1886-87
| no. | date | score | scorers (wales) | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/02/1887 | England 7-0 Ireland | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | BC | ||
| 19/02/1887 | Scotland 4-1 Ireland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | BC | ||
| 25 | 26/02/1887 | England 4-0 Wales | Kennington Oval, London | BC | |
| 26 | 12/03/1887 | Ireland 4-1 Wales | Sabine | Solitude, Belfast | BC |
| 19/03/1887 | England 2-3 Scotland | Leamington Road, Blackburn | BC | ||
| 27 | 21/03/1887 | Wales 0-2 Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | BC |
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2. | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| 3. | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 4. | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Story of the tournament
The 1886–87 British Home Championship started poorly for Wales with a 0-4 drubbing by England in a match where goalkeeper, Dr Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts played with both wrists in plaster having broken both wrists. Mills-Roberts place was taken by Wrexham's Bob Roberts for Wales' second match, but things got even worse as Wales sufferd a first ever defeat to Ireland.
Scotland completed Wales' whitewash in the final match with a 2-0 win in Wrexham. With James Trainer of Bolton Wanderers making his debut in goal, Wales used three different goalkeepers in the three matches.
