UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8

Group 8 of the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying tournament was one of the eight groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 1968 finals tournament. Group 8 consisted of four teams: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. Group 8's results were formed by combining the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 editions of the British Home Championship. The group winners were England, who finished 1 point above Scotland.

Final table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 3

England  — 2–0 2–3 5–1 Northern Ireland  0–2 — 1–0 0–0 Scotland  1–1 2–1 — 3–2 Wales  0–3 2–0 1–1 —

Matches

1966–67 British Home Championship

Wales  v  Scotland

22 October 1966 00:00

Wales	1–1	Scotland
R.Davies 76'		Law 86'

Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 33,269 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Northern Ireland  v  England

22 October 1966 15:00

Northern Ireland	0–2	England
		Hunt 40' Peters 60'

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 47,897 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Scotland  v  Northern Ireland

16 November 1966 20:00

Scotland	2–1	Northern Ireland
Murdoch 14' Lennox 35'		Nicholson 9'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 45,281 Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)

England  v  Wales

16 November 1966 00:00

England	5–1	Wales
Hurst 30', 34' B.Charlton 43' Hennessey 65' (og) J.Charlton 84'		W.Davies 36'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 75,380 Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Northern Ireland  v  Wales

12 April 1967 19:30

Northern Ireland	0–0	Wales

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,643 Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

England  v  Scotland

15 April 1967 15:00

England	2–3	Scotland
J.Charlton 84' Hurst 88'		Law 27' Lennox 78' McCalliog 87'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 99,063 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

1967–68 British Home Championship

Wales  v  England

21 October 1967 00:00

Wales	0–3	England
		Peters 34' B.Charlton 87' Ball 90' (p)

Ninian Park, Cardiff Attendance: 44,960 Referee: John Robertson P. Gordon (Scotland)

Northern Ireland  v  Scotland

21 October 1967 15:00

Northern Ireland	1–0	Scotland
Clements 67'

Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 46,300 Referee: James Finney (England)

Scotland  v  Wales

22 November 1967 00:00

Scotland	3–2	Wales
Gilzean 15', 65' McKinnon 78'		R.Davies 18' Durban 55'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 57,472 Referee: James Finney (England)

England  v  Northern Ireland

22 November 1967 19:45

England	2–0	Northern Ireland
Hurst 43' B.Charlton 62'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 83,969 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)

Scotland  v  England

24 February 1968 15:00

Scotland	1–1	England
Hughes 39'		Peters 20'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 134,461 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Wales  v  Northern Ireland

28 February 1968 19:15

Wales	2–0	Northern Ireland
Rees 75' R.Davies 84'

The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 17,548 Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

References

• "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014. 
• Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.