The 1903–04 British Home Championship football tournament was a low-scoring affair, won by a powerful England side who were followed by the unfancied Irish in second place. The tournament was played during the second half of the British domestic season and was, for the time, low-scoring.
England began well, with a hard-fought draw with Wales and a 3–1 victory over Ireland in their opening games. Scotland were unable to match this success, only managing draws against both sides. The Irish recovered from their early loss in their draw with Scotland and managed to beat the Welsh 1–0 in Bangor to claim second place. In the final game, England and Scotland played out a close encounter which England won 1–0 thanks to a goal by Steve Bloomer.
This was the first time in tournament history that either England or Scotland finished below second place.
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Results
Winning squad
NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WALMonday, 29 February 1904 Wales 2 England 2, England Football Online IRESaturday, 12 March 1904 Ireland 1 England 3, England Football Online SCOSaturday, 9 April 1904 Scotland 0 England 1, England Football Online Apps GoalsTom Baddeley11130Herbert Burgess11130Bob Crompton11130Joseph Bache1/11/122Alf Common11/222George Davis1/1121Alex Leake1120Vivian Woodward1120William Brawn1120Tommy Crawshaw1120Herod Ruddlesdin1120Steve Bloomer1/111Fred Blackburn110Stanley Harris110Jock Rutherford110Sam Wolstenholme110Bernard Wilkinson110Arthur Brown110Bert Lee110
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