1975–76 British Home Championship

The 1975-76 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations at the end of the 1975–76 season. It resulted in an outright Scottish victory following a rare whitewash of all three opponents, including England in a tough final at home in Glasgow. Scotland again refused to travel to Northern Ireland and therefore gained an additional home match. The Scottish team of the middle of the 1970s was one of the best sides the nation has ever fielded, being the only British team to qualify for a major championships between 1971 and 1980. They began well, beating Wales, who also lost to England in the early exchanges. Both title contenders then inflicted heavy defeats on Northern Ireland and both went into the final match looking for a win, as a draw would result in a disappointing tie for first place. The match was full of incident, but the Scots eventually ran out 2–1 winners, taking the cup outright for the first time since the 1967 British Home Championship, when England were World Champions. The Welsh gained some consolation, defeating Northern Ireland in their final match to take third place.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	6	3	3	0	8	2	+6
England	4	3	2	1	6	2	+4
Wales	2	3	1	2	2	4	−2
Northern Ireland	0	3	0	3	0	8	−8

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Scotland v Wales

6 May 1976

Scotland	3 – 1	Wales
Willie Pettigrew 38', Bruce Rioch 44', Eddie Gray 69'		Arfon Griffiths 61' (pen.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Wales v England

8 May 1976

Wales	0 – 1	England
		Peter Taylor

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Scotland v Northern Ireland

8 May 1976

Scotland	3 – 0	Northern Ireland
Archie Gemmill 23', Don Masson 47', Kenny Dalglish 52'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Northern Ireland

11 May 1976

England	4 – 0	Northern Ireland
Mick Channon 2, Gerry Francis, Stuart Pearson

Wembley Stadium, London

Wales v Northern Ireland

14 May 1976

Wales	1 – 0	Northern Ireland
Leighton James

Vetch Field, Swansea

Scotland v England

15 May 1976

Scotland	2 – 1	England
Don Masson 18', Kenny Dalglish 49'		Mick Channon 11'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

References

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

British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Competitors	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Seasons	1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 First World War 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 Second World War 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Rous Cup Nations Cup Matches outside the British Home Championship

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