The men's national football teams of the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom have played each other more times than any other footballing nations in the world. The world's first international football match was played between Scotland and England in Glasgow in 1872 (a 0–0 draw). From then on, all four teams started playing regular friendlies against each other. In 1883 a formal competition between the UK's teams, the British Home Championship, was introduced, guaranteeing that each team would play the other three at least once a season. The Championship was discontinued in 1984, partly due to problems of crowd trouble, and partly due to the desire of England (and to a lesser extent Scotland) to contest international fixtures against larger and more powerful nations.

While the British Home Championship was being played, the UK teams were also drawn together on a number of occasions during qualification competitions for the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship. Early tournaments simply used the British Championship as a qualifying group, but during qualification for the 1974 World Cup, England and Wales were drawn in the same group. Subsequent to this, three more qualification tournaments saw UK teams drawn together while the British Championship was being played. Since the end of the British Home Championship, the teams have played each other mainly when drawn together in international competitions such as the European Championship or the World Cup, with occasional friendly fixtures.

At men's major national tournaments, Home Nations teams have met four times at the UEFA European Championships and once at FIFA World Cups. At UEFA Euro 2016 (held in France) during the Group Stage England and Wales contested the first match played between home nations outside of UK and Ireland, with England winning the match 2-1 with a last minute winner from Daniel Sturridge. England and Wales played the first ever Home Nations tie at a World Cup when they played each other at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with England winning the match 3–0. This match is also the only occasion to date that two of the home nations have played each other in a football match held outside of the European continent.

Teams –

(as between 1882 and 1950)

FIFA World Cup DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes1 October 19491950 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–8 Windsor Park, Belfast15 October 19491950 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–4 Ninian Park, Cardiff9 November 19491950 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow16 November 19491950 FIFA World Cup qualifying9–2 Maine Road, Manchester8 March 19501950 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–0 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham15 April 19501950 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow3 October 19531954 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–3 Windsor Park, Belfast10 October 19531954 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–4 Ninian Park, Cardiff4 November 19531954 FIFA World Cup qualifying3–3 Hampden Park, Glasgow11 November 19531954 FIFA World Cup qualifying3–1 Goodison Park, Liverpool31 March 19541954 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–2 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham3 April 19541954 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–4 Hampden Park, Glasgow15 November 19721974 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–1 Ninian Park, Cardiff24 January 19731974 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–1 Wembley Stadium (I), London17 November 19761978 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow12 October 19771978 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–2 Anfield, Liverpool25 March 19811982 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow14 October 19811982 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–0 Windsor Park, Belfast27 February 19851986 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–1 Windsor Park, Belfast27 March 19851986 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow10 September 19851986 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–1 Ninian Park, Cardiff13 November 19851986 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–0 Wembley Stadium (I), London8 September 20042006 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–2 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff9 October 20042006 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–0 Old Trafford, Manchester26 March 20052006 FIFA World Cup qualifying4–0 Old Trafford, Manchester3 September 20052006 FIFA World Cup qualifying0–1 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff7 September 20052006 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–0 Windsor Park, Belfast8 October 20052006 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–3 Windsor Park, Belfast12 October 20122014 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–1 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff22 March 20132014 FIFA World Cup qualifying1–2 Hampden Park, Glasgow11 November 20162018 FIFA World Cup qualifying3–0 Wembley Stadium, London10 June 20172018 FIFA World Cup qualifying2–2 Hampden Park, Glasgow29 November 20222022 FIFA World Cup – group stage0–3 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

UEFA European Championship DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes7 February 1979UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying4–0 Wembley Stadium (I), London17 October 1979UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying1–5 Windsor Park, Belfast15 October 1986UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying3–0 Wembley Stadium (I), London1 April 1987UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying0–2 Windsor Park, Belfast15 June 1996UEFA Euro 1996 finals – group stage0–2 Wembley Stadium (I), London13 November 1999UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs0–2 Hampden Park, Glasgow17 November 1999UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs0–1 Wembley Stadium (I), London26 March 2011UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying0–2 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff6 September 2011UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying1–0 Wembley Stadium, London16 June 2016UEFA Euro 2016 finals – group stage2–1 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens25 June 2016UEFA Euro 2016 finals – round of 161–0 Parc des Princes, Paris18 June 2021UEFA Euro 2020 finals – group stage0–0 Wembley Stadium, London

British Home Championship

The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship, the Home Internationals and the British Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (the last of whom competed as Ireland for most of the competition's history). Starting during the 1883–84 season, it was the oldest international football tournament and it was contested until the 1983–84 season, when it was abolished after 100 years.

The 1949–50 and 1953–54 championships doubled up as qualifying stages for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup respectively.

Friendlies DateScoreVenueNotesPre-British Home Championship30 November 18720–0 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow8 March 18734–2 Kennington Oval, London7 March 18742–1 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow6 March 18752–2 Kennington Oval, London4 March 18763–0 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow25 March 18764–0 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow3 March 18771–3 Kennington Oval, London5 March 18770–2 Acton Park, Wrexham2 March 18787–2 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow23 March 18789–0 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow18 January 18792–1 Kennington Oval, London5 April 18795–4 Kennington Oval, London7 April 18790–3 Acton Park, Wrexham13 March 18805–4 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow15 March 18802–3 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham27 March 18805–1 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow18 January 18810–1 Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn12 March 18811–6 Kennington Oval, London14 March 18811–5 Acton Park, Wrexham18 February 18820–13 Knock Ground, Belfast25 February 18827–1 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham11 March 18825–1 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow13 March 18825–3 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham25 March 18825–0 Hampden Park (I), Glasgow3 February 18835–0 Kennington Oval, London24 February 18837–0 Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool10 March 18832–3 Bramall Lane, Sheffield12 March 18830–3 Acton Park, Wrexham17 March 18831–1 Ulster Cricket Ground, BelfastDuring the British Home Championship14 February 19730–5 Hampden Park, Glasgow24 March 19761–2 Racecourse Ground, WrexhamPost-British Home Championship18 February 19921–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow27 May 19970–1 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock18 February 20044–0 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff6 February 20070–0 Windsor Park, Belfast20 August 20080–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow14 November 20093–0 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff14 August 20133–2 Wembley Stadium, London18 November 20141–3 Celtic Park, Glasgow25 March 20151–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow24 March 20161–1 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff8 October 20203–0 Wembley Stadium, London12 September 20231–3 Hampden Park, Glasgow26 March 20240–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow9 October 20253–0 Wembley Stadium, London31 March 20261–1 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Rous Cup and Nations Cup DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes25 May 19851985 Rous Cup1–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow23 April 19861986 Rous Cup2–1 Wembley Stadium (I), London23 May 19871987 Rous Cup0–0 Hampden Park, Glasgow21 May 19881988 Rous Cup1–0 Wembley Stadium (I), London27 May 19891989 Rous Cup0–2 Hampden Park, Glasgow9 February 20112011 Nations Cup0–3 Aviva Stadium, Dublin25 May 20112011 Nations Cup1–3 Aviva Stadium, Dublin27 May 20112011 Nations Cup2–0 Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Head to head (Home Nations)

England Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost W% 98 75 16 7 112 47 24 41 102 67 21 14 Total 312 189 61 62

Northern Ireland Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost W% 98 7 16 75 95 15 17 63 96 28 24 44 Total 289 50 57 182

Scotland Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost W% 112 41 24 47 95 63 17 15 107 61 23 23 Total 314 165 64 85

Wales Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost W% 102 14 21 67 96 44 24 28 107 23 23 61 Total 305 81 68 156

British Overseas Territories Seven British Overseas Territories have a national football team affiliated to FIFA – Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands. All play within the CONCACAF (North American) area, with the exception of Gibraltar. This makes fixtures between the Home Nations and the overseas territories rare, although the North American overseas territories play between each other often. Gibraltar Gibraltar v UK Home Nations In 2013, the Gibraltar Football Association became a member of UEFA enabling their national team to play international fixtures. This opened the possibility of Gibraltar playing against a Home Nation during the qualification phase of major international competitions. Gibraltar's first such match was against Scotland at Hampden Park during the qualifying competition for Euro 2016. DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes29 March 2015UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying6–1 Hampden Park, Glasgow11 October 2015UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying0–6 Estádio Algarve, Faro11 October 2023Friendly4–0 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham3 June 2024Friendly0–2 Estádio Algarve, Faro6 June 2024Friendly0–0 Estádio Algarve, Faro

Gibraltar vs other overseas territories In June 2026, Gibraltar faced other British Overseas Territories for the first time, when they played host to the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands in a pair of friendlies.

DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes3 June 2026Friendly4–0 Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar6 June 2026Friendly4–1 Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar

CONCACAF overseas territories FIFA World Cup DateCompetitionScoreVenueNotes5 March 20002002 FIFA World Cup qualification1–5 Shirley Ground, Road Town19 March 20002002 FIFA World Cup qualification9–0 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton2006 FIFA World Cup qualification13–0 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton2006 FIFA World Cup qualification0–7 Blakes Estate Stadium, Look Out3 February 20082010 FIFA World Cup qualification1–1 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton30 March 20082010 FIFA World Cup qualification1–3 Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town8 June 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification1–1 IMG Academy, Bradenton22 March 20242026 FIFA World Cup qualification0–0 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley26 March 20242026 FIFA World Cup qualification1–1 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales4 June 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualification5–0 Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Hamilton

CFU Caribbean Cup