From 1884-1984 the British Home Championship was an international football tournament held annually between England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (later Northern Ireland).
From 1884-1889, this competition featured 100% of the earth's football associations (until the founding of the Danish FA in 1889). This therefore makes it the most comprehensive of all international tournaments, or a "world cup", if you will. This makes the winners from 1884-1889 world champions, and therefore warrants a star above every winner's crest.
Therefore, Scotland gain 4 and a half stars above their jersey, and England gain an additional 1 and a half.
Non-British team were absolute garbage until 1920 or so. You have even more World Championships
Liam Wright
Goal difference hadn't been invented yet, so Scotland and England finished on 5 points each (2 wins and 1 draw against each other) and decided to call it a draw. Scotland actually finished on +8 and England on +7, so it would go to Scotland on GD.
Jordan Reed
A star is a star, you can't get only half
Daniel Clark
That's fine by me, two more stars for England.
Evan Phillips
Give it to Scotland then on retrospective ruling. So 5 stars for Scotland, 1 for England
you're right, the stars go to northern ireland. I care because they're my team also, we irish have two national teams if we want them. The FAI was founded as a breakway association in 1921, so of course northern ireland is the successor team and still a home nation, republic of ireland is neither of those things.
