Founded | 1884 |
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Abolished | 1984 |
Region | British Isles |
Number of teams | 4 |
Qualifier for | FIFA World Cup (1950–54) European Championship (1968) |
Related competitions | Rous Cup 2011 Nations Cup |
Last champions | Northern Ireland (1983–84) |
Most successful team(s) | England (54 titles) |
The British Home Championship[a] (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams: England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (the last of whom competed as Northern Ireland starting from the late 1950s). Beginning during the 1883–84 season, it is the oldest international association football tournament in the world and it was contested until the 1983–84 season, when it was abolished after 100 years.
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