| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 15 February – 11 April 1908 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England Scotland (shared) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vivian Woodward Jimmy Quinn (4 goals) |
| ← 1906–07 1908–09 → | |
The 1907–08 British Home Championship was an annual football competition played between the British Home Nations during the second half of the 1907–08 season. England and Scotland shared the title, having each beaten Wales and Ireland in their opening matches before drawing 1–1 with each other in the final game.
England began the strongest side, although all four teams played well in their opening games, both Ireland and Wales running their opponents close. In the second matches however, England and Scotland's quality told, as England beat Wales 7–1 in Wrexham and Ireland succumbed 5–0 in Dublin. In the final matches Ireland and Wales, playing for pride both fought hard, with Ireland clinching a 1–0 win while England and Scotland were unable to break the deadlock and so drew the game and competition, as goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate teams.
England followed this tournament by becoming the first Home Nation to play a non-British nation with a tour of Central Europe, playing against Austria twice, Hungary and Bohemia. In October the England amateur team followed this by winning gold in the football tournament at the 1908 Olympics, held in London.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| Scotland (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Co-champions
Results
| Ireland | 1–3 | England |
|---|---|---|
Hannon  13' |
Hilsdon 7', 83' Woodward 80' |
| Scotland | 2–1 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett 60' Lennie 87' |
L. Jones 30' |
| Ireland | 0–5 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn 3', 55', 70', 75' Galt 23' |
| Wales | 1–7 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Davies 90' |
Woodward 18', 70', 80' Hilsdon 40', 63'Windridge 25'Wedlock 30' |
| Scotland | 1–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson 27' |
Windridge 75' |
| Wales | 0–1 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Sloan 28' |
Winning squads
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL |
IRE |
SCO |
Apps | Goals | |
| George Hilsdon | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Vivian Woodward | 1/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| James Windridge | 1/1 | 1 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 |
| William Wedlock | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Crompton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Evelyn Lintott | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jock Rutherford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Warren | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Arthur Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hardy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harry Maskrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Wall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Horace Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harold Hardman | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL |
IRE |
ENG |
Apps | Goals | |
| Charlie Thomson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1/4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| James Galt | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Willie Lennie | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| John May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alec McNair | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| William Agnew | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Rennie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Andrew Wilson | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alec Bennett | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Andy Aitken | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Howie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter McBride | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Sharp | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Walter White | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Chaplin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sandy MacFarlane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Speirs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob McColl | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Templeton | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- "British Championship 1908". EU-Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- Monday, 16 March 1908 | Wales 1 England 7, England Football Online
- Saturday, 15 February 1908 | Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online
- Saturday, 4 April 1908 | Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online
- Sat 07 Mar 1908 Scotland 2 Wales 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Sat 14 Mar 1908 Ireland 0 Scotland 5, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Sat 04 Apr 1908 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
