Ireland
1–4
England
England won
England: Baily 43', Lee 64', Wright 85', Baily 86'
Ireland: McMorran 70'
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British Home Championship
England: 2nd
How England performed
England finished second in 1950–51, a year after winning the title. Baily scored twice in a 4–1 win over Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast, with Lee and Wright also on target, and twice more in a 4–2 win over Wales at Roker Park, Sunderland, where Mannion and Milburn completed the scoring and Ford got both Welsh goals.
Scotland won 3–2 at Wembley Stadium, London, through Johnstone, Reilly and Liddell, with Hassall and Finney replying for England. That defeat left England runners-up with ten goals scored and six conceded.
England fixtures
Ireland
1–4
England
England won
England: Baily 43', Lee 64', Wright 85', Baily 86'
Ireland: McMorran 70'
England
4–2
Wales
England won
England: Baily 31', Baily 40', Mannion 66', Milburn 90'
Wales: Ford 59', Ford 74'
England
2–3
Scotland
England lost
England: Hassall 26', Finney 63'
Scotland: Johnstone 33', Reilly 47', Liddell 54'
England statistics
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