Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2018

5 March 1870 - The First International (Sort Of)

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On 5 March 1870, London hosted the world's first international match, with an English team facing a group of London-based Scottish playe...
Monday, April 17, 2017

17 April 1937 - A Guinness Type Of Day (And A World Record Day, Too)

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On 17 April 1937, Scotland hosted England at Glasgow's Hampden Park for the last match of the 1937 British Home Championship. The offici...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

9 April 1938 - You Know, I Think It's Going To Catch On

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On 9 April 1938, England hosted Scotland at Wembley for the first match to be shown live on television in its entirety. The BBC expanded fro...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

23 February 1901 - This One Went To Eleven

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On 23 February 1901, Scotland opened the British Home Championship by getting their record margin of victory. Ireland arrived at Celtic Pa...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

7 December 1997 - The Passing Of A Leeds Legend

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On 7 December 1997, former Leeds United captain Billy Bremner died after being hospitalized for pneumonia. He was 54 years old. Born in the ...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

24 September 1962 - The Rise Of The Super Ranger

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On 24 September 1962, two-time European Golden Boot winner Ally McCoist was born in Bellshill, Scotland. The striker, nicknamed "Supe...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

14 September 1901 - The Man Who Lit The Fuse

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On 14 September 1901, Arsenal legend Alex James was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. A deep-lying playmaker, he guided the Gunners to their fi...
Monday, June 13, 2016

13 June 1986 - A Red In Record Time

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On 13 June 1986, Uruguay defender José Batista set a World Cup record. Unfortunately, it was a record for fastest ejection, coming after onl...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

4 June 1986 - Experience Can Be Overrated

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On 4 June 1986, Denmark made their first appearance in the World Cup, joining Scotland, Uruguay, and West Germany in the tournament's ...
Monday, April 4, 2016

4 April 1936 - Walker Beats The Wind

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On 4 April 1936, Scotland claimed the British Home Championship with a late penalty kick against England at Wembley. And it took three tries...
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Saturday, March 26, 2016

26 March 1986 - Scotland's Only Centurion

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On 26 March 1986, Liverpool striker Kenny Dalglish won his 100th cap for Scotland in a 3-0 win over Romania. To date, he is the only player ...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

12 March 1881 - His Selection Was Elementary

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On 12 March 1881, Queen's Park fullback Andrew Watson became the world's first black international footballer when he received his f...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

8 March 1873 - We'll Go Ahead And Call It Evinced, Then

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On 8 March 1873, England and Scotland met for just the second time, with both teams getting their first goals. Unfortunately for Scotland, E...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

26 January 1884 - Great Scots

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On 26 January 1884, Ireland hosted the very first British Home Championship match, losing 0-5 to eventual winners Scotland. The previous yea...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

10 January 2007 - Apparently, You Can Go Home Again

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On 10 January 2007, Rangers confirmed the return of manager Walter Smith, who had previously led the club to a massive haul of silverware fr...
Monday, November 30, 2015

30 November 1872 - The First Official International

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On 30 November 1872, England and Scotland played the first ever official international, which ended in a scoreless draw. The two countries h...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

19 November 2008 - Argentina Tries To Recapture The Magic

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On 19 November 2008, Argentina embarked upon the new Diego Maradona era with a 1-0 victory over Scotland. As a player, Maradona had led Arge...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

15 October 1949 - The World Cup Comes To Wales

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On 15 October 1949, England and Wales met in the first World Cup qualifier for both teams, with England winning 1-4. The English and Welsh f...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

23 June 1998 - The Great Scottish Collapse

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On 23 June 1998, Scotland exited the World Cup in disastrous fashion, losing 0-3 to Morocco in their last group stage match. In doing so, th...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

19 May 1957 - Scots In Swiss Clothing

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On 19 May 1957, Scotland defeated Switzerland 1-2 in a World Cup qualifier in Basel, but they had to do it in shirts borrowed from the Swiss...