"1966–67 in Scottish football The 1966–67 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 70th season of Scottish league football. A number of significant events occurred during the season. The domestic campaign was dominated by Celtic, who along with winning all 5 tournaments they entered, became the first British team to win the European Cup; the great Celtic team who achieved this were later nicknamed the Lisbon Lions. 1966–67 was arguably Scottish football's best ever season in European football, with Rangers reaching the final of the Cup Winners Cup and Kilmarnock reaching the Fairs Cup semi-finals."
"Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park. Hamilton Academical F.C."
"Scotland A national rugby league team The Scotland A national rugby league team nicknamed the Bravehearts is made up of amateur players, who either play in the Rugby League Conference the BUCS university league or the Scottish domestic competition. Napier University has also played a huge part in the team, with many Napier students having played in the side over the years. The team regularly compete against England, Wales and Ireland, playing them annually in the Amateur Four Nations. Since the creation of this tournament, in 2002, Scotland have won it just once in 2010. In 2003 Scotland embarked on"
"the final, he joined Celtic the following season. The team are managed since June 2014 by Andy Cameron. Provanmill Park was renamed in McGrory's honour in 2013. St Roch's F.C. St Roch's Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Royston Road, Glasgow. Nicknamed """"the Candy Rock"""", they were formed in 1920 and play at James McGrory Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. They wear green and white strips (uniforms). St Roch's was the first club of Jimmy McGrory, the British record goalscorer with 550 goals. McGrory, who grew up in"
"Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were promoted in 1905, despite twice finishing within the relegation zone. Aberdeen have won four Scottish league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. They are also the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies, having won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983. Formed in 1903 as"
"at Easter Road Stadium, which has been in use since 1893 when the club joined the Scottish Football League. Their local rivals are Heart of Midlothian, with whom they contest the Edinburgh derby. The name of the club is regularly shortened to ""Hibs"", with the team also being known as ""The Hibees"" (pronounced ) and supporters known as ""Hibbies"". A less frequently used nickname is ""The Cabbage"", derived from the shortened rhyming slang for Hibs, which is ""Cabbage and Ribs"". Hibernian have won the Scottish league championship four times, most recently in 1952. Three of those four championships were won"
"Scottish Episcopal Roman Catholic The town's main football club is Lossiemouth F.C., nicknamed ""The Coasters"", who play in the Highland Football League. The club play their home games at Grant Park. They have won several trophies in recent seasons, including the Highland League Cup and several North of Scotland Cups. The local derby had been versus Elgin City FC, however their promotion to the higher Scottish leagues in recent years have reduced the frequency of the matches. The town's junior football club is Lossiemouth United. RAF Lossiemouth also has a junior football club. In addition, the station has a rugby"
"won eight and lost four of these matches, with Harkness twice recording a clean sheet. In 1928, Harkness was selected for the annual Scotland-England match in the Home Championship, a game which was to become part of Scottish football folklore. An unfancied side, in which the entire forward line measured 5' 7"" or less, recorded a resounding 5–1 triumph and earned the moniker ""the Wembley Wizards"". Jack Harkness (footballer) John Diamond ""Jack"" Harkness MBE (27 September 1907 – 6 October 1985) was a Scottish international footballer, best remembered as the goalkeeper in the famous ""Wembley Wizards"" Scotland side of 1928."
"Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed ""the Loons"" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the ""Sky Blues"" (which the club stopped using in the early 1990s). One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger"
"team was selected by match committee. Twitter.com/Beithjuniorsfc Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously"
"Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs won the match in front of 8,000 spectators and claimed their first Scottish Junior"
"reported in national newspapers like The Scotsman and sometimes in Scottish editions of London-based newspapers. In 2009, the Magic Weekend was held at Murrayfield with a two-day attendance of 60,000 spectators, including ticket sales of just under 7,000 in Scotland alone, making the event a success. The Scotland A national rugby league team nicknamed the Bravehearts is made up of amateur players, who either play in the Rugby League Conference the BUCS university league or the Scottish domestic competition. Napier University has also played a huge part in the team, with many Napier students having played in the side over"
"Stadium. The following is a list of the officially appointed captains of the Hamilton Academical first-team. Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish"
"Shamrock Rovers Hoops The Shamrock Rovers Hoops were an Irish basketball team based in Tallaght, Dublin. The Rovers competed in the Superleague and played their home games at the National Basketball Arena. They were affiliated with Shamrock Rovers F.C., who were nicknamed ""The Hoops"". Originally known as Denny Notre Dame, the team won four consecutive National Cup titles between 1997 and 2000. Notre Dame also won the Irish National Championship in 2000. The team became known as Shamrock Rovers Hoops in 2004 and competed in the Superleague until 2010 when they withdrew from the 2010–11 season due to financial constraints."
"are nicknamed ""The Lilywhites"" (due to their white strip) or ""Clach"". Their name is an English approximation of a Scots Gaelic name meaning ""the stone of the tub"", referring to a city landmark in Inverness. As a senior team with a compliant stadium, they are entitled to enter the Scottish Cup. Highland Football League: League Cup: North of Scotland Cup: Inverness Cup: Scottish Qualifying Cup (North): Bells Cup: Inverness Charity Cup: Elginshire Charity Cup: Inverness Sports Bed Cup: Clachnacuddin F.C. Clachnacuddin Football Club is a part-time senior professional football club from the city of Inverness who currently play in the"
"1930 Record home attendance: 10,780 v Rangers (7 February 1970) Record goal scorer: John Clark (127, 1978–1991) Most goals in a season: Dave Kilgour, 45, Division II, 1929–30 Most appearances: Ian McPhee (534, 1979–1998) Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed ""the Loons"" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although"
"the Scottish Cup. ""(on loan from Elgin City)"" Lossiemouth F.C. Lossiemouth Football Club are a senior football club from Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. They play in the Highland Football League. Founded in 1945, they were admitted to the Highland League the following year and have played there ever since. The club's home is Grant Park. Traditionally a team hovering around the lower end of the league table, Lossiemouth have enjoyed several cup successes, including a hat-trick of North of Scotland Cups and a memorable, last-minute victory, in the Highland League Cup over Fraserburgh. Lossiemouth are full members of the Scottish Football"
"capped for the Scotland national football team after playing for Bo'ness United. Bo'ness United F.C. Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference B), having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984. Nicknamed ""the B.U.'s"", they were formed in 1945, at the end of the Second World War when Bo'ness, a club that had played in the senior ranks, being a member of the Scottish Football"
"scheduled events. The surface was upgraded to an all-weather 3G pitch in August 2012. Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs"
"Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Rugby Football Club, often abbreviated to GHA and colloquially referred to as G-HA!! , is a rugby union club based in the Giffnock area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The club plays its home matches at Braidholm and currently competes in Scottish National League Division One, the second tier of Scottish club rugby. The club was established by the 2002 merger between Glasgow Southern RFC and Hutchesons' - Aloysians' RFC. The former club was originally known as Clarkston but was renamed in 1995 with the ambition of creating the premier side on the South"
"on to win three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Alan Stubbs won the Scottish Cup in 2015–16, ending a 114-year drought in that competition. Eddie Turnbull, Alex Miller and John Collins all won one Scottish League Cup each. Bobby Templeton, Bertie Auld, Alex McLeish and Neil Lennon all won second tier championships. Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club (), commonly known as Hibs, is a professional football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The club plays in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), finishing 4th in the"
"Smith, David Moyes, Andy Gray, Archie Gemmill, John Wark, Kenny McDowall, Asa Hartford, Eddie McCreadie, John Robertson and Paul Wilson. Club colours were originally green and white hoops; in the late-1980s the club moved on to red and black. ""The Drum"" play their home games at Glenhead Park, which is the former home of junior club Duntocher Hibernian. When Duntocher Hibs became defunct Drumchapel moved in, meaning that they no longer play home games in the area that gives them their name. It does mean they have one of the best facilities of any amateur teams in Scotland. A portrait"
"Football Times Cup Chic Allan Cup Jock Mackay Cup Morris Newton / SWL Cup Thurso F.C. Thurso Football Club are a senior football club from Thurso in Caithness, Scotland. They play in the North Caledonian Football League and are based at Sir George's Park. The current club was formed in 1998, although there was a previous club playing under the same name formed in the 19th century which later folded. The club are nicknamed ""the Vikings"" or ""the Scab"" or sometimes even ""the Crabs"". The club have won a number of honours in their short history, including the North Caledonian"
"Forres Mechanics F.C. Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish association football club from the town of Forres, Moray, currently playing in the Highland Football League. They play at the town's Mosset Park. Forres Mechanics are the oldest association football club in the North of Scotland and are one of only two original teams to play in the Highland League since its first season in 1893, the other being Clachnacuddin. Their unusual name is variously stated to come from the town's Mechanics Institute or most likely when a group of craftsmen or mechanics split from an earlier Forres team"
"of Midlothian and Hibernian are known locally as ""Hearts"" and ""Hibs"" respectively, both play in the Scottish Premiership. They are the oldest city rivals in Scotland and the Edinburgh derby is one of the oldest derby matches in world football. Both clubs have won the Scottish league championship four times. Hearts have won the Scottish Cup eight times and the Scottish League Cup four times. Hibs have won the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup three times each. Edinburgh City were promoted to Scottish League Two in the 2015–16 season, becoming the first club to win promotion to the"
"the remaining 19 championships, with three clubs tied for third place with 4 apiece. The last time the championship was won by a club other than Rangers or Celtic was in 1984–85, by Aberdeen. Scotland international Leigh Griffiths is the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premiership era with 73 goals, all for Celtic, followed by Aberdeen's Adam Rooney with 66. Kris Doolan and Kris Boyd are the only other players to reach 50 goals since the establishment of the Scottish Premiership. Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ladbrokes Premiership, is the top division of the"
"sport Scotland is one of only four countries to have a permanent representative on the IFAB; the other four representatives being appointed for set periods by FIFA. The SFA also has responsibility for the Scotland national football team. The national stadium is Hampden Park in Glasgow. Supporters of the national team are nicknamed the Tartan Army, or the ""Sporran Legion"". As of September 2009, Scotland are ranked as the 30th best national football team in the FIFA World Rankings. They have improved steadily after Walter Smith took over as manager, beating 2006 World Cup finalists France in a European Championship"
"In recent years the RFL have established a semi-autonomous section for Scotland, the Scotland Rugby League. The Scottish National League comprises four teams: Aberdeen Warriors, Ayrshire Storm, Easterhouse Panthers and Edinburgh Eagles. The Saltire Schools Cup is a nationwide Scottish schools competition for boys and girls from S1–S4 school age groups. The National Youth League is competed for at under-17 and under-15 level. Rugby league is a contracting sport in Scotland largely caused by the reduction in funding from the RFL, attracting stagnating interest. In addition to the four clubs in the Scottish National League, there are a small number"
"""hearts"", ""wolves"", ""forest"", ""hammer"", ""spurs"" and ""man's field"". National League Competitions Highest Finish in Top Division – 4th; Division 1; 1933–34 Division 2 – Champions 1950–51, 2001–02, 2012–13; Runners-up 1932–33, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1985–86 Division 3 – Runners-up 1924–25 National Cup Competitions Scottish League Challenge Cup – Winners 2002–03, 2012–13; Runners-up 1997–98, 2010–11; Semi-finalists 1991–92 Scottish Qualifying Cup – Winners 1923–24 Scottish Cup – Runners-up 2007–08; Semi-finalists 1949–50 Scottish League Cup – Semi-finalists 1950–51, 1960–61 B.P. Youth Cup – Runners-up 1985–86 Invitational Tournaments 1936 Algiers Invitational Tournament – Winners Border Cup – Winners 1991–92, 1992–93 Scottish Brewers Cup – Winners"
"Wembley Wizards The Wembley Wizards is a nickname for the Scotland national football team who defeated England 5–1 at Wembley in the 1928 British Home Championship. Scotland had failed to win either of their previous matches in the 1928 British Home Championship, losing 1–0 to Ireland at Hampden Park and drawing 2–2 with Wales in Wrexham. England had lost their first two games, 2–0 to Ireland in Belfast and 2–1 in Burnley to the eventual champions Wales. England's recent record against Scotland was poor, having only won once against Scotland in the 1920s. That solitary win had come in the"
"Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously competed in the Scottish Football League. During"
"ex-Ayr United defender Mark Campbell. Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. Kilbirnie Ladeside Football Club are a Scottish football club, from Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire. Based at Valefield Park, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently play in the West Super League Premier Division. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors. The club nickname, ""The Blasties"", derives from a Robert Burns poem, ""The Inventory"", written in 1786. ""My furr-ahin 's a wordy beast, ""As e'er in tug or tow was traced. ""The fourth's a Highland Donald hastle, ""A damn'd red-wud Kilburnie blastie!"" Kilwinning Rangers midfielder Liam McGuinness took over as manager"
"football. Graham Spiers has described it as ""one of the jewels of the Scottish game"". The clubs first met on Christmas Day 1875, when Hearts won 1–0, in the first match ever contested by Hibs. The two clubs became distinguished in Edinburgh after a five-game struggle for the Edinburgh Football Association Cup in 1878, which Hearts finally won with a 3–2 victory after four successive draws. The clubs have met twice in a Cup Final, in the 1896 Scottish Cup Final, which Hearts won 3–1 and the 2012 Scottish Cup Final which Hearts won 5–1. The 1896 final is also"