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8 unusual facts about Scotland National Football Team


Alfred Goodwyn

He also represented England in the second international football match against Scotland in 1873.

He was selected for the second official international match between England and Scotland played at Kennington Oval, London on 8 March 1873, together with his Royal Engineers colleague, Pelham von Donop who played alongside him in defence.

England national football team results – 1880s

England played 27 matches between 1880 and 1889, all of them friendlies against either Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Foxdale A.F.C.

Former Scotland, Wolves and Everton F.C. striker Andy Gray was also due to attend but has had to withdraw because of a family commitment.

Harry Goslin

He was also selected for an unofficial international for England against Scotland.

Hawke's Bay United

Chandler was given the position of head coach after former coach, ex-Celtic FC and Scotland goalkeeper Jonathan Gould was appointed as the goalkeeping coach for the Wellington Phoenix.

History of Deportivo Saprissa

During the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s, Saprissa was the backbone of the Costa Rican national team, whose international pinnacle came at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, when against all odds, Costa Rica reached the second round, eliminating countries such as Scotland and Sweden.

Jack Kirwan

Until then the competition had been monopolised by England and Scotland.


1979–80 British Home Championship

Apart from disappointing Scottish performances in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, no British side had been represented at a major football tournament since England were knocked out by Germany at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

1985–86 in Scottish football

On 10 September 1985, the Scotland team travelled to Ninian Park, Cardiff, to take on Wales in their final qualifying game for the World Cup in Mexico.

1993 in Scotland

13 September - Andy Roxburgh resigns after seven years as manager of the Scotland national football team, who now have virtually no hope of qualifying for next summer's World Cup.

1993–94 in Scottish football

The resignation of Scotland national football team manager Andy Roxburgh after seven years in charge, following their failure to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the appointment of Craig Brown as his successor.

2007–08 in Scottish football

Scotland failed in their attempt to qualify for the Euro 2008, finishing third in Group B behind 2006 World Cup finalists France and Italy despite beating France twice.

Aleksander Knavs

He also appeared in seven out of possible ten matches in the qualifying session for the 2006 World Cup, where the Slovenian team finished only fourth in their group, behind Italy, Norway and Scotland.

Algimantas Liubinskas

Famous results during his second tenure include a 1-1 draw against Germany in Nuremberg, a 1-0 victory over Scotland in Kaunas, and a 1-1 draw in Naples against Italy.

Ally's Tartan Army

Ally's Tartan Army was a novelty record released by Scottish comedian Andy Cameron on the Klub Records (KRL) label to mark the Scottish football team's qualification for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

Arthur Graham

Arthur Graham (born 26 October 1952 in Castlemilk, Glasgow) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Leeds United, Manchester United, Bradford City and the Scotland national team.

Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

Although he was born in Kensington, London, as son of an old Perthshire family Kinnaird also played for Scotland, winning his solitary cap against England in the second ever international, played in 1873 at The Oval.

David Narey

David Narey, MBE (born 12 June 1956 in Dundee) is a former Scottish international footballer, who spent 21 years with Dundee United, coinciding with United's most successful era, under the management of Jim McLean.

Eric Brook

The team also included the England international centre half Sam Cowan and the Scotland captain Jimmy McMullan.

Ernest Bambridge

His solitary England appearance came on 4 March 1876 against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick.

Frank Forman

Forman was not selected for the match against Wales on 28 March, but was picked for the match against Scotland on 2 April, when he played alongside Charles Wreford-Brown who was making his final appearance for the national team.

Halfway, Cambuslang

Notable people from Halfway include boxer Scott Harrison, a World Featherweight champion; Davie Wilson, Scotland and Rangers F.C striker; Kyle Hutton, midfielder, who also played with Rangers; and Mick McGahey union leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).

Hill of Beath

Hill of Beath is the birthplace of Rangers F.C. legend Jim Baxter and Scotland captain Willie Cunningham and the home town of Celtic F.C. midfielder Scott Brown.

History of East Stirlingshire F.C.

Three other players, David Alexander, Archibald Ritchie, and James McKie made appearances for the Scotland national team between 1891 and 1898.

João Vieira Pinto

Whilst with Benfica, Pinto's career was threatened in late 1992 by a collapsed lung during an international match for Portugal in Scotland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – he did recover, but was unable to help Benfica win the title.

Joe Mercer

The Everton manager Theo Kelly accused Mercer of not trying in an international against Scotland, but in reality Mercer had sustained a severe cartilage injury.

John Auld

John Auld (born 7 January 1862 in Lugar, Scotland died 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Scotland as a central defender.

Keith F.C.

Although the town of Keith is relatively small, the club have produced a few notable players such as Hamish French and former Scotland captain, Colin Hendry, as well as having celebrity fans, such as James Naughtie.

Kris Renton

He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland.

Lochore Welfare F.C.

Among these are Willie Johnston, who could often be seen playing for Lochore before going on to play for Rangers and Scotland and Ian Porterfield, whose greatest moment of glory was scoring the winning goal for Sunderland in the FA Cup final.

Percy Fairclough

In 1878, shortly after his twentieth birthday, he was selected by England for the match at Hampden Park, Glasgow against Scotland on 2 March.

Put 'Em Under Pressure

The title was a catchphrase of then manager Jack Charlton, whose soundbites were sampled for the verse; the chorus was a combination of the familiar football chant "Olé Olé Olé" and a reworking of "Ally's Tartan Army" (which was itself set to the tune of "God Save Ireland"), the unofficial theme tune for Scotland in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and for 13 weeks the song was at number one in the Irish Singles Chart.

Reginald Courtenay Welch

He was the last survivor of the England team from the inaugural international match, although he was outlived by Scotland's Billy MacKinnon.

Steve Wooddin

Wooddin was one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the 1982 World Cup (along with Steve Sumner), scoring the second New Zealand goal in a 5–2 loss to Scotland.

Stewart Kennedy

He was capped five times by Scotland in the 1974-75 season, his last appearance coming in a 5-1 defeat to England at Wembley.

Stuart Kennedy

He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup, where he played in the games against Peru and The Netherlands.

Sydney FC Prague

In 1965, Chelsea F.C. manager and former Scotland international, Tommy Docherty was offered a guest stint with Prague in a friendly against VFB Stuttgart after taking the '64-'65 League cup with Chelsea.

Tynecastle F.C.

On 13 November 2007, the club received a windfall of £114,000 after former player and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon was transferred from Hearts to Sunderland for £9 million.

UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS - a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.


see also

David Shaw

Davie Shaw (1917–1977), Scottish footballer for Scotland national football team and Hibernian F.C.