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- The spectators at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, now part of Glasgow, paid a shilling each to watch the world's first official international football fixture as Scotland took on England 150 years ago. There had been unofficial meetings in the previous two years but the game on 30 November is accepted to be the first proper match between the two.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-63781834The day Scotland and England played the first football ... - BBC
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The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club 's ground in Partick, Glasgow. The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0–0 draw. [1]
- Hamilton Crescent , Partick
Nov 30, 2022 · The spectators at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, now part of Glasgow, paid a shilling each to watch the world's first official international football fixture as Scotland took on England 150...
- Donald Pollock
It was on this day in 1872, the first ever official international football match was played as Scotland took on England at the West of Scotland Cricket ground at Hamilton Crescent, located in Partick. Scotland v England is therefore the oldest international fixture in world football.
Sep 11, 2023 · It is how the first-ever international football match — Scotland vs England — was played out in November 1872. Tomorrow, the same teams meet at Hampden Park to commemorate the 150th ...
- Tim Spiers
Officially recognised by FIFA as the first international football match ever played, held on St Andrews Day 1872. This was the match that sparked international football. Background. The Scottish FA was four months away from creation – but that didn’t stop a Scotland team from being formed to face the English north of the border.
The world's first international football match took place in Partick, near Glasgow, on 30 November 1872 between teams representing Scotland and England. On these pages you can read about this contest and the birth of a rivalry that is as vibrant today as it ever was.
Between 1870 and 1872, the Football Association (FA) organised five representative association football matches between teams representing England and Scotland, all held in London. [1] The first of these matches was held at The Oval on 5 March 1870, [2] and the fifth was on 21 February 1872. [3]
