It was on this day back in 1996 that England’s Euro ’96 tournament started gathering pace, as they brushed Scotland aside with a 2-0 victory over the Auld Enemy. Second half goals from Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne settled were the difference between the two sides.It could have been a completely different story though as […]
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On This Day – 11th June
Archie Gemmill en route to scoring Scotland’s third goal Archie Gemmill scored the most iconic goal in the history of Scottish football on this day back in 1978. It could easily have been included in the ‘Football’s Greatest Goals’ series but I have selected it for the ‘On This Day’ instead. Gemmill’s goal came against […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.7
Willie Donachie and Jim Blyth wonder what has just happened as the ball nestles in the back of the net This week’s own goal comes from Scotland’s Willie Donachie for Scotland against Wales in the 1978 Home Championship.The game was played at Hampden Park on 17th May, with Scotland about to jet off to Argentina […]
Euro 96 Revisited – 18th June
The second fixture in Group A involved Scotland and Switzerland. With all of the world’s attention turned towards events at Wembley, Scotland came away with a 1-0 win over the Swiss.Ally McCoist’s goal was enough for to give the Scottish team win. It was a bittersweet result though, as Patrick Kluivert’s late goal against England […]
Euro 96 Revisited – A moment of brilliance from Gazza brings the tournament to life!
After Paul Gascoigne’s antics in the pre-tournament trip to the Far East, many fans and various parts of the media called for him to be kicked out of the England squad before the tournament.His goal this afternoon was the best way to silence those critics and his celebration was directed at all of those who […]
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Euro 96 Revisited – Day 3
Day 3 saw the other two teams from Group A and B play their first games.Holland and Scotland played out a 0-0 draw at Villa Park in front of 34,363 fans in the early kick off.The two had played four years previously at Euro 92 and the Dutch won that game thanks to a goal […]
On This Day – 19th April
Bobby Charlton (number 8) volleys in his first goal for England Bobby Charlton scored on his England debut on this day back in 1958.The goal was scored at Hampden Park in a 4-0 win, the result meant England shared the Home Championship with Ireland. Bryan Douglas opened the scoring for England after 12 minutes before […]
On This Day – 11th April
Billy Wright and Bobby Evans lead England and Scotland out at Wembley, 11th April 1959 It was on this day back in 1959 that Billy Wright became the first England player to win 100 caps.Wright was the England captain and lead the team out against Scotland in a Home International with the Auld Enemy. The […]