The 1913âÂÂ14 British Home Championship was the last British Home Championship played before the First World War. The competition was played between January and April 1914 and won by Ireland with a team that included Patrick OâÂÂConnell, Billy Gillespie, Val Harris, Louis Bookman, Samuel Young and Bill Lacey.
1913âÂÂ14 was the first time Ireland won the competition outright. The Irish had been the tournament's poorest performers over the years, but the previous year had demonstrated potential in beating England for the first time, in a 2âÂÂ1 win at Windsor Park. Ireland began the 1914 tournament beating Wales 2âÂÂ1 a in Wrexham on 19 January and then demolished England in England for the first time, winning 3âÂÂ0 at Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough. Ireland clinched the title on 16 March, following a 1âÂÂ1 draw with Scotland at Windsor Park, while England's away victory over Wales did not salvage their poor campaign as Scotland would eventually finish as runners up, beating England 3âÂÂ1 at Hampden Park. It would be six years before the championship was again contested, and it would be with substantially different teams and in a different, increasingly global era of football.
The third-place finish by England represented that nation's lowest ever final position in the competition up to this point.
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