ENGLAND v SCOTLAND-the birth of international football

31st March might signal the start of Spring (well almost). The grass is growing, the birds are chirpy, football at all levels should be completing. Not this year! So to cheer you up, I shall let you know about England's top team getting thumped by the Scots on this day 1928.

The English, at home, in front of an 81,000+ Wembley crowd, were thumped 1-5 with the Scots scoring through Alec Jackson 4 mins, 66, 85 and Alec James at 44 and 74. Game certainly over.
Bob Kelly replied for England at 89 minutes.
Dixie Dean was in the England side but clearly didn't get a kick!

There have been plenty of high scores between the too rivals: the first "official" friendly internationals (anywhere) from  30/11/1872:

In March 2nd 1878 the Scots won 7-2 and in 1955 (April 2nd) the English beat the Scots 7-2.
Other big ones are:
March 1881 England 1-6 Scotland
March 1882 Scotland 5-1 England

In 1884 the two countries met in the official British Home Championship.
The goal aggregate by this time was England 42-Scotland 24.
After than games were official! Some high scores were:
April 1920   England 5-4 Scotland
April 1930   England 5-2 Scotland

I remember watching the 9-3 drubbing of the Scots in April 1961, which wrecked the career of Scottish keeper Frank Haffey.
Bobby Robson, Greaves 3, Douglas, Bobby Smith 2, Haynes 2 scored the English goals.

There was a Centenary Match in February 1973 in Hampden, Scotland, which England won 0-5. Since then the English have had high scores of a 5-1 win in May 1975 and the Scots replied with a 5-1 in March 1982.

The last meeting was June 10th 2017 in the World Cup qualifier: a dull 2-2 draw at Hampden. Previously England had won at Wembley 3-0.