The trophy was shared between England and Scotland as at the time a win was only worth two points and a draw one.

Thus, despite England's dominance of the opening matches, their defeat to Scotland in the final game gave the Scots a share in the victory even though it was the only game they won.

England began the tournament in commanding fashion, with heavy defeats of Ireland and Wales in their opening matches.

Scotland by contrast struggled, only managing draws with both opponents and coming close to being upset in both matches.

In the competition's final match, Wales and Ireland fought a furious battle for third place, with the Welsh just edging the victory 3–2.