1959–60 British Home Championship

Football at the United Kingdom was at a low point in 1959 and 1960, following the failure of the national sides (except Wales and Ireland), to perform well in the 1958 FIFA World Cup two years before.A part of the problem involved the deaths of senior members of all four national sides at the Munich air disaster in early 1958.England had also suffered a further loss of confidence following poor form in a pre-season tour of the Americas, losing three games in a row to Brazil, Peru 4–1 and Mexico.The Scots started well, with a 4–0 drubbing of their opponents in Belfast whilst the English and Welsh played out a tame draw.This set the tone for the tournament, with the Irish losing their subsequent matches with more respectable scorelines but still unable to gain a point.

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