The 1908–09

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was an international

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tournament between the British Home Nations.

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dominated the competition with three wins over their opponents. When placed in the context of their overseas tours to Europe in

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and 1909, this made a run of ten victories for the English side led by prolific goalscorer

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, who were enjoying one of their most successful periods of international football, came second with two victories and

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finished third.

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finished last with no points and only two goals. England and Ireland began the tournament with England starting well, scoring four without reply. Wales and Scotland began their competition in March, the Welsh winning a close game in

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3–2. Scotland's response was a 5–0 thumping of the Irish in a strong display of goalscoring ability. England reaffirmed their position as favourites with a 2–0 win over Wales before Wales too made a final push for the title, becoming the only team in this edition of the tournament to win a match away, beating Ireland 3–2 in

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. In the final game, England needed only a draw to win the championship undisputed. In the event they did better, scoring twice against Scotland without reply to take the title.

Table

Results

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Winning squad

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Home Championship 1909 in British sport Brit Brit 1908–09 in English football 1908–09 in Scottish football 1908-09