Israel 1-1 Scotland: Fraser rescues point for Scots

Ryan Fraser’s strike spared Scotland another defeat in Israel as they were forced to come from behind to claim another World Cup qualifying draw. Fraser struck 11 minutes into the second half to earn Scotland a 1-1 draw in front of around 5,000 fans at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. The hosts had taken […]

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Jack Grealish reacts to last night’s international display from his Aston Villa teammates

Jack Grealish reacts to last night’s international display from his Aston Villa teammates – originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa duo Ollie Watkins and John McGinn were on the scoresheet for England and Scotland in the World Cup qualifiers last night. Watkins scored on his England debut to wrap up a thumping 5-0 win over […]

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Chris Sutton shares his five word reaction to Aston Villa star’s goal for his country

Chris Sutton shares his five word reaction to Aston Villa star’s goal for his country – originally posted on Sportslens.com Scotland managed to grind out a 2-2 draw against Austria last night, with Aston Villa star John McGinn scoring a sensational overhead kick to secure a point for his country late in the game. The […]

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Scotland 2-2 Austria: McGinn stunner rescues draw

John McGinn’s superb overhead kick rescued a point for Scotland in the 85th minute of their opening World Cup qualifier against Austria. Steve Clarke’s side twice came from behind at Hampden to seal a 2-2 draw following a thrilling second half. Norwich defender Grant Hanley headed Scotland’s first goal in his first international for three […]

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Gordon McQueen

Following yesterday’s sad news that Gordon McQueen is suffering from vascular dementia, I felt it would be nice to write an article about his playing career. McQueen started his career at St Mirren, playing first team football for two years at Love Street between 1970 and 1972. Leeds manager Don Revie brought him south of […]

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Iconic Moments in Football No.59

This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 9th October 1996 in one of the most farcical moments ever seen in the history of international football. Estonia and Scotland were due to play each other in a World Cup qualifier in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. The Scottish team trained in the stadium the night before at […]

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On This Day – 12th October

Scotland and Wales played in a World Cup Qualifier on this day back in 1977, with a place at the World Cup Finals in Argentina up for grabs. Czechoslovakia were the other side in the small qualifying group and they beat Scotland 2-0 in the first group game. Wales then comfortably beat the Czechs 3-0 […]

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On This Day – 30th September

Former Celtic and Scotland legend Jimmy ‘Jinky’ Johnstone was born on this day back in 1944.Johnstone played 529 games for The Hoops and scored an 135 goals for the club. He was part of the ‘Lisbon Lions’, the 1967 European Cup winning side who became the first British club to lift the trophy. Making his […]

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