British Home Championship

1930–31
Home Championship⁠

England: Shared champions

How England performed

England shared the 1930–31 championship with two wins and a defeat, a season after winning the title outright. Burgess scored twice in a 5–1 win over Ireland at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, where Hampson, Crooks and Houghton also scored and Dunne scored for Ireland in the 80th minute.

Hampson scored twice more in a 4–0 win over Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, with Hodgson and Bradford adding the others. Scotland won the final fixture 2–0 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, McPhail and McGrory scoring in the second half. England scored nine goals and conceded three.

Manager
None (the first was appointed in 1946)
Record
P3 W2 D0 L1
Goals
9 for, 3 against

England fixtures

England: 1930–31 Home Championship

3 matches

01 20 Oct 1930
British Home Championship Bramall Lane, Sheffield

England 5–1 Ireland England won

England: Burgess 15', Hampson 25', Crooks 30', Burgess 35', Houghton 40'

Ireland: Dunne 80'

Match page: England v Ireland, 20 October 1930

England statistics

Scorers

Hampson3
Burgess2
Crooks1
Houghton1
Hodgson1
Bradford1

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