england returned to the fray and gained revenge for their narrow defeat in the deciding match of the previous year when they in turn thrashed scotland 5–0 in london, leaving only the weak irish in between them and the trophy. before this however, ireland received another massive defeat at the hands of scotland, who beat them 2–10 in belfast to take second place. in the final game, england needed only a draw to secure the title but managed a win by five goals to one to take their first undisputed championship.