1962–63 British Home Championship

The 1962–63 British Home Championship football tournament came after disappointment for the home nations in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, for which only England qualified, only to be beaten 3–1 in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil. The Home Championship was won by a Scottish team which dominated all their matches and whitewashed their opponents for a consecutive season as part of a period of temporary but pronounced dominance.

1962–63 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates20 October 1962 – 6 April 1963
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Scotland
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Denis Law (5)

The Scots and English both started strongly, beating Wales and Ireland away respectively. This was followed with similar victories at home in the second fixture, England comprehensively outplaying Wales in a 4–0 win, whilst a Denis Law inspired Scotland hammered the Irish 5–1 with Law scoring four times. In the final games, Wales gained some points by beating Ireland, but the deciding match of the tournament was closely fought between England and Scotland at Wembley Stadium, from which Scotland emerged eventual 2–1 winners to claim the championship.

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6
  England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
  Wales 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 2
  Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 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

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Ireland  1–3  England
Barr   O'Grady    
Greaves  

Wales  2–3  Scotland
Allchurch  
Charles  
Caldow  
Law
Henderson  

Scotland  5–1  Ireland
Law        
Henderson  
Bingham  

England  4–0  Wales
Peacock    
Greaves  
Connelly  
 

  Ireland1–4Wales  
Harvey   C. Jones      
Woosnam  

England  1–2Scotland  
Douglas   Baxter    

References

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