| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 3 February – 7 April 1900 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
1900–01 → | |
The1899–1900British Home Championship was an edition of the annualfootball tournament played between the BritishHome Nations. Conducted in the second half of the 1899–1900 season, it was dominated byScotland who achieved a whitewash of their opponents by winning all three games.Wales andEngland shared second place, withIreland bringing up the rear.
Wales and Ireland began the competition inLlandudno, the Welsh side winning 2–0 to take immediate advantage. Ireland then returned toBelfast to play Scotland, where they again lost, conceding three without reply. InCardiff, Wales and England played out a draw giving both a chance of success in the tournament before Wales' hopes were ended by a heavy 5–2 defeat by Scotland inAberdeen. In the final fixture Scotland were much too strong for England, dominating the match and winning 4–1 to complete three victories and win the competition.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Scotland | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Wilson RC Hamilton Smith | Scottish FA | Parry Butler |
| Ireland | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish FA | Campbell Smith |
| Scotland | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McColl Bell | Steve Bloomer |
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL[4] | IRE[5] | ENG[6] | Apps | Goals | |
| Alex Smith | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Nicol Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob McColl | 1 | 1/3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Bell | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 2 | |
| John Campbell | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Neilly Gibson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Rennie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jackie Robertson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| David Wilson | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bob Hamilton | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jock Drummond | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alex Raisbeck | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| David Crawford | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Matthew Dickie | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Irons | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Neil | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Callaghan | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Robert Glen | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harry Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Willie Orr | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||