1964–65 British Home Championship

The 1964–65 British Home Championship was an outright victory for the English football team in the run up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup which was held in the country.

England's preparation for the tournament had included a rare pre-season tour of the Americas, in which they had beaten the USA 10–0 in New York, but crashed to a 1–5 defeat by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and also lost to Argentina. The Home Championship was a close contest however and an unexpected Welsh defeat of Scotland as well as a drubbing of Ireland in their final game helped them to an impressive second. In the end however, none of the other home nations would qualify for the world cup finals, which England would go on to win.

The tournament opened with a dramatic match between England and Ireland, in which England went 4–0 up in the first half-hour, but eventually were forced to hold on in the face of an Irish counter-attack which reduced the deficit to 4–3. Fancied Scotland meanwhile began badly with a loss to Wales in Cardiff. In the second games, Ireland again ran a favorite close, eventually succumbing 3–2 to the Scots in a close game in which the lead changed several times. The Welsh too played well, only narrowly losing to eventual champions England. In the final match, the already last-placed Irish were demolished by a more driven Welsh team seeking a rare title, going down 5–0. In London, the Scots and the English fought out a 2–2 draw which put the championship out of Wales' reach by giving England five points.

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1964–65 British Home Championship  England (C) 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 5
1964–65 British Home Championship  Wales 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
1964–65 British Home Championship  Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 3
1964–65 British Home Championship  Ireland 3 0 0 3 5 12 −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

Ireland 1964–65 British Home Championship 3–41964–65 British Home Championship  England
Wilson 1964–65 British Home Championship  52'
McLaughlin 1964–65 British Home Championship  55', 67'
Pickering 1964–65 British Home Championship  7'
Greaves 1964–65 British Home Championship  12', 16', 24'
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: William Brittle (Scotland)

Wales 1964–65 British Home Championship 3–21964–65 British Home Championship  Scotland
Davies 1964–65 British Home Championship  6'
Leek 1964–65 British Home Championship  87', 89'
Chalmers 1964–65 British Home Championship  28'
Gibson 1964–65 British Home Championship  29'
Attendance: 37,093

England 1964–65 British Home Championship 2–11964–65 British Home Championship  Wales
Wignall 1964–65 British Home Championship  17', 60' Jones 1964–65 British Home Championship  75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Thomas Mitchell (Northern Ireland)

Scotland 1964–65 British Home Championship 3–21964–65 British Home Championship  Ireland
Wilson 1964–65 British Home Championship  10', 30'
Gilzean 1964–65 British Home Championship  16'
Best 1964–65 British Home Championship  9'
Irvine 1964–65 British Home Championship  18'
Attendance: 48,752
Referee: George Powell (Wales)

Ireland 1964–65 British Home Championship 0–51964–65 British Home Championship  Wales
Jones 1964–65 British Home Championship  20'
Vernon 1964–65 British Home Championship  33', 48'
Williams 1964–65 British Home Championship 
Allchurch 1964–65 British Home Championship 
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

England 1964–65 British Home Championship 2–21964–65 British Home Championship  Scotland
Charlton 1964–65 British Home Championship  24'
Greaves 1964–65 British Home Championship  34'
Report (page 4) Law 1964–65 British Home Championship  40'
St John 1964–65 British Home Championship  59'
Attendance: 98,199

References

  • Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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