Scotland National Football Team Results (unofficial Matches)
From 1870 to the present day, the Scotland national football team have played various matches that are not accorded the status of official (FIFA) internationals by the governing body, the Scottish Football Association. These include early matches against England prior to the first-ever official international in 1872, wartime fixtures between 1914–1919 and 1939–1946 when official competitions were suspended, overseas tour matches played by a ''Scotland XI'' of varying strength and status, and others as specified. While some of the tour matches (involving players under consideration for the national team, some having already been capped at full level) could be seen as similar in status to those played by the Scotland B team, they have not been recorded officially as such. List of Matches 1870s–1910s 1870–1872 England v Scotland matches The selection of the Scottish XI were players drawn from living and working in and around London area. Some of the players' Scottish ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scotland National Football Team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. They compete in three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League, and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a Countries of the United Kingdom, country of the United Kingdom, are not a member of the International Olympic Committee (as Scottish athletes compete for Great Britain at the Olympics, Great Britain), and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland national football team home stadium, Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England national football team, England, whom they played in the world's 1872 Scotland v England football match, first international football match in 1872. Scotland has a long-standing England– ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Oval
The Oval, currently named for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket in September 1880. The final Test match of the English season is traditionally played there. In addition to cricket history, The Oval has hosted a number of other historically significant sporting events. In 1870, it staged the first representative football match between England and Scotland, although this is not deemed to be an official international by FIFA. It hosted the first FA Cup final in 1872, as well as those between 1874 and 1892. In 1876, it held both the England v. Wales and England v. Scotland rugby international matches and, in 1877, rugby's first varsity match. It also hosted the finals of the 2004 & 2017 ICC Champions Trophy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of List of urban areas in England by population, 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of List of English districts by population, 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, Blackburn has been the site of textile production since the mid-13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic sy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandra Meadows
Alexandra Meadows is the home ground of the East Lancashire Cricket Club in Blackburn. Between 1878 and 1881 the ground was used as the home venue for the Blackburn Rovers football team, following their move from the Pleasington Cricket Ground. The first Rovers match at the Meadows came in 1878 against Partick Thistle. In 1881 they left the ground to play at a newly built venue at Leamington Street. The venue also hosted one match by the England national football team; a game against Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ... played on 26 February 1881, a 1–0 win giving Wales their maiden international victory. References External linksList of Lancashire League cricket matches played at Alexandra Meadows – cricketarchive.com Defunct football venues in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blackburn Rovers F
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of List of urban areas in England by population, 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of List of English districts by population, 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, Blackburn has been the site of textile production since the mid-13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic sy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south. It is the most populous settlement in the Tyneside conurbation and North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman Empire, Roman settlement called Pons Aelius. The settlement became known as ''Monkchester'' before taking on the name of The Castle, Newcastle, a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. It was one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres during the Industrial Revolution. Newcastle was historically part of the county of Northumberland, but governed as a county corporate after 1400. In 1974, Newcastle became part of the newly-created metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The local authority is Newcastle Ci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kinning Park
Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formerly a separate police burgh between 1871 and 1905 before being absorbed by the city. In 1897, it had a population of 14,326.Govan Parish School Board, ''The Members' Year Book 1897'', William Hodge & Co, Glasgow, p 121 Political history Originally a separate police burgh founded in 1871, Kinning Park became part of Glasgow in 1905. Thereafter, it was a town council ward, situated between those covering Plantation to the west and Kingston to the east. It was the smallest such burgh in Scotland at just . During its 34-year existence, the burgh had its own council, elections, coat of arms, provosts, town hall, council chambers, fire brigade, police force, and police court.Andrew J McMahon et al. (2003), ''A History of Kinning Park and District, Glasgow'', Glasgow Lending Libraries shelfmark 941.443 Govan Burgh to the west survived even longer, from 1864 to 1912, before it too was annexed by the City of Glasgow ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kinning Park (sports Ground)
Kinning Park was a 19th-century sports ground in Kinning Park, Renfrewshire, Scotland, primarily used for cricket and football. It was the home of Clydesdale Cricket Club from 1849, staging a number of important matches against visiting English teams. It was also the original home of the club's football team, Clydesdale F.C. When both teams relocated to Titwood in 1876, Kinning Park was taken over by Rangers F.C., who played there until moving to the first Ibrox Park in 1887. The ground was the venue for the 1881 Scottish Cup Final (and replay) between Queen's Park and Dumbarton. History Cricket Clydesdale Cricket Club were founded in 1848 by the merger of the Thistle and Wallace-grove clubs. They originally played at Kinning Park on a field rented from a Mr Tweedie, a "cow feeder", close to the present site of Shields Road subway station, which had previously been used by Wallace-grove. They played their first home game on 16 September 1848 against Greenock, but after one ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rangers F
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests. ** National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service ** U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service ** Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom ** Includes the Keepers of Epping Forest who are charged to Range about the Forest in their duties. Ranger or Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Publications * Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan * '' Ranger Rick'', a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation * ''Ranger'' (magazine), a former British comic magazine Fictional entities * Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics sup ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Morton F
Morton may refer to: People * Morton (surname) * Morton (given name) Fictional * Morton Koopa, Jr., one of the Koopalings in the ''Mario'' franchise * A character in the '' Charlie and Lola'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film ''Horton Hears a Who!'' * Morton Slumber, a funeral director who assists the diamond smuggling ring in '' Diamonds Are Forever'' * Morton "Mort" Rainey, an author and the main character of the 2004 film '' Secret Window'' Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Morton, Manitoba, a former rural municipality * Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes England * Morton, Cumberland, Cumbria * Morton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria * Morton, Derbyshire * Morton, Gloucestershire * Morton, Isle of Wight * Morton, a village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, Lincolnshire * Morton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire * Morton Hall, Lincolnshire * Morton, Norfolk (or Morton on the Hill) * Morton, Nottinghamshire * Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire * M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles Clegg (footballer)
Sir John Charles Clegg (15 June 1850 – 26 June 1937) was an English footballer and later both chairman and president of The Football Association. He was born in Sheffield and lived there his whole life. He competed in the first international match between England and Scotland in 1872. He was the older brother of William Clegg, whom he played both with and against. He became heavily involved in local football serving as chairman and president of Sheffield Wednesday and one of the founders of Sheffield United. He played a critical role in merging the two competing Sheffield football associations into the Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association, of which he then became chairman. During his reign in charge of the FA he became known as the ''Napoleon of Football''. Early life and playing career Charles Clegg was the son of Mary and William Johnson Clegg, who went on to have a total of six children. His father was a trainee solicitor at the time of Charles' birth. Two year ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Renny-Tailyour
Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour (9 October 1849 – 15 June 1920) was a British amateur all-round sportsman who appeared for Scotland in some of the earliest international football and rugby union matches, remaining to this day the only player to have represented the country in both codes. He also played first class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was an accomplished athlete. Biography Renny-Tailyour was born at Mussoorie, North-Western Provinces (now in Uttarakhand) in what was then British India, while his Scottish father was serving in the army there. He grew up on the family estate at Newmanswalls, Montrose, Angus, and was educated at Cheltenham College before entering the British Army, joining the Royal Engineers.Renny-Tailyour, Colonel Henry Waugh Obituaries in 1921, '' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |