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England in the British Championship 1885-86 Season (3rd)
 
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British Championship Table 1885-86 Season
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
=1-Scotland 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
=1-England 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3-Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 =0 2
4-Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 -15 0

 Notes

Scotland and England shared the championship because they gained the same number of points.  Goal difference was not used to decide British Championship placings until the 1979-80 edition.  It was the first time England won a share of the championship.

British Championship Matches 1885-86 Season
Date Match Score Venue Att.
27-Feb-1886 Wales 5 Ireland 0 [1-0] Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham 700
13-Mar-1886 Ireland 1 England 6 [1-2] Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast 4,500
20-Mar-1886 Ireland 2 Scotland 7 [2-5] Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast 3,000
27-Mar-1886* Scotland 1 England 1 [0-1] Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow 11,000
The date of England's match with Scotland is disputed.  The Football Association and some histories have it played on March 31, 1886, the Thursday after England's Monday's match against Wales.  Other histories have it played on March 27, 1886, the Saturday, and therefore, the more realistic date.
29-Mar-1886 Wales 1 England 3 [1-0] Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham 5,000
10-Apr-1886 Scotland 4 Wales 1 [2-0] Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow 3,000

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