Four Nations Semi-professional Tournament


Also known as Torneo delle Quattro Nazioni per Rappresentative di Lega from 1979-1987. In the first nine editions the participants were: England semi-pro, Italy Serie C U-21, Netherlands amateurs and Scotland semi-pro; since 2002 the participants are: England National Game XI, Ireland semi-pro, Scotland semi-pro and Wales semi-pro. 1992).


Palmares

     winner             venue
1979 England            England
1980 Scotland           Netherlands
1981 England            Italy
1982 Scotland           Scotland
1983 England            England
1984 Italy              Italy
1985 Scotland           Netherlands
1986       cancelled    Scotland
1987 Italy              Scotland
1988-2001  not held
2002 Wales              England
2003 England            Wales
2004 Wales              Scotland
2005 England            Ireland
2006 Wales              England 
2007 England            Scotland
2008 England            Wales [*]

[*] one match was in Oswestry, just on the English side of the border


1979

[May 31-June 2] in Northwich and Stafford

Semifinals
Netherlands		3-0 Italy 
England			5-1 Scotland

Final
ENGLAND			1-0 Netherlands

Third place match
Italy			2-1 Scotland

1980

[June 3-7] in Veenendaal

England			2-0 Italy
Netherlands		0-3 Scotland
Scotland		4-2 England
Netherlands		2-2 Italy
Italy			0-0 Scotland
Netherlands		1-2 England

1. Scotland		3  2 1 0  7- 2  5
2. England		3  2 0 1  6- 5  4
3. Italy		3  0 2 1  2- 4  2
4. Netherlands		3  0 1 2  3- 7  1

1981

[June 9-13] in Lucca, Empoli and Montecatini Terme

England			2-0 Netherlands
Italy			0-0 Scotland
England			0-0 Scotland
Italy			1-0 Netherlands
Scotland		2-2 Netherlands
Italy			1-1 England

1. England		3  1 2 0  3- 1  4
2. Italy		3  1 2 0  2- 1  4
3. Scotland		3  0 3 0  2- 2  3
4. Netherlands		3  0 1 2  2- 5  1

1982

[June 1-5] in Aberdeen

England			0-0 Italy
Scotland		2-1 Netherlands
Scotland		2-2 Italy
England			1-0 Netherlands
Netherlands		4-2 Italy
England			1-1 Scotland

1. Scotland		3  1 2 0  5- 4  4
2. England		3  1 2 0  2- 1  4
3. Netherlands		3  1 0 2  5- 5  2
4. Italy		3  0 2 1  4- 6  2

1983

[May 31-June 4] in Scarborough

Scotland		3-3 Netherlands
England			2-0 Italy
Scotland		3-1 Italy
England			6-0 Netherlands
Netherlands		3-2 Italy
England			2-1 Scotland

1. England		3  3 0 0  10- 1  6
2. Scotland		3  1 1 1   7- 6  3
3. Netherlands		3  1 1 1   6-11  3
4. Italy		3  0 0 3   3- 8  0

1984

[June 5-9] in Parma, Modena and Reggio nell'Emilia

England			3-3 Netherlands
Italy			0-0 Scotland
England			2-0 Scotland
Italy			3-1 Netherlands
Scotland		2-4 Netherlands
Italy			1-0 England

1. Italy		3  2 1 0  4- 1  5
2. England		3  1 1 1  5- 4  3
3. Netherlands		3  1 1 1  8- 8  3
4. Scotland		3  0 1 2  2- 6  1

1985

[June 11-15] in Houten, Utrecht and Harderwijk

Italy			2-2 England
Netherlands		3-0 Scotland
Scotland		1-0 Italy
England			3-0 Netherlands
Italy			2-1 Netherlands
England			1-3 Scotland

1. Scotland		3  2 0 1  4- 4  4
2. England		3  1 1 1  6- 5  3
3. Italy		3  1 1 1  4- 4  3
4. Netherlands		3  1 0 2  4- 5  2

1987

[May 18-22] in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy

Italy			2-1 England
Scotland		1-0 Netherlands
Italy 			4-2 Scotland
England			4-0 Netherlands
Italy			0-0 Netherlands
England			2-1 Scotland

1. Italy		3  2 1 0  6- 3  5
2. England		3  2 0 1  7- 3  4
3. Scotland		3  1 0 2  4- 6  2
4. Netherlands		3  0 1 2  0- 5  1

2002

[May 14-18] in Boston (England)

Wales			1-1 England
 [66 O'Brien; 90 Weatherstone]
Rep.of Ireland		2-0 Scotland
 [26 Arkins, 51 Molloy]
Rep.of Ireland		2-1 England
 [21 25 Byrne; 50 Moore]
Wales			2-1 Scotland
 [57 Lloyd, 82 Evans; 90 ?]
England			2-0 Scotland
 [50 Drummond, 86 Weatherstone]
Wales			5-2 Rep.of Ireland
 [45 55 73 Dickeson, 47 58 Evans; 71 Delaney, 78 Murphy]


1. Wales		3  2 1 0  8- 4  7
2. Rep.of Ireland	3  2 0 1  6- 6  6	
3. England		3  1 1 1  4- 3  4	
4. Scotland		3  0 0 3  1- 6  0


2003

[May 20-24] in Camarthen Town, Merthyr Tydfil and Haverfordwest (Wales)

Wales 			2-1 Scotland 
England 		4-0 Republic of Ireland
Wales 			0-2 England 
Scotland 		4-3 Republic of Ireland
England 		1-1 Scotland  
Wales 			0-2 Republic of Ireland


1. England		3  2 1 0  7- 1  7
2. Scotland		3  1 1 1  6- 6  4
3. Rep.of Ireland	3  1 0 2  5- 8  3
4. Wales		3  1 0 2  2- 5  3

2004

[May 18-20] in Scotland

18-05 	Keith FC	Scotland	0-0 Wales
	Banff		England 	2-3 Republic of Ireland
20-05	Keith FC	Wales 		2-0 England 
	Fraserburgh	Scotland 	2-0 Republic of Ireland
22-05	Banff		Scotland 	1-3 England 
	Inverurie	Wales 		4-1 Republic of Ireland


1. Wales		3  2 1 0  6- 1  7
2. Scotland		3  1 1 1  3- 3  4
3. England		3  1 0 2  5- 6  3
4. Rep.of Ireland	3  1 0 2  4- 8  3

2005

[May 24-28] in Cork, Rep. of Ireland

24-05 	Scotland	5-1 Wales
	Rep.of Ireland	0-1 England 
26-05	Wales 		0-1 England 
	Rep.of Ireland	1-1 Scotland
28-05	Scotland 	2-3 England 
	Rep.of Ireland	1-2 Wales

Table :
1. England		3  3 0 0  5- 2  9
2. Scotland		3  1 1 1  8- 5  4
3. Wales		3  1 0 2  3- 7  3
4. Rep.of Ireland	3  0 1 2  2- 4  1

2006

[May 23-27] in Sussex, England 
(Eastbourne Borough, Bognor Regis Town and Worthing)

23-05 	England 	2-0 Republic of Ireland
	Wales		2-1 Scotland
25-05	England 	1-1 Wales 		
	Scotland 	2-1 Republic of Ireland
27-05	Wales 		3-0 Republic of Ireland
	England		2-0 Scotland

1. Wales		3  2 1 0  6- 1  7
2. England		3  2 1 0  5- 1  7
3. Scotland		3  1 0 2  3- 5  3
4. Rep.of Ireland	3  0 0 3  1- 7  0

2007

[May 22-27] in the Highlands, Scotland  
(Dingwall, Inverness and Brora)

22-05 	England 	5-0 Republic of Ireland
	Wales		1-0 Scotland
25-05	Wales 		1-1 Republic of Ireland
	England		3-0 Scotland
27-05	England 	3-0 Wales 		
	Scotland 	2-1 Republic of Ireland

1. England		3  3 0 0  11- 0  9
2. Wales		3  1 1 1   2- 4  4
3. Scotland		3  1 0 2   2- 5  3
4. Rep.of Ireland	3  0 1 2   2- 8  1

2008

[May 20-24] in Wales (Rhyl and Colwyn Bay) and England (Oswestry)

20-05 	England 	1-0 Gibraltar
	Wales		1-1 Scotland
22-05	Wales 		6-2 Gibraltar
	England		1-0 Scotland
24-05	England 	3-0 Wales 		
	Scotland 	4-2 Gibraltar

1. England		3  3 0 0  5- 0  9
2. Wales		3  1 1 1  7- 6  4
3. Scotland		3  1 1 1  5- 4  4
4. Gibraltar		3  0 0 3  4-11  0

NB: Scotland v Gibraltar was in Oswestry, just on the English side 
    of the border with Wales


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