ST ANDREW AND MARION W0THERSPOON

Yes, there is a World Cup on and yes, I have produced this blog before but what better to celebrate international football by recording (again) the first international and to cheer up the Scots who aren't featuring in Worldl Football this week. But, since it is the the 30th November and of course is St Andrew's Day, it's not all bad and I know several friends who will tonight, "don" their kilt and sporran and dance around a lot and have the haggis piped in!!! 

A sporran by the way is that pursey thing that dandles down from the waist and is made of sealskin (or leather if you can't get sealskin) and covered in fur.
By coincidence, or was it  an excuse to celebrate being Scottish? The first international match between Scotland and England took place, as details on these links reveal.
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/threeheartycheers.html
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/i-want-england-to-win.html

This valuable ticket (it's a copy of course) allowed entry to the game; the World's first international football match.
Marion Wotherspoon neatly sewed on the rampant red lion on to the Scot's dark blue jerseys. Her brother was one of eleven Queen's Park players selected. England fielded three Oxford University players and one from Cambridge University. The rest were a mixture of clubs, 1st Surrey Rifles, Barnes, Sheffield, Crystal Palace, Harrow Chequers, Notts Club and Hertfordshire Rangers. Two of the England players had a half in goal each and Chappell was described as "fly kick"......the Scots didn't have one! Score 0-0.
The teams had dinner at the Royal Hotel, george Square and toasted all and sundry, including the Scotland rugby team, who had played the England rugby team for the first time in Edinburgh a year earlier on March 27th.
The Scots scored 2 tries and 1 goal and England 1 try. KNOW WHY IT'S CALLED A TRY? Because by grounding the ball behind the goal line your team could TRY a kick at the posts! FINAL SCORE 1-0.
(kicks after a try, a dropped kick or a kick from the "penalty" mark counted for points)