British Home Amateur Championship
Founded1953
Abolished1974
RegionBritish Isles
Number of teams4
Last championsEngland / Wales[a]
Most successful team(s)England (16 titles)

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.[2] From 1929 to 1953, an unofficial winner was declared by the press; during this time, Ireland and Wales did not meet regularly.[1]: 2 

List of winners

Year Champions Second Third Fourth
1953–54[1]: 176  Ireland (1) Scotland England Wales
1954–55[1]: 184  England (1) Ireland Scotland Wales
1955–56[1]: 190  England (2) / Ireland (2)[b] Wales Scotland
1956–57[1]: 199  England (3) Wales Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1957–58[1]: 209  England (4) / Scotland (1) / Northern Ireland (3)[b] Wales
1958–59[1]: 215  England (5) / Scotland (2)[b] Northern Ireland Wales
1959–60[1]: 224  England (6) Scotland / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1960–61[1]: 232  England (7) Scotland / Wales[b] Northern Ireland
1961–62[1]: 237  Scotland (3) England / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1962–63[1]: 242  England (8) Northern Ireland Wales Scotland
1963–64[1]: 249  Northern Ireland (4) England / Scotland[b] Wales
1964–65[1]: 259  England (9) / Scotland (4)[b] Northern Ireland Wales
1965–66[1]: 264  England (10) Scotland / Northern Ireland[b] Wales
1966–67[1]: 273  England (11) Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1967–68[1]: 279  Wales (1) England Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1968–69[1]: 289  England (12) Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1969–70[1]: 297  England (13) Wales / Scotland / Northern Ireland[b]
1970–71[1]: 304  England (14) Wales Northern Ireland / Scotland[b]
1971–72[1]: 314  Northern Ireland (5) England / Wales[b] Scotland
1972–73[1]: 318  England (15) Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1973–74[1]: 326  England (16) / Wales (2)[b] Scotland[a] Northern Ireland[a]


Total wins

Team Wins total Wins outright Shares wins
England 16 11 5
Ireland / Northern Ireland 5 3 2
Scotland 4 1 3[a]
Wales 2 1 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The Scotland versus Northern Ireland match, on 1974-02-01, was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. The match was never rearranged.[1]: 329  If Scotland had won it they would have finished joint first with England and Wales[1]: 326 .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Where teams finished in a joint position, the level teams are listed in order of better/best goal difference.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). UK Amateur International Football: The Complete Record 1901-1974 (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-1-326-35601-9.
  2. ^ Butler, Bryon (1991). The Official History of The Football Association. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-356-19145-1.
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