1978–79 British Home Championship

The 1978-79 British Home Championship was a British Home Nations competition, won by the English football side and notable for seeing marked increases in hooliganism and falling attendance which would result in its cancellation in 1984. The English started well, beating Northern Ireland to match the heavy Welsh victory over Scotland on the same day, which featured a hat trick by John Toshack. Scotland recovered by beating the Irish in their next match while England and Wales played out a goalless draw, leaving three sides theoretically capable of winning the Championship in the final round. Wales could only manage a draw with the Irish and so in the deciding match between England and Scotland, a 1–1 half time score gave the Scots some hope but a strong second half performance from England was rewarded with a deserved 3–1 win. This result gave England the Championship, with Wales in second place. The tournament also saw the introduction of goal difference to separate teams, although it had no effect on the eventual outcome.

Table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 5321051+4
 Wales 4312041+3
 Scotland 23102264
 Northern Ireland 13012143

The points system worked as follows:

For the first time, goal difference was used to divide the teams, although it made no difference to the final outcome at this tournament.

Results

19 May 1979
Wales  3 – 0  Scotland
John Toshack  29', 35', 75 ' Report  



23 May 1979
England  0 – 0  Wales
  Report  


References

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