1902 British Home Championship

1902 British Home Championship

The 1902 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations which was meant to herald the arrival full professional game of football as both England and Scotland fielded fully professional teams for the first time. The championship was however dominated and overshadowed by a disaster during the final deciding match between England and Scotland at Ibrox Park, which claimed 25 lives. [ [http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1377&id=782312006 Ibrox Park and the greatest loss of all] , scotsman.com Heritage & Culture, Retrieved 1 June 2007] Six minutes into the game, a section of the wooden West Tribune Stand suddenly collapsed due to heavy rainfall the night before. [ [http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/1998/sh182k.pdf The Fatalities of the Ibrox Disaster of 1902] , Robert Shields, The Sports Historian 1998, Retrieved on the 1 June 2007] Over 500 people were injured as the stadium was packed to its 68,000 capacity for the match. Although play was stopped in the immediate aftermath of the disaster as players, police and stewards rushed to aid the injured, it was later continued. The continued match finished 1-1 despite the players' reluctance and repeated pauses to allow police and injured spectators to cross the pitch. After the match the Scottish and English Football Associations decided to void the result, and the match was replayed at Villa Park. [ [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/App/AppOfficialMatches.html The Scotland Match at Ibrox Park in 1902] , "England Football Online", Peter Young, Retrieved 1 June 2007] All proceeds from the replay were contribued to the Disaster Fund set up to aid victims of the accident. [ [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1902/1902050301.htm 1902 Newspaper Report] , "Scotland: The complete record 1872 to 2005", Retrieved 1 June 2007]

Ireland kicked off the tournament in fine style, beating Wales 3-0 in Cardiff with a good performance. Their luck didn't hold out in their second game however, thumped 5-1 by an impressive Scottish side in Greenock. Scotland continued their run of good form against Wales, with another 5-1 victory, setting them up as tournament favourites going into the final games. England had played poorly in their opening matches, drawing 0-0 with Wales and scrambling a 1-0 victory over the Irish. The final match up was marred by tragedy and the game was eventually relocated to England due to the turmoil in the Scottish football community as a result of the disaster. The match was fiercely fought and ended with a 2-2 draw, sharing the points but giving the trophy to the Scots.

Table

The points system worked as follows:
* 2 points for a win
* 1 point for a draw

Results

footballbox
date = February 22, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 0–3
team2 = fb|IRE
goals1 =
goals2 = Andy Gara 3
stadium = Ninian Park, Cardiff
----footballbox
date = March 1, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 1–5
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = Robert Milne
goals2 = Bob Hamilton 3, Bobby Walker, Albert Buick
stadium = Grosvenor Park, Belfast
----footballbox
date = March 3, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
----footballbox
date = March 15, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = 5–1
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Alec Smith 3, Jock Drummond, Albert Buick
goals2 = Hugh Morgan-Owen
stadium = Capeillo Park, Greenock
----footballbox
date = March 22, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|IRE
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 = Jimmy Settle
stadium = Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
----footballbox
date = April 5, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|SCO
score = "Result Void" 1–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Alexander Brown
goals2 = Jimmy Settle
stadium = Ibrox Park, Glasgow
footballbox
date = Replay May 3, 1902
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|SCO
goals1 = Albert Wilkes, Jimmy Settle
goals2 = Bobby Templeton, Ronald Orr
stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham

Notes

References

*cite book
author= Guy Oliver| title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer
date=1992
publisher=Guinness
id=ISBN 0-851129-54-4


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