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Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs Robert Marshall & David Stuart Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs 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 Hampden Park 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 Glasgow 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 Tartan 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. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 13-digit ISBN: 9781785313318 Design and typesetting by Olner Pro Sport Media. Printed in Malta by Gutenberg Press Ltd. 5 Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs 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 ENGLAND 1966 • A humorous reminder of how Scotland, 19 ITALY 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 JAPAN/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 Ireland during a 2016 UEFA European Championships qualifier at Hampden Park. 7 Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs 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 CAP ONLY 83 ANFIELD 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 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 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 TARTAN ARMY 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/NORTHERN IRELAND 192 VINYLS:WORLD CUP VINYLS 127 JORDAN, JOE 194 VOGTS, BERTI 130 KICK-OFF TIMES AND MATCH DAYS 195 WALES 131 KIRIN CUP 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 8 9 Scotland Glory, Tears & Souvenirs 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].

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