The 1953–54 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season. This season's tournament also doubled as UEFA – Group 3 for 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification. England dominated the Championship, winning all three games and taking first place. After defeating Ireland, Scotland struggled against Wales before losing to England. Meanwhile, Ireland defeated Wales in Wrexham to clinch third place. England, together with second-placed Scotland, subsequently qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Results
Table
Ireland vs Scotland Ireland1 – 3(final score after 90 minutes) ScotlandManager: Peter Doherty
Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Willie Cunningham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - Jimmy McCabe MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Billy Simpson FW - Charlie Tully FW - Norman Lockhart
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Scorers: 1-2 Norman Lockhart (72', pen.)Half-time:0-0
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Saturday3 October 1953
Kick off:15:00
Venue:Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 58,248
Referee:Arthur Edward Ellis
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Andy Beattie
Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - Doug Cowie FW - Willie Waddell FW - Charlie Fleming FW - John McPhail FW - Jimmy Watson FW - Jackie Henderson
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Scorers: 0-1 Charlie Fleming (47') 0-2 Charlie Fleming (69') 1-3 Jackie Henderson (89')
Wales vs England Wales1 – 4(final score after 90 minutes) EnglandManager:
Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke
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Scorers: 1-0 Ivor Allchurch (22')Half-time:1-1
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Saturday10 October 1953
Kick off:15:00
Venue:Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 61,000
Referee:Charlie Faultless
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Walter Winterbottom
Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Tommy Garrett DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Albert Quixall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Dennis Wilshaw FW - Jimmy Mullen
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Scorers: 1-1 Dennis Wilshaw (45') 1-2 Dennis Wilshaw (49') 1-3 Nat Lofthouse (52') 1-4 Nat Lofthouse (53')
Scotland vs Wales Scotland3 – 3(final score after 90 minutes) WalesManager: Andy Beattie
Team: GK - George Farm DF - George Young (capt.) DF - Sammy Cox MF - Bobby Evans MF - Willie Telfer MF - Doug Cowie FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Lawrie Reilly FW - Allan Brown FW - Billy Liddell
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Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (19') 2-0 Bobby Johnstone (42') 3-1 Lawrie Reilly (58')Half-time:2-0
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Wednesday4 November 1953
Kick off:14:45
Venue:Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 71,378
Referee:Thomas Mitchell
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager:
Team: GK - Ron Howells DF - Walley Barnes DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Reg Davies FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke
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Scorers: 2-1 John Charles (49') 3-2 Ivor Allchurch (73') 3-3 John Charles (88')
England vs Ireland England3 – 1(final score after 90 minutes) IrelandManager: Walter Winterbottom
Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Stan Rickaby DF - Bill Eckersley MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Johnston MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Stanley Matthews FW - Harold Hassall FW - Nat Lofthouse FW - Albert Quixall FW - Jimmy Mullen
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Scorers: 1-0 Harold Hassall (10') 2-1 Harold Hassall (60') 3-1 Nat Lofthouse (75')Half-time:1-0
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Wednesday11 November 1953
Kick off:14:30
Venue:Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,000
Referee:Robert Smith
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Peter Doherty
Team: GK - William Smyth DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Wilbur Cush FW - Billy Simpson FW - Edward McMorran FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Norman Lockhart
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Scorers: 1-1 Edward McMorran (54')
Wales vs Ireland Wales1 – 2(final score after 90 minutes) IrelandManager:
Team: GK - Jack Kelsey DF - Derek Sullivan DF - Alf Sherwood MF - Roy Paul MF - Ray Daniel MF - Ron Burgess FW - Billy Foulkes FW - Noel Kinsey FW - John Charles FW - Ivor Allchurch FW - Roy Clarke
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Scorers: 1-2 John Charles (80')Half-time:0-1
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Wednesday31 March 1954
Kick off:17:00
Venue:Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 32,817
Referee:Charlie Faultless
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Peter Doherty
Team: GK - Harry Gregg DF - Len Graham DF - Alf McMichael MF - Danny Blanchflower MF - William Dickson MF - Bertie Peacock FW - Billy Bingham FW - Jackie Blanchflower FW - Billy McAdams FW - Jimmy McIlroy FW - Peter McParland
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Scorers: 0-1 Peter McParland (1') 0-2 Peter McParland (52')
Scotland vs England Scotland2 – 4(final score after 90 minutes) EnglandManager: Andy Beattie
Team: GK - George Farm DF - Mike Haughney DF - Sammy Cox (capt.) MF - Bobby Evans MF - Frank Brennan MF - George Aitken FW - John Mackenzie FW - Bobby Johnstone FW - Jackie Henderson FW - Allan Brown FW - Willie Ormond
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Scorers: 1-0 Allan Brown (7') 2-4 Willie Ormond (89')Half-time:1-1
Competition:World Cup qualifier 1954 (Group 3)
Date:Saturday3 April 1954
Kick off:15:00
Venue:Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 134,544
Referee:Thomas Mitchell
Assistants:?
Match rules:90 minutesone injured player can besubstituted before half timeManager: Walter Winterbottom
Team: GK - Gil Merrick DF - Ron Staniforth DF - Roger Byrne MF - Billy Wright (capt.) MF - Harry Clarke MF - Jimmy Dickinson FW - Tom Finney FW - Ivor Broadis FW - Ronnie Allen FW - Johnny Nicholls FW - Jimmy Mullen
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Unused Substitutes:>1-1 Johnny Nicholls (50') 1-3 Ronnie Allen (68') 1-4 Jimmy Mullen (83')
England won the championship and along with Scotland they represented Great Britain in 1954 FIFA World Cup
Squads and Stats
Head coach: Walter Winterbottom Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub FW Ronnie Allen 15 January 1929 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 West Bromwich Albion FW Ivor Broadis 18 December 1922 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 Manchester City DF Roger Byrne 8 February 1929 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Manchester United MF Harry Clarke 23 February 1923 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Tottenham Hotspur MF Jimmy Dickinson 24 April 1925 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Portsmouth F.C. DF Bill Eckersley 16 July 1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Blackburn Rovers FW Tom Finney 5 April 1922 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 Preston North End DF Tommy Garrett 28 February 1927 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Blackpool F.C. FW Harold Hassall 4 March 1929 1 2 90 0 0 - 90 - Bolton Wanderers MF Harry Johnston 26 September 1919 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Blackpool F.C. FW Nat Lofthouse 27 August 1925 2 3 180 0 0 90 90 - Bolton Wanderers FW Stanley Matthews 1 February 1915 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Blackpool F.C. GK Gil Merrick 26 January 1922 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Birmingham City FW Jimmy Mullen 6 January 1923 3 1 270 0 0 90 90 90 Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Johnny Nicholls 3 April 1931 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 West Bromwich Albion FW Albert Quixall 9 August 1933 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Sheffield Wednesday DF Stan Rickaby 12 March 1924 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - West Bromwich Albion DF Ron Staniforth 13 April 1924 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Huddersfield Town FW Dennis Wilshaw 11 March 1926 1 2 90 0 0 90 - - Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Billy Wright 6 February 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Head coach: Andy Beattie Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub MF George Aitken 28 May 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Sunderland A.F.C. MF Frank Brennan 23 April 1924 2 0 180 0 0 90 - 90 Newcastle United FW Allan Brown 12 October 1926 2 2 180 0 0 - 90 90 Blackpool F.C. MF Doug Cowie 1 May 1926 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Dundee F.C. DF Sammy Cox 13 April 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Rangers F.C. MF Bobby Evans 16 July 1927 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Celtic F.C. GK George Farm 13 July 1924 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Blackpool F.C. FW Charlie Fleming 12 July 1927 1 2 90 0 0 90 - - East Fife F.C. DF Mike Haughney 10 December 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Celtic F.C. FW Jackie Henderson 17 January 1932 2 1 180 0 0 90 - 90 Portsmouth F.C. FW Bobby Johnstone 7 September 1929 2 1 180 0 0 - 90 90 Hibernian F.C. FW Billy Liddell 10 January 1922 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - Liverpool F.C. FW John Mackenzie 4 September 1925 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 Partick Thistle F.C. FW John McPhail 27 December 1923 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Celtic F.C. FW Willie Ormond 23 February 1927 1 1 90 0 0 - - 90 Hibernian F.C. FW Lawrie Reilly 28 October 1928 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - Hibernian F.C. MF Willie Telfer 26 October 1925 1 0 90 0 0 - 90 - St Mirren F.C. FW Willie Waddell 7 March 1921 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Rangers F.C. FW Jimmy Watson 16 January 1924 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Huddersfield Town F.C. DF George Young 22 October 1922 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Rangers F.C.
Head coach: Peter Doherty Pos.PlayerDoBGamesplayedGoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onClub FW Billy Bingham 5 August 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Sunderland A.F.C. MF Danny Blanchflower 10 February 1926 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Aston Villa FW Jackie Blanchflower 7 March 1933 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Manchester United DF Willie Cunningham 20 February 1930 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - St Mirren F.C. MF Wilbur Cush 10 June 1928 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Glenavon F.C. MF William Dickson 15 March 1923 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 Arsenal F.C. DF Len Graham 17 October 1925 2 0 180 0 0 - 90 90 Doncaster Rovers GK Harry Gregg 25 October 1932 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Doncaster Rovers FW Norman Lockhart 4 March 1924 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - Aston Villa FW Billy McAdams 20 January 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Manchester City MF Jimmy McCabe 17 September 1918 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Leeds United MF Jimmy McIlroy 25 October 1931 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Burnley F.C. DF Alf McMichael 1 October 1927 3 0 270 0 0 90 90 90 Newcastle United FW Edward McMorran 2 September 1923 1 1 90 0 0 - 90 - Doncaster Rovers FW Peter McParland 25 April 1934 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Aston Villa MF Bertie Peacock 29 September 1928 1 0 90 0 0 - - 90 Celtic F.C. FW Billy Simpson 12 December 1929 2 1 180 0 0 90 90 - Rangers F.C. GK William Smyth c.1925 2 0 180 0 0 90 90 - Distillery FW Charlie Tully 11 July 1924 1 0 90 0 0 90 - - Celtic F.C.
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