The teams on the day are noted below and I am sure that visitors of a certain age could probably reel them off faster than you can read them. Strange to note that Scotland had been beaten by Ireland 0-1 at Firhill Park just over a month before in front of a crowd of 55,000. Granted only two players were selected for both games, James Dunn of Hibs and Alan Morton of Rangers. It appears that such great changes in a side were the norm for Scotland around then. Only six of the Wembley Wizards made the next game against Wales (in October of that year) when they won 4-2 at Ibrox. However, we should celebrate this day, the day that Scotland showed England how to play and score goals. How many times has Scotland played a team off the park but lost? The scoreline 75 years ago, shows that Scotland can really rub their opponents noses in it. Oh for those days to come again. Scotland John Harkness (Queen's Park), James Nelson (Cardiff City), Thomas Law (Chelsea), Jimmy Gibson (Aston Villa), Thomas Bradshaw (Bury), Jimmy McMullan (Man City, capt), Alex Jackson (Huddersfield), James Dunn (Hibs), Hughie Gallacher (Newcastle), Alec James (Preston), Alan Morton (Rangers) Scorers: Jackson (3, 65 & 86 mins), James (44 & 67 mins) England Arthur Hufton - Fred Goodall (c), Herbert Jones - Willis Edwards, Thomas Wilson, Henry Healless - Joseph Hulme, Robert Kelly, Dixie Dean, Joseph Bradford, William Smith Scorer: Kelly (89 min) Referee: Bell (Scotland) Attendance: 80,868 | |||
Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba.net) |
