The League Cup of 1979/80 season was played for by the 38 league clubs and began in August 1979 with every round up to the semi finals being played over two legs. This was similar to the system used in England at the time. The draw was random throughout and the First Round saw 12 …
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WORLD CUP 2026 – GROUP C
Group C sees 5 time World Cup winners Brazil joined by Scotland alongside Morocco and Haiti. Brazil – Brazil despite their unconvincing qualifying campaign will go into the tournament as clear favourites to win Group C . Brazil qualified from the South American group in fifth place and claimed an automatic spot. This was however …
WORLD CUP 2026 – Part 1
Scotland Opponents Qualification – Part One HAITI Concacaf Qualifying saw 32 Countries compete through qualifying with 3 automatic qualifiers being the 3 Third Round group winners as well as the 3 Host Nations , Canada , Mexico and USA , meaning 6 qualifiers in total. In addition 2 countries progressed to the Inter Continental Playoffs …
WINTER OLYMPICS
From 1976 to 2026 My first memory of the Winter Olympics was 50 years ago in 1976, this is a look back at the past 50 years as the Winter Olympics has expanded along with Team GB success. Innsbruck 1976 GB won Men’s Singles Figure Skating Gold, won by John Curry, but my main memory …
ITALIA 90 Part 2
Italia 90 was an incredible World Cup as it was the first time I travelled abroad to support Scotland. The is how out trip and the tournament unfolded. The Tartan Army on Tour to Italia 90 WEEK TWO – 15TH JUNE TO 22ND JUNE 1990 Friday 15th June We went on a day trip to …
ITALIA 90
Italia 90 was an incredible World Cup as it was the first time I travelled abroad to support Scotland with my friends Brian & Scott. The is how our trip and the tournament unfolded, day by day. The Tartan Army on Tour to Italia 90 WEEK ONE – 8TH JUNE TO 14TH JUNE 1990 Friday …
Football is Academical 