40 years ago this weekend - Schoolboys international - England 4-5 Scotland

[mdingwall]

69,000 at Wemberlee and live on the box.

What a game it was.

 

[mdingwall]

Paul Rideout scored a hat trick for Englandshire.

 

[gersin008]

Paul Rideout scored a hat trick for Englandshire.

Always seems to be a Rangers link with these historical games

 

[mdingwall]

Andy Bruce played three times for Gers and then spells at Thistle and Hearts before retiring in 1988. Don’t think many other Rangers connections in the Scottish team.

 

[bearspakora]

One of best games of football I can remember watching on the telly. End to end stuff for 90 minutes. The Scottish kids looked very small in comparison to their English opponents.

 

[MrRipley]

Good old Scotland. We always seem to do well all the way to the under 21s before somehow managing to f**k it up at full international.

England 4 v 5 Scotland Schoolboys, June 1980

It was the game that launched future Scotland captain Paul McStay to prominence, while England’s Paul Rideout captured national attention with his hat-trick. They were the stars of their coun…

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[amabluestar]

Jeezo, 40 years ago, where has it gone.
Remember sitting watching it, great game.

 

[bearspakora]

Watch the entire game here from Wembley 1980.

 

[soapybubble]

Jeezo, 40 years ago, where has it gone.
Remember sitting watching it, great game.

I too remember watching this, if you are anything like me most of those decades were pissed up against a wall. If I haven’t lost my marbles, I seem to recall Saint and Greavsy hosted the show. Have I remembered that correctly?

 

[dh1963]

I remember watching that on ITV live with my dad.

We both thought a young Scottish player called Sludden looked a right good player till they said he was going to Celtic, then we agreed he was actually shite

 

[dcbear]

Remember watching it, McStay played well, really stood out. It was the first time the average Scottish fan got to see McStay's potential, the potential we were going to see for the next 15+ years.

 

[DJ Blue]

England – P Lara (Heston Comprehensive School), M McGinty (Bishop Ullathorne School), D McClure (Edgware School) (captain), D Byrom (St Augustine’s School), W Donald (Furze Platt School), P Wimbleton (Broomfield School), D Willis (Benfield School), P Rideout (Kingsdown School), G Parris (Seven Kings High School), R Jones (Woodlands School)

Sub: P Brown (Washwood Heath School) for Jones

Scotland – A Bruce (Craigmount High, Edinburgh), E MacDonald (Belshill Academy), A O’Connor (St Ambrose High, Coatbridge), C Plenderleith (Currie High, Edinburgh), R Coyle (St Gerard’s Secondary School, Glasgow), P Nicholas (Holyrood Secondary, Glasgow), J Robertson (Portobello High), P McStay (Holycross High, Hamilton) (captain), J Sludden (St Mungo’s High, Falkirk), S Rae (Musselburgh Grammar), A Dick (St Modan’s High, Stirling)

Subs: C Currie (Wishaw High) for Nicholas, D McKay (Lourdes Secondary) for Dick

 

[ROCK]

Paul McStay showed he was potentially going to be a top drawer player.

 

[nybear]

henry burns( templeton) david old man must have been around about that time, Riverside secondary

https://twitter.com/x/status/1152869708980523008

 

[Nottm Loyal]

I went to that game. A school trip - would have been 9. The excitement of being in London / seeing Wembley I still remember.

 

[DEJA BLUE]

Paul McStay showed he was potentially going to be a top drawer player.

Then remained "promising" throughout.

 

[walt mcmurty]

Forgot about John Robertson of Hearts playing in that game .

 

[Joe 90]

I was at that game

I feel old now

 

[Rab_bear]

I was there too, remember the trip like it was yesterday

 

[sprally]

Ally Dick, whatever happened to him?
I remember he had some sort of record with 17 clubs after him.
Think he went to spurs and was never seen again.

 

[ranger nation]

Ally Dick, whatever happened to him?
I remember he had some sort of record with 17 clubs after him.
Think he went to spurs and was never seen again.

Think he ended up at ajax?

 

[Sancus]

P Nicholas from Holyrood was Paul Potentials cousin I’m sure.

 

[mdingwall]

 

[HandsomeHead]

I remember watching that - if there was a live game of football on TV, no matter who was playing, I was watching it.

Years later one of the van drivers my work employed turned out to be the England captain from a few years earlier.

I’m pretty sure that game used to be on YouTube too (he had a cracking match from what I remember) but isn’t anymore.

 

[gordon_blue]

Didn't Ally Dick play against us for Spurs just before Souness took over?

A lot of people thought we might sign him.

 

[the blue bear]

The best schoolboy game I ever saw. Did Paul Rideout score all of Englands goals? Great talent in both teams.

 

[stortbear]

Frightening how long ago that was, still remember it great game. I thought Ally Dick was going to be an absolute world beater but unfortunately injuries did him before his career ever really got going. Still can't be too many Scots played for Ajax.

 

[stortbear]

Very noticeable how Caucasian the England team is. Undoubtedly England have benefitted from immigration. At that time black players like Viv Anderson were only just beginning to breakthrough into the England senior team.

 

[Jmacca1975]

I remember watching that on ITV live with my dad.

We both thought a young Scottish player called Sludden looked a right good player till they said he was going to Celtic, then we agreed he was actually shite

John Sludden? Went on to play for Killie

 

[Woodrow Call]

Very noticeable how Caucasian the England team is. Undoubtedly England have benefitted from immigration. At that time black players like Viv Anderson were only just beginning to breakthrough into the England senior team.

Benefited? They've achieved phuck all in 40 years.

 

[Lanark Bear in the NE]

George Parris went on to play for West Ham. Think he had converted to a left back by then. Made 239 appearances for the Hammers

 

[eeboh]

Jeez, 40 years. Can remember watching it live on Grandstand, I think it was.

 

[eeboh]

P Nicholas from Holyrood was Paul Potentials cousin I’m sure.

Potentially.

 

[spotlight]

Watched that, feel old
Memorable game

 

[Stephen Johnston]

69,000 at Wemberlee and live on the box.

What a game it was.

Ally Dick?

 

[Biniaro11]

John Sludden? Went on to play for Killie

Understand he is in hospital with cancer at the moment, horrible disease. We all deserve better.

 

[noucamp72]

The biggest stand out I saw in these games was a young Mark Walters.
Can't remember the exact year when he featured.

 

[Jmacca1975]

Understand he is in hospital with cancer at the moment, horrible disease. We all deserve better.

He was a great player for Killie in Div 2 level

 

[bud_light]

Very noticeable how Caucasian the England team is. Undoubtedly England have benefitted from immigration. At that time black players like Viv Anderson were only just beginning to breakthrough into the England senior team.

What has anyones colour got to do with anything?