The 1897–98
British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual
football tournament played between the British
Home Nations.
England won the title after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points.
Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst
Ireland came third following a close victory over
Wales in
Llandudno.
Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in
Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in
Wrexham. In the final and deciding match, played at
Celtic Park in
Glasgow, the Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3–1 winners and took the championship.[1]
^England Did It. The Scottish Referee, 4 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999).
"British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.