1927–28 British Home Championship

The 1927-28 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1927–28 season between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by Wales who did not lose a game and only dropped a single point during the tournament. This championship is most notable for what became known as the "Wembley Wizards" when a scratch Scottish team crushed a highly regarded England side 5–1 at the English national stadium of Wembley.

England had endured a dreadful run of form in the years following the First World War, only managing to even share the trophy once in the previous eight years. This trend reached its nadir in 1928, as they began the campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Ireland in Belfast. Wales and Scotland both began well, with a competitive 2–2 draw in Wrexham, Wales following this by defeating England 2–1 in Burnley to take the lead in the competition, a position they made unassailable by beating Ireland by the same scoreline in their final match. Ireland nevertheless still claimed second place by beating the Scots by a single goal in their own final match. In the last game, between England and Scotland at Wembley, Scotland decimated England with powerful attacking football from a team only recently brought together following the defeat to Ireland. This defeat gave England their lowest ELO Rating (1681) in their history.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Wales 5321064+2
 Ireland 4320142+2
 Scotland 3311174+3
 England 03003297

The points system worked as follows:

Results

22 October 1927
Ireland  2 – 0  England
Jackie Mahood
Own Goal
 

29 October 1927
Wales  2 – 2  Scotland
Ernie Curtis  44'
Jimmy Gibson  76' (o.g.)
 14' Hughie Gallacher
 16' (Pen.) Jock Hutton
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Arthur H. Kingscott (England)

28 November 1927
England  1 – 2  Wales
Own Goal Wilf Lewis
Own Goal

4 February 1928
Ireland  1 – 2  Wales
Jimmy Chambers Wilf Lewis
Willie Davies

25 February 1928
Scotland  0 – 1  Ireland
   13' Sammy Curran
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Arthur Ward (England)

Main article: Wembley Wizards

31 March 1928
12:30
England  1 – 5  Scotland
Bob Kelly  89'  3', 65', 86' Alex Jackson
 44', 67' Alex James
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,868
Referee: William Bell (Scotland)

References

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