1977–78 British Home Championship

The 1977-78 British Home Championship football competition between the British Home Nations was won by an England side smarting from their failure to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scots, who had qualified for the World Cup and of whom much was expected following impressive form and a strong team in the months going into the finals performed particularly poorly in the Home Championship, foreshadowing their performance in Argentina a few months later. The English capitalised on a heavy victory over the Welsh in their first match and then won in their next two beating an already demoralised Scotland who had only managed to draw with the Welsh and Irish. The Welsh improved following their initial loss, beating the Irish and holding the Scots to a 1–1 draw in Glasgow to claim second place.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	6	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4
Wales	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Scotland	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1
Northern Ireland	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Scotland v Northern Ireland

13 May 1978

Scotland	1 – 1	Northern Ireland
Derek Johnstone 36'		Martin O'Neill 26'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v England

13 May 1978

Wales	1 – 3	England
Phil Dwyer		Peter Barnes, Tony Currie, Bob Latchford

Ninian Park, Cardiff

England v Northern Ireland

16 May 1978

England	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
Phil Neal

Wembley Stadium, London

Scotland v Wales

17 May 1978

Scotland	1 – 1	Wales
Derek Johnstone 10'		Willie Donachie 90' (o.g.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v Northern Ireland

19 May 1978

Wales	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
Nick Deacy

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Scotland v England

20 May 1978

Scotland	0 – 1	England
		Steve Coppell 82'

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

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Rous Cup Nations Cup Matches outside the British Home Championship

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