20/05/1978 SCOTLAND v ENGLAND

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[@AnselmGaynor]

Brian Moore, Jack Charlton, Ray Clemence, Emlyn Hughes, Ray Wilkins, Brian Greenhoff. Gone but not forgotten 👍

[@staffstaff9149]

long time since i was looking for this match to watch ..thank you for uploading

[@peterdockrill9653]

remember watching this game at my best mates house who is no longer with us. Thanks for posting. There was a lot of positive hype at the time surrounding scotlands involvement in the world cup. They had a decent squad and a chance of going all the way.

[@gunternetzer9621]

No chance of going all the way.

[@SMSJSC]

I agree with Puma, we were never going to win it, despite all the hype

[@charliepeebles2531]

I remember those days well, when footballers' perms were all the rage. It was a fad that lasted for about six months in the middle of 1978.

[@mohdazmi10]

nice to see Emlyn Hughes smiled happily with Kenny Dalglish after the match.

[@selby16]

SO MANY GREAT FOOTBALLERS, SADLY NO LONGER WITH US. ON HERE

[@paulbradshaw303]

This was the great Scottish team that was about to go to win the world cup .......only kidding. What a great occasion probably the best era of Scottish football and these games really meant something

[@elshadjafar2437]

Have a nice day . Thank you so much for the superb video. Enjoyed and liked. Greetings from country Azerbaijan

[@aalkhalaf1]

Hartford was a machine at midfield. Despite being short, he was close twice to score by his head. From the commentators and highlights, Scotland seamed to have more chances and the side aggressive with more initiative but unlucky as usual.

[@davemoon4901]

A Star Studded Teams ... With contrasting fortunes in the 70s ... It's beyond explanation how the Scotland teams of 70s & 80s failed to progress beyond the Group stage of the World Cup ... An Unwanted record that remains until today ...

[@That_Random_Bloke]

I know Jim Leighton gets stick sometimes but God almighty he was a million times better than Alan Rough

[@sidneygreen9120]

Yes lads good luck 🤞 in Argentina 🇦🇷 against Peru 🇵🇪 😉👍

[@OlizerVanAntoninus]

It was during this tournament that I realised Scotland weren't going to do well in the Argentine.

[@duneideannaer5990]

Not bad a no.10 eh? Asa sticks out a mile here. His relentless running for 90 mins all with a hole in the heart! Back when Scotland sides had belief! And the class to back that up!

[@SMSJSC]

Yep. We had confidence and belief in droves. And the quality players. All that has gone.

[@CamperVanPersie]

It seems the players were wearing squad numbers for that years Home internationals,as Ray Clemence(12) started and finished the match.Peter Shilton(1) was on the bench.Ron Greenwood was alternating between the two most of the time.Five consecutive European Cup wins between them.1977-81.I won't get into an Alan Rough debate,but the Umbro kit of Yellow/white/red looks superb,especially in the Hampden sunshine.

[@eddyjohnson757]

First time seen this was at game as an 11 yr old cheering on England great upload

[@ossyable]

Eddy johnson me to. Quite a treat on a Saturday afternoon as one of the very few live matches you could view then. My memory hasn't played tricks as I remember it was all Scotland.

[@duneideannaer5990]

I so wish they could bring back the home championship. You all looked forward to playing Scotland as much as we did, you. Nowadays it’s us that yearn to face England yet somehow it feels like that it’s not a mutual feeling for many of the England support? Sign o’ the times I guess?

[@SMSJSC]

@@duneideannaer5990 Yes, absolutely they should bring back the Home Internationals. If not every year, then let's make it at least every two. They wrapped it up in about 1984, did they not? The England-Scotland match continued for a few more years, but of course as we know, even that was shelved. By the way, let me have a rant here - I thought it was a damn rotten thing to do, to basically abandon Wales and N Ireland. So I say, to all four FAs... bring it back!!

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@SMSJSC The standard of football was often poor after a hard season.

[@SMSJSC]

@@gunternetzer9621 I don't agree. Some good footie in these internationals in the 1970s which I remember

[@barnbersonol]

The lad Barnes went on to score an absolute blinder v Brazil in 1984, together with a radical new hairstyle.

[@weetak]

Peter Barnes is not John Barnes

[@barnbersonol]

@@weetak Yeah was meant as a joke that's why only you bothered to respond

[@weetak]

Oic

[@weetak]

Oic.

[@antonythirlwell7782]

I hope you dont earn your money as a comedian you'd be skint

[@chrisfallon9678]

Get in !!!!!

[@dannycarter1966]

By 1978 the kits were horrendous. Scotland's collar stretches from Aberdeen to Stranraer.

[@tonyhamilton1758]

Alan Rough the vampire. Lucky to get a game for Partick Thistle.

[@gunternetzer9621]

Big Roughie was a good club goalkeeper.

[@AntonesPap]

Could you please reupload with better image? There is some pixelation.

[@tonyfagiolo8037]

We should have achieved more in those days

[@cerneuffington2656]

Asked what he planned to do after Scotland had won the 1978 World Cup? Ali Macleod replied: "Retain it".

[@stephenreeds3632]

And they couldn't even beat a pretty woeful Eng. Poor old Ally. RIP.

[@samson9098]

They should organize this tournament back...(like the rugby)

[@djelalniyazi4090]

trevor francis was fast, great player, first one million

[@SMSJSC]

Yes... even as a Scot, I have to say that Trevor Francis was very quick, amazing acceleration.

[@harnitbains8505]

I remember the experimental camera angle which ruined Coppels goal

[@chrisfallon9678]

I loved Emlyn Hughes embracing king Kenny Dalglish 👌

[@thevillaaston7811]

Scottish fans should have seen this match for what it was... An hors d'oeuvre before the pantomime in Argentina.

[@SMSJSC]

I remember this game, and yes, for me the alarm bells were ringing by that time.

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@SMSJSC Too many players either not up to it Rough/Kennedy, over the hill Rioch/Masson, injured McGrain/McQueen, off the boil Dalglish/Macari or not selected when they should have been Souness/Gemmill. Those 2 along with Buchan were Scotland's best performers IMHO. And Derek Johnstone should have been in.

[@sapien82]

that goal was suspect the striker went up with the scotland keeper and clearly tried the maradona hahahah, also just look at aww those Lion rampant flags

[@jgwhite661]

Was there as a twelve year old, what a let doon :-(

[@plasteckfly]

Scotland totally owned England that day. It's no wonder the nation had belief the 1978 WC was in reach.

[@scotmorley8526]

I could never understand Scotland picking somebody from the spectators to play in goal maybe it was to give England a sporting chance

[@johntosh0061]

Asa Hartford was some player.

[@mannyp467]

No he wasn’t ( and I’m Scottish ) ? One goal in 10 matches through his career and two league cup medals. How he ever got a game with a club, never mind an international career is staggering. He wasn’t the only one either. They must have had some very compromising photographs of someone, probably Ernie Walker.

[@gunternetzer9621]

@@mannyp467 Ridiculous comment. He had 5 goals in 50 matches and was an international class player.

[@charcolew]

An absolute travesty of a result

[@georgegreig8054]

Noisy fuckin place considering more than half of it was uncovered .

[@diggers7169]

Rough drops it as soon as he sees any action...

[@SMSJSC]

Alan Rough... over-capped. Got over 50 caps, but really, we weren't blessed with too many good 'keepers, were we?

[@gerrycoogan6544]

It was clearly a foul on the keeper. The referee was a disgrace in that game. He also ignored a blatant penalty to Scotland for an English handball at 2:18.

[@stephenreeds3632]

Eng were pretty hopeless that day and still won. Lucky devils.

[@stephenreeds3672]

Scots couldn't beat a v poor eng and still Macleod thought they'd win the WC.

[@tsmith3771]

At least they qualified for it. England didn't

[@mohdazmi10]

T Smith england didn't qualify because of the goal difference.

[@hugcam13]

Only thing missing with McLeod was big shoes and red nose

[@stephenreeds3672]

Eng did look awful. Had some good players too. But they won.. and the Scots still thought they'd win the WC!

[@thevillaaston7811]

@@tsmith3771 So glad Scotland went to Argentina. Wee laughed, and laughed, and laughed.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

That team would still batter current Scotland

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

@THE QUIET MAN 1958 Robertson and McGinn would walk into England's team, and you know it.

[@joeoconnor5400]

Alan Rough had to be the worst goalkeeper ever. Even Paddy Roach was better.