British Championships / Home Internationals
1896-97

Saturday 1897-02-20 Venue Gate Notes
England 6 0 Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham 13,490
Bloomer 2, Wheldon 3, Athersmithlineup

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 England 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1897-03-29 Wales H   # 6-0
2 0 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1897-03-20 Wales A   #
3 0 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1897-03-06 Ireland A   #
4 0 Ireland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6-6 0 1897-03-06 Wales  H   #

 

 

Saturday 1897-03-06 Venue Gate Notes
Ireland 4 3 Wales Solitude, Belfast 10,000
Barron, Stanfield, Pyper Jas, Pedenlineup Meredith 2, Jenkyns

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 England 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1897-03-29 Wales H   # 6-0
2 2 Ireland 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 6-5 2 1897-03-27 Scotland A   # 4-3
3-1 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1897-03-20 Wales A   #
4-1 Wales 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4-1 0 1897-03-20 Scotland  H   #

 

 

Saturday 1897-03-20 Venue Gate Notes
Wales 2 2 Scotland Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 6,000
Morgan-Owen, Pugh lineup Ritchie (p), Walker

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 0 England 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1897-03-29 Wales H   # 6-0
2 0 Ireland 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 6-5 2 1897-03-27 Scotland A   # 4-3
3 0 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1897-03-27 Ireland  H   #
4 0 Wales 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 4-1 1 1897-03-29 England A   2-2 #

 

 

Saturday 1897-03-27 Venue Gate Notes
Scotland 5 1 Ireland Ibrox Park, Glasgow 15,000
McPherson 2, Gibson, McColl, Kinglineup Pyper Jas

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 2 Scotland 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 3 1897-04-03 England A   5-1 #
2-1 England 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1897-03-29 Wales H   # 6-0
3-1 Ireland 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 11-9 2 End of Season       # 4-3
4 0 Wales 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 4-1 1 1897-03-29 England A   2-2 #

 

 

Monday 1897-03-29 Venue Gate Notes
England 4 0 Wales Bramall Lane, Sheffield 5,000
Needham, Bloomer, Milward 2lineup

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff PtsNext Fixture      
1 1 England 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 1897-04-03 Scotland H   # 6-0 4-0
2-1 Scotland 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 3 1897-04-03 England A   5-1 #
3 0 Ireland 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 11-9 2 End of Season       # 4-3
4 0 Wales 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 8-5 1 End of Season       2-2 #

 

 

Saturday 1897-04-03 Venue Gate Notes
England 1 2 Scotland The Crystal Palace, London 33,715
Bloomer lineup Hyslop, Millar

 

Pos Country Pld W D L F A W D L F A diff Pts Next Fixture      
1 1 Scotland 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 4 3 5 5 End of Season       5-1 #
2-1 England 3 2 0 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 End of Season       # 6-0 1-2 4-0
3 0 Ireland 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 1 11-9 2 End of Season       # 4-3
4 0 Wales 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 8-5 1 End of Season       2-2 #
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