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British Home Championship
England: Champions
How England performed
Without losing a match, England kept the title in 1947–48, with two wins and a draw, seven goals scored and two conceded.
Finney, Mortensen and Lawton all scored inside the first 25 minutes of a 3–0 win over Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff on 18 October 1947. England drew 2–2 with Ireland at Goodison Park, Liverpool in November: Walsh put the visitors ahead, Mannion and Lawton scored in the 84th and 86th minutes, and Doherty equalised in the 90th. The season ended with a 2–0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 10 April 1948, Finney and Mortensen the scorers.
England fixtures
Wales
0–3
England
England won
England: Finney 6', Mortensen 11', Lawton 25'
Wales: None
England
2–2
Ireland
England drew
England: Mannion 84', Lawton 86'
Ireland: Walsh 55', Doherty 90'
Scotland
0–2
England
England won
England: Finney 44', Mortensen 64'
Scotland: None
England statistics
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