1931–32 British Home Championship

The 1931–32 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1931–32 football season. It was won by England, who succeeded in beating all three of their rivals during the course of the competition.

1931–32 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	19 September 1931 – 9 April 1932
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England (23rd title)
Runners-up	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tom Waring (3)
← 1930–31 1932–33 →

Scotland began the tournament with victory over Ireland in Glasgow, which was followed by a heavy English victory over Ireland in Belfast. England and Scotland, now favourites for the trophy, both played and beat Wales, England at home and Scotland in Wrexham, setting up a final decider at Wembley. In their consolation game Ireland secured third place with a strong victory over Wales who therefore lost all three of their matches. In the England/Scotland final, Scotland were outclassed by their opponents who ran out 3–0 winners to take the trophy for the third year in a row.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	6
Scotland	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	4
Ireland	3	1	0	2	7	9	−2	2
Wales	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	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) Champions

Results

Scotland	3–1	Ireland
Stevenson 5' McGrory 34' McPhail 75'		Dunne 21'

19 September 1931

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Isaac Caswell (England)

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Ireland	2–6	England
Kelly Dunne		Waring Houghton Smith Hine

17 October 1931

Windsor Park, Belfast

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Wales	2–3	Scotland
Curtis 12' (pen.), 78'		Stevenson 25' Thomson 31' McGrory 54'

31 October 1931

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 10,860

Referee: Isaac Caswell (England)

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England	3–1	Wales
Smith Crooks Hine

18 November 1931

Anfield, Liverpool

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Ireland	4–0	Wales
Kelly Millar Bambrick

5 December 1931

Windsor Park, Belfast

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England	3–0	Scotland
Waring 36' Barclay 80' Crooks 88'

9 April 1932

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,180

Referee: Samuel Thompson (Ireland)

References

• British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
• Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.