1955–56 British Home Championship

The 1955-56 British Home Championship was a football tournament played during the 1955–56 season between the British Home Nations. It was the only occasion during the hundred-year run of the Home Championship in which all four teams finished level on points. As goal difference was not used to determine position until 1979, all four teams shared the trophy, holding it for three months each. Had goal difference been used to determine the winner, then England would have won with Scotland second.

The competition began unusually with victories by underdogs Wales and Northern Ireland over England and Scotland in their opening matches. This gave added incentive to the favourites in the following matches, which England and Scotland both won easily. Nevertheless, all four teams stood a good chance of victory going into the final round, with both Wales and Ireland seeking a rare undisputed tournament success. However the teams cancelled each other out, both matches resulting in 1–1 draws leaving all four equal on points and thus sharing the trophy.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	3	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2
Scotland	3	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Northern Ireland	3	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v Scotland

8 October 1955

Northern Ireland	2 – 1	Scotland
Jackie Blanchflower, Billy Bingham		Lawrie Reilly

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v England

22 October 1955

Wales	2 – 1	England
Derek Tapscott, Cliff Jones		Own Goal

Ninian Park, Cardiff

England v Northern Ireland

2 November 1955

England	3 – 0	Northern Ireland
Dennis Wilshaw 2, Tom Finney

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v Wales

9 November 1955

Scotland	2 – 0	Wales
Bobby Johnstone 2

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v Northern Ireland

11 April 1956

Wales	1 – 1	Northern Ireland
Roy Clarke		Jimmy Jones

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v England

14 April 1956

Scotland	1 – 1	England
Graham Leggat		Johnny Haynes

Hampden Park, Glasgow

References

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

British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Competitors	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Seasons	1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 First World War 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 Second World War 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Rous Cup Nations Cup Matches outside the British Home Championship

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