193 Scotland Football Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: England

Scotland lost the first leg 2-0, which was the first game played between the two nations at the newly rebuilt Hampden Stadium in Glasgow. Scotland went on to win the second leg 1-0, in the last game played between the two nations at the old Wembley Stadium before it was rebuilt.

Answer: Kennington Oval

Both sides played a formation of 2-2-6! Because the Scots could only fund eight return tickets to London, three of the Scotland team were London residents. One of these was Lord Kinnaird who "qualified" to play for Scotland because he had an estate in Perthshire.

The match finished in a 4-2 win for England. The previous meeting between the two countries had also been played on a cricket ground, that of the West of Scotland club at Hamilton Crescent in Partick.

Answer: Coatbridge

Albion Rovers, founded in 1882, and known as The Wee Rovers, play at Cliftonhill in Coatbridge.

Answer: He scored the goal for Racing Club of Argentina that stopped Celtic from becoming World Club Champions in 1967

His goal scored in the playoff which was held at the Estadio Centenario in Uruguay, won the Intercontinental Cup for Racing Club of Argentina. In fact, it was another strike from Cardenas in 93 minutes that took the two-legged final to a third game, and denied Celtic from becoming the first British team to be World Club Champions.

Answer: Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert moved from Motherwell to Borussia Dortmund in 1996, and a year later helped them win the Champions League. That night in Munich when they defeated Juventus 3-1, Lambert became the first British player to win the Champions League.

Answer: Denis Law

Denis Law scored 45 goals in 41 games in 1964. He was preceded as European Footballer of the Year by Lev Yashin, and succeeded by Eusebio. Although Denis was born in Aberdeen, he was snapped up by Huddersfield Town as a young boy.

Answer: Queens Park

Based at Scotland's national stadium, Hampden Park, Queens Park are the oldest club in Scotland, formed in 1867. They won the Scottish Cup ten times between 1874 and 1893, but the onset of professionalism saw them reduced to also-rans, as they stubbornly clung on to their amateur status.

Answer: Hearts

St. Mirren defeated Hearts 2-1 in the semi-final, with goals from Ian Ferguson and Frank McGarvey.

Answer: August 1893

The Highland Football League was established on August 4, 1893 at the Inverness Workman's Club. The League originally had eight member teams, which became seven when Ross County resigned from the league in November 1893. At the time, teams were primarily based around the Inverness region, although the league would soon expand throughout the Highlands as transport networks improved.

Answer: Lorenzo Amoruso

Lorenzo Amoruso scored a second half header in his last game for Rangers. The final score was Dundee 0 Rangers 1.

Answer: Aberdeen

Aberdeen marked their centenary in 2003.

Answer: The Gers

Rangers are also called the Light Blues, The Teddy Bears and other less affectionate names from other clubs.

Answer: Glebe Park

Brechin City play at Glebe Park, Montrose play at Links Park, Dumbarton play at Strathclyde Homes Park and Airdrie United play at New Broomfield.

Answer: Roy Aitken

Won his last cap while playing for St Mirren. The other 56 won while with Celtic & Newcastle United.

Answer: Dumbarton

Dumbarton F.C. were founded in 1872, and played their home games at Boghead Park from 1879 until 2000. Their new stadium is officially called the Dumbarton Football Stadium although it has had a number of corporate monikers since opening. Fans of the club call it "The Rock" due to its location at the base of Dumbarton Rock, a volcanic plug which is home to Dumbarton Castle.

Answer: Celtic

They beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the 1967 final, using only homegrown players.

Answer: Aberdeen

Managed by Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen enjoyed a golden era in the 1980s, winning the league three times between 1980 and 1985. Since then, it had all been about Celtic and Rangers.

Answer: Celtic

Premier Division, Scottish Cup, and League Cup, and what a performance!

Answer: 4

The teams are Dundee United, Aberdeen, Celtic and Rangers.

Answer: Alex Jackson and Alex James

This was an especially remarkable performance as the Scottish selectors had left out several of the most famous and experienced players of the time, including David Meiklejohn of Rangers and Jimmy McGrory of Celtic. What was more, eight of the team were "Anglo-Scots", playing for clubs in England, one of them, Tom Bradshaw of Bury, winning his only cap!

Alex Jackson of Huddersfield Town scored a hat trick with Alex James, then of Preston North End but later an Arsenal star, scoring the other two.

Answer: Glasgow

Celtic, nicknamed The Celts, The Bhoys and The Hoops, were founded in 1887, and play their home games at Celtic Park in Parkhead, Glasgow.

Answer: Tommy Gemmell

An aggressive attacking fullback, Tommy played his best football for Celtic after the arrival of Jock Stein. He had a ferocious left foot shot and was known for his blasted penalty kicks. Tommy was also the first Celtic player to score in the European Cup when he struck against FC Zurich in 1966. Obviously, Tommy's goal for the USSR was an own goal.

Answer: Denis Law

The 'Law Man' turned out for Scotland in a 2-1 victory against England. He also played for the triumphant Manchester United against Leicester in the English Cup Final. Denis alongside fellow Scot Jim Baxter, was selected to represent a Rest of the World team against England in a glamour game, arranged to celebrate 100 years of the Football Association. England beat the Rest of the World 2-1 that day, and of course Denis Law was on the score sheet.

Answer: Third Lanark

Third Lanark were the first British team to tour Argentina in 1923. Their biggest home attendance came in a Scottish tie against Rangers in 1954, a staggering 45,455. Their lowest crowd was against Clydebank in 1967, a meager 297.

Answer: England

The first international football match took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, with all of Scotland's players coming from Queens Park FC. The game finished in a 0-0 draw. Scotland and England would play each other annually apart from during the two world wars up until 1989, when the British Championship was abandoned. Since then, meetings have been confined to when the two countries have been drawn against each other in the European Championships or World Cup.