1926–27 British Home Championship

The 1926–27 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1926–27 season. It was shared by England and Scotland after a series of high scoring draws in the opening matches left England, Wales and Ireland well behind with Scotland ahead, only for England to defeat Scotland in the deciding game with a late winning goal by Dixie Dean – the first time the Scots had lost since 1924, and their first loss at home since 1906.^[1]

1926–27 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	20 October 1926 – 9 April 1927
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England  Scotland (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	24 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dixie Dean (4 goals)
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	4
England (C)	3	1	2	0	8	7	+1	4
Ireland	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
Wales	3	0	2	1	5	8	−3	2

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

England	3–3[2]	Ireland
Brown Spence Bullock		Gillespie Irvine Davey

20 October 1926^[2]

Anfield, Liverpool^[2]

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Scotland	3–0	Wales
Gallacher 20' Jackson 35', 73'	Scottish FA

30 October 1926

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,500

Referee: John G. Forshaw (England)

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Wales	3–3	England
L. Davies Lewis		Dean Walker

12 February 1927

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

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Ireland	0–2	Scotland
		Morton 45', 89'

21 February 1927

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: George Noel Watson (England)

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Scotland	1–2	England
Morton 48'	Scottish FA	Dean 65', 88'

2 April 1927^[3]

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 111,214

Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

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Wales	2–2	Ireland
Williams		Johnson

9 April 1927

Ninian Park, Cardiff