1933–34 British Home Championship
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The 1933–34 British Home Championship was an annual international football tournament played between the British
Home Nations Home Nations is a collective term with one of two meanings depending on context. Politically it means the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales). In sport, if a sport is g ...
during the 1933–34 football season. It was won by
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, whose run of form during the 1930s was their last sustained period of international success in the team's history. In taking the title they beat both favourites
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and the poor Scots, holding
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
to a score draw. England came second with commanding victories over Scotland and Ireland but suffering defeat to the Welsh on home turf in
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. Ireland also managed victory over the Scots but were well beaten by England and could only draw with Wales to take third place.


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British Home Championship 1919-20 to 1938-1939 - dates, results, tables and top scorers at RSSSF
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