The British Home Amateur Championship or British Amateur Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four amateur national teams: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (the last of whom competed as Ireland for the first three tournaments). Starting during the 1953–54 season, it was contested until the 1973–74 season, after which the Football Association abolished the amateur distinction. From 1929 to 1953, an unofficial winner was declared by the press; during this time, Ireland and Wales did not meet regularly.
List of winners Year Champions Second Third Fourth1953–54Ireland (1)ScotlandEnglandWales1954–55England (1)IrelandScotlandWales1955–56England (2) / Ireland (2)WalesScotland1956–57England (3)WalesNorthern Ireland / Scotland1957–58England (4) / Scotland (1) / Northern Ireland (3)Wales1958–59England (5) / Scotland (2)Northern IrelandWales1959–60England (6)Scotland / Northern IrelandWales1960–61England (7)Scotland / WalesNorthern Ireland1961–62Scotland (3)England / Northern IrelandWales1962–63England (8)Northern IrelandWalesScotland1963–64Northern Ireland (4)England / ScotlandWales1964–65England (9) / Scotland (4)Northern IrelandWales1965–66England (10)Scotland / Northern IrelandWales1966–67England (11)ScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland1967–68Wales (1)England Northern Ireland / Scotland1968–69England (12)WalesScotlandNorthern Ireland1969–70England (13) Wales / Scotland / Northern Ireland1970–71England (14)Wales Northern Ireland / Scotland1971–72Northern Ireland (5) England / WalesScotland1972–73England (15)ScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland1973–74 England (16) / Wales (2)ScotlandNorthern Ireland
Total wins Team Wins total Wins outright Shared wins England 16 11 5 Ireland / Northern Ireland 5 3 2 Scotland 4 1 3 Wales 2 1 1
See also British Home Championship Four Nations Tournament
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