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Jim Bett
James Bett (born 25 November 1959) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in central or left midfield. He played with Aberdeen for nine seasons and had shorter spells at other clubs in Belgium, Iceland and Scotland. He earned 26 caps for the Scotland national team over eight years. Playing career A Scottish Schoolboy international born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Bett started his club career with Gartcosh United, Dundee and Airdrieonians before moving to Icelandic side Valur in 1978. A year later he joined K.S.C. Lokeren (282) in Belgium. Rangers manager John Greig paid £150,000 to sign Bett for the Glasgow club in 1980. In three seasons at Ibrox he won the Scottish Cup ( 1980–81) and a League Cup ( 1981–82). He left Rangers in 1983 for a second spell with Lokeren. Bett returned to his native land, joining Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1985 for £300,000. During his time with the ''Dons'', he collected winner's medals in the Scottish Cup in 1985– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton (; ) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits south-east of Glasgow, south-west of Edinburgh and north of Carlisle. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde at its confluence with the Avon Water. Hamilton is the county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Lanarkshire and is the location of Lanark County Buildings, the headquarters of the modern Local government in Scotland, local authority of South Lanarkshire. The town itself has a population of around 55,000, which makes it the 9th largest List of towns and cities in Scotland by population#Localities, locality in Scotland, and anchors a defined List of towns and cities in Scotland by population#Settlements, settlement of 84,000 (including neighbouring Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston) which is the country's 8th largest. History The town of Hamilton was originally k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Rules of the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup , Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2014. commonly known as the Scottish CupScottish Cup , Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2 September 2014. is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Scotland. The competition was first held in 1873–74 Scottish Cup, 1873–74. Entry is open to all 122 clubs with full membership of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so, and resigned in November 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, and became the first country to host the World Cup more than once, after previously 1970 FIFA World Cup, hosting the 1970 edition. The World Cup was won by Argentina national football team, Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978). Argentina was captained by the 25-year-old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team's success by scoring his "The hand of God, Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted the "Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)#The Goal of the Century, Goal of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 In Scottish Football
The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive Association football, football in Scottish Football League, Scotland. This season saw the introduction of a fourth tier of league football (the Scottish 3rd Division) and also three points for a win being awarded instead of just two. Notable events *Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Caledonian Thistle and Ross County F.C., Ross County make their debuts after being elected to the Scottish Football League, becoming the first Scottish Highlands, Highland teams in the League's 104-year history. *Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers winning the first Scottish League Cup of their history with a shock win over Celtic in the final. *Celtic F.C., Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to end their six-year trophy drought. *Rangers F.C., Rangers winning the Scottish Premier Division title for the seventh year running – their 45th top division title overall. *Brian Laudrup, the Denmark national football team, Danish international forward, joini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Men's Football Cup
The Icelandic Men's Football Cup ( - Mjólkurbikarinn) is a knock-out football (soccer), football Tournament, cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur in mid-September. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The tournament was first played in 1960. Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar, KA are 2024 champions*. Winners *1960 Icelandic Cup, 1960: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1961 Icelandic Cup, 1961: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1962 Icelandic Cup, 1962: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1963 Icelandic Cup, 1963: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1964 Icelandic Cup, 1964: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1965 Icelandic Cup, 1965: Valur (club), Valur *1966 Icelandic Cup, 1966: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1967 Icelandic Cup, 1967: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR *1968 Icelandic Cup, 1968: Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja, ÍBV *1969 Icelandic Cup, 1969: Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar, ÍBA *1970 Icelandic Cup, 1970: Knattspyrnuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (, ), commonly abbreviated to KR, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football, having won the Besta deild karla championship 27 times, including the first season in 1912. It is also the most successful club in the Icelandic men's Cup, with 14 titles including the first in 1960 and most recent in 2014. In 1964, KR was also the first Icelandic representative in the European Cup. History Early history KR was established on 16 February 1899, making it the oldest football club in Iceland. It was founded as ''Fótboltafélag Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Football Club), before changing to Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, also meaning Reykjavík Football Club, the change due to "knattspyrna" being considered a more elegant word ("Fótbolti" is literally translated as "football" while "knattspyrna", while translating as "football", is literally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, from which the surrounding residential area has taken its name, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for Association football, football, it has been the home ground of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club Aberdeen F.C. since they were formed in 1903. Prior to then, the ground hosted the Aberdeen F.C. (1881), original Aberdeen F.C. from 1899 until the merger that created the present club. With a seating capacity of ; Pittodrie is the List of football stadiums in Scotland, fourth largest stadium in the SPFL and the largest stadium in Scotland outside the Central Belt. Pittodrie has been the location of a number of firsts in the field of stadium design, including the invention of the Dugout (football), dugout, and in 1978 became one of the first all-seater stadium in the United Kingdom. , Pittodrie has hosted fifteen matches involving the Scotland national football team, Scotland nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Premier Division
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system. It lay above the Scottish Football League First, Second and (from 1994) Third divisions. History Background The Scottish Football League (SFL) was formed in 1890, initially with 12 clubs. More clubs joined the league soon afterwards, which was split into two divisions (Division One and Division Two) in 1893. A third division was added in 1923, but this lasted only three years before it collapsed under heavy financial losses. From 1926 until the Second World War, the SFL returned to two divisions. A third division, including some reserve teams, was added in 1949. The withdrawal of the reserve teams in 1955 saw a return to two divisions, with 37 clubs split almost evenly. Following a decline in attendances in the early 1960s the SFL management committee wrote to its member clubs in early 1965 proposing change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 In Scottish Football
The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland. Notable events Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness. Aberdeen won their first major honours since the departure of Alex Ferguson, winning a cup double of the Scottish Cup and the League Cup. Celtic finished the season without winning a trophy, mounting the pressure on manager Billy McNeill. Rangers abandoned their longstanding signing policy by acquiring Mo Johnston, who was the first high-profile Catholic player to sign for Rangers. Johnston joined Rangers after having come close to rejoining his old club Celtic from French club Nantes. Also arriving at Rangers was the Everton and England winger Trevor Steven, filling the gap on the right wing left by club hero David Cooper, who signed for Motherwell. Rangers had four players – more than any other club – selected for the England World Cup squad. Goalkeeper Chris Woods Christophe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 In Scottish Football
The 1985–86 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland. At a national level, Scotland's qualification for the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico was marred by the death of Manager Jock Stein. In the end caretaker manager Alex Ferguson was not able to take the team beyond the first round. In club football, with Rangers once again failing to mount a title challenge, manager Jock Wallace's second spell as manager ended in April when he was sacked and the club appointed Graeme Souness as player-manager, recruiting the former Liverpool midfielder from Sampdoria in Italy. Celtic eventually won the league on the final day after Hearts threw away a two-point lead. Aberdeen won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup. Scottish Premier Division Celtic won the League and became champions in one of the closest finishes in League history. On the final day of the season Hearts were leading Celtic by two points - a draw against Dundee would have been sufficient to see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former professional football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as the greatest manager of all time and has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football. Ferguson is often credited for valuing youth during his time at Manchester United, particularly in the 1990s with the " Class of '92", who contributed to making the club one of the richest and most successful in the world. Ferguson played as a forward for several Scottish clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. While playing for Dunfermline, he was the top goalscorer in the Scottish league during the 1965–66 season. Towards the end of his playing career, he also worked as a coach, then started his managerial career with East Stirlingshire and St Mirren. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
