The only major national team competition won by a Home Nation is the 1966 World Cup , which England hosted and won , though clubs in both the Scottish and English domestic leagues have had success in European club competitions , most notably the UEFA Champions League or its predecessor the European Cup . Glasgow 's Celtic won the 1966-67 European Cup , becoming the first British team to do so , with a team composed entirely of players born and raised within the local area around the club 's stadium , while the following year , Manchester United became the first English club to win the competition , 10 years after the team had been the victim of a notorious air disaster in Munich while playing in the same competition . Liverpool , with 6 wins , is the most successful English , and British , team in European football , while the competition has also been won by Manchester United 3 times in total , Nottingham Forest twice , and Aston Villa , from Birmingham and Chelsea from London once each
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