Gordon Smith, chief executive Scottish FA; ex Rangers, He also had spells with Ayr United, Albion Rovers and East Fife. £0.60 postage. “I think we’ve got a great chance,” he argued.
Not many teams win the European Cup once, let alone twice.”. He played for a number of non-league teams including Kettering Town and Nuneaton Borough until retiring in 2004 with Stamford. The holder of four caps before Wembley, he never played for Scotland again.
This is also where you can view fixtures and results. Retired through injury at 29 going on to work in the financial sector. Having won all four of their games, Wales also won the Grand Slam for a record eighth time - Wales had formerly shared the record of seven with England. First Schools International, England v Wales at Walsall. When I was a wee boy, that was the game I dreamed of being involved in. 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Sat 20 May 1978 Scotland 0 England 1 ›› Comp ›› Date ›› Team: Scoring Order Scotland Team Opposition Team. It was like a club team really, and the spirit among the boys was incredible. “I wouldn’t have minded, but I had invites to go to post-game parties from both Rod Stewart and Sean Connery and I missed them both through choosing to go for a sleep when I did! Paul McStay – A one-club man he played for Celtic over 600 times winning three league championships and four Scottish Cups. & G Scullion (Glasgow); J Sloan (Glasgow), J Cruickshank (Glasgow), J Wood (Port Glasgow), A McBride (Glasgow) & K Watson (Edinburgh). “It all just added to the sense that we were involved in something special. IT was 35 years ago, but it feels like yesterday. Welcome to the ESFA website - the home of Schools' Football If you are looking to login to your School or Association account, please follow this link or click on the 'National Competitions' tab. Chris Hollins, TV presenter, BBC Breakfast, He currently works as the Technical Director for Girls Centre of Excellence at Brighton & Hove Albion. “The standard was high, with guys like Kenny Dalglish, Danny McGrain and Gordon McQueen about the place. Des Comerford, “It was a baking hot day which would have melted you, and I know you might not believe this, but before the game the president of the English FA came into our dressing room and said to us that if we were going to beat his side then he hoped it would be by a big score, like 5-4, in an entertaining game.”. Stewart Rae – With a host of Scottish clubs as well as Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion looking at him he signed up at Hibs just two days before the Wembley match. Not specified. The game was held up for ten minutes before the police, assisted by the 5′ 11” Paul Rideout, apprehended the men and led them from the field. ESPN3.com - The Best of International Sport, footytips.com.au - Australia's largest tipping site, England v Ireland at Twickenham, Five Nations, Mar 18, 1978 [, Wales v France at Cardiff, Five Nations, Mar 18, 1978 [, Ireland v Wales at Lansdowne Road, Five Nations, Mar 4, 1978 [, Scotland v England at Murrayfield, Five Nations, Mar 4, 1978 [. [2][3][4][5] The association run national competitions from under-11 to under-19 age groups. Harry Meads, drummer, The Days, “Kenny Dalglish also scored that day, but mine is the one people seem to remember,” says McQueen, an imposing centre-half for Manchester United, Leeds United and St Mirren. Austin O’Connor – Won the South East Counties League and the English Youth Cup with Norwich City in 1983. Warren Donald – Signed professional terms with West Ham United making two league appearances before joining Northampton Town. The tournament was the first Five Nations Championship in which two teams each with three victories faced off against each other in the final round of matches, with both capable of completing a Grand Slam with a victory. The blond mane of Gordon McQueen rising highest of all to bullet a header beyond England goalkeeper Ray Clemence for the first Scotland goal in a 2-1 victory. “We are not going to give these louts the publicity they want,” commentator Brian Moore said. “So to do that, to score a goal, and help the team to victory is the stuff dreams are made of. So the 5-1 thrashing was as painful as it was unexpected. One theory is that he was offering advice on, Robertson’s techniques from the spot-kick. A goalkeeper in his playing days he had himself played for Scotland Schoolboys against England, in 1966, alongside Kenny Dalglish in a 1-1 draw. 1904. “Everywhere you looked there were people wearing tartan, and one of the ends in particular was a sea of Saltires and Lion Rampants. “Unfortunately, the game itself was a disaster. The Welsh had shared another nine titles with other teams. “The goal itself was an amazing moment. Leon Jackson, X Factor winner 2007, He joined Cardiff City where he was an ever-present in 1986-87. Get a round-up of stories from The Sunday Post every week.
I have mentioned Joe and Asa, plus we had Kenny Dalglish, Danny McGrain and Willie Johnston. Northern Ireland were forced to pull out of the tournament due to The Troubles without having played their match against Scotland. They still had no doubt they would win. England v Wales Youth International @ WBA 1974 Jan. ... England v Holland - Schools' International 03/04/1971 - Football Programme. 0 bids. “We had to stand in there for about 15 minutes waiting for the game to start,” Sludden recalled. For each nation's squad for the 1978 Five Nations Championship, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Five_Nations_Championship&oldid=976718637, 1978 rugby union tournaments for national teams, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 15:54.
The best known? “Despite Derby’s success, my expectation was that I would have to do my time before playing, but it wasn’t like that at all. © DC Thomson Co Ltd 2020. Brian MacDonald, finalist X Factor 2006, Hope that helps.
1951. 1907. “I was brought up as a Scotland fan living in England, so Wembley was the game my dad always took me to,” he said. England got back into the match when Jones slipped the ball through to Rideout on the halfway line. The championship was won by Wales, their twentieth outright win in the competition. But 1975 was at the very start of his international journey. gate 40000. Paul Nicholas – He had signed ‘S’ forms for Celtic, joining his older cousin Charlie, who had just started to break through into the first team. The game was also notable for an unsavoury incident. Scotland had the first shot on goal after four minutes when Alistair Dick saw his effort saved by Peter Lara in the England goal. see all. “As I remember, he guessed the right side but I got the ball just inside the post so he wasn’t able to reach it. “I remember it well because it is the only time I ever played there,” he told Archie MacPherson in the book ‘Flower of Scotland – A Football Odyssey’. Scotland youth coach Andy Roxburgh recommended him for a soccer scholarship at Harvard University in Boston. In 2011 Ally Dick commented to The Scotsman, “I had a ton of interest before that game, clubs phoning me up every night, but after it, the amount doubled. It is responsible for the running and development of schools competitions and festivals at primary and secondary school age.
He went on to play for a number of sides in Scotland including St Johnstone, Airdrie, Ayr United and Kilmarnock, finishing his playing career with Bo’ness United in 2001. He left Parkhead, first on loan, then signing for Middlesborough in 1987.
The teams included: England team manager: Competition. Although many Scots had taken flags and banners they were heavily outnumbered by the thousands of England flags as the two teams took to the field.
Robertson recently had the honour of being inducted into England’s National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame for his achievements with Scotland and Forest. In the 2011 competition, which took place in March, Scotland finished as runners up to England, losing 2–1. Half-Time 0-0 ; Agg ; Competition British Championship; Round 03 of 03; The 1978 Five Nations Championship was the forty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. There were about four minibuses just from my school, St Mungo’s High School in Falkirk.”, On Scotland’s right wing was John Robertson, later to write his name into the record books at Heart of Midlothian. The Football Association (FA) works with ESFA to support high quality, coordinated inter school football competition programmes for all young people. The 1975 mauling turned one of his childhood dreams into a nightmare. Calum Currie – Left Fir Park Boys Club to sign ‘S’ forms with Motherwell but didn’t play a first team game. 1951. As McQueen, now 64, says, the jubilation has to be viewed in the context of the time. 1950. Tim Ayers, lead guitar, The Days, He arrived at Raith Rovers the following year staying to become part of the League Cup winning team of 1994/95. He only played 11 times in the first team and was on the bench, alongside Dennis Bergkamp, as Ajax lost the 1988 European Cup Winners’ Cup final to Mechelen. ESFA v Scotland at Wembley. THERE is an old joke in football about a player getting two caps on the one night – his first and his last! While still only 21 he went to Bari in Italy, returning to England after three seasons to play with Southampton. It was the game that launched future Scotland captain Paul McStay to prominence, while England’s Paul Rideout captured national attention with his hat-trick. Danny Cipriani, Wasps and England. They had only needed a draw to win the tournament. Currently the manager of Lowland League side East Stirlingshire.
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