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Managers (1459)
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National football teams

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Austria vs Scotland match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 September 1978, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Austria
3-2
Scotland
Competition:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 2
Referee:
Alberto Michelotti, Parma /
Italy
Attendance, venue:
62 281, Praterstadion (Wiener Stadion), Vienna
Goals:
1-0 (26') Bruno Pezzey, 2-0 (48') Walter Schachner, 3-0 (62') Wilhelm Kreuz, 3-1 (63') Gordon McQueen, 3-2 (77') Andy Gray
Austria football team line-up in match Nr.430
Managed by team manager Karl Stotz
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Erwin Fuchsbichler  
4
26
SK VÖEST, Linz
Robert Sara  Captain 
45
32
FK Austria Memphis, Wien
Erich Obermayer  
18
25
FK Austria Memphis, Wien
Bruno Pezzey  
33
23
Eintracht Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
Heinrich Strasser  
24
29
FC Admira/Wacker, Wien
Herbert Prohaska   87' 
35
23
FK Austria Memphis, Wien
87' Franz Oberacher  
5
24
SpG Swarovski Wacker, Innsbruck
Heribert Weber  
12
23
SK Rapid, Wien
Kurt Jara  
35
27
MSV, Duisburg
Walter Schachner  
11
21
FK Austria Memphis, Wien
Wilhelm Kreuz  
43
29
SK VÖEST, Linz
Hans Krankl  
42
25
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Scotland football team line-up in match Nr.421
Managed by team manager Ally MacLeod
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Alan Rough  
22
26
Partick Thistle FC, Glasgow
Stuart Kennedy  
6
25
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
Willie Donachie  
33
26
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Archie Gemmill  Captain 
30
31
Nottingham Forest FC, West Bridgford
Gordon McQueen  
21
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Martin Buchan  
32
29
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Kenny Dalglish  
58
27
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Asa Hartford  
28
27
Manchester City FC, Manchester
Joe Jordan   61' 
34
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
61' Arthur Graham  
2
25
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Andy Gray  
5
22
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
Graeme Souness  
8
25
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Austria
12
25.583
26.105
8
3
0
0
Scotland
12
23.250
26.888
8
2
0
0
Historical data sources
The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №203, 21 Sep 1978; Google Newspapers
Arbeiter Zeitung (Vienna), №262, 22 Sep 1978; Arbeiter Zeitung Archiv
Comments

dudd - posted on 22 November 2023 at 10:48:38

Full video
1978 (September 20) Austria - Scotland (EC-1980 Qualifier). Full Match (part 1 of 2).
1978 (September 20) Austria - Scotland (EC-1980 Qualifier). Full Match_.
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1978 (September 20) Austria - Scotland (EC-1980 Qualifier). Full Match (part 2 of 2).
1978 (September 20) Austria - Scotland (EC-1980 Qualifier). Full Match_.
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Austria vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
65.4
P
13
W
7
D
3
L
3
GF
27
GA
17
GF/P
2.077
GA/P
1.308
Av attendance
59 256
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Austria national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Norway vs Austria 0-2
Oslo, Wednesday 30 August 1978
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Austria vs Portugal 1-2
Vienna, Wednesday 15 November 1978
Austria matches
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
1978 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
Netherlands vs Scotland 2-3
Mendoza, Sunday 11 June 1978
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying
Scotland vs Norway 3-2
Glasgow, Wednesday 25 October 1978
Scotland matches
Top Austria goal scorers
1. Johann Horvath (1924 - 1934) - 29 goals
2. Erich Hof (1958 - 1968) - 28 goals
... Wilhelm Kreuz (1969 - 1978) - 9 goals
... Walter Schachner (1976 - 1978) - 5 goals
... Bruno Pezzey (1976 - 1978) - 3 goals
(correct as of September 20, 1978)
top Austria scorers
Top Scotland goal scorers
1. Denis Law (1958 - 1972) - 30 goals
2. Hughie Gallacher (1925 - 1930) - 23 goals
3. Lawrie Reilly (1948 - 1956) - 23 goals
... Gordon McQueen (1975 - 1978) - 4 goals
... Andy Gray (1976 - 1978) - 3 goals
(correct as of September 20, 1978)
top Scotland scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Sep 1978
Praterstadion (Wiener Stadion), Vienna
Austria 3-2 Scotland
Goals: Pezzey 26, Schachner 48, Kreuz 62, McQueen 63, Gray 77

Austria: Fuchsbichler, Sara (c), Obermayer, Pezzey, Strasser, Prohaska (Oberacher 87), Weber, Jara, Schachner, Kreuz, Krankl. Managed by Stotz.

Scotland: Rough, Kennedy, Donachie, Gemmill (c), McQueen, Buchan, Dalglish, Hartford, Jordan (Graham 61), Gray, Souness. Managed by MacLeod.

Att: 62 281,
Ref: Michelotti (Italy)

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