Jack Marshall	1	1	1	3	0
Jimmy McMullan	1	1	1	3	0
Andy Cunningham	1		1/1	2	1
Joe Cassidy	1	1/1		2	1
Alex McNab		1	1	2	0
Tom Miller		1	1	2	0
Kenny Campbell	1	1		2	0
Joe Harris	1	1		2	0
Willie McStay	1	1		2	0
Alex Troup	1	1		2	0
Alan Morton			1/1	1	1
Dod Brewster			1	1	0
Jimmy Blair			1	1	0
Stewart Davidson			1	1	0
Jock Ewart			1	1	0
Sandy Archibald	1			1	0
Charlie Pringle	1			1	0
Alex Graham		1		1	0