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Malta vs Scotland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Tuesday, 22 March 1988, 16:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Malta
1-1
Scotland
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
George Courtney, Spennymoor /
England
Attendance, venue:
3 470, Ta'Qali National Stadium, Attard
Goals:
0-1 (21') Graeme Sharp, 1-1 (54') Carmel Busuttil
Malta football team line-up in match Nr.103
Managed by national coach Horst Heese (West Germany)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
10
22
Floriana FC, Furjana
14
25
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
25
26
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
5
18
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
17
27
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
23
24
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
29
24
AS Verbania, Verbania
Ray Vella  Captain 
25
29
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
8
19
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
5
27
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
10' Charles Scerri  
13
23
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
39
25
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Scotland football team line-up in match Nr.505
Managed by team manager Andy Roxburgh
Player
Caps
Age
Club
41
29
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
5
24
Chelsea FC, London
20
25
Dundee United FC, Dundee
1
20
Rangers FC, Glasgow
52
29
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
58
32
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
Gary Mackay   55' 
4
24
Heart of Midlothian FC, Edinburgh
55' Jim McInally  
3
24
Dundee United FC, Dundee
36
29
Celtic FC, Glasgow
Ally McCoist   51' 
9
25
Rangers FC, Glasgow
51' Brian McClair  
6
24
Manchester United FC, Manchester
12
27
Everton FC, Liverpool
Ian Durrant   75' 
3
21
Rangers FC, Glasgow
75' John Colquhoun  
2
24
Heart of Midlothian FC, Edinburgh
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Malta
12
17.750
24.552
6
1
0
0
Scotland
14
18.000
25.959
8
1
0
0
Historical data sources
The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №49, 23 Mar 1988; Google Newspapers
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 1 August 2011 at 21:57:33

Ray Vella

Malta’s 45 Years of International Football (publ. 2002) Ed. Joseph A. Sacco p.167

toniofarrugia - posted on 1 August 2011 at 21:59:41

Charles Micallef - It-Tally

piero - posted on 22 March 2022 at 17:36:39

Scotland team:
Roy Aitken, Stevie Clarke, Derek Ferguson, Willie Miller, Jim Leighton.

Maurice Malpas, Alex Mcleish, Gary MacKay, Graeme Sharp, Iain Durrant, Ally McCoist (link: )
Malta vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
50.0
P
1
W
0
D
1
L
0
GF
1
GA
1
GF/P
1.000
GA/P
1.000
Av attendance
3 470
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Malta national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Libya vs Malta 1-0
Tripoli, Thursday 10 March 1988
Next match:
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Northern Ireland vs Malta 3-0
Belfast, Saturday 21 May 1988
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Saudi Arabia vs Scotland 2-2
Riyadh, Wednesday 17 February 1988
Next match:
Friendly International
Spain vs Scotland 0-0
Madrid, Wednesday 27 April 1988
Top Malta goal scorers
1. Carmel Busuttil (1983 - 1988) - 10 goals
2. Raymond Xuereb (1973 - 1985) - 6 goals
3. Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (1979 - 1982) - 3 goals
4. Olivier Losco (1976 - 1978) - 3 goals
5. Leli Fabri (1981 - 1983) - 3 goals
6. Pullu Demanuele (1958 - 1961) - 3 goals
(correct as of March 22, 1988)
Top Scotland goal scorers
1. Kenny Dalglish (1972 - 1984) - 30 goals
2. Denis Law (1958 - 1972) - 30 goals
3. Hughie Gallacher (1925 - 1930) - 23 goals
4. Lawrie Reilly (1949 - 1956) - 22 goals
... Graeme Sharp (1988) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 22, 1988)
Brief match report
Tue. 22 Mar 1988
Ta`Qali National Stadium, Attard
Malta 1-1 Scotland
Goals: Sharp 21, Busuttil 54

Malta: Cluett, Camilleri, Azzopardi, Brincat, Scicluna, Buttigieg, Busuttil, Vella (c), Carabott, Micallef (Scerri 10), Degiorgio. Managed by Heese (West Germany).

Scotland: Leighton, Clarke, Malpas, Ferguson, McLeish, Miller, Mackay (McInally 55), Aitken (c), McCoist (McClair 51), Sharp, Durrant (Colquhoun 75). Managed by Roxburgh.

Att: 3 470,
Ref: Courtney (England)

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