(Match 436) 25th February 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) ISRAEL - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-0) Referee: Otto Anderco (Romania) Crowd: 35.000, Municipal Stadium, Ramat Gan Goal: 0-1 Dalglish (54) ISRAEL: (Coach: Jack Mansell) Yossi Mizrahi - Haim Bar, Gad Machnes - Jacob Cohen, Avi Cohen I, Nissim Cohen - Yaacov Ekhoiz, Itzhak Shum, Beni Tabak, Gideon Damti [c], Moshe Sinai. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/27) Alan Roderick Rough (38/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain (50/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (11/Nottingham Forest) - Graeme James Souness (19/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (8/Aberdeen) Kenneth Burns (18/Nottingham Forest) - John Wark (10/Ipswich Town) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (78/Liverpool) Steven Archibald (6/Tottenham Hotspur) Archibald Gemmill [c] (42/Birmingham City) John Neilson Robertson (13/Nottingham Forest) Subs: William Ferguson Miller (10/Aberdeen) for John Wark (HT) Andrew Mullen Gray (11/Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Kenneth Dalglish (69) Notes: Daniel McGrain became the 5th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland.
(Match 437) 25th March 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) SCOTLAND - NORTHERN IRELAND 1-1 (0-0) Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany) Crowd: 78.376, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Hamilton (70), 1-1 Wark (75) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/28) Alan Roderick Rough (39/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain (51/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (12/Nottingham Forest) - Kenneth Burns (19/Nottingham Forest) Alexander McLeish (9/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (11/Aberdeen) - John Wark (11/Ipswich Town) Steven Archibald (7/Tottenham Hotspur) Andrew Mullen Gray (12/Wolverhampton Wanderers) Archibald Gemmill [c] (43/Birmingham City) John Neilson Robertson (14/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Richard [Asa] Hartford (38/Everton) for Kenneth Burns (76) William Thomson (2/St.Mirren) for Alan Rough (84) NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) Patrick Anthony Jennings - James Michael Nicholl, Samuel Nelson [c] - John McClelland, Christopher John Nicholl, John Patrick O'Neill - Terence George Cochrane, David McCreery, William Robert Hamilton (Derek William Spence 79), Gerard Armstrong, Samuel Baxter McIlroy.
(Match 438) 28th April 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) SCOTLAND - ISRAEL 3-1 (2-0) Referee: Gudmundur Haraldsson (Iceland) Crowd: 61.489, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Robertson (21) penalty, 2-0 Robertson (31) penalty, 3-0 Provan (53), 3-1 Sinai (57) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/29) Alan Roderick Rough (40/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (52/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (13/Nottingham Forest) - Alan David Hansen (7/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (10/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness (20/Liverpool) - David Alexander Provan (5/Celtic) Steven Archibald (8/Tottenham Hotspur) Joseph Jordan (45/Manchester United) Richard [Asa] Hartford (39/Everton) John Neilson Robertson (15/Nottingham Forest) ISRAEL: (Coach: Jack Mansell) Yossi Mizrahi - Gad Machnes, Haim Bar - Itzhak Shum, Jacob Cohen, Cobi Zeituni - Yaacov Ekhoiz, Avi Cohen I, Moshe Sinai, Gideon Damti [c], Beni Tabak.
(Match 439) 16th May 1981 (86th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 2-0 (2-0) Referee: Oliver Donnelly (Northern Ireland) Crowd: 18.935, Vetch Field, Swansea Goals: 1-0 Walsh (17), 2-0 Walsh (20) WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) William [David] Davies [c] - Joseph Patrick Jones (Terence David John Boyle 71), Kevin Ratcliffe - Peter Nicholas, Paul Terence Price, Leighton Phillips - Carl Stephen Harris, Brian Flynn, Ian Patrick Walsh (Jeremy Melvyn Charles 76), Leighton James, Michael Reginald Thomas. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/30) Alan Roderick Rough (41/Partick Thistle) - Kenneth Burns (20/Nottingham Forest) Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (1/West Ham United) - Francis Tierney Gray (14/Nottingham Forest) Gordon McQueen (30/Manchester United) William Ferguson Miller (12/Aberdeen) - Richard [Asa] Hartford [c] (40/Everton) David Narey (9/Dundee United) Joseph Jordan (46/Manchester United) David Alexander Provan (6/Celtic) Arthur Graham (10/Leeds United) Subs: Daniel Fergus McGrain (53/Celtic) for Francis Gray (HT) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (1/Dundee United) for Arthur Graham (84) Notes: Joseph Jordan was sent off after 76 minutes.
(Match 440) 19th May 1981 (86th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - NORTHERN IRELAND 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Patrick Partridge (England) Crowd: 22.431, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Stewart (5), 2-0 Archibald (50) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/31) William Thomson (3/St.Mirren) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (54/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (15/Leeds United) - Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (2/West Ham United) Alexander McLeish (11/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (13/Aberdeen) - Richard [Asa] Hartford (41/Everton) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (2/Dundee United) Steven Archibald (9/Tottenham Hotspur) Thomas Burns (1/Celtic) John Neilson Robertson (16/Nottingham Forest) NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) Patrick Anthony Jennings - James Michael Nicholl, Samuel Nelson (Malachy Martin Donaghy 70) - John McClelland, Christopher John Nicholl, John Patrick O'Neill - Terence George Cochrane, Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill [c], Gerard Armstrong, Samuel Baxter McIlroy, William Robert Hamilton.
(Match 441) 23rd May 1981 (86th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-0) Referee: Robert Wurtz (France) Crowd: 90.000, Wembley Stadium, London Goal: 0-1 Robertson (64) penalty ENGLAND: (Manager: Ronald Greenwood) Joseph Thomas Corrigan - Vivian Alexander Anderson, Kenneth Graham Sansom - Raymond Colin Wilkins, David Vernon Watson [c] (Alvin Edward Martin HT), Bryan Robson - Stephen James Coppell, Glenn Hoddle, Peter Withe, Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Trevor John Francis HT), Graham Rix. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/32) Alan Roderick Rough (42/Partick Thistle) - Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (3/West Ham United) Francis Tierney Gray (16/Leeds United) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (55/Celtic) Alexander McLeish (12/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (14/Aberdeen) - David Alexander Provan (7/Celtic) Steven Archibald (10/Tottenham Hotspur) Joseph Jordan (47/Manchester United) Richard [Asa] Hartford (42/Everton) John Neilson Robertson (17/Nottingham Forest) Subs: David Narey (10/Dundee United) for Asa Hartford (25) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (3/Dundee United) for David Provan (80) Notes: The 1981 Home International Championship did not finish and no winner was declared as per the notes on the overview page of "Scotland - International Results" at point 4.
(Match 442) 9th September 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) SCOTLAND - SWEDEN 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Andre Daina (Switzerland) Crowd: 81.511, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Jordan (21), 2-0 Robertson (80) penalty SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/33) Alan Roderick Rough (43/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (56/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (17/Leeds United) - John Wark (12/Ipswich Town) Alexander McLeish (13/Aberdeen) Alan David Hansen (8/Liverpool) - David Alexander Provan (8/Celtic) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (79/Liverpool) Joseph Jordan (48/AC Milan) Richard [Asa] Hartford (43/Everton) John Neilson Robertson (18/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Andrew Mullen Gray (13/Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Kenneth Dalglish (65) SWEDEN: (Coach: Lars Arnesson) Thomas Ravelli - Bo Borjesson, Ingemar Erlandsson [c] - Stig Fredriksson (Greger Hallen HT), Glenn Hysen, Hans Borg - Andreas Ravelli, Karl Gunnar Bjorklund, Thomas Larsson, Thomas Sjoberg, Jan Svensson (Tommy Holmgren 73).
(Match 443) 14th October 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) NORTHERN IRELAND - SCOTLAND 0-0 Referee: Valeriy Butenko (Ussr) Crowd: 22.248, Windsor Park, Belfast NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) Patrick Anthony Jennings - James Michael Nicholl, Malachy Martin Donaghy - David McCreery, Christopher John Nicholl, John Patrick O'Neill - Noel Brotherston, Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill [c], Gerard Armstrong, Samuel Baxter McIlroy, William Robert Hamilton. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/34) Alan Roderick Rough (44/Partick Thistle) - Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (4/West Ham United) Francis Tierney Gray (18/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (8/Aberdeen) Alan David Hansen (9/Liverpool) William Ferguson Miller (15/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (80/Liverpool) Graeme James Souness (21/Liverpool) Steven Archibald (11/Tottenham Hotspur) Richard [Asa] Hartford [c] (44/Manchester City) John Neilson Robertson (19/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Andrew Mullen Gray (14/Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Gordon Strachan (78)
(Match 444) 18th November 1981 (1982 World Cup Qualifying Group 6) PORTUGAL - SCOTLAND 2-1 (1-1) Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) Crowd: 25.000, Estadio da Luz, Lisbon Goals: 0-1 Sturrock (9), 1-1 MANUEL FERNANDES (33), 2-1 MANUEL FERNANDES (56) PORTUGAL: (Coach: Julio Cernadas Pereira-JUCA) Manuel Galrinho BENTO [c] - GREGORIO Francisco Penteado FREIXO (Antonio Augusto da Silva VELOSO 50), Carlos Antonio Fonseca SIMOES - ADELINO Jose de Jesus TEIXEIRA, EURICO Monteiro Gomes, Eduardo Jose Gomes Camessele Mendez-DITO - JAIME Fernandes MAGALHAES (DIAMANTINO Manuel Fernandes Miranda HT), ROMEU Fernando Fernandes da Silva, MANUEL Jose Tavares FERNANDES, ANTONIO Luis Alves Ribeiro de OLIVEIRA, Jose Alberto Barroso Machado e COSTA. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/35) William Thomson (4/St.Mirren) - Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (5/West Ham United) Alan David Hansen (10/Liverpool) - William Ferguson Miller (16/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (19/Leeds United) Graeme James Souness (22/Liverpool) - Gordon David Strachan (9/Aberdeen) Richard [Asa] Hartford [c] (45/Manchester City) David Alexander Provan (9/Celtic) Steven Archibald (12/Tottenham Hotspur) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (4/Dundee United) Subs: Stuart Robert Kennedy (8/Aberdeen) for Francis Gray (40) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (81/Liverpool) for Steven Archibald (65) Notes: Scotland qualified for the 1982 World Cup Finals in Spain.
(Match 445) 24th February 1982 (Friendly match) SPAIN - SCOTLAND 3-0 (1-0) Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands) Crowd: 30.000, Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia Goals: 1-0 "Victor" (26), 2-0 "Quini" (83) penalty, 3-0 Gallego (86) SPAIN: (Coach: Jose Emilio Santamaria) Luis Miguel Arconada [c] - Jose Antonio Camacho, Rafael Gordillo - Miguel Angel "Perico" Alonso, Miguel Tendillo, Jose Ramon Alexanco - Enrique Saura, Jose Vicente Sanchez, Jesus Maria Satrustegui (Enrique Castro "Quini" HT), Victor Munoz "Victor" (Ricardo Gallego 55), Roberto Lopez Ufarte. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/36) Alan Roderick Rough (45/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (57/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (20/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (10/Aberdeen) Alexander McLeish (14/Aberdeen) Alan David Hansen (11/Liverpool) - Alan Bernard Brazil (3/Ipswich Town) John Wark (13/Ipswich Town) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (82/Liverpool) Richard [Asa] Hartford (46/Manchester City) Graeme James Souness (23/Liverpool) Subs: Steven Archibald (13/Tottenham Hotspur) for Gordon Strachan (HT) Notes: Alan Rough saved a 26th minute penalty kick from Jesus Maria Satrustegui but Victor netted the rebound giving Spain the lead.
(Match 446) 23rd March 1982 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - NETHERLANDS 2-1 (2-1) Referee: George Courtney (England) Crowd: 71.848, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Gray (13) penalty, 2-0 Dalglish (21), 2-1 Kieft (31) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/37) Alan Roderick Rough (46/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (58/Celtic) Francis Tierney Gray (21/Leeds United) - David Narey (11/Dundee United) Allan Evans (1/Aston Villa) William Ferguson Miller (17/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (83/Liverpool) Steven Archibald (14/Tottenham Hotspur) Joseph Jordan (49/AC Milan) James Bett (1/Rangers) John Wark (14/Ipswich Town) Subs: Alan Bernard Brazil (4/Ipswich Town) for Kenneth Dalglish (HT) Thomas Burns (2/Celtic) for Steven Archibald (HT) Gordon David Strachan (11/Aberdeen) for Joseph Jordan (86) NETHERLANDS: (Coach: Kees Rijvers) Hans van Breukelen - Michael van de Korput, Ruud Krol [c] - Ronald Spelbos, Hugo Hovenkamp, Jan Peters - John Metgod, Frank Rijkaard, Arnold Muhren, Wim Kieft, Simon Tahamata.
(Match 447) 28th April 1982 (87th Home International Championship) NORTHERN IRELAND - SCOTLAND 1-1 (0-1) Referee: John Hunting (England) Crowd: 20.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 0-1 Wark (32), 1-1 McIlroy (52) NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) James Archibald Platt - Malachy Martin Donaghy, Samuel Nelson - John Patrick O'Neill, John McClelland, James Cleary - Noel Brotherston, Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill [c], Robert McFaul Campbell, Samuel Baxter McIlroy, Patrick Joseph "Felix" Healy. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/38) George Wood (4/Arsenal) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (59/Celtic) Arthur Richard Albiston (1/Manchester United) - John Wark (15/Ipswich Town) Alexander McLeish (15/Aberdeen) Allan Evans (2/Aston Villa) - David Alexander Provan (10/Celtic) Alan Bernard Brazil (5/Ipswich Town) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (84/Liverpool) Richard [Asa] Hartford (47/Manchester City) John Neilson Robertson (20/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Alan David Hansen (12/Liverpool) for Alexander McLeish (76) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (5/Dundee United) for John Robertson (81)
(Match 448) 24th May 1982 (87th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 1-0 (1-0) Referee: Frederick McKnight (Northern Ireland) Crowd: 25.284, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goal: 1-0 Hartford (7) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/39) Alan Roderick Rough (47/Partick Thistle) - Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (6/West Ham United) Francis Tierney Gray (22/Leeds United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (24/Liverpool) Alan David Hansen (13/Liverpool) David Narey (12/Dundee United) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (85/Liverpool) Alan Bernard Brazil (6/Ipswich Town) Joseph Jordan (50/AC Milan) Thomas Burns (3/Celtic) Richard [Asa] Hartford (48/Manchester City) Subs: George Elder Burley (10/Ipswich Town) for Raymond Stewart (72) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (6/Dundee United) for Joseph Jordan (72) WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) William [David] Davies - Christopher Marustik, Joseph Patrick Jones - Peter Nicholas, Nigel Stevenson, William [Byron] Stevenson - Alan Curtis (Ian Patrick Walsh 75), Robert James, Ian James Rush, Brian Flynn [c] (Michael Reginald Thomas 75), Leighton James. Notes: Joseph Jordan became the 6th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland.
(Match 449) 29th May 1982 (87th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 0-1 (0-1) Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany) Crowd: 80.529, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goal: 0-1 Mariner (13) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/40) Alan Roderick Rough (48/Partick Thistle) - George Elder Burley (11/Ipswich Town) Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (60/Celtic) - Alan David Hansen (14/Liverpool) Allan Evans (3/Aston Villa) David Narey (13/Dundee United) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (86/Liverpool) Graeme James Souness (25/Liverpool) Joseph Jordan (51/AC Milan) Richard [Asa] Hartford (49/Manchester City) Alan Bernard Brazil (7/Ipswich Town) Subs: John Neilson Robertson (21/Nottingam Forest) for Asa Hartford (HT) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (7/Dundee United) for Joseph Jordan (63) ENGLAND: (Manager: Ronald Greenwood) Peter Leslie Shilton - Michael Denis Mills, Kenneth Graham Sansom - Philip Bernard Thompson, Terence Ian Butcher, Bryan Robson - Joseph [Kevin] Keegan [c] (Terence McDermott 56), Stephen James Coppell, Paul Mariner (Trevor John Francis HT), Trevor David Brooking, Raymond Colin Wilkins. Notes: Scotland were runners-up. England won the home title.
(Match 450) 15th June 1982 (1982 World Cup Finals, 1st Round, Group 6) SCOTLAND - NEW ZEALAND 5-2 (3-0) Referee: David Socha (USA) Crowd: 36.000, Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga Goals: 1-0 Dalglish (18), 2-0 Wark (30), 3-0 Wark (32), 3-1 Sumner (54), 3-2 Wooddin (65), 4-2 Robertson (75), 5-2 Archibald (80) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/41) Alan Roderick Rough (49/Partick Thistle) - Daniel Fergus McGrain [c] (61/Celtic) Alan David Hansen (15/Liverpool) Allan Evans (4/Aston Villa) Francis Tierney Gray (23/Leeds United) - Graeme James Souness (26/Liverpool) Gordon David Strachan (12/Aberdeen) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (87/Liverpool) John Wark (16/Ipswich Town) - Alan Bernard Brazil (8/Ipswich Town) John Neilson Robertson (22/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Steven Archibald (15/Tottenham Hotspur) for Alan Brazil (53) David Narey (14/Dundee United) for Gordon Strachan (84) NEW ZEALAND: (Coach: John Adshead) Frank Van Hattum - John Hill, Samuel Malcolmson (Duncan Cole 77), Adrian Elrick, Robert Almond (Ricki Herbert 65) - Steve Sumner, Keith MacKay, Kenneth Cresswell, Allan Boath - Wynton Rufer, Steve Wooddin. Notes: This was the highest victory for Scotland in a World Cup Finals match.
(Match 451) 18th June 1982 (1982 World Cup Finals, 1st Round, Group 6) BRAZIL - SCOTLAND 4-1 (1-1) Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderon (Costa Rica) Crowd: 47.379, Estadio Benito Villamarin, Seville Goals: 0-1 Narey (18), 1-1 ZICO (33), 2-1 OSCAR (49), 3-1 EDER (65), 4-1 FALCAO (87) BRAZIL: (Coach: Tele Santana) WALDIR PERES de Arruda - Jose LEANDRO Sousa Ferreira, Jose OSCAR Bernardi, Luiz Carlos Ferreira-LUIZINHO, Leovegildo Lins Gama JUNIOR - Antonio Carlos Cerezo-TONINHO CEREZO, Paulo Roberto FALCAO, SOCRATES Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira [c], Arthur Antunes Coimbra-ZICO - Sergio Bernardino-SERGINHO (PAULO ISIDORO de Jesus 80), EDER Aleixo de Assis. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/42) Alan Roderick Rough (50/Partick Thistle) - David Narey (15/Dundee United) William Ferguson Miller (18/Aberdeen) Alan David Hansen (16/Liverpool) Francis Tierney Gray (24/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (13/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (27/Liverpool) John Wark (17/Ipswich Town) Richard [Asa] Hartford (50/Manchester City) - Steven Archibald (16/Tottenham Hotspur) John Neilson Robertson (23/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (88/Liverpool) for Gordon Strachan (65) Alexander McLeish (16/Aberdeen) for Asa Hartford (68) Notes: Alan Rough became the 7th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland. Asa Hartford became the 8th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland.
(Match 452) 22nd June 1982 (1982 World Cup Finals, 1st Round, Group 6) USSR - SCOTLAND 2-2 (0-1) Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) Crowd: 45.000, Estadio La Rosaleda, Malaga Goals: 0-1 Jordan (14), 1-1 Chivadze (59), 2-1 Shengeliya (84), 2-2 Souness (86) USSR: (Coach: Konstantin Beskov) Rinat Dasaev - Tengiz Sulakvelidze, Aleksandr Chivadze [c], Sergey Baltacha, Anatoliy Demyanenko - Andrey Bal, Vladimir Bessonov, Sergey Borovskiy, Yuriy Gavrilov - Ramaz Shengeliya (Sergey Andreev 88), Oleg Blokhin. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/43) Alan Roderick Rough (51/Partick Thistle) - David Narey (16/Dundee United) Alan David Hansen (17/Liverpool) William Ferguson Miller (19/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (25/Leeds United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (28/Liverpool) Gordon David Strachan (14/Aberdeen) John Wark (18/Ipswich Town) - John Neilson Robertson (24/Nottingham Forest) Steven Archibald (17/Tottenham Hotspur) Joseph Jordan (52/AC Milan) Subs: Daniel Fergus McGrain (62/Celtic) for Gordon Strachan (72) Alan Bernard Brazil (9/Ipswich Town) for Joseph Jordan (72) Notes: Scotland were knocked out after the 1st round. Italy won the World Cup.
(Match 453) 13th October 1982 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) SCOTLAND - EAST GERMANY 2-0 (0-0) Referee: Georges Konrath (France) Crowd: 40.355, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Wark (53), 2-0 Sturrock (75) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/44) James Leighton (1/Aberdeen) - David Narey (17/Dundee United) Alan David Hansen (18/Liverpool) William Ferguson Miller (20/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (26/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (15/Aberdeen) John Wark (19/Ipswich Town) Graeme James Souness [c] (29/Liverpool) - Steven Archibald (18/Tottenham Hotspur) Alan Bernard Brazil (10/Ipswich Town) John Neilson Robertson (25/Nottingham Forest) Subs: Paul Whitehead Sturrock (8/Dundee United) for Alan Brazil (71) EAST GERMANY: (Coach: Dr.Rudolf Krause) Bodo Rudwaleit - Norbert Trieloff - Ronald Kreer, Dirk Stahmann, Rudiger Schnuphase [c] - Reinhard Hafner (Matthias Liebers 73), Hans-Jurgen Dorner (Jurgen Pommerenke 73), Frank Baum - Hans-Uwe Pilz, Joachim Streich, Hans-Jurgen Riediger.
(Match 454) 17th November 1982 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) SWITZERLAND - SCOTLAND 2-0 (0-0) Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) Crowd: 22.198, Wankdorfstadion, Berne Goals: 1-0 Sulser (49), 2-0 Egli (60) SWITZERLAND: (Coach: Paul Wolfisberg) Erich Burgener [c] - Alain Geiger - Andre Egli, Heinz Ludi - Roger Wehrli, Michel Decastel (Umberto Barberis 61), Lucien Favre, Heinz Hermann - Claudio Sulser, Raimondo Ponte, Rudolf Elsener (Hans-Peter Zwicker 85). SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/45) James Leighton (2/Aberdeen) - David Narey (18/Dundee United) Alan David Hansen (19/Liverpool) William Ferguson Miller (21/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (27/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (16/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (30/Liverpool) John Wark (20/Ipswich Town) John Neilson Robertson (26/Nottingham Forest) - Paul Whitehead Sturrock (9/Dundee United) Alan Bernard Brazil (11/Ipswich Town) Subs: Steven Archibald (19/Tottenham Hotspur) for Paul Sturrock (HT)
(Match 455) 15th December 1982 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) BELGIUM - SCOTLAND 3-2 (2-2) Referee: Antonio Jose da Silva Garrido (Portugal) Crowd: 48.877, Stade Heysel, Brussels Goals: 0-1 Dalglish (13), 1-1 Vandenbergh (25), 1-2 Dalglish (35), 2-2 Van Der Elst (38), 3-2 Van Der Elst (63) BELGIUM: (Coach: Guy Thys) Jean-Marie Pfaff - Eric Gerets [c], Jozef Daerden - Walter Meeuws, Marc Baecke, Frank Vercauteren (Rene Verheyen 63) - François Van Der Elst, Guy Vandersmissen, Erwin Vandenbergh (Maurits De Schrijver 87), Ludo Coeck, Jan Ceulemans. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/46) James Leighton (3/Aberdeen) - Alexander McLeish (17/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (28/Leeds United) - Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (6/Celtic) Alan David Hansen (20/Liverpool) David Narey (19/Dundee United) - Gordon David Strachan (17/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (31/Liverpool) Steven Archibald (20/Tottenham Hotspur) James Bett (2/Rangers) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (89/Liverpool) Subs: Thomas Burns (4/Celtic) for Gordon Strachan (77) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (10/Dundee United) for James Bett (77) Notes: Francis Gray had a 78th minute penalty kick saved by Jean-Marie Pfaff.
(Match 456) 30th March 1983 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) SCOTLAND - SWITZERLAND 2-2 (0-1) Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) Crowd: 36.923, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Egli (15), 0-2 Hermann (58), 1-2 Wark (70), 2-2 Nicholas (76) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/47) James Leighton (4/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (1/Dundee United) Alan David Hansen (21/Liverpool) William Ferguson Miller (22/Aberdeen) Francis Tierney Gray (29/Leeds United) - Gordon David Strachan (18/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (32/Liverpool) John Wark (21/Ipswich Town) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (90/Liverpool) Charles Nicholas (1/Celtic) Peter Russell Weir (5/Aberdeen) Subs: Alexander McLeish (18/Aberdeen) for Alan Hansen (HT) SWITZERLAND: (Coach: Paul Wolfisberg) Erich Burgener [c] - Alain Geiger - Roger Wehrli, Andre Egli, Heinz Ludi - Michel Decastel, Lucien Favre, Heinz Hermann (Hans-Peter Zwicker 69) - Claudio Sulser (Charly In-Albon 84), Raimondo Ponte, Rudolf Elsener.
(Match 457) 24th May 1983 (88th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - NORTHERN IRELAND 0-0 Referee: Keith Stuart Hackett (England) Crowd: 16.238, Hampden Park, Glasgow SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/48) William Thomson (5/St.Mirren) - Alistair John Dawson (3/Rangers) Charles [Richard] Gough (2/Dundee United) - Neil Simpson (1/Aberdeen) Paul Anthony Hegarty [c] (8/Dundee United) David Narey (20/Dundee United) - John Wark (22/Ipswich Town) Eamonn John Bannon (2/Dundee United) Andrew Mullen Gray (15/Wolverhampton Wanderers) Thomas Burns (5/Celtic) Charles Nicholas (2/Celtic) Subs: Gordon David Strachan (19/Aberdeen) for Neil Simpson (65) NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) Patrick Anthony Jennings - James Michael Nicholl, Malachy Martin Donaghy - John Patrick O'Neill (Christopher John Nicholl HT), John McClelland, Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill [c] - Gerald Mullan, Samuel Baxter McIlroy, Gerard Armstrong, William Robert Hamilton (Noel Brotherston 89), Ian Edwin Stewart.
(Match 458) 28th May 1983 (88th Home International Championship) WALES - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: Malcolm Moffat (Northern Ireland) Crowd: 14.100, Ninian Park, Cardiff Goals: 0-1 A.M.Gray (11), 0-2 Brazil (67) WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) Neville Southall - Joseph Patrick Jones, Paul Terence Price - Kevin Ratcliffe, Neil John Slatter, Brian Flynn (Stephen Lowndes 57) - Peter Nicholas [c], Kenneth Francis Jackett, Michael Reginald Thomas, Gordon John Davies, Jeremy Melvyn Charles. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/49) James Leighton (5/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (3/Dundee United) Francis Tierney Gray (30/Leeds United) - David Narey (21/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (19/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (23/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (20/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (33/Liverpool) Andrew Mullen Gray (16/Wolverhampton Wanderers) Alan Bernard Brazil (12/Ipswich Town) Eamonn John Bannon (3/Dundee United)
(Match 459) 1st June 1983 (88th Home International Championship) ENGLAND - SCOTLAND 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) Crowd: 84.000, Wembley Stadium, London Goals: 1-0 Robson (12), 2-0 Cowans (52) ENGLAND: (Manager: Robert William Robson) Peter Leslie Shilton - Philip George Neal, Kenneth Graham Sansom - Samuel Lee, Graham Paul Roberts, Terence Ian Butcher - Bryan Robson [c] (Gary Vincent Mabbut 25), Trevor John Francis, Peter Withe (Luther Loide Blissett HT), Glenn Hoddle, Gordon Sidney Cowans. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/50) James Leighton (6/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (4/Dundee United) Francis Tierney Gray (31/Leeds United) - David Narey (22/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (20/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (24/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (21/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (34/Liverpool) Andrew Mullen Gray (17/Wolverhampton Wanderers) Charles Nicholas (3/Celtic) Eamonn John Bannon (4/Dundee United) Subs: Alan Bernard Brazil (13/Ipswich Town) for Eamon Bannon (53) John Wark (23/Ipswich Town) for Charles Nicholas (67) Notes: Scotland were runners-up. England won the home title.
(Match 460) 12th June 1983 (Friendly match) CANADA - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-1) Referee: Philip Clarke (Canada) Crowd: 14.942, Empire Stadium, Vancouver Goals: 0-1 Strachan (36) penalty, 0-2 McGhee (75) CANADA: (Coach: Tony Waiters) Tino Lettieri - Bruce Wilson, Robert Iarusci - Randy Ragan, Robert Lenarduzzi, Ian Bridge - Peter Roe (John Connor HT), Mike Sweeney, Dale Mitchell, Gerry Gray, Ed McNally (Terry Felix 65). SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/51) William Thomson (6/St.Mirren) - Charles [Richard] Gough (5/Dundee United) Alistair John Dawson (4/Rangers) - David Narey (23/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (21/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller [c] (25/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (22/Aberdeen) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (11/Dundee United) Charles Nicholas (4/Celtic) Thomas Burns (6/Celtic) Eamonn John Bannon (5/Dundee United) Subs: Mark Edward McGhee (1/Aberdeen) for Charles Nicholas (37) Graeme James Souness (35/Liverpool) for Gordon Strachan (70)
(Match 461) 16th June 1983 (Friendly match) CANADA - SCOTLAND 0-3 (0-1) Referee: Rolando B.Fusco (Canada) Crowd: 12.258, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Goals: 0-1 Nicholas (20), 0-2 Gough (50), 0-3 Souness (89) CANADA: (Coach: Tony Waiters) Tino Lettieri - Bruce Wilson, Robert Iarusci - Randy Ragan, Robert Lenarduzzi, Ian Bridge - Peter Roe, Mike Sweeney, Dale Mitchell, Ed McNally, Gerry Gray (Terry Felix 62). SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/52) James Leighton (7/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (6/Dundee United) Francis Tierney Gray (32/Leeds United) - David Narey (24/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (22/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (26/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (23/Aberdeen) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (12/Dundee United) Charles Nicholas (5/Celtic) Mark Edward McGhee (2/Aberdeen) Graeme James Souness [c] (36/Liverpool) Subs: Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (7/Celtic) for Gordon Strachan (HT) Andrew Mullen Gray (18/Wolverhampton Wanderers) for Mark McGhee (54)
(Match 462) 19th June 1983 (Friendly match) CANADA - SCOTLAND 0-2 (0-2) Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada) Crowd: 15.500, Varsity Stadium, Toronto Goals: 0-1 Gray (17), 0-2 Gray (32) CANADA: (Coach: Tony Waiters) Chris Turner - Bruce Wilson, Paul Lee (Craig Martin 33) - Colin Miller, Ian Bridge (Ed McNally HT), Terry Moore - Peter Roe, Dale Mitchell, Terry Felix, John Connor, Gerry Gray. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/53) James Leighton (8/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (7/Dundee United) Alistair John Dawson (5/Rangers) - David Narey (25/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (23/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (27/Aberdeen) - Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (8/Celtic) Graeme James Souness [c] (37/Liverpool) Andrew Mullen Gray (19/Wolverhampton Wanderers) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (13/Dundee United) Charles Nicholas (6/Celtic) Subs: Gordon David Strachan (24/Aberdeen) for Andrew Gray (HT) Thomas Burns (7/Celtic) for David Narey (65)
(Match 463) 21st September 1983 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - URUGUAY 2-0 (1-0) Referee: David Richardson (England) Crowd: 20.545, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Robertson (24) penalty, 2-0 Dodds (55) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/54) James Leighton (9/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (8/Dundee United) Arthur Richard Albiston (2/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (38/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (24/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (28/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (91/Liverpool) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (1/Celtic) Francis Peter McGarvey (3/Celtic) John Wark (24/Ipswich Town) John Neilson Robertson (27/Derby County) Subs: David Dodds (1/Dundee United) for Francis McGarvey (17) Neil Simpson (2/Aberdeen) for Paul McStay (77) URUGUAY: (Coach: Omar Borras) Rodolfo Rodriguez [c] - Nelson Gutierrez, Eduardo Acevedo - Victor Diogo, Nelson Agresta, Washington Gonzalez - Venancio Ramos (Nestor Montelongo 70), Jorge Barrios, Alberto Santelli (Carlos Aguilera 70), Mario Saralegui, Luis Alberto Acosta (Alfredo de los Santos HT). Notes: Jorge Barrios was sent off after 25 minutes.
(Match 464) 12th October 1983 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) SCOTLAND - BELGIUM 1-1 (0-1) Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy) Crowd: 23.475, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Vercauteren (30), 1-1 Nicholas (49) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/55) James Leighton (10/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (9/Dundee United) Arthur Richard Albiston (3/Manchester United) - John Wark (25/Ipswich Town) Alexander McLeish (25/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller [c] (29/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (92/Liverpool) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (2/Celtic) Charles Nicholas (7/Arsenal) James Bett (3/KSC Lokeren) John Neilson Robertson (28/Derby County) Subs: Francis Peter McGarvey (4/Celtic) for Charles Nicholas (74) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (9/Celtic) for John Wark (80) BELGIUM: (Coach: Guy Thys) Jean-Marie Pfaff - Eric Gerets [c], Luc Millecamps - Walter Meeuws (Michel De Wolf 76), Michel Wintacq, Frank Vercauteren - François Van Der Elst, Nico Claesen, Eddy Voordeckers, Ludo Coeck, Jan Ceulemans.
(Match 465) 16th November 1983 (1984 European Championship Qualifying Group 1) EAST GERMANY - SCOTLAND 2-1 (2-0) Referee: Franz Wohrer (Austria) Crowd: 18.000, Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion, Halle Goals: 1-0 Kreer (33), 2-0 Streich (43), 2-1 Bannon (78) EAST GERMANY: (Coach: Dr.Rudolf Krause) Bodo Rudwaleit - Dirk Stahmann - Ronald Kreer, Rainer Troppa, Uwe Zotzsche - Hans-Uwe Pilz, Rainer Ernst (Jurgen Raab 87), Christian Backs, Wolfgang Steinbach - Joachim Streich [c], Hans Richter. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/56) William Thomson (7/St.Mirren) - Charles [Richard] Gough (10/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (26/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller [c] (30/Aberdeen) Arthur Richard Albiston (4/Manchester United) - Gordon David Strachan (25/Aberdeen) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (3/Celtic) John Wark (26/Ipswich Town) Eamonn John Bannon (6/Dundee United) - Steven Archibald (21/Tottenham Hotspur) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (93/Liverpool) Subs: Francis Peter McGarvey (5/Celtic) for Paul McStay (60) Notes: Scotland failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championship Finals in France.
(Match 466) 13th December 1983 (89th Home International Championship) NORTHERN IRELAND - SCOTLAND 2-0 (1-0) Referee: Neil Midgley (England) Crowd: 10.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 1-0 Whiteside (17), 2-0 McIlroy (56) NORTHERN IRELAND: (Manager: William Laurence Bingham) Patrick Anthony Jennings - James Michael Nicholl, Malachy Martin Donaghy - John McClelland, Francis [Gerard] McElhinney, Paul Christopher Ramsey - Terence George Cochrane (John Patrick O'Neill 86), Samuel Baxter McIlroy [c], William Robert Hamilton, Norman Whiteside, Ian Edwin Stewart. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/57) James Leighton (11/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (11/Dundee United) Douglas Rougvie (1/Aberdeen) - Graeme James Souness [c] (39/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (27/Aberdeen) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (10/Celtic) - Gordon David Strachan (26/Aberdeen) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (4/Celtic) Francis Peter McGarvey (6/Celtic) David Dodds (2/Dundee United) Peter Russell Weir (6/Aberdeen) Subs: Mark Edward McGhee (3/Aberdeen) for Francis McGarvey (60)
(Match 467) 28th February 1984 (89th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 2-1 (1-0) Referee: Jack Poucher (Northern Ireland) Crowd: 21.542, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Cooper (37) penalty, 1-1 James (47), 2-1 Johnston (78) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/58) James Leighton (12/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (12/Dundee United) Arthur Richard Albiston (5/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (40/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (28/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (31/Aberdeen) - Paul Whitehead Sturrock (14/Dundee United) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (5/Celtic) Francis Peter McGarvey (7/Celtic) James Bett (4/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (3/Rangers) Subs: Maurice John Giblin Johnston (1/Watford) for Francis McGarvey (HT) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (11/Celtic) for Paul McStay (64) WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) Neville Southall - Jeffrey Hopkins, Joseph Patrick Jones - Kenneth Francis Jackett, Jeremy Melvyn Charles, Kevin Ratcliffe [c] - Robert Mark James, Brian Flynn, Ian James Rush (Gordon John Davies 64), Michael Reginald Thomas, Alan Thomas Curtis (Paul Terence Price 84).
(Match 468) 26th May 1984 (89th Home International Championship) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-1 (1-1) Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy) Crowd: 73.064, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 McGhee (13), 1-1 Woodcock (36) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/59) James Leighton (13/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (13/Dundee United) Arthur Richard Albiston (6/Manchester United) - John Wark (27/Liverpool) Alexander McLeish (29/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller [c] (32/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (27/Aberdeen) Steven Archibald (22/Tottenham Hotspur) Mark Edward McGhee (4/Aberdeen) James Bett (5/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (4/Rangers) Subs: Paul Michael Lyons McStay (6/Celtic) for Gordon Strachan (62) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (2/Watford) for Mark McGhee (62) ENGLAND: (Manager: Robert William Robson) Peter Leslie Shilton - Michael Duxbury, Kenneth Graham Sansom - Raymond Colin Wilkins, Graham Paul Roberts, Terence William Fenwick - Mark Valentine Chamberlain (Stephen Kenneth Hunt 74), Bryan Robson [c], Anthony Stewart Woodcock (Gary Winston Lineker 72), Luther Loide Blissett, John Charles Bryan Barnes. Notes: Scotland were bottom of the table with three points. Northern Ireland won the last ever Home International Championship, which was discontinued after the 1984 tournament. Scotland were runners-up in the final table of winners with twenty-four outright wins, eleven shared, five shared three ways and one shared by all four countries. England were first.
(Match 469) 1st June 1984 (Friendly match) FRANCE - SCOTLAND 2-0 (2-0) Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) Crowd: 24.641, Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Goals: 1-0 Giresse (14), 2-0 Lacombe (29) FRANCE: (Coach: Michel Hidalgo) Joel Bats - Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux - Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Luis Fernandez (Bernard Genghini 67) - Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse, Michel Platini [c], Bernard Lacombe (Daniel Bravo HT), Bruno Bellone (Didier Six 67). SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/60) James Leighton (14/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (14/Dundee United) Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (7/West Ham United) - William Ferguson Miller [c] (33/Aberdeen) Alexander McLeish (30/Aberdeen) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (1/Dundee United) - Gordon David Strachan (28/Aberdeen) John Wark (28/Liverpool) Steven Archibald (23/Tottenham Hotspur) James Bett (6/KSC Lokeren) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (3/Watford) Subs: Neil Simpson (3/Aberdeen) for Gordon Strachan (HT) Charles Nicholas (8/Arsenal) for Richard Gough (67)
(Match 470) 12th September 1984 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - YUGOSLAVIA 6-1 (3-1) Referee: Keith Stuart Hackett (England) Crowd: 18.512, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Vokrri (11), 1-1 Cooper (12), 2-1 Souness (18), 3-1 Dalglish (31), 4-1 Sturrock (65), 5-1 Johnston (67), 6-1 Nicholas (80) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/61) James Leighton (15/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (1/Liverpool) Arthur Richard Albiston (7/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (41/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (31/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (34/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (94/Liverpool) John Wark (29/Liverpool) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (4/Celtic) James Bett (7/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (5/Rangers) Subs: Paul Michael Lyons McStay (7/Celtic) for John Wark (HT) Paul Whitehead Sturrock (15/Dundee United) for Kenneth Dalglish (56) Charles Nicholas (9/Arsenal) for David Cooper (60) YUGOSLAVIA: (Coach: Milos Milutinovic) Dragan Pantelic (Ranko Stojic HT) - Branko Miljus, Mirsad Baljic - Miodrag Jesic, Vladimir Matijevic (Davor Jozic 65), Ljubomir Radanovic [c] - Edin Bahtic, Blaz Sliskovic, Fadil Vokrri (Darko Pancev HT), Petar Georgijevski (Nenad Gracan 65), Zoran Batrovic.
(Match 471) 17th October 1984 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) SCOTLAND - ICELAND 3-0 (2-0) Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands) Crowd: 52.829, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 McStay (26), 2-0 McStay (40), 3-0 Nicholas (74) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/62) James Leighton (16/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (2/Liverpool) Arthur Richard Albiston (8/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (42/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (32/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (35/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (95/Liverpool) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (8/Celtic) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (5/Celtic) James Bett (8/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (6/Rangers) Subs: Charles Nicholas (10/Arsenal) for Kenneth Dalglish (68) ICELAND: (Coach: Tony Knapp) Bjarni Sigurdsson - Thorgrimur Thrainsson, Janus Gudlaugsson - Magnus Bergs, Saevar Jonsson, Arni Sveinsson - Asgeir Sigurvinsson [c], Atli Edvaldsson, Arnor Gudjohnsen, Ragnar Margeirsson, Petur Petursson.
(Match 472) 14th November 1984 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) SCOTLAND - SPAIN 3-1 (2-0) Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany) Crowd: 74.299, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Johnston (33), 2-0 Johnston (42), 2-1 Goikoetxea (65), 3-1 Dalglish (70) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/63) James Leighton (17/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (3/Liverpool) Arthur Richard Albiston (9/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (43/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (33/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (36/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (96/Liverpool) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (9/Celtic) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (6/Celtic) James Bett (9/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (7/Rangers) SPAIN: (Coach: Miguel Munoz) Luis Miguel Arconada [c] - Santiago Urquiaga, Jose Antonio Camacho - Antonio Maceda, Andoni Goikoetxea, Rafael Gordillo - Juan Antonio Senor, Victor Munoz "Victor", Carlos Alonso Gonzalez "Santillana", Ismael Urtubi (Francisco Jose Carrasco 80), Hipolito Rincon (Emilio Butragueno HT).
(Match 473) 27th February 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) SPAIN - SCOTLAND 1-0 (0-0) Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) Crowd: 70.410, Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville Goal: 1-0 Clos (48) SPAIN: (Coach: Miguel Munoz) Luis Miguel Arconada [c] - Gerardo Miranda "Gerardo", Jose Antonio Camacho - Antonio Maceda, Andoni Goikoetxea, Rafael Gordillo - Juan Antonio Senor, Ricardo Gallego (Julio Alberto Moreno "Julio Alberto" 82), Francisco Javier Clos, Roberto Fernandez "Roberto", Emilio Butragueno. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/64) James Leighton (18/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (15/Dundee United) Arthur Richard Albiston (10/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (44/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (34/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (37/Aberdeen) - Steven Archibald (24/FC Barcelona) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (10/Celtic) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (7/Celtic) James Bett (10/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (8/Rangers) Subs: Gordon David Strachan (29/Manchester United) for Paul McStay (76) Charles Nicholas (11/Arsenal) for Steven Archibald (84)
(Match 474) 27th March 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) SCOTLAND - WALES 0-1 (0-1) Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) Crowd: 62.444, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goal: 0-1 Rush (36) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/65) James Leighton (19/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (4/Liverpool) Arthur Richard Albiston (11/Manchester United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (45/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (35/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (38/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (97/Liverpool) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (11/Celtic) Maurice John Giblin Johnston (8/Celtic) James Bett (11/KSC Lokeren) David Cooper (9/Rangers) Subs: Alan David Hansen (22/Liverpool) for Arthur Albiston (57) Charles Nicholas (12/Arsenal) for Paul McStay (75) WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) Neville Southall - Neil John Slatter, Kenneth Francis Jackett - Kevin Ratcliffe [c], Joseph Patrick Jones, David Owen Phillips - Robert Mark James, Peter Nicholas, Ian James Rush, Michael Reginald Thomas, Leslie [Mark] Hughes.
(Match 475) 25th May 1985 (Stanley Rous Cup) SCOTLAND - ENGLAND 1-0 (0-0) Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) Crowd: 66.489, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goal: 1-0 Gough (68) SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/66) James Leighton (20/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (16/Dundee United) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (2/Dundee United) - Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (12/Celtic) Alexander McLeish (36/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (39/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (30/Manchester United) Graeme James Souness [c] (46/UC Sampdoria) Steven Archibald (25/FC Barcelona) James Bett (12/KSC Lokeren) David Robert Speedie (1/Chelsea) Subs: Murdo Davidson MacLeod (1/Celtic) for Gordon Strachan (71) ENGLAND: (Manager: Robert William Robson) Peter Leslie Shilton - Vivian Alexander Anderson, Kenneth Graham Sansom - Glenn Hoddle (Gary Winston Lineker 79), Terence William Fenwick, Terence Ian Butcher - Bryan Robson [c], Raymond Colin Wilkins, Mark Wayne Hateley, Trevor John Francis, John Charles Bryan Barnes (Christopher Roland Waddle 63). Notes: Scotland won the first Rous Cup. It was named after Sir Stanley Rous, former Football Association secretary and FIFA president. It was introduced as an annual, single match between England and Scotland with the Cup awarded to the winner.
(Match 476) 28th May 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) ICELAND - SCOTLAND 0-1 (0-0) Referee: Anatoliy Milchenko (Ussr) Crowd: 15.052, Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik Goal: 0-1 Bett (86) ICELAND: (Coach: Tony Knapp) Eggert Gudmundsson - Thorgrimur Thrainsson, Sigurdur Jonsson (Omar Torfason 26) - Magnus Bergs, Petur Petursson, Saevar Jonsson - Janus Gudlaugsson, Atli Edvaldsson, Teitur Thordarson [c] (Sigurdur Gretarsson 57), Gudmundur Thorbjornsson, Arni Sveinsson. SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/67) James Leighton (21/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (17/Dundee United) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (3/Dundee United) - Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (13/Celtic) Alexander McLeish (37/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (40/Aberdeen) - Gordon David Strachan (31/Manchester United) Graeme James Souness [c] (47/UC Sampdoria) Andrew Mullen Gray (20/Everton) James Bett (13/KSC Lokeren) Graeme Marshall Sharp (1/Everton) Subs: Steven Archibald (26/FC Barcelona) for Andrew Gray (75) Notes: James Leighton saved a 34th minute penalty kick from Teitur Thordarson.
(Match 477) 10th September 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying Group 7) WALES - SCOTLAND 1-1 (1-0) Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands) Crowd: 39.500, Ninian Park, Cardiff Goals: 1-0 Hughes (13), 1-1 Cooper (81) penalty WALES: (Manager: Harold [Michael] England) Neville Southall - Joseph Patrick Jones, Kenneth Francis Jackett - Kevin Ratcliffe [c], Patrick William Roger Van Den Hauwe, David Owen Phillips - Robert Mark James (Stephen John Lovell 80), Peter Nicholas, Ian James Rush, Michael Reginald Thomas, Leslie [Mark] Hughes (Clayton Graham Blackmore 83). SCOTLAND: (Manager: John (Jock) Stein/68) James Leighton (22/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (18/Dundee United) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (4/Dundee United) - Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (14/Celtic) Alexander McLeish (38/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller [c] (41/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (5/Liverpool) Gordon David Strachan (32/Manchester United) Graeme Marshall Sharp (2/Everton) James Bett (14/Aberdeen) David Robert Speedie (2/Chelsea) Subs: Alan Roderick Rough (52/Hibernian) for James Leighton (HT) David Cooper (10/Rangers) for Gordon Strachan (61) Notes: After David Cooper's late penalty kick equaliser, Scotland manager Jock Stein collapsed and later died of a heart attack.
(Match 478) 16th October 1985 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - EAST GERMANY 0-0 Referee: Joseph Bertram Worrall (England) Crowd: 41.114, Hampden Park, Glasgow SCOTLAND: (Manager: Alexander Chapman Ferguson/1) James Leighton (23/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (19/Dundee United) Alexander McLeish (39/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (42/Aberdeen) Arthur Richard Albiston (12/Manchester United) - Stephen Nicol (6/Liverpool) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (98/Liverpool) Graeme James Souness [c] (48/UC Sampdoria) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (15/Celtic) - Maurice John Giblin Johnston (9/Celtic) David Cooper (11/Rangers) Subs: Andrew Lewis Goram (1/Oldham Athletic) for James Leighton (49) David Robert Speedie (3/Chelsea) for Maurice Johnston (65) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (12/Celtic) for Roy Aitken (81) EAST GERMANY: (Coach: Bernd Stange) Rene Muller [c] (Jorg Weissflog HT) - Frank Rohde - Ronald Kreer, Carsten Sanger, Uwe Zotzsche - Hans-Uwe Pilz, Matthias Liebers, Jorg Stubner, Andreas Thom - Ulf Kirsten, Rainer Ernst (Andreas Bielau 70).
(Match 479) 20th November 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying, Play-off, 1st Leg) SCOTLAND - AUSTRALIA 2-0 (0-0) Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) Crowd: 61.450, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Cooper (57), 2-0 McAvennie (60) SCOTLAND: (Manager: Alexander Chapman Ferguson/2) James Leighton (24/Aberdeen) - Stephen Nicol (7/Liverpool) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (5/Dundee United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (49/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (40/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (43/Aberdeen) - Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (99/Liverpool) Gordon David Strachan (33/Manchester United) Francis McAvennie (1/West Ham United) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (16/Celtic) David Cooper (12/Rangers) Subs: Graeme Marshall Sharp (3/Everton) for Kenneth Dalglish (72) James Bett (15/Aberdeen) for Gordon Strachan (84) AUSTRALIA: (Coach: Frank Arok) Terry Greedy - Alan Davidson, Graham Jennings - Charlie Yankos, David Ratcliffe, Steve O'Connor (Robbie Dunn 82) - Joe Watson (Jimmy Patikas 65), David Mitchell, John Kosmina [c], Ken Murphy, Oscar Crino. Notes: FIFA rules stated that the runners-up in UEFA Qualifying Group 7 had to play the winners of the Oceania zone over two legs for a place in the 1986 World Cup Finals.
(Match 480) 4th December 1985 (1986 World Cup Qualifying, Play-off, 2nd Leg) AUSTRALIA - SCOTLAND 0-0 Refere: Jose Roberto Ramiz Wright (Brazil) Crowd: 29.500, Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne AUSTRALIA: (Coach: Frank Arok) Terry Greedy - Alan Davidson, Graham Jennings - Charlie Yankos, David Ratcliffe, Robbie Dunn (Frank Farina 75) - Jimmy Patikas, David Mitchell, John Kosmina [c], Ken Murphy, Oscar Crino (Zarko Odzakov 68). SCOTLAND: (Manager: Alexander Chapman Ferguson/3) James Leighton (25/Aberdeen) - Charles [Richard] Gough (20/Dundee United) Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (6/Dundee United) - Graeme James Souness [c] (50/UC Sampdoria) Alexander McLeish (41/Aberdeen) William Ferguson Miller (44/Aberdeen) - David Robert Speedie (4/Chelsea) Paul Michael Lyons McStay (13/Celtic) Francis McAvennie (2/West Ham United) Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (17/Celtic) David Cooper (13/Rangers) Subs: Graeme Marshall Sharp (4/Everton) for David Speedie (76) Notes: Scotland defeated Oceania qualifiers Australia 2-0 on aggregate, qualifying for the 1986 World Cup Finals in Mexico. Graeme Souness became the 9th player to reach 50 caps for Scotland.
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