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 England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1  England 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–3 5–1 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8 1–1 — 3–2 2–1
3  Wales 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4 0–3 1–1 — 2–0
4  Northern Ireland 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 3 0–2 1–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

1966–67 British Home Championship

Wales 1–1 Scotland
R. Davies 77' Report Law 86'
Attendance: 33,269
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
Northern Ireland 0–2 England
Report Hunt 40'
Peters 60'
Attendance: 47,897
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)
Scotland 2–1 Northern Ireland
Murdoch 14'
Lennox 35'[1]		 Report Nicholson 9'
Attendance: 45,281
Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)
England 5–1 Wales
Hurst 30', 34'
B. Charlton 43'
Hennessey 65' (o.g.)
J. Charlton 84'		 Report W. Davies 36'
Attendance: 75,380
Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)
Northern Ireland 0–0 Wales
Report
Attendance: 17,643
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)
England 2–3 Scotland
J. Charlton 84'
Hurst 88'		 Report Law 27'
Lennox 78'
McCalliog 87'
Attendance: 99,063
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

1967–68 British Home Championship

Wales 0–3 England
Report Peters 34'
B. Charlton 87'
Ball 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 44,960
Referee: John Robertson P. Gordon (Scotland)
Northern Ireland 1–0 Scotland
Clements 69' Report
Attendance: 47,359
Referee: James Finney (England)
England 2–0 Northern Ireland
Hurst 43'
B. Charlton 62'		 Report
Attendance: 83,969
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales)
Scotland 3–2 Wales
Gilzean 16', 65'
McKinnon 78'		 Report R. Davies 18'
Durban 57'
Attendance: 57,472
Referee: James Finney (England)
Scotland 1–1 England
Hughes 39' Report Peters 19'
Attendance: 134,461
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
Wales 2–0 Northern Ireland
Rees 75'
W. Davies 84'		 Report
Attendance: 17,548
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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.
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