The 1889–90 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The seventh such competition held, the 1890 edition was, for the second time, jointly won by England and Scotland, the sixth time that Scotland had won. Played during the second half of the 1889/90 season, the tournament was also notable for two matches played by England on the 15 March against Wales and Ireland simultaneously. With an increasingly crowded domestic schedule cramping available dates for matches, England fielded two entirely separate teams, both of which won their games with an aggregate of twelve goals to two.
Wales took the early lead in the competition, winning the opening game at home against Ireland. England's double victories over Wales and Ireland then placed them in front with favourites Scotland still to play a match. Scotland responded to England's lead with two comfortable wins over Wales and Ireland 5–0 and 4–1 leaving the final match between England and Scotland as the deciding game. Despite a furious and dramatic encounter, neither side could best the other and the result was a 1–1 draw, placing both England and Scotland at the head of the table, goal difference not at this stage being used to differentiate the teams.
Table
Results
Winning squads
NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WALSaturday, 15 March 1890 Wales 1 England 3, England Football Online IRESaturday, 15 March 1890 Ireland 1 England 9, England Football Online SCOEaster Saturday, 5 April 1890 Scotland 1 England 1, England Football Online Apps GoalsEdmund Currey1/2122Harry Wood11/121Tinsley Lindley1/1121Billy Bassett1120Harry Daft1120Billy Moon1120Alfred Shelton1120Arthur Walters1120Percy Walters1120Fred Geary1/313Kenny Davenport1/212William Townley1/212Joe Lofthouse1/111John Barton1/111Harry Allen110Johnny Holt110Richard Baugh110Jimmy Forrest110Charlie Mason110Charlie Perry110Bob Roberts110Nathaniel Walton110
NameApps/Goals by opponentTotal WALSat 22 Mar 1890 Scotland 5 Wales 0, London Hearts Supporters Club IRESat 29 Mar 1890 Ireland 1 Scotland 4, London Hearts Supporters Club ENGSat 05 Apr 1890 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts Supporters Club Apps GoalsWillie Paul1/414Gilbert Rankin1/313John McPherson1/111Hughie Wilson1/111Thomas Wyllie1/111Walter Arnott110William Berry110Willie Groves110William Johnston110James Kelly110James McCall110Thomas McKeown110James McLaren110Thomas Robertson110James Wilson110Davie Baird110Isaac Begbie110Jack Bell110Richard Hunter110John McLeod110John McPherson110David Mitchell110John Rae110Johnny Russell110Andrew Brown110Bob Brown110Daniel Bruce110James Dunlop110George Gillespie110Matt McQueen110John W. Murray110Andrew Whitelaw110Frank Watt110
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