1947–48 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947–48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a row.

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1947–48 British Home Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
Dates	4 October 1947 (1947-10-04) – 10 April 1948 (1948-04-10)
Teams	4
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England
Runners-up	Wales
Third place	Ireland
Fourth place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tommy Lawton Tom Finney George Lowrie Samuel Smyth (2 goals)
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England began the competition as they finished it, with a strong win over Wales in Cardiff, whilst Scotland were defeated 2–0 by Ireland in Belfast. The second round saw Scotland again defeated, this time by Wales at their home stadium in Glasgow. England meanwhile were held 2–2 by Ireland, leaving three teams still able to win at least a share in the trophy. In the final matches, Wales put an end to Ireland's hopes with a 2–0 victory but England managed to beat Scotland to clinch the championship.

• Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.