Many football fans will be asking – why are England playing Scotland on Tuesday in an International Friendly? The short answer is that the match is being played to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the oldest international fixture.
England Will Play Scotland On Tuesday In 150th Anniversary Fixture
You must go back to 1872 to find the first time footballing rivals Scotland and England played – with the game being played on November 1872 in Scotland.
The international match is the oldest played and to mark that the sides are back in action this Tuesday at Hamden Park to celebrate 150 years of head-to-heads.
Unfortunately for football fans, that first encounter ended in a 0-0 draw, but things livened up a tad in their second ever clash, which ended 4-2 to England and was played on 8th March 1873.
It’s reported that that opening matchup had between 2,500-4,000 spectators, who each paid one shilling each to watch the game.
Since those first two Scotland vs England head-to-heads, the sides have built up a bitter (but healthy) rivalry, with this Tuesday’s meeting set to be their 116th game together and will be shown LIVE on Channel 4.
England Will Wear Commemorative Shirt Ahead Of Tuesday’s Scotland Game
It was also announced by the English FA that England will sport a pre-match football top that will show the original crest from that opening 1872 meeting.
The shirts will be limited-edition and supplied by top sports brand Nike, plus will later be auctioned off in raise money for the FA’s main official charity – the Alzheimer’s Society.
You can see it modelled by England captain and top scorer – Harry Kane – here after a photoshoot at Hamilton Cresent in Glasgow, which is where the first-ever 0-0 match was staged.
It’s now the home of West Of Scotland Cricket Club.
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England vs Scotland Overall Record
The current FIFA rankings see England in 4th and Scotland in 30th, but despite this 26 place gap there’s actually not much between the two sides in the overall head-to-heads.
The game with the most goals between England and Scotland came in a friendly in 1961 that England remarkably won 9-3.
- Played: 115 Times
- England Wins: 48
- Scotland Wins: 41
- Draws: 26
DID YOU KNOW? England have scored 203 goals vs Scotland before
The Last Two Scotland vs England Clashes Ended In Draws
Just like that very first Scotland vs England match in 1872, the most recent Three Lions vs Tartan Army game also finished 0-0.
This most recent game was in the Euro Championships of 2021 in a Group D encounter.
In fact, the meeting prior that that 0-0 draw also ended all- square (2-2), but despite these two draws England have also only lost one of their last 12 vs Scotland.
Scotland vs England Match Info
- ⏱ Tuesday 12th September 2023
- ⚽️ Kick-Off: 19:45pm
- 🏟 Venue: Hamden Park, Scotland
- 📺TV: Channel 4
- 📈 Odds: Scotland 10/3 | Draw 27/10 | England 7/10
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