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2 Scotland This book is dedicated to our families as Glory, Tears well as fellow Scotland supporters. & Souvenirs Robert Marshall & David Stuart Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs

INTRODUCTION There are no restrictions on supporting Of course there’s more to Scotland’s national football team – your supporting Scotland than race, creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual turning up at orientation or political views matter [or wherever] to see 90 not. If you wish to come along and minutes of football and to support international football’s greatest sing, shout, swear, cheer, underachievers then you are most welcome. hug, cry and eat pies – That said, it’s not for everyone though – it’s sometimes humble ones. There’s not for faint-hearted, easily-offended, glory- also the pre- and post-match rituals and hunters. Scotland’s glory tends to be sporadic festivities. There’s the collecting of associated and sometimes it is not even obvious but it is souvenirs & memorabilia and the talking of to be savoured. You need a mental toughness enjoyable nonsense about it all and if you to be able to stick with Scotland or then are so inclined you can even write about it again maybe you just need to be daft… as well. So here’s the writings of a couple The authors – Robert Marshall and of Partick Thistle supporting, ex-schemies David Stuart – are a couple of dafties who from North who have evolved derive much pleasure from supporting into two dark blue anoraks and who still Scotland. We also derive pleasure from the willingly pay good money to see eleven pain that often occurs when supporting of their countrymen kick a ball about.. Scotland. Are you still with us? We hope that you enjoy reading our Robert attended his first Scotland take on Scotland the football team. We match, at Hampden Park, Glasgow in 1971 make no pretentious claims about it being when he was twelve years old. His Uncle a uniquely insightful, definitive or seminal David took him to what was Tommy piece of work – we don’t have coaching Docherty’s first game in charge of the badges, journalist degrees or PhDs in English. national team, a Euro Championship It is however an honest, off-beat account qualifier against Portugal which Scotland of many of the various aspects relating to won 2-1. Since then he has attended over the ongoing Mount Florida saga which has 200 Scotland games home and away. been cobbled together by two supporters David saw his first Scotland game aged ten who will continue to suffer for the cause in June, 1973 against world champions Brazil as long as it is physically possible. We Pitch Publishing Ltd at Hampden Park. Taken by his Dad, if truth be have done our utmost to ensure that the A2 Yeoman Gate told David was going to see Brazil, but since contents are factually [though possibly Yeoman Way Durrington supporting Brazil wasn’t a realistic option he not politically] correct. If you do spot BN13 3QZ stuck with Scotland. He has seen Scotland on any errors however, we [a] apologise, and many occasions but cannot describe himself [b] ask that you keep quiet about it! Email: [email protected] as a Army Foot Soldier, although he In this online, electronic nightmare of a Web: www.pitchpublishing.co.uk does walk to every home game he goes to, as world of ours, it’s good to see that there Hampden Park is at the bottom of his street. is still room for paper and print. There First published by Pitch Publishing 2017 are still discerning individuals out there Text © 2017 Robert Marshall and David Stuart who will appreciate and hold on to this tangible piece of football memorabilia. Robert Marshall and David Stuart have asserted their rights in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the authors of this work. So thank you for buying this hardback book, you free-thinking anarchist you! All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher and the copyright owners, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers at the UK address printed on this page.

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KEY FEATURES • A selective history/alternative 10 ISOLATIONISM encyclopedia of Scotland’s national 11 BRAZIL 1950 football team through two separate themes written by a couple of supporters 12 SWITZERLAND 1954 who have suffered for the cause [at 14 SWEDEN 1958 home and abroad] since the early 1970s 16 CHILE 1962 17 1966 • A humorous reminder of how Scotland, 19 1968 despite producing some great footballers over the decades, have 21 MEXICO 1970 surprisingly yet to win a major title 22 BELGIUM 1972 with reviews of all their World Cup 24 WEST GERMANY 1974 and Euro Championship campaigns to 26 YUGOSLAVIA 1976 date as well as a peek into the future 27 ARGENTINA 1978 • An offbeat look at associated aspects 30 ITALY 1980 of Scottish international football 31 SPAIN 1982 from individual players, managers and 35 FRANCE 1984 rival teams to football collectables 36 MEXICO 1986 and personal experiences 39 WEST GERMANY 1988 • Extensive use of mostly colour 40 ITALY 1990 images from the authors’ own varied 44 SWEDEN 1992 collections of football memorabilia 46 USA 1994 48 ENGLAND 1996 51 FRANCE 1998 56 BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS 2000 58 /SOUTH KOREA 2002 59 PORTUGAL 2004 61 GERMANY 2006 62 AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND 2008 64 SOUTH AFRICA 2010 66 POLAND/UKRAINE 2012 67 BRAZIL 2014 68 FRANCE 2016 70 RUSSIA 2018 72 EURO 2020

Shaun Maloney celebrates scoring Scotland’s first goal of the game against the Republic of during a 2016 UEFA European Championships qualifier at Hampden Park.

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CONTENTS A TO Z 145 MCCOLL, IAN 78 A&BC FOOTBALL CARDS- THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION 146 MCLEISH, ALEX 79 ABANDONED AND POSTPONED MATCHES 148 NATIONAL ANTHEMS 81 ADVERTISING & PUBLICITY 148 NEARLY MEN 82 AGING PROCESS – PLAYERS AND SUPPORTERS 150 ONE ONLY 83 77 152 ORMOND, WILLIE 84 ANGLO CONFECTIONERY 154 OVERLAPPING FULL-BACKS 85 ANNUALS 155 PANINI, ME AND THE WILDERNESS YEARS 88 BEATTIE, ANDY 156 PENALTY HEROES AND VILLAINS 88 BEVY OF BEERMATS 158 PHOTOGRAPHS – SUPPORTERS’ SOUVENIRS 90 BLAZERS 159 PRE-MATCH AND HALF-TIME ENTERTAINMENT 91 BROWN, BOBBY 161 PROGRAMMES 92 BRITISH HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 162 QUEUING FOR TICKETS 94 BROWN, CRAIG 163 RANKINGS 96 BURLEY, GEORGE 164 98 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS AND OTHERWISE 164 ROUS CUP 102 CARLING NATIONS CUP 166 ROXBURGH, ANDY 103 CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 168 SCOTCARDS 1972 104 CHIX 169 SCOTLAND SUPPORTERS CLUB 105 CIGARETTE CARDS [THE SWEET KIND] 170 SEASIDE PREPARATIONS 107 COMIC CAPERS AND COLLECTABLES 170 SMITH, WALTER 109 COMMENTATING LEGENDS 172 SPONSORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS 109 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 174 STADIA – AWAY GAME DELIGHTS 110 DALGLISH, KENNY – THE 30 GOALS 175 STEIN, JOCK 112 DOCHERTY, TOMMY 177 115 EAST GERMANY 178 TEA FOR TWENTY-TWO 116 ENGLAND 179 TEAM PHOTOS 118 FANZINES 181 TELEVISION AND PUNDITRY 119 FATHERS & SONS, WEE BROTHERS AND THE OCCASIONAL NEPHEW TOO 182 TESTIMONIALS 120 FKS STICKERS 186 THE TOEPOKE 122 GOALKEEPERS’ GRAVEYARD 187 TICKET STUBS AND TICKET PRICES 124 HAMPDEN PARK 189 TOPPS TRADING CARDS 125 HOME VENUES [OTHER THAN HAMPDEN] 191 USSR 126 IRELAND/ 192 VINYLS:WORLD CUP VINYLS 127 JORDAN, JOE 194 VOGTS, BERTI 130 KICK-OFF TIMES AND MATCH DAYS 195 131 196 WAR AND VICTORY 132 LAW, DENIS – THE 30 GOALS 197 WEMBLEY 67 135 LEVEIN, CRAIG 199 WONDERFUL WINGERS 137 LYONS MAID 203 X- RATED TACKLES 140 MACLEOD, ALLY 204 YUGOSLAVIA 141 MAKE MINE MONTY 205 ZED NOT ZEE 143 MASCOTS

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ISOLATIONISM There is the suspicion that for in the first two European Championships matches whilst shot from Bauld hit the crossbar] and the decades, the British looked down or European Nations Cup as it was then England and latter of whom never played for Scotland their collective noses at ‘foreign’ known. Only 17 nations, which excluded Northern Ireland again. The game was settled by a goal from football. It’s certainly a fact the British but which included the Republic would have just Chelsea’s Roy Bentley in the 64th minute. that no home nation took part of Ireland, had the foresight to take part one each. In the match programme under the in the first three FIFA World in the initial [1958-60] competition which Unfortunately heading ‘Terracing Titbits’ we were advised Cups [1930, 1934 and 1938] culminated with the USSR defeating however, that if Scotland qualified we would sail whilst Scotland also skipped Yugoslavia in the final in Paris. the SFA then from Southampton on the RMS Alcantara the first two UEFA European For the 1962-64 competition 29 of decreed that Scotland would only [which had seen action during World Championships UEFA’s 33 member nations took part – the travel to Brazil if they were War Two as an armed merchant cruiser [1960 and 1964]. absentees being Cyprus, British champions – arrogance, stupidity and then as a troopship] – whilst England FIFA were Finland, Scotland and West plus added pressure for the Scotland players. would fly to Rio. Adeus Brasil. founded in 1904 and the Scottish Germany! On this occasion Here we go! Here we go! Here we go! To their credit, Football Association became Spain defeated the USSR in So just over a year after the creation the English FA and members in 1910 before resigning the final in Madrid’s Estadio of the UK’s National Health Service and some of their players in 1920. We re-joined in 1924 then Santiago Bernabeu. Twelve against a backdrop of post-war austerity pleaded with the spat the dummy again in 1928 months earlier at the same Scotland played their first-ever World SFA to change their when we resigned [along with the venue Scotland had crushed Cup qualifying match, against Northern mind and accompany other three ‘Home’ Associations] Spain 6-2 in a friendly match Ireland at , on England on the South following a disagreement with six different Scotland 1st October 1949 and in front of a American adventure over the status of amateur players getting on the score- crowd of 55,000 we duly won 8-2! Rangers’ but the ‘Tartan footballers. The SFA eventually sheet. Wha’s like us? netted a brace whilst Blazers’ stubbornly re-joined FIFA as a permanent Of course you could argue East ’s Henry Morris managed a hat- refused to see sense. member in 1946 that we’ve kind of went full trick, on his debut… and never played for The finals themselves but I suspect that if we took circle, from self-imposed Scotland again. You couldn’t make this up. [the fourth overall] the huff one more time there isolationism to a wilderness where our The following month Wales came to were a somewhat would be no getting back in quality of football is such that every second Hampden for only the second time where a chaotic, lopsided – unless we called ourselves summer we’re now on the outside looking crowd of 73,781 saw the Scots win 2-0. The affair with only the , but in – women’s team excepted. Let’s end on goals came from Celtic’s John McPhail and thirteen nations that is another story. a positive note however with the thought Alex Linwood of Clyde both of whom taking part. Travel As a result of our less that when Scotland’s renaissance comes were making their debuts. McPhail than splendid isolationism it really will be something to savour... would win four more Scotland caps we were unable to prevent and score another two goals whereas Uruguay from becoming BRAZIL 1950 Linwood – you’ve guessed it – would world champions in 1930 Not long after the four home nations never play for his country again. nor Italy from lifting the re-joined FIFA and then bailed-out England also defeated Northern trophy in 1934 and 1938. We football’s world governing body with a Ireland and Wales and with the Irish can only wonder at what revenue-raising v Rest of and Welsh drawing with one another could have been achieved by the Wembley Europe match at Hampden Park in 1947, a month prior to the Scotland- Wizards of 1928 or the 1930s Scotland teams it was agreed that the 1949/50 British England game it meant that both the which demolished both Czechoslovakia Championship would double-up as big two had ‘qualified’ in advance and Hungary – runners-up in the 1934 and World Cup qualifying group 5 and that the of the Hampden showdown. 1938 World top two teams would go to the finals. The Hampden showdown on 15th Cup Finals Well you can’t say April 1950 turned out to be the respectively. fairer than that, can Hampden letdown when a crowd Despite being you? Furthermore, of 133,300 witnessed an English a founder with the qualifiers victory. The Scottish Selection member of being played over Committee gave debuts to three UEFA in 1954 just the one season it players – Ian McColl [Rangers], Scotland meant that Scotland Willie Bauld [Hearts] and Willie chose not to [and Wales] would Moir [Bolton Wanderers] none participate enjoy two home of whom scored [although a

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logistics and costs had resulted in several incurred the wrath of the Scottish selectors. under S for scapegoat and withdrawals/declined invitations. England defeated both Wales and Northern never play for Scotland again. England were one of the favourites to win Ireland to head the group at this stage and At the finals although each the competition but it all went beautifully on 31st March 1954 [three days before the team was allowed to bring wrong, er, I mean there was a shock result Scotland-England encounter] Wales missed a squad of 22 players – the when our neighbours and friends lost their chance to draw level with Scotland SFA decided however that 1-0 to the USA in Belo Horizonte. Three [and ultimately force a play-off] by losing 13 [which included only days later a 1-0 defeat by Spain in Rio de 2-1 to Northern Ireland in . one goalkeeper] would be Janeiro saw the English Out! Out! Out! So both England and Scotland had sufficient for our purposes. Sorry, sometimes I just can’t help myself. qualified prior to them taking to the field The squad was weakened Anyway, the competition concluded at Hampden on 3rd April and Scotland now further by the absence of by way of a round-robin, mini-league had our first manager – – any players from Glasgow involving Brazil, Spain, Sweden and albeit on a temporary basis and with the Rangers who went instead Uruguay. Come the final match at Rio’s actual title of ‘Official in Charge’. Allan on a close-season tour of Canada which Maracana Stadium a draw would have Brown gave Scotland the lead against the clashed with the World Cup in Switzerland. given the hosts the trophy whereas English after only seven minutes but then Just to add to the pantomime of it all, the Uruguay had to win to top the group – England took control and raced to a 4-1 Scotland players were forced to train in their which they did 2-1 after going behind. lead before a last-minute goal from Willie club jerseys which earned them the nickname Of course better World Cups lay ahead Ormond of Hibernian made the final score of ‘The liquorice allsorts’. Also, Scotland for Brazil but just not in their own semi-respectable in front of 134,544. in conjunction with England threatened to country. There would be World Cups In a similar scenario to the Wales game, walk out of the World Cup if FIFA adopted for Scotland too – appearances at the finals Scotland gave debut caps to two players – a last-minute proposal to allow substitutes. that is for unlike Brazil we’re still awaiting On 3rd October 1953 [just four months the aforementioned who Anyway, Scotland were drawn in group our first trophy win. [It could happen...hic!] after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the would go on to play at the World Cup finals 3 along with Austria, Czechoslovakia and Second but only the FIRST of Scotland] a [and indeed manage Scotland at a World Uruguay. However, FIFA had decided that SWITZERLAND 1954 good start was made when Scotland travelled Cup finals 20 years later] and Celtic defender the two seeded teams in each group should For the second successive World Cup to Belfast’s Windsor Park [did you see what Mike Haughney who would be filed not play one another and consequently our friends at FIFA decreed that a British I just did there?] and defeated Northern only two rather than three matches Championship would double-up as a Ireland 3-1. 58,248 saw two of Scotland’s goals would be played so Scotland avoided qualifying group with the top two teams scored by East Fife’s Charlie Fleming on his fellow non-seeds Czechoslovakia. No, I going to the finals. Yippee! With no debut and as was the ‘custom’ in those days, don’t understand the logic of it either. alteration to the scheduled 1953/54 British Charlie never played for his country again! On 16th June 1954 at the Sportzplatz Championship fixtures it meant that like Wales visited Hampden on 4th November Hardturm, Scotland played their four years previous, and a six-goal thriller ensued in front of first-ever match at a World Cup finals Scotland [and 71,387. Scotland were 2-0 up at half-time in front of a crowd of 25,000... and lost Wales] would have thanks to goals from Allan Brown [Blackpool], 1-0 against Austria. Scotland, [skippered the advantage of and [Hibernan]. John by Preston’s Willie Cunningham in the two home games Charles pulled one back early in the second absence of Rangers’ George Young] to England and half for Wales before Hibs’ played well and came close to scoring Northern Ireland’s restored the Scots’ two-goal cushion. Ivor on several occasions. Apparently one. Hurrah! Allchurch cut the deficit to one in the back home the narrow defeat was Furthermore 73rd minute and then got greeted as a minor victory. Aaaargh! ….cue drum roll…. the equaliser two minutes from time. Things then got farcical again unlike in 1950, the Scotland had two debutants against however when just before the SFA agreed that the Welsh – Johnny MacKenzie of Partick Uruguay game, Andy Beattie resigned Scotland would Thistle who would play for Scotland at the his Scotland duties citing internal go to the finals World Cup finals and centre-half Willie disagreements with SFA officials even if they did Telfer of St Mirren who would never play with lack of control over team not finish the for Scotland again. With Telfer the story selection a particular problem. season as British goes that he was a ‘gentleman-player’ who For that historic game against the champions. refused to commit a ‘professional foul’ to Austrians the team comprised of Praise the Lord! prevent one of John Charles’ goals and so seven home Scots with ,

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Celtic, Dundee, Hibernian and Partick Thistle one quarter of the 16 finalists. Rock n Roll! Rangers’ George Young Three days later all represented. Scotland’s line-up was Scotland were drawn in qualifying group who was winning his Scotland took to unchanged for the game against Uruguay 9 alongside Spain and Switzerland and 53rd and final cap. the field at the in the Saint Jacob Stadium in Basle, so the we played three of our four qualifying On 26th May [six Idrottsparken, unlucky/lucky duo who didn’t see any matches in May 1957 with the final days before the Norrkoping where World Cup action were George Hamilton game in November of that year. first Premium Bond a crowd of 11,665 of Aberdeen and Celtic’s who On 8th May [with petrol rationing still in winners were selected witnessed Scotland was the most experienced player in the place because of the Suez crisis] Scotland got by the computer lose 3-2 to Paraguay, squad. Amazingly, Scotland were the only off to a flier with a win at Hampden against ERNIE], Scotland who had topped a finalist whose squad included players from Spain [who had surprisingly drawn their lost 4-1 to Spain qualifying group which clubs outwith their own national league – opening qualifier 2-2 at home to the Swiss]. in the Estadio Santiago included Uruguay the previously mentioned Cunningham and A crowd of 88,890 saw Scotland twice take Bernabeu, Madrid. This time the Scots and Colombia. The [Preston North End], John the lead and twice get pegged back before were run ragged by Alfredo Di Stefano South Americans were Aird [Burnley] and Allan Brown [Blackpool]. two late goals from meant a and Ladislao Kubala. Scotland’s goal supposedly the weakest The game against Uruguay was shown live hat-trick for the Blackpool inside-forward came from Hibernian’s Gordon Smith. team in the group but two on British television – a rare ‘treat’ in those and a 4-2 victory for the Scots – Charlton Going into the final qualifier against errors from goalkeeper black and white days of austerity and in Athletic’s got the other goal. Switzerland, Scotland knew a victory would and captain, Tommy the sweltering Swiss heat and with 34,000 On 19th May [just four days after Britain ensure a trip to Sweden the following Younger of Liverpool in the stadium watching [and no doubt tested its first hydrogen bomb] Scotland summer and on 6 November 1957 [with saw the ball end up in the laughing] Scotland had their arses well and travelled to the Saint Jacob Stadium, Basle Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite back of the Scotland net. truly felt. Apparently the Uruguayans had and defeated Switzerland 2-1. The home side visible in the night skies] a crowd of 58,811 at body-checked, handled frequently, kicked had taken the lead after only 12 minutes but Hampden Park saw the Scots triumph 3-2. and gouged throughout but they also put that man Mudie drew Scotland level before Archie Robertson of Clyde gave Scotland the ball in the Scotland net no fewer than half-time. Celtic’s Bobby Collins then got the lead after 29 minutes but the sides SEVEN times without reply. Oh those fiendish the winner in the 71st minute to ensure a went in at the break level. Second-half foreigners, why they even resorted to using much more pleasing visit to Basle than the goals from Jackie Mudie and Alex Scott of the ball and making it do all the work. previous sojourn three years earlier when we Rangers gave Scotland a comfortable lead So Scotland’s first World Cup was took a 7-0 doing from Uruguay at the 1954 before a strike from Roger Vonlanthen a bit of a disaster, well actually it was World Cup finals. Scotland were skippered by made for a nervous last ten minutes or so. a total disaster but surely we would Scotland were on their way to learn from our mistakes? Aye, right. Sweden [without a manager] but three Uruguay would defeat England in the months before the World Cup finals quarter-finals and ultimately finish fourth commenced disaster struck…. when with the Austrians besting them in the Elvis Presley was conscripted into play-off for third place. The surprise the US army. Fortunately we would winners of the competition were West have the likes of the Everly Brothers Germany who defeated the much- and Lord Rockingham’s XI to fall vaunted Hungary 3-2 in the final. back on. In Sweden all four British 1954 wasn’t a total write-off for sides avoided one another with north of Hadrian’s wall however as Scotland going into group 2 alongside apparently that was the year the France, Paraguay and Yugoslavia. Osprey recolonized Scotland. Better On 8th June 1958 Hearts’ Jimmy them than the English….again. Murray scored Scotland’s first-ever goal at a World Cup finals when he SWEDEN 1958 netted the equaliser in the 1-1 draw For Scotland’s third attempt at winning with Yugoslavia at the Arosvallen the World Cup, FIFA abandoned their Stadium, Vasteras in front of a British Championships-doubling as a crowd of just 9,591. It was the only qualifying group approach and so we goal Jimmy would manage in his were all pitched into proper European five Scotland appearances. With qualifying sections for the first time. Scotland chasing a winner, Jackie Somewhat ironically all four home Mudie had a perfectly good nations qualified to comprise exactly goal disallowed – apparently.

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It was Younger’s 24th and final Scotland Scotland kicked off their qualifying Heysel Stadium, was appearance. A goal from Mudie had made it campaign against the Irish at Hampden the chosen neutral venue. 1-1 whilst another from Bobby Collins pulled with Cliff Richard and The Shadows riding On 29 November 1961 in it back to 3-2 with 14 minutes remaining. high in the UK music charts and less than front of a disappointing On 15th June Scotland met France in three weeks after a 9-3 humping from the crowd of 7,000 [where were the Eyravallen Stadium, Orebro needing old enemy at Wembley. Scotland put their cheap flights or the Channel a win to stay in the tournament. 13,554 Wembley woes behind them though and ran Tunnel when you needed saw a 2-1 victory for France however with out comfortable 4-1 winners with two goals them?] Dunfermline Athletic their first-half goals coming from the great apiece from Rangers’ and David goalkeeper Eddie Connachan and the even greater Just Herd of Arsenal. Celtic’s made his Scotland debut as Fontaine. In between, John Hewie hit the made his Scotland debut and did Dundee winger Hugh Robertson, indeed post with a penalty before Rangers’ Sammy 46,696 were there to see it. Dundee supplied three players that day. Twice Baird pulled one back in the second half. Four days later and again the Scots Ian St. John gave Scotland the lead and on So Scotland finished bottom of their group enjoyed another comfortable victory the second occasion we held it until eight whilst France and Yugoslavia progressed over the Irish, winning 3-0 at Dublin’s minutes from the end when Adolf Scherer to the quarter-finals where they defeated . Ralph Brand was on the equalised. Into extra time we went, Spurs’ Northern Ireland and lost to West Germany scoresheet again whilst Everton’s Alex John White hit the bar before Czechoslovakia respectively. [Wales also made it to the Young weighed in with a double. scored twice more and Scotland checked quarter-finals whilst England did not.] France Seven days after the Dublin success into Heartbreak Hotel...again. would lose to eventual tournament winners however Scotland travelled to Bratislava At the actual finals in Chile, Czechoslovakia Brazil in the semi-finals but would clinch and got thumped 4-0. Rangers supplied went all the way to the final itself where they third place with a win over the Germans. six players that day and two of them took the lead against Brazil before eventually Scotland still had a lot to learn about were amongst a group of five who going down 3-1. Could have been us, matey... the intricacies of tournament football not never played for Scotland again. least maintaining discipline. Indeed it has By the time the Hampden game against ENGLAND 1966 been suggested that some of Scotland’s Czechoslovakia came around in September, By the time our qualifiers for the eighth FIFA players over-indulged at the well-stocked the Berlin wall had gone up and Denis World Cup kicked-off in October 1964, the restaurant in their Swedish hotel – not Law had returned to the fold - as a Torino Beatles had conquered the world. However, alcohol mind you, but food which included player. Scotland twice went behind with Liverpool’s contribution to Scotland’s attempt large breakfasts, three course lunches Liverpool’s Ian St. John then ‘The Lawman’ at Mount Florida that anyone would travel at world domination would be restricted to and dinners plus generous portions of himself drawing us level before Denis the to by tram as Glasgow’s tramways closed Everton’s Alex Scott being capped against creamy Swedish cakes and sandwiches at Menace struck the winner with seven the following year. [One for the public Finland in the opening qualifier and an the 10.00pm suppertime. Trust Scotland minutes remaining. Again Hampden was transport enthusiasts amongst us.] appearance by Anfield’s in the final to pig their way out of a World Cup…. less than half-full with 51,590 in attendance. Anyway, in October Czechoslovakia then qualifier against Italy. Poland were Scotland’s This would be the last World Cup qualifier defeated the Republic of Ireland home and other qualification rivals and just to make CHILE 1962 away to draw level on points with Scotland things more difficult for ourselves, Scotland’s There were only 56 entrants overall for and as their superior was managers worked in a part-time capacity the seventh FIFA World Cup which would not part of the qualification process a – Ian McColl for the opening qualifier be hosted by Chile in 1962. A weird and one-game play-off was required and the then for the remaining five. wonderful qualifying draw involved And so the attempt to win an invite to some European qualifying groups having our next door neighbour’s big party began African or Asian sub-groups which with a routine 3-1 victory over Finland at would result in ‘group finals’ of Spain v Hampden. 55,332 saw Scotland go 3-0 up by Morocco and Yugoslavia v South Korea. half-time thanks to goals from skipper Denis For Ian McColl’s Scotland however Law [ United], Celtic’s Stevie things were more straightforward as Chalmers and David Gibson of Leicester City. we were placed in a three-team group A debut cap was awarded to central along with Czechoslovakia and the defender Jackie McGrory of Republic of Ireland and all four of whilst his club-mate Robert Forsyth played our scheduled matches were played in goal winning his third cap. At the end of one right after the other between season 1964/65 the club would be 3rd May and 26th September 1961. crowned champions of Scotland – yes really!

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Poland. Disaster for the final against West Germany gave five of them would gain legendary status as Scotland – to coin our nearest and dearest the cup – but part of Jock Stein’s ‘ Lions’ Celtic team a phrase. Rangers’ mercifully for us, they seldom mention it... who in May 1967 became the first British side 18 year old Willie Incidentally, the month before the to win the European Champion Clubs’ Cup. Johnston made his Queen presented the Jules Rimet trophy In 1967 Bobby Brown left St Johnstone debut on that woeful to she did a decent thing to become Scotland’s first full-time Wednesday evening. by officially opening Glasgow airport and manager and in April came the Wembley Two games against thereby offering up another escape route. showdown with the then world champions Italy in November and England who fielded almost their entire December remained ITALY 1968 1966 winning line-up, for and Scotland would Scotland deemed the third European being the only change. have to win both of them to top the group Championship worth participating in and Scotland led 1-0 at half-time thanks to a and qualify for England 66 – a win and a draw as a bonus/sop the 1966/67 and 1967/68 goal from but for all Scotland’s would earn us a play-off. Scotland managed British Championships doubled-up as dominance that’s the way the score remained to achieve the first victory, in dramatic qualifying group 8. until the final 12 minutes when each team fashion at Hampden Park when two minutes Hippies, Carnaby Street, the Kinks – scored two apiece. made it from time unleashed a powerful England was swinging whereas Scotland 2-0 for Scotland in the 78th minute before shot past William Negri in Italy’s goal. were minging, well at least they were against pulled one back for the A crowd of 100,393 had seen Scotland Northern Ireland in Belfast in October 1967 hosts six minutes later. Three minutes after successfully complete part one of the [qualifying match number 4] when they that, ‘new boy’ Jim McCalliog of Sheffield Italian job. Unfortunately however lost 1-0 to a -inspired home Wednesday made it 3-1 for Scotland part two would be beyond us, when a side in front of 55,000 spectators, a result before netted for England weakened Scotland team [no Billy McNeill, which would prove to be extremely costly. with two minutes remaining. Sunderland’s On 23rd May 1965 Scotland travelled to the , or Denis Law] 1967 would be a right mixed bag for Jim Baxter, who had been excellent that Slaski Stadium, Chorzow, Poland where they travelled to and saw their World Cup although highlights would include a Wembley day, taunted the English further by playing earned a creditable 1-1 draw thanks to a Denis dreams die – 3-0 at the Stadio San Paolo. win, a Scottish club conquering Europe and ‘keepie-uppie’ with the ball but it might Law equaliser. Four days later the Scotland It was of little or no consolation that the introduction of the dessert delicacy have been better if instead we had pressed roadshow moved on to the , come July 1966 Italy would have a disastrous Angel Delight, that year would also see for more goals, to try and avenge the 9-3 Helsinki where we came from behind to World Cup finals at Roker Park, Sunderland the demise of Third Lanark FC, Glasgow gubbing from England six years previous. win 2-1 with goals from Rangers’ duo Davie where they lost to the USSR and Ayresome trolleybuses and steam passenger trains! Wilson and John Greig. Wilson’s goal was his Park, Middlesbrough where a North Korean Back to the start however, and Kilmarnock ninth in 22 Scotland appearances however victory ensured that the two communist boss Malky MacDonald was Scotland’s the winger never played cousins progressed from the group stage for the first two games for his country again. at the expense of Italy [and Chile]. As for of the qualifying campaign which kicked-off So far so good then, the remainder of the tournament, well on Saturday 22nd October 1966 with a 1-1 however on 13th October a two-goal hat-trick by Geoff Hurst in draw with Wales at , . Ron Scotland made a Davies had given Wales the lead in the 76th complete arse of things minute before Denis Law equalised with four at home to Poland. In minutes remaining. Unbelievably, the match front of a crowd of took place just the day after the Aberfan 107,580 Celtic and disaster when an accumulated rock and shale Scotland skipper Billy tip suddenly slid downhill into the south McNeill gave his team Wales village killing 116 children and 28 adults. the lead in the 14th A month later Scotland defeated Northern minute which we held Ireland 2-1 at Hampden Park but not before for 70 minutes until the visitors had taken the lead after only nine Jan Liberda equalised. minutes. got the equaliser Worse was to follow with a long-range shot in the 14th minute however a mere with his Celtic clubmate and Scotland two minutes later debutant, Bobby Lennox hitting the winner when Jerzy Sadek in the 35th minute. Indeed there were six hit the winner for Parkhead players in the line-up that day and

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