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England vs Scotland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 23 April 1986, 19:45 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
England
2-1
Scotland
Competition:
1986 Rous Cup
Referee:
Michel Vautrot, Besançon /
France
Attendance, venue:
Goals:
1-0 (27') Terry Butcher, 2-0 (39') Glenn Hoddle, 2-1 (57') Graeme Souness (pen.)
England national team line-up in match Nr.611
Managed by team manager Bobby Robson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
79
36
Southampton FC, Southampton
8
23
Everton FC, Liverpool
63
27
Arsenal FC, London
31
28
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
6
24
Norwich City FC, Norwich
38
27
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Ray Wilkins  Captain  46' 
78
29
Milan AC, Milano
46' Peter Reid  
5
29
Everton FC, Liverpool
52
32
UC Sampdoria, Genova
16
24
Milan AC, Milano
Steve Hodge   75' 
2
23
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
75' Gary Stevens  
4
24
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
14
25
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
Scotland national team line-up in match Nr.488
Managed by team manager Alex Ferguson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
53
34
Hibernian FC, Edinburgh
23
24
Dundee United FC, Dundee
9
23
Dundee United FC, Dundee
52
32
UC Sampdoria, Genova
42
27
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
47
30
Aberdeen FC, Aberdeen
8
24
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
5
26
Chelsea FC, London
15
24
Arsenal FC, London
57' Pat Nevin  
2
22
Chelsea FC, London
20
27
Celtic FC, Glasgow
9
28
Dundee United FC, Dundee
Historical data sources
The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №76, 24 Apr 1986; Google Newspapers
Comments

db - posted on 15 December 2013 at 10:37:21

Photo of captains and referees (link: )

dudd - posted on 25 May 2023 at 20:23:32

1986 (April 23) England 2-Scotland 1 (Rous Cup).avi
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England vs Scotland post-match head-to-head
WP
50.5
P
104
W
41
D
23
L
40
GF
185
GA
168
GF/P
1.779
GA/P
1.615
Av attendance
71 922
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
England:
players - 13 (from 9 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.407 (born 1949-1963)
average caps - 30.462
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Scotland:
players - 12 (from 8 clubs)
goals - 1 (penalties - 1, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.189 (born 1951-1963)
average caps - 23.750
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
England national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Soviet Union vs England 0-1
Tbilisi, Wednesday 26 March 1986
Next match:
Friendly International
Mexico vs England 0-3
Los Angeles, Saturday 17 May 1986
Scotland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Scotland vs Romania 3-0
Glasgow, Wednesday 26 March 1986
Next match:
Friendly International
Netherlands vs Scotland 0-0
Eindhoven, Tuesday 29 April 1986
Top England goal scorers
1. Bobby Charlton (1958 - 1970) - 49 goals
2. Jimmy Greaves (1959 - 1967) - 44 goals
3. Tom Finney (1946 - 1958) - 30 goals
4. Nat Lofthouse (1950 - 1958) - 30 goals
... Glenn Hoddle (1979 - 1986) - 8 goals
... Terry Butcher (1983 - 1986) - 3 goals
(correct as of April 23, 1986)
Top Scotland goal scorers
1. Denis Law (1958 - 1972) - 30 goals
2. Kenny Dalglish (1972 - 1984) - 30 goals
3. Hughie Gallacher (1925 - 1930) - 23 goals
4. Lawrie Reilly (1948 - 1956) - 23 goals
... Graeme Souness (1982 - 1986) - 4 goals
(correct as of April 23, 1986)
Brief match report
Wed. 23 Apr 1986
British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley), London
England 2-1 Scotland
Goals: Butcher 27, Hoddle 39, Souness 57 (11m)

England: Shilton, Gary Stevens, Sansom, Hoddle, Watson, Butcher, Wilkins (c) (Reid 46), Francis, Hateley, Hodge (Gary Stevens 75), Waddle. Managed by Robson.

Scotland: Rough, Gough, Malpas, Souness (c), McLeish, Miller, Nicol, Speedie, Nicholas (Nevin 57), Aitken, Bannon. Managed by Ferguson.

Att: 68 357,
Ref: Vautrot (France)

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