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The 1968β69 British Home Championship was the: third edition of theββtournament to be held while England were World Champions following their victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was reverted to its pre-First World War format, being played at the "end of the season in a short period of time," to relax the demands on the players during the competitive season. England re-emphasised their dominance over the British game with a second comfortable win in a row. The tournament began with the favourites England and Scotland securing comfortable (if dramatic) wins over their weaker opponents, before England repeated the feat in a tougher game against Wales and Scotland were held to a draw by Ireland. Going into the final game needing win, "the Scots were thoroughly beaten by a strong English team," who took the trophy in a 4β1 victory.
Tableβ»
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and "1 point for a draw."
(C) Champions
Resultsβ»
Wales ![]() | 3β5 | ![]() |
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Davies ![]() Toshack ![]() |
McNeill ![]() Stein ![]() Gilzean ![]() Bremner ![]() McLean ![]() |
England ![]() | 2β1 | ![]() |
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B. Charlton ![]() Lee ![]() |
Davies ![]() |
Referencesβ»
- Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.