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The 1923 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1922/23 season. It was won by the strongest of the Home Nations during the decade, Scotland who almost whitewashed the other three nations but ultimately were held to a 2-2 draw by England in the final, deciding match.

England and Scotland dominated the tourament, both winning their opening two matches. England began six months earlier than their opponents, defeating Ireland at home in October 1923. Scotland matched this result in their opening game in March 1924 and continued with

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	5	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3
England	4	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2
Ireland	2	3	1	0	2	3	3	0
Wales	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

October 21, 1922

England	2–0	Ireland
		Henry Chambers 2

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

March 3, 1923

Ireland	0–1	Scotland
		Andrew Wilson

Windsor Park, Belfast

March 5, 1923

Wales	2–2	England
Fred Keenor, Ivor Jones		Henry Chambers, Vic Watson

Ninian Park, Cardiff

March 17, 1923

Scotland	2–0	Wales
Andrew Wilson 2

Love Street, Paisley

April 14, 1923

Scotland	2–2	England
Andy Cunningham, Andrew Wilson		Bob Kelly, Vic Watson

Hampden Park, Glasgow

April 14, 1923

Wales	0–3	Ireland
		Bobby Irvine 2, Billy Gillespie

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

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+The '''1923 [[British Home Championship]]''' was a [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament played between the British [[Home Nations]] during the 1922/23 season. It was won by the strongest of the Home Nations during the decade, [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] who almost whitewashed the other three nations but ultimately were held to a 2-2 draw by [[England national football team|England]] in the final, deciding match.
+England and Scotland dominated the tourament, both winning their opening two matches. England began six months earlier than their opponents, defeating [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] at home in October 1923. Scotland matched this result in their opening game in March 1924 and continued with
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