Scotland secured one of their most enjoyable victories when they beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their first meeting since Sir Alf Ramsey’s side lifted the World Cup.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at that famous encounter under the Twin Towers on April 15, 1967.
Fortress Wembley
Wounded Jackie
Unofficial World Champions
Baxter’s Impudence
#TBT to 1967 & Scotland beating England 3-2 at Wembley. The match also included this lovely show of skill by Jim Baxter. #ENGSCO pic.twitter.com/CxuFfhLx6t
— Scottish FA (@ScottishFA) November 3, 2016
There was a difference of opinion in the Scotland ranks over how to press home their superiority. As the only survivor of Scotland’s 9-3 Wembley humiliation in 1961, Law was desperate for more goals. On the other side, Jim Baxter wanted to torment his opponents. Legend has it the Sunderland midfielder read the Racing Post in the Wembley dressing room instead of warming up. He slowed the game down and dictated play, even indulging in a spell of keepie-uppies, while riling Alan Ball by calling him Jimmy Clitheroe, the diminutive TV comic with a high-pitched voice.
Dream Debuts
Euro Pain
