The 1891–92

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was an edition of the annual international

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tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by

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who won all three games against their rivals, even though they played two games on the same day against

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and

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, providing a team of amateur players for the Welsh match and professionals against Ireland, both teams forging solid 2–0 victories.

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came second, winning their matches against Wales and Ireland, who shared third place after drawing with one another. Queens park original

England's double victories came shortly after the Welsh-Irish draw in Bangor and it gave them an immediate advantage over their opponents. The Scottish team then played their games, narrowly beating Ireland in

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and defeating Wales by a crushing 6–1 scoreline to equal England's points tally and become favourites. In the final match at

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, England and Scotland played out a decider which England won easily, scoring four early goals to which Scotland could only reply with a single goal of their own.

Table

Results

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Winning squad

References

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1891–92 in Irish association football