British Home Championship 1887/88
The British Home Championship 1887/88 was the fifth edition of the tournament for the national football teams of the United Kingdom and took place in February and March 1888. The game was played in a simple league round, everyone against everyone.
For the first time in the history of the BHC, Scotland did not win the tournament, instead England won the tournament alone for the first time. At the event in 1886 , the Scots and the English shared the title on equal points.
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15: 2 | +13 | 6-0 |
| 2. |
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15: 8 | +7 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:10 | +3 | 2: 4 |
| 4th |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:26 | −23 | 0: 6 |
| February 4th in Crewe | |||
| England | - | Wales | 5: 1 |
| March 3rd in Wrexham | |||
| Wales | - | Ireland | 11: 0 |
| March 10 in Edinburgh | |||
| Scotland | - | Wales | 5: 1 |
| March 17th in Glasgow | |||
| Scotland | - | England | 0: 5 |
| March 24th in Belfast | |||
| Ireland | - | Scotland | 2:10 |
| March 31st in Belfast | |||
| Ireland | - | England | 1: 5 |