British Home Championship 1885/86

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The British Home Championship 1885/86 was the third edition of the tournament for the national soccer teams of the United Kingdom and took place from February to April 1886. The game was played in a simple league round, everyone against everyone.

Scotland and England shared the title after both finished first on points. It was the third title for Scotland, while England won the first time.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ScotlandScotland Scotland  3  2  1  0 012: 400  +8 05: 10
 1. EnglandEngland England  3  2  1  0 010: 300  +7 05: 10
 3. Wales 1807Wales Wales  3  1  0  2 007: 700  ± 0 02: 40
 4th Ireland 1783Ireland Ireland  3  0  0  3 003:180 −15 00: 60
England and Scotland shared the title.
February 27 in Wrexham
Wales - Ireland 5-0
March 13th in Belfast
Ireland - England 1: 6
March 20th in Belfast
Ireland - Scotland 2: 7
March 27th in Glasgow
Scotland - England 1: 1
March 29th in Wrexham
Wales - England 1: 3
April 10 in Glasgow
Scotland - Wales 4: 1

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