OLD RIVALS Scotland and England will write the latest chapter in their footballing history at Hampden on Tuesday (September 12).
The original contest is recognised by FIFA as football’s first-ever international match, as 4000 supporters packed into the West of Scotland Cricket Club in Partick.The Scottish Football Museum celebrates the event with a range of fascinating pictures and memorabilia, including the only surviving ticket stub from the match, which reads: “International Foot-Ball Match , England v Scotland, West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Saturday, 30th November, 1872 at 2pm.
“Strangely, all players selected for the Scottish sides, and England sides, in these early unofficial internationals were mainly from the London area; with the majority playing for the Scotland team not actually Scottish. “Robert Gardner and David Wotherspoon of Queen’s Park, whilst playing in London for a Queen’s Park FA Cup tie, stayed in the capital post-match to meet with the FA to arrange the fixture.
The museum notes that although 2pm was the official kick-off time , the start of the game would be delayed because both teams spent time preparing - and if surviving sketches done by William Ralston are anything to go by, it seems the England players warmed up while smoking pipes.Our sister newspaper, the then Glasgow Herald, reported: “Both sides were working hard, and showing excellent play.
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