| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 25 February – 8 April 1905 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Grenville Morris Charlie ThomsonMart WatkinsVivian Woodward(2 goals) |
1905–06 → | |
The1904–05British Home Championship was an internationalfootball tournament between the BritishHome Nations. It took place in the second half of the 1904–05 football season and sawEngland win the championship for the third time in a row with two victories and a draw.Wales, despite losing to England, came in second as part of a strong run which would result in victory at the1907 British Home Championship.Scotland andIreland came joint third with two points a piece.
England and Ireland kicked off the competition in February 1905 with a hard fought 1–1 draw inMiddlesbrough. In early March, Wales and Scotland began their tournaments with Wales easily beating the Scots inWrexham and taking the top of the table. Scotland responded to the defeat with a 4–0 rout of the Irish in their second game, and England then moved to the head of the table with a 3–1 victory over the Welsh at home. England then beat Scotland inLondon to make them winners unless Wales could win against Ireland inBelfast. In the culminating match the Welsh played hard and scored twice, but it was not enough to secure victory and the championship went to England.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England(C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
 Ireland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
| England | 1–1 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Bloomer 50' | Williamson 49' (o.g.) |
| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAL[2] | IRE[3] | SCO[4] | Apps | Goals | |
| Vivian Woodward | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Bloomer | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Leake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stanley Harris | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dicky Bond | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Henry Linacre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Herbert Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Howard Spencer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Wolstenholme | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joseph Bache | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Arthur Bridgett | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Herod Ruddlesdin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Sharp | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Billy Balmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Booth | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carr | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tim Williamson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Harold Hardman | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
