1963–64 British Home Championship

The 1963–64 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their remaining matches. Goal difference was not at this stage used to determine team positions in the tournament, but if it had been, England would have won with a goal difference of +8 with Scotland second and Ireland third.

1963–64 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	12 October 1963 – 15 April 1964
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	England  Ireland  Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	27 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jimmy Greaves (5)
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

England began the tournament the stronger side, defeating Wales 4–0 in Cardiff. Ireland too began well, beating the fancied Scots in a close game in Belfast. In the second round England took the lead with a thumping 8–3 victory over Ireland at home, in which Jimmy Greaves and Terry Paine both scored hat-tricks. The Scots gained some ground on the leaders by beating Wales in a close game in Glasgow in which John White scored. He was killed just two months after the tournament concluded. In the final matches, played at the close of the domestic season, England needed only a draw against Scotland to claim the trophy, whilst Ireland had to beat Wales to have any hope of reaching parity. Ireland were successful in another close game at Swansea, but Scotland edged England 1–0 to claim their own third share of the Championship.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	4
Scotland (C)	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	4
Ireland (C)	3	2	0	1	8	11	−3	4
Wales	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	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) Co-champions

Results

Ireland	2–1	Scotland
Bingham 26' Wilson 63'		St John 50'

12 October 1963

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

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Wales	0–4	England
		Smith 5', 68' Greaves 67' Charlton 86'

12 October 1963

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 48,350

Referee: William Brittle (Scotland)

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Scotland	2–1	Wales
White 44' Law 48'		Jones 60'

20 November 1963

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 56,067

Referee: William Clements (England)

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England	8–3	Ireland
Paine 2', 37', 61' Greaves 20', 30', 60', 65' Smith 46'		Crossan 42' Wilson 74', 85'

20 November 1963

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

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Scotland	1–0	England
Gilzean 78'

11 April 1964^[1]

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 133,245

Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

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Wales	2–3	Ireland
Godfrey 24' Davies 63'		McLaughlin 8' Wilson 37' Harvey 45'

15 April 1964

Vetch Field, Swansea

Attendance: 10,434

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)