UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 8
Football tournament qualifying stage
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
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
1966–67 British Home Championship
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Hunt ![]() Peters ![]() |
Scotland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Murdoch ![]() Lennox ![]() | Report | Nicholson ![]() |
England ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Hurst ![]() B. Charlton ![]() Hennessey ![]() J. Charlton ![]() | Report | W. Davies ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
1967–68 British Home Championship
Wales ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Peters ![]() B. Charlton ![]() Ball ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Clements ![]() | Report |
England ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Hurst ![]() B. Charlton ![]() | Report |
Wales ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Rees ![]() W. Davies ![]() | Report |
Goalscorers
There were 33 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Jack Charlton
Alan Gilzean
Denis Law
Bobby Lennox
Ron Davies
Wyn Davies
1 goal
Alan Ball
Roger Hunt
Dave Clements
Jimmy Nicholson
John Hughes
Jim McCalliog
Ronnie McKinnon
Bobby Murdoch
Alan Durban
Ronnie Rees
1 own goal
Terry Hennessey (against England)
References
- "1968 UEFA European Championship". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "European Championship 1968". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.[dead link]
- Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.
- ^ Article from Scottish daily The Herald du 17/11/66