(Match 117) 12th February 1921 (33rd Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 2-1 (1-1) Referee: James Mason (England) Crowd: 20.824, Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen Goals: 1-0 Wilson (11), 1-1 Collier (30), 2-1 Wilson (46) SCOTLAND: Kenneth Campbell [c] (4/Partick Thistle) - John Marshall (1/Middlesbrough) William McStay (1/Celtic) - Joseph Harris (1/Partick Thistle) Charles Ross Pringle (1/St.Mirren) James McMullan (2/Partick Thistle) - Alexander Archibald (1/Rangers) Andrew Cunningham (2/Rangers) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (4/Dunfermline Athletic) John [Joseph] Cassidy (1/Celtic) Alexander Troup (2/Dundee) WALES: Edward John Peers - Harry Millership, Moses Richard Russell - Frederick Charles Keenor, Joseph Thomas Jones, Thomas James Matthias - David Rees Williams, David John Collier, Francis Hoddinott, Stanley Charles Davies, Edward Thomas Vizard.
(Match 118) 26th February 1921 (33rd Home International Championship) IRELAND - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 40.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Wilson (10), 0-2 Cassidy (87) IRELAND: Elisha Scott - James Mulligan, David Rollo - William Lacey [c], Ernest Edwin Smith, Michael Terence O'Brien - Samuel McGregor, James Ferris, Daniel McKinney, Michael Hamill, Louis James Arthur Oscar Buckhalter "Bookman". SCOTLAND: Kenneth Campbell (5/Partick Thistle) - John Marshall (2/Middlesbrough) William McStay (2/Celtic) - Joseph Harris (2/Partick Thistle) Alexander Graham (1/The Arsenal) James McMullan (3/Partick Thistle) - Alexander McNab (1/Morton) Thomas Miller (2/Manchester United) Andrew Nisbet Wilson [c] (5/Dunfermline Athletic) John [Joseph] Cassidy (2/Celtic) Alexander Troup (3/Dundee) Notes: Andrew Wilson had a 10th minute penalty kick saved by Elisha Scott, but the Scottish player got the rebound and with a shot under the crossbar gave Scotland the lead. Louis James Arthur Oscar Buckhalter (or Buchalter) was a Lithuanian-Jewish footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports. The Buckhalter family emigrated from Lithuania to Ireland in the 1890s to escape anti-Semitism and subsequently changed their name to Bookman. In May 1915 Woolwich Arsenal FC changed their name to The Arsenal FC.
(Match 119) 9th April 1921 (33rd Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 3-0 (2-0) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 85.000, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Wilson (20), 2-0 Morton (43), 3-0 Cunningham (53) SCOTLAND: John Ewart (1/Bradford City) - John Marshall [c] (3/Middlesbrough) James Blair (3/Cardiff City) - Stewart Davidson (1/Middlesbrough) George Brewster (1/Everton) James McMullan (4/Partick Thistle) - Alexander McNab (2/Morton) Thomas Miller (3/Manchester United) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (6/Dunfermline Athletic) Andrew Cunningham (3/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (3/Rangers) ENGLAND: Harold Gough - Thomas Smart, John Silcock - Bert Smith, George Wilson, Arthur Grimsdell [c] - Samuel Chedgzoy, Robert Kelly, Henry Chambers, Herbert Bliss, James Henry Dimmock. Notes: Andrew Wilson's 20th minute goal was his 5th in successive internationals. Scotland won the home title.
(Match 120) 4th February 1922 (34th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 2-1 (2-0) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 10.000, The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Goals: 1-0 L.S.Davies (7), 2-0 S.C.Davies (25), 2-1 Archibald (66) WALES: Edward John Peers - Edward Parry, James Henry Evans - Herbert Price Evans, Joseph Thomas Jones, Thomas James Matthias - Stanley Charles Davies, Ivor Jones, Leonard Stephen Davies, Richard William Richards, Edward Thomas Vizard. SCOTLAND: Kenneth Campbell (6/Partick Thistle) - John Marshall [c] (4/Middlesbrough) Donald McKinlay (1/Liverpool) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (1/Rangers) Michael Gilhooley (1/Hull City) William Collier (1/Raith Rovers) - Alexander Archibald (2/Rangers) John White (1/Albion Rovers) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (7/Middlesbrough) Francis Gemmell Fulton Walker (1/Third Lanark) Alan Lauder Morton (4/Rangers)
(Match 121) 4th March 1922 (34th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND (IFA) 2-1 (0-1) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 40.000, Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Gillespie (43), 1-1 Wilson (61), 2-1 Wilson (83) SCOTLAND: Kenneth Campbell (7/Partick Thistle) - John Marshall (5/Middlesbrough) Donald McKinlay (2/Liverpool) - James Hogg (1/Ayr United) William Cringan (2/Celtic) Thomas Allan Muirhead (1/Rangers) - Alexander Pollock Donaldson (6/Bolton Wanderers) James Kinloch (1/Partick Thistle) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (8/Middlesbrough) Andrew Cunningham [c] (4/Rangers) Alexander Troup (4/Dundee) IRELAND (IFA): Francis Joseph Collins - William Robert McCracken [c], William McCandless - Robert McCracken, Michael Terence O'Brien, William Emerson - William Lacey, Patrick Gallagher, Robert William Irvine, William Gillespie, David Lyner. Notes: Since the last match against Ireland (Match 118) the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had been formed in Dublin in September 1921. Scotland continued to only play the team of the Irish Football Association (IFA) based in Belfast and did not play the FAI until 1961. Both Irish associations styled their teams as Ireland until 1953. To avoid confusion "IRELAND (IFA)" is used in the matches from 4th March 1922 to 3rd October 1953 inclusive. "(Ireland - IFA)" is added after the names of IFA referees who officiated at matches from 26th October 1929 to 4th November 1953 inclusive. A more detailed explanation is included at point 1 in the notes on the overview page of "Scotland - International Results".
(Match 122) 8th April 1922 (34th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-0) Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland) Crowd: 33.646, Villa Park, Birmingham Goal: 0-1 Wilson (62) ENGLAND: Jeremiah Dawson - Thomas Clay, Samuel John Wadsworth - Frank Moss, George Wilson [c], Thomas George Bromilow - Richard Ernest York, Robert Kelly, William Ernest Rawlings, William Henry Walker, William Henry Smith. SCOTLAND: Kenneth Campbell (8/Partick Thistle) - John Marshall (6/Middlesbrough) James Blair [c] (4/Cardiff City) - John Gilchrist (1/Celtic) William Cringan (3/Celtic) Neil McBain (1/Manchester United) - Alexander Archibald (3/Rangers) John Crosbie (2/Birmingham) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (9/Middlesbrough) Thomas Cairns (2/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (5/Rangers) Notes: Scotland won the home title.
(Match 123) 3rd March 1923 (35th Home International Championship) IRELAND (IFA) - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-0) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 30.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goal: 0-1 Wilson (70) IRELAND (IFA): Thomas Gerard Farquharson - William Robert McCracken [c], John Joseph Curran - Samuel Johnstone Irving, George Moorhead, William Emerson - Hamilton McKenzie, Patrick Gallagher, George Hull Reid, William Gillespie, William John Moore. SCOTLAND: William Harper (1/Hibernian) - John Hutton (1/Aberdeen) James Blair [c] (5/Cardiff City) - David Morton Steele (1/Huddersfield Town) David Main Liston Morris (1/Raith Rovers) Neil McBain (2/Everton) - Alexander Archibald (4/Rangers) John White (2/Heart of Midlothian) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (10/Middlesbrough) John [Joseph] Cassidy (3/Celtic) Alan Lauder Morton (6/Rangers)
(Match 124) 17th March 1923 (35th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Isaac Baker (England) Crowd: 25.000, Love Street (St.Mirren Park), Paisley Goals: 1-0 Wilson (6), 2-0 Wilson (55) SCOTLAND: William Harper (2/Hibernian) - John Hutton (2/Aberdeen) James Blair (6/Cardiff City) - John McNab (1/Liverpool) William Cringan [c] (4/Celtic) David Morton Steele (2/Huddersfield Town) - Henry Ritchie (1/Hibernian) Andrew Cunningham (5/Rangers) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (11/Middlesbrough) Thomas Cairns (3/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (7/Rangers) WALES: George Alfred Godding - Moses Richard Russell, James Henry Evans - Thomas James Matthias, Frederick Charles Keenor, Robert Frederick John - David Rees Williams, Robert Idwal Davies, Stanley Charles Davies, Leonard Stephen Davies, David Sidney Nicholas.
(Match 125) 14th April 1923 (35th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 2-2 (1-2) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 71.000, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Cunningham (28), 1-1 Kelly (31), 1-2 Watson (42), 2-2 Wilson (55) SCOTLAND: William Harper (3/Hibernian) - John Hutton (3/Aberdeen) James Blair (7/Cardiff City) - David Morton Steele (3/Huddersfield Town) William Cringan [c] (5/Celtic) Thomas Allan Muirhead (2/Rangers) - Denis Lawson (1/St.Mirren) Andrew Cunningham (6/Rangers) Andrew Nisbet Wilson (12/Middlesbrough) Thomas Cairns (4/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (8/Rangers) ENGLAND: Edward Taylor - Ephraim Longworth, Samuel John Wadsworth - Frederick William Kean, George Wilson [c], John Tresadern - Samuel Chedgzoy, Robert Kelly, Victor Martin Watson, Henry Chambers, Frederick Edward Tunstall. Notes: Scotland won the home title.
(Match 126) 16th February 1924 (36th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 2-0 (0-0) Referee: Herbert William Andrews (England) Crowd: 26.000, Ninian Park, Cardiff Goals: 1-0 W.Davies (61), 2-0 L.S.Davies (72) WALES: Albert Gray - Moses Richard Russell, John Jenkins - Herbert Price Evans, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], William Jennings - William Davies, Ivor Jones, Leonard Stephen Davies, Richard William Richards, Edward Thomas Vizard. SCOTLAND: William Harper (4/Hibernian) - John Marshall (7/Llanelly) James Blair [c] (8/Cardiff City) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (2/Rangers) Neil McBain (3/Everton) Thomas Allan Muirhead (3/Rangers) - Alexander Archibald (5/Rangers) William Fraser Russell (1/Airdrieonians) John [Joseph] Cassidy (4/Celtic) John Reid McKay (1/Blackburn Rovers) Alan Lauder Morton (9/Rangers)
(Match 127) 1st March 1924 (36th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND (IFA) 2-0 (0-0) Referee: George Noel Watson (England) Crowd: 30.000, Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Cunningham (85), 2-0 Morris (89) SCOTLAND: William Harper (5/Hibernian) - John Hutton [c] (4/Aberdeen) James Hamilton (1/St.Mirren) - Peter Simpson Dennitts Kerr (1/Hibernian) David Main Liston Morris (2/Raith Rovers) James McMullan (5/Partick Thistle) - James Greig Reid (3/Airdrieonians) Andrew Cunningham (7/Rangers) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (1/Airdrieonians) Thomas Cairns (5/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (10/Rangers) IRELAND (IFA): Thomas Gerard Farquharson - David Rollo, William McCandless - Samuel Johnstone Irving, Michael Terence O'Brien, Francis [Gerald] Morgan - Daniel McKinney, Patrick Gallagher, Robert William Irvine, William Gillespie [c], John Joseph McGrillen.
(Match 128) 12th April 1924 (36th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 1-1 (0-1) Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland) Crowd: 37.250, The Empire Stadium, Wembley (Wembley became part of London on 1st April 1965) Goals: 0-1 Taylor (40) own goal, 1-1 Walker (60) ENGLAND: Edward Taylor - Thomas Smart, Samuel John Wadsworth - Frank Moss [c], Charles William Spencer, Percival Barton - William Butler, David Bone Nightingale Jack, Charles Murray Buchan, William Henry Walker, Frederick Edward Tunstall. SCOTLAND: William Harper (6/Hibernian) - John Smith (1/Ayr United) Philip McCloy (1/Ayr United) - William McLean Clunas (1/Sunderland) David Main Liston Morris (3/Raith Rovers) James McMullan [c] (6/Partick Thistle) - Alexander Archibald (6/Rangers) William Duncan Cowan (1/Newcastle United) Neil Harris (1/Newcastle United) Andrew Cunningham (8/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (11/Rangers) Notes: Scotland were runners-up. Wales won the home title.
(Match 129) 14th February 1925 (37th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 3-1 (2-1) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 25.000, Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh Goals: 1-0 Meiklejohn (9), 2-0 Gallacher (20), 2-1 Williams (45), 3-1 Gallacher (63) SCOTLAND: William Harper (7/Hibernian) - James Nelson (1/Cardiff City) William McStay (3/Celtic) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (3/Rangers) David Main Liston Morris [c] (4/Raith Rovers) Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (1/Airdrieonians) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (1/Aberdeen) James Dunn (1/Hibernian) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (2/Airdrieonians) Thomas Cairns (6/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (12/Rangers) WALES: Albert Gray - John Jenkins, Moses Richard Russell - Stanley Charles Davies, Frederick Charles Keenor, William Williams - William Davies, John Barry L.Nicholls, Leonard Stephen Davies, George Harold Beadles, Frederick Cook.
(Match 130) 28th February 1925 (37th Home International Championship) IRELAND (IFA) - SCOTLAND 0-3 (0-3) Referee: George Noel Watson (England) Crowd: 41.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Meiklejohn (4), 0-2 Gallacher (25), 0-3 Dunn (36) IRELAND (IFA): Thomas Gerard Farquharson - Robert Manderson, William McCandless - James Harold Chatton, Michael Terence O'Brien, Samuel Johnstone Irving - Christopher Martin, Patrick Gallagher, Edward Carroll, William Gillespie [c], Joseph Toner. SCOTLAND: William Harper (8/Hibernian) - James Nelson (2/Cardiff City) William McStay (4/Celtic) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (4/Rangers) David Main Liston Morris [c] (5/Raith Rovers) Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (2/Airdrieonians) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (2/Aberdeen) James Dunn (2/Hibernian) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (3/Airdrieonians) Thomas Cairns (7/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (13/Rangers)
(Match 131) 4th April 1925 (37th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 92.000, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Gallacher (36), 2-0 Gallacher (85) SCOTLAND: William Harper (9/Hibernian) - William McStay (5/Celtic) Philip McCloy (2/Ayr United) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (5/Rangers) David Main Liston Morris [c] (6/Raith Rovers) James McMullan (7/Partick Thistle) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (3/Aberdeen) William Fraser Russell (2/Airdrieonians) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (4/Airdrieonians) Thomas Cairns (8/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (14/Rangers) ENGLAND: Richard Henry Pym - William Ashurst, Samuel John Wadsworth [c] - Thomas Patrick Magee, John Ernest Townrow, Leonard Graham - Robert Kelly, James Marshall Seed, Frank Roberts, William Henry Walker, Frederick Edward Tunstall. Notes: Scotland won the home title.
(Match 132) 31st October 1925 (38th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 0-3 (0-0) Referee: Ernest Pinckston (England) Crowd: 25.000, Ninian Park, Cardiff Goals: 0-1 Duncan (70), 0-2 McLean (80), 0-3 Clunas (82) WALES: Albert Gray - Moses Richard Russell, John Jenkins - Samuel Raymond Bennion, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], James John Lewis - David Rees Williams, William Davies, Stanley Charles Davies, Richard William Richards, Edward Thomas Vizard. SCOTLAND: William Robb (1/Rangers) - John Hutton (5/Aberdeen) William McStay (6/Celtic) - William McLean Clunas (2/Sunderland) Thomas Townsley [c] (1/Falkirk) James McMullan (8/Partick Thistle) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (4/Huddersfield Town) John Duncan (1/Leicester City) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (5/Airdrieonians) Alexander Wilson James (1/Preston North End) Adam McLean (1/Celtic)
(Match 133) 27th February 1926 (38th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND (IFA) 4-0 (2-0) Referee: George Noel Watson (England) Crowd: 30.000, Ibrox Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Gallacher (15), 2-0 Cunningham (42), 3-0 Gallacher (60), 4-0 Gallacher (65) SCOTLAND: William Harper (10/The Arsenal) - John Hutton (6/Aberdeen) William McStay [c] (7/Celtic) - Peter Wilson (1/Celtic) John McDougall (1/Airdrieonians) Robert Hunter Brown Bennie (3/Airdrieonians) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (5/Huddersfield Town) Andrew Cunningham (9/Rangers) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (6/Newcastle United) Bernard "Tommy" McInally (1/Celtic) Adam McLean (2/Celtic) IRELAND (IFA): Elisha Scott - Robert Manderson, Thomas Houston Watson - Samuel Johnstone Irving, Joseph Gowdy, Thomas Milne Sloan - Andrew Wallace Bothwell, Alexander Steele, Samuel Curran, William Gillespie [c], John Mahood.
(Match 134) 17th April 1926 (38th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-1) Referee: Thomas Dougray (Scotland) Crowd: 49.429, Old Trafford, Stretford (the separate borough of Stretford became part of Greater Manchester in 1974) Goal: 0-1 Jackson (36) ENGLAND: Edward Taylor - Frederick Roy Goodall, Thomas Mort - Willis Edwards, John Henry Hill, George Henry Green - Richard Ernest York, Sydney Charles Puddefoot, Edward Cashfield Harper, William Henry Walker [c], James William Ruffell. SCOTLAND: William Harper (11/The Arsenal) - John Hutton (7/Aberdeen) William McStay [c] (8/Celtic) - James Davidson Gibson (1/Partick Thistle) William Summers (1/St.Mirren) James McMullan (9/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (6/Huddersfield Town) Alexander Thomson (1/Celtic) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (7/Newcastle United) Andrew Cunningham (10/Rangers) Alexander Troup (5/Everton) Notes: James Gibson was the son of Neil Gibson who gained 14 caps for Scotland between 1895-1905. Scotland won the home title for the fifteenth time outright - plus six shared.
(Match 135) 30th October 1926 (39th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 3-0 (2-0) Referee: William Edward Forshaw (England) Crowd: 40.500, Ibrox Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Gallacher (20), 2-0 Jackson (35), 3-0 Jackson (73) SCOTLAND: Allan McClory (1/Motherwell) - William McStay [c] (9/Celtic) William Wiseman (1/Queen's Park) - James Davidson Gibson (2/Partick Thistle) Robert Gillespie (1/Queen's Park) James McMullan (10/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (7/Huddersfield Town) Andrew Cunningham (11/Rangers) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (8/Newcastle United) Bernard "Tommy" McInally (2/Celtic) Adam McLean (3/Celtic) WALES: Albert Gray - Thomas John Evans, John Jenkins - Samuel Raymond Bennion, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], William Jennings - William Davies, Stanley Charles Davies, John Fowler, Charles Jones, Edward Thomas Vizard.
(Match 136) 26th February 1927 (39th Home International Championship) IRELAND (IFA) - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: George Noel Watson (England) Crowd: 40.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Morton (44), 0-2 Morton (89) IRELAND (IFA): Elisha Scott [c] - Andrew McCluggage, William Henry McConnell - Joseph Gowdy, Thomas Milne Sloan, David McMullan - John Joseph McGrillen, Patrick Gallagher, Hugh Henry Davey, Samuel Johnstone Irving, Joseph Toner. SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (1/Queen's Park) - John Hutton (8/Blackburn Rovers) William McStay [c] (10/Celtic) - Thomas Allan Muirhead (4/Rangers) James Davidson Gibson (3/Partick Thistle) Thomas Craig (1/Rangers) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (8/Huddersfield Town) James Dunn (3/Hibernian) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (9/Newcastle United) James Howieson (1/St.Mirren) Alan Lauder Morton (15/Rangers)
(Match 137) 2nd April 1927 (39th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-2 (0-0) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 111.214, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Morton (48), 1-1 Dean (65), 1-2 Dean (88) SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (2/Queen's Park) - William McStay [c] (11/Celtic) Robert Thomson (1/Falkirk) - Thomas Kelly Morrison (1/St.Mirren) James Davidson Gibson (4/Partick Thistle) James McMullan (11/Manchester City) - Adam McLean (4/Celtic) Andrew Cunningham (12/Rangers) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (10/Newcastle United) Robert Lowe McPhail (1/Airdrieonians) Alan Lauder Morton (16/Rangers) ENGLAND: John Henry Brown - Frederick Roy Goodall, Herbert Jones - Willis Edwards, John Henry Hill [c], Sidney MacDonald Bishop - Joseph Harold Anthony Hulme, George Brown, William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, Arthur Rigby, Louis Antonio Page. Notes: Scotland and England shared the home title.
(Match 138) 29th October 1927 (40th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 2-2 (1-2) Referee: Arthur Henry Kingscott (England) Crowd: 16.000, The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Goals: 0-1 Gallacher (14), 0-2 Hutton (16) penalty, 1-2 Curtis (44), 2-2 Gibson (76) own goal WALES: Albert Gray - Moses Richard Russell, Thomas John Evans - Samuel Raymond Bennion, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], Stanley Charles Davies - William James Hole, Leonard Stephen Davies, John Fowler, Ernest Robert Curtis, Frederick Cook. SCOTLAND: William Robb (2/Hibernian) - John Hutton (9/Blackburn Rovers) William McStay (12/Celtic) - David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (6/Rangers) James Davidson Gibson (5/Aston Villa) James McMullan [c] (12/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (9/Huddersfield Town) Robert McInnes McKay (1/Newcastle United) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (11/Newcastle United) George Stevenson (1/Motherwell) Alan Lauder Morton (17/Rangers)
(Match 139) 25th February 1928 (40th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND (IFA) 0-1 (0-1) Referee: Arthur Ward (England) Crowd: 55.000, Firhill Park, Glasgow Goal: 0-1 Curran (13) SCOTLAND: Allan McClory (2/Motherwell) - John Hutton (10/Blackburn Rovers) William McStay (13/Celtic) - Thomas Allan Muirhead [c] (5/Rangers) David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (7/Rangers) Thomas Craig (2/Rangers) - Henry Ritchie (2/Hibernian) James Dunn (4/Hibernian) James Edward McGrory (1/Celtic) George Stevenson (2/Motherwell) Alan Lauder Morton (18/Rangers) IRELAND (IFA): Elisha Scott - Andrew McCluggage, Robert Hamilton - Samuel Johnstone Irving [c], George Moorhead, Francis [Gerald] Morgan - Robert James Chambers, Robert William Irvine, Samuel Curran, James Ferris, John Mahood.
(Match 140) 31st March 1928 (40th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 1-5 (0-2) Referee: William Bell (Scotland) Crowd: 80.868, The Empire Stadium, Wembley (Wembley became part of London on 1st April 1965) Goals: 0-1 Jackson (3), 0-2 James (44), 0-3 Jackson (65), 0-4 James (67), 0-5 Jackson (86), 1-5 Kelly (89) ENGLAND: Arthur Edward Hufton - Frederick Roy Goodall [c], Herbert Jones - Willis Edwards, Thomas Wilson, Henry Healless - Joseph Harold Anthony Hulme, Robert Kelly, William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, Joseph Bradford, William Henry Smith. SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (3/Queen's Park) - James Nelson (3/Cardiff City) Thomas Law (1/Chelsea) - James Davidson Gibson (6/Aston Villa) Thomas Bradshaw (1/Bury) James McMullan [c] (13/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (10/Huddersfield Town) James Dunn (5/Hibernian) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (12/Newcastle United) Alexander Wilson James (2/Preston North End) Alan Lauder Morton (19/Rangers) Notes: Scotland were third. Wales won the home title.
(Match 141) 27th October 1928 (41st Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 4-2 (2-1) Referee: Arthur Henry Kingscott (England) Crowd: 55.000, Ibrox Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 W.Davies (5), 1-1 Gallacher (25), 2-1 Gallacher (42), 3-1 Gallacher (48), 4-1 Dunn (56), 4-2 W.Davies (75) SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (4/Heart of Midlothian) - Douglas Herbert Gray (1/Rangers) Daniel Blair (1/Clyde) - Thomas Allan Muirhead (6/Rangers) William Walter Stewart King (1/Queen's Park) James McMullan [c] (14/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (11/Huddersfield Town) James Dunn (6/Everton) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (13/Newcastle United) Robert Lowe McPhail (2/Rangers) Alan Lauder Morton (20/Rangers) WALES: Albert Gray - Ernest James Morley, William Jennings - Samuel Raymond Bennion, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], David Evans - William James Hole, William Davies, Wilfred Leslie Lewis, Leonard Stephen Davies, David Rees Williams.
(Match 142) 23rd February 1929 (41st Home International Championship) IRELAND (IFA) - SCOTLAND 3-7 (2-4) Referee: Albert Edward Fogg (England) Crowd: 35.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Gallacher (3), 0-2 Gallacher (5), 0-3 Gallacher (14), 1-3 Bambrick (16), 1-4 Jackson (33), 2-4 Rowley (42), 2-5 Gallacher (51), 3-5 Bambrick (58), 3-6 James (76), 3-7 Jackson (82) IRELAND (IFA): Elisha Scott - Andrew McCluggage [c], Hugh David Flack - Joseph Miller, George Moorhead, Alexander Steele - Robert James Chambers, Richard William Morris Rowley, Joseph Bambrick, Lawrie Cumming, John Mahood. SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (5/Heart of Midlothian) - Douglas Herbert Gray (2/Rangers) Daniel Blair (2/Clyde) - Thomas Allan Muirhead (7/Rangers) David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (8/Rangers) James McMullan [c] (15/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (12/Huddersfield Town) William Stewart Chalmers (1/Queen's Park) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (14/Newcastle United) Alexander Wilson James (3/Preston North End) Alan Lauder Morton (21/Rangers) Notes: Contemporary newspaper reports credit the first Irish goal to Rowley who had received a pass from Mahood to score but official records indicate Bambrick as the scorer. Despite exhaustive research it has proven impossible to say which is correct. The sixth Scotland goal is credited here to Alexander James but the Scottish Football Museum gives it to Hugh Gallacher (his fifth goal in the match). This is supported by some accounts including Gallacher's own. It is not clear whether the Scottish FA officially agrees with this.
(Match 143) 13th April 1929 (41st Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-0 (0-0) Referee: Arnold Josephs (England) Crowd: 110.512, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goal: 1-0 Cheyne (89) SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (6/Heart of Midlothian) - James Scrymagour Crapnell (1/Airdrieonians) Joseph Nibloe (1/Kilmarnock) - John Buchanan (1/Rangers) David Ditchburn Meiklejohn (9/Rangers) James McMullan [c] (16/Manchester City) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (13/Huddersfield Town) Alexander George Cheyne (1/Aberdeen) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (15/Newcastle United) Alexander Wilson James (4/Preston North End) Alan Lauder Morton (22/Rangers) ENGLAND: John Hacking - Thomas Cooper, Ernest Blenkinsop - Willis Edwards [c], James Seddon, Henry Nuttall - John Bruton, George Brown, William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, William Russell Wainscoat, James William Ruffell. Notes: Scotland won the home title.
(Match 144) 26th May 1929 (Friendly match) NORWAY - SCOTLAND 3-7 (2-3) Referee: Fredrik Schieldrop (Norway) Crowd: 3.000, Brann Stadion, Bergen Goals: 1-0 Kongsvik (4), 1-1 Rankin (6), 1-2 T.Craig (27), 1-3 Cheyne (30), 2-3 Berg-Johannesen (37), 2-4 Nisbet (47), 2-5 Nisbet (52), 2-6 Cheyne (64), 2-7 Cheyne (68), 3-7 Kongsvik (76) NORWAY: Hugo Hofstad - Haakon Walde, Egil Brenna Lund - Tollef Ravn Tollefsen, Alexander Olsen, Kjeld Kjos - Kaare Kongsvik, Robert Danielsen, Rolf Brodahl, Kaare Lie, Sverre Berg-Johannesen. SCOTLAND: Alexander McLaren (1/St.Johnstone) - James Scrymagour Crapnell (2/Airdrieonians) Joseph Nibloe (2/Kilmarnock) - William Noble Imrie (1/St.Johnstone) Allan Leggat Craig (1/Motherwell) Thomas Craig [c] (3/Rangers) - James Nisbet (1/Ayr United) Alexander George Cheyne (2/Aberdeen) David McCrae (1/St.Mirren) Robert Rankin (1/St.Mirren) Robert Howe (1/Hamilton Academical) Notes: This was an unofficial match for Norway. Alexander McLaren was the youngest goalkeeper to play for Scotland during the 20th century, making his debut aged 18 years and 152 days.
(Match 145) 1st June 1929 (Friendly match) GERMANY - SCOTLAND 1-1 (0-0) Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden) Crowd: 40.000, Deutsches Stadion (Grunewaldstadion), Berlin Goals: 1-0 Ruch (49), 1-1 Imrie (87) GERMANY: (Coach: Dr.Otto Nerz) Heinrich Stuhlfauth [c] - Franz Schutz, Hans Brunke - Hans Geiger, Hans Gruber, Conrad Heidkamp - Hans Ruch, Johannes Sobeck, Josef Pottinger, Richard Hofmann, Ludwig Hofmann. SCOTLAND: Alexander McLaren (2/St.Johnstone) - Douglas Herbert Gray (3/Rangers) James Scrymagour Crapnell (3/Airdrieonians) - Hugh Auld Morton (1/Kilmarnock) William Noble Imrie (2/St.Johnstone) Thomas Craig [c] (4/Rangers) - James Nisbet (2/Ayr United) Alexander George Cheyne (3/Aberdeen) David McCrae (2/St.Mirren) Robert Rankin (2/St.Mirren) James Nicholson Fleming (1/Rangers)
(Match 146) 4th June 1929 (Friendly match) NETHERLANDS - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-2) Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) Crowd: 24.000, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Goals: 0-1 Fleming (30), 0-2 Rankin (42) penalty NETHERLANDS: Gejus van der Meulen - Dolf van Kol [c], Sjaak de Bruin - Huib de Leeuw, Maarten Grobbe, Koos van der Wildt - Cor Kools, Frans Homborg, Wim Tap, Felix Smeets, Gep Landaal. SCOTLAND: Alexander McLaren (3/St.Johnstone) - Douglas Herbert Gray (4/Rangers) Joseph Nibloe (3/Kilmarnock) - Hugh Auld Morton (2/Kilmarnock) Allan Leggat Craig (2/Motherwell) Thomas Craig [c] (5/Rangers) - James Nisbet (3/Ayr United) Alexander George Cheyne (4/Aberdeen) James Nicholson Fleming (2/Rangers) Robert Rankin (3/St.Mirren) Robert Howe (2/Hamilton Academical) Notes: This was an unofficial match for the Netherlands. When the match kicked off, after the playing of the national anthems, all present in the stadium were under the impression it was an official match. However, months later, the NVB (Dutch FA) declared it was not official. The decision was taken by its president J.W.Kips who was strictly opposed to playing against professionals (as the Scots of course were).
(Match 147) 26th October 1929 (42nd Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 2-4 (0-2) Referee: William McClean (Ireland - IFA) Crowd: 25.000, Ninian Park, Cardiff Goals: 0-1 Gallacher (7), 0-2 Gallacher (20), 1-2 O'Callaghan (47), 2-2 L.S.Davies (48), 2-3 James (82), 2-4 Gibson (88) WALES: Albert Gray - Benjamin David Williams, Arthur Albert Lumberg - Samuel Raymond Bennion, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], Robert Frederick John - William Davies, Eugene O'Callaghan, Leonard Stephen Davies, Charles Jones, Frederick Cook. SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (7/Heart of Midlothian) - Douglas Herbert Gray (5/Rangers) Joseph Nibloe (4/Kilmarnock) - James Davidson Gibson (7/Aston Villa) John Ainslie Johnston (1/Heart of Midlothian) Thomas Craig [c] (6/Rangers) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (14/Huddersfield Town) Thomas Allan Muirhead (8/Rangers) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (16/Newcastle United) Alexander Wilson James (5/Arsenal) Alan Lauder Morton (23/Rangers) Notes: From the 1927-28 season The Arsenal FC dropped "The" from their name.
(Match 148) 22nd February 1930 (42nd Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - IRELAND (IFA) 3-1 (1-1) Referee: Arnold Josephs (England) Crowd: 31.808, Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Gallacher (31), 1-1 McCaw (39), 2-1 Gallacher (61), 3-1 Stevenson (72) SCOTLAND: Robert Connon Middleton (1/Cowdenbeath) - Douglas Herbert Gray (6/Rangers) William Wiseman (2/Queen's Park) - James Davidson Gibson (8/Aston Villa) David Ditchburn Meiklejohn [c] (10/Rangers) Thomas Craig (7/Rangers) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (15/Huddersfield Town) George Stevenson (3/Motherwell) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (17/Newcastle United) Alexander Wilson James (6/Arsenal) Alan Lauder Morton (24/Rangers) IRELAND (IFA): Alfred Gardiner - Samuel R.Russell, Robert Hamilton - Robert Logan "Whitey" McDonald, John Jones, Thomas Milne Sloan [c] - Robert James Chambers, Robert William Irvine, Joseph Bambrick, James McCambridge, John Harold McCaw.
(Match 149) 5th April 1930 (42nd Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 5-2 (4-0) Referee: William McClean (Ireland - IFA) Crowd: 87.375, The Empire Stadium, Wembley (Wembley became part of London on 1st April 1965) Goals: 1-0 Watson (11), 2-0 Watson (28), 3-0 Rimmer (30), 4-0 Jack (33), 4-1 Fleming (49), 5-1 Rimmer (55), 5-2 Fleming (62) ENGLAND: Henry Edward Hibbs - Frederick Roy Goodall, Ernest Blenkinsop - Alfred Henry Strange, Maurice Webster, William Marsden - Samuel Dickinson Crooks, David Bone Nightingale Jack [c], Victor Martin Watson, Joseph Bradford, Ellis James Rimmer. SCOTLAND: John Diamond Harkness (8/Heart of Midlothian) - Douglas Herbert Gray (7/Rangers) Thomas Law (2/Chelsea) - John Buchanan (2/Rangers) David Ditchburn Meiklejohn [c] (11/Rangers) Thomas Craig (8/Rangers) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (16/Huddersfield Town) Alexander Wilson James (7/Arsenal) James Nicholson Fleming (3/Rangers) George Stevenson (4/Motherwell) Alan Lauder Morton (25/Rangers) Notes: Alan Morton became the 2nd player to reach 25 caps for Scotland. Scotland were runners-up. England won the home title.
(Match 150) 18th May 1930 (Friendly match) FRANCE - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) Crowd: 25.000, Stade Olympique, Colombes Goals: 0-1 Gallacher (42), 0-2 Gallacher (85) FRANCE: Alexis Thepot - Manuel Anatol, Marcel Capelle - Jean Laurent, Maurice Banide, Augustin Chantrel - Marcel Kauffmann, Henri Pavillard [c], Marcel Pinel, Edmond Delfour, Pierre Korb. SCOTLAND: John Murie Galloway McCallum Thomson (1/Celtic) - James Nelson (4/Cardiff City) James Scrymagour Crapnell [c] (4/Airdrieonians) - Peter Wilson (2/Celtic) George Walker (1/St.Mirren) Frank Robert Hill (1/Aberdeen) - Alexander Skinner Jackson (17/Huddersfield Town) Alexander George Cheyne (5/Aberdeen) Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (18/Newcastle United) George Stevenson (5/Motherwell) James Connor (1/Sunderland)
(Match 151) 25th October 1930 (43rd Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 1-1 (1-1) Referee: Charles Samuel Edward Lines (England) Crowd: 23.106, Ibrox Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Bamford (6), 1-1 Battles (43) SCOTLAND: John Murie Galloway McCallum Thomson (2/Celtic) - Douglas Herbert Gray (8/Rangers) John Rooney Gilmour (1/Dundee) - Colin Duncan MacNab (1/Dundee) Robert Gillespie [c] (2/Queen's Park) Frank Robert Hill (2/Aberdeen) - Daniel McRorie (1/Morton) George Clark Phillips Brown (1/Rangers) Bernard Joseph Battles (1/Heart of Midlothian) George Stevenson (6/Motherwell) Alan Lauder Morton (26/Rangers) WALES: Sidney John Vivian [Leonard] Evans - Fred Thomas Dewey, Wynne Crompton - William Rogers, Frederick Charles Keenor [c], Emrys Ellis - William Elvet Collins, John Edward Neal, Thomas Bamford, Walter William Robbins, William Rees Thomas. Notes: Bernard Joseph Battles was the son of Bernard Battles who gained 3 caps for Scotland in 1901.
Thanks to Frank Reynolds for information on scorer in match 139 and to Kirk McLean for information on Scotland's sixth goal in match 142.
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