1925–26 British Home Championship

1925–26 British Home Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Dates	24 October 1925 – 17 April 1926
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (21st title)
Runners-up	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hughie Gallacher (3 goals)
	← 1924–25 1926–27 →

The 1925–26 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played during the 1925–26 season between the British Home Nations. The competition was won at a canter by Scotland, who whitewashed all three opponents, scoring eight goals in three games without reply.

Scotland began to competition as they finished it, with a 3–0 defeat of Wales in Cardiff as England and Ireland played a tame scoreless draw as the tournament opener. Ireland improved from their poor first match performance against Wales in their second game, running out 3–0 winners to move into second place, but were hammered 4–0 by Scotland in their final game, ending any hopes of a winner's place; Hughie Gallacher scored three of Scotland's goals. England returned for the final two matches of the competition, but suffered disaster and crashed to last place as Wales won 3–1 in London and Scotland, already assured the title whatever the result, beat them by a single goal.

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	6
Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
Wales	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	2
England	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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

24 October 1925

Ireland	0–0	England

Windsor Park, Belfast

31 October 1925

Wales	0–3	Scotland
		Duncan 70' McLean 80' Clunas 82'

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Ernest Pinckston (England)

13 February 1926

Ireland	3–0	Wales
Curran Gillespie

Windsor Park, Belfast

27 February 1926

Scotland	4–0	Ireland
Gallacher 15', 60', 65' Cunningham 42'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: George Noel Watson (England)

1 March 1926

England	1–3	Wales
Walker		Fowler W. Davies

Selhurst Park, London

17 April 1926

England	0–1	Scotland
		Jackson 36'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 49,000

Referee: Thomas R. Dougray (Scotland)

Winning squad

Scotland

Name	Apps/Goals by opponent			Total
Name	WAL^[1]	IRE^[2]	ENG^[3]	Apps	Goals
Hughie Gallacher	1	1/3	1	3	3
Alex Jackson	1	1	1/1	3	1
Jock Hutton	1	1	1	3	0
Willie McStay	1	1	1	3	0
Andy Cunningham		1/1	1	2	1
Adam McLean	1/1	1		2	1
Bill Harper		1	1	2	0
Jimmy McMullan	1		1	2	0
William Clunas	1/1			1	1
Johnny Duncan	1/1			1	1
Jimmy Gibson			1	1	0
Willie Summers			1	1	0
Alec Thomson			1	1	0
Alex Troup			1	1	0
Bob Bennie		1		1	0
Alex James	1			1	0
Jock McDougall		1		1	0
Tommy McInally		1		1	0
Willie Robb	1			1	0
Tom Townsley	1			1	0
Peter Wilson		1		1	0