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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 October 1967 – 28 February 1968 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 384,710 (64,118 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (2 goals each) |
1968–69 → | |
The1967–68British Home Championship was the 1967–68 staging of an annualfootball competition for the BritishHome Nations. In addition, the results were combined with those ofthe previous season's championship to formqualifying Group 8 for the1968 European Championship.
The tournament was asingle round-robin withtwo points for a win and noranking tiebreakers likegoal difference.England won their first two games, againstWales andIreland, and going into the final match they were guaranteed at least a share of the Home Championship, but a win forScotland would see them win the Euro qualifying group. A hard-fought draw gave both titles outright to England. Ireland had surprisingly beat Scotland, but shared third place with Wales after losing to them in the last match.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Champions | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| England | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hurst B. Charlton | Report |