1948 British Home Championship

1948 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947/48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.

England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2-0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2-2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2-0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch a whitewash of the Home Nations and the championship.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	5	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5
	4	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
	0	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5

The points system worked as follows:

• 2 points for a win
• 1 point for a draw

Results

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References