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Sort of a follow on from the W/D/L thread. What was your first Scotland game?

Mine was February 2003 in a friendly against Republic of Ireland at Hampden. We lost 2-0 and were dreadful. Clinton Morrison score and I think Kevin Kilbane got the other. Not sure we even had a shot on goal that night!

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My first Scotland game would've been against a Scotland League XI from round about the late 80s maybe 1990? Am I imagining this fixture and does it even count?

After that it would've been a school trip during the Euro 96 qualifiers - not sure which one though. Were any of those played at Easter Rd? Weirdly I recall a fixture from that time.

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16th Aug 1995

Scotland 1 - 0 Greece

McCoist had been out long term with a leg break, but he came on after 70 odd minutes in this game. He scored with one of his first touches and we won 1-0.

Practically sealed our qualification for Euro 96 if I recall correctly.

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The friendly against the Faroes at Celtic Park in 2006, we won 6-0, with Garry O'Connor getting a goal :lol:

That wasn't a friendly, it was a Euro qualifier

My first game was June 1979 v Argentina at Hampden. I was only 8 and the old man took me as a belated birthday present ( we only lived 100 yards from the ground so it was about fuckin time) We lost 3-1 and Maradona scored his first ever international goal that day. The previously banned Arthur Graham scored for us. Footage here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxFuYut827g

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10th June 1996

Euro 96

Villa Park

Holland 0-0 Scotand

Couple of Dandies in the starting line up, Booth and McKimmie.

Just remember that we sat behind Rod Stewart and everyone was over the moon with the result.

I wore jeans.

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Sort of a follow on from the W/D/L thread. What was your first Scotland game?

Mine was February 2003 in a friendly against Republic of Ireland at Hampden. We lost 2-0 and were dreadful. Clinton Morrison score and I think Kevin Kilbane got the other. Not sure we even had a shot on goal that night!

Funnily enough this was my first game aswel. I always remember s couple of Hibs fans applauding Nick Colgan.

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Lithuania in 2003?

Darren Fletcher scored his first Scotland goal after coming off the bench.

Same for me.

First goal on his second cap.

I joined the SSC the next year when I moved to Glasgow. After 10 years, I decided to drop it before this campaign due to the shite scheduling. Can't make all these weekday or Friday night pish.

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16th Aug 1995

Scotland 1 - 0 Greece

McCoist had been out long term with a leg break, but he came on after 70 odd minutes in this game. He scored with one of his first touches and we won 1-0.

Practically sealed our qualification for Euro 96 if I recall correctly.

McCoist had been back ages by then. The leg break happened in May or June 93, in Portugal.

I was at the Greece game too.

My first match was the 0-0 draw at Hampden against England in 87. Charlie Nicholas came off the bench and hit the bar when confronted by an open goal.

My dad got a hole in one on the same day though. I thought you should all know.

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2009 Scotland 2 Iceland 1

Seen McCormack and Fletcher score in a narrow 2-1 win in a match that we should've beat Iceland by more.

Famous for being the match after boozegate and the V's being flicked by ferguson and macgregor.

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