The 1982–83 British Home Championship was the penultimate in the series of football tournaments between the British Home Nations which stretched back 99 years to 1884. In 1983 England and then Scotland announced their withdrawal from future competition after the 1984 competition with the arrangement of the Rous Cup between the two nations to eliminate Wales and Northern Ireland, who were seen as weaker opposition.
The 1982–83 British Home Championship was the concluding event in a series of football tournaments between the British Home Nations that began in 1884. In 1983, England and Scotland decided not to participate in future competitions following the 1984 tournament. The Rous Cup was established to exclude Wales and Northern Ireland, who were deemed less formidable opponents.