Wales 1-1 Scotland - September 10, 1985 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1986
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WAL
13' - Goal
Mark Hughes13
WAL
46' - Substitution
Jim Leightonis substituted by Alan Rough
61' - Substitution
Gordon Strachanis substituted by Davie Cooper
80' - Substitution
Robbie Jamesis substituted by Steve Lovell80 81' - Goal
Davie Cooper 83' - Substitution
Mark Hughesis substituted by Clayton Blackmore83
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Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neville Southall | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Ratcliffe | 24 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Jackett | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joey Jones | 30 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Nicholas | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robbie James | 80 | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mickey Thomas | 31 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Phillips | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Hughes | 1383 | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian Rush | 23 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Scotland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Leighton | 46 | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Steve Nicol | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex McLeish | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Aitken | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Miller | 30 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Gough | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Maurice Malpas | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Strachan | 61 | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jim Bett | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Speedie | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Graeme Sharp | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steve Lovell | 80 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Clayton Blackmore | 83 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Rough | 46 | 33 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Davie Cooper | 8161 | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kevin Ratcliffe
IN
Jeff Hopkins
OUT
Pat Van Den Hauwe
IN
Steve Lovell
OUT
Ian Rush
IN
Neil Slatter
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Speedie
IN
Andy Gray
OUT
Steve Nicol
IN
Graeme Souness
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
43
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
England vs Scotland
2 victories
1 draw
4 losses
Referee
Jan Keizer
1 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
Wales4 matches | General total | Scotland2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Wales2 matches | Season total | Scotland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 10, 1985 | Latest figure on September 09, 1987 | |||||||
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Key figures
Scotland keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 12/10/1977). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 29/11/1961 (4 matches)
End of streak for Wales after 7 consecutive matches without a draw vs Scotland (since 19/05/1979). It was the best streak for the club since 02/12/1936-18/10/1952 (10 matches).
Wales keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Scotland running (since 28/02/1984). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/10/1962-03/05/1969 time period (7 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DWales 1-1 Yugoslavia14/12/1983 | VWales 1-0 England02/05/1984 | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland22/05/1984 | VWales 2-1 Iceland14/11/1984 | DWales 1-1 Norway26/02/1985 | VWales 3-0 Spain30/04/1985 |
| Overall | LSpain 3-0 Wales17/10/1984 | VWales 2-1 Iceland14/11/1984 | DWales 1-1 Norway26/02/1985 | VScotland 0-1 Wales27/03/1985 | VWales 3-0 Spain30/04/1985 | LNorway 4-2 Wales05/06/1985 |
Current form
| Away | VCanada 0-3 Scotland16/06/1983 | VCanada 0-2 Scotland20/06/1983 | LNorthern Ireland 2-0 Scotland13/12/1983 | LFrance 2-0 Scotland01/06/1984 | LSpain 1-0 Scotland27/02/1985 | VIceland 0-1 Scotland28/05/1985 |
| Overall | VScotland 3-0 Iceland17/10/1984 | VScotland 3-1 Spain14/11/1984 | LSpain 1-0 Scotland27/02/1985 | LScotland 0-1 Wales27/03/1985 | VScotland 1-0 England25/05/1985 | VIceland 0-1 Scotland28/05/1985 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 8 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 8 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 11 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.4 |
|
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Ian Rush | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Paul McStay |  |
| Ian Rush | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Jim Bett | |
| Ian Rush | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Jim Bett | |
Historical head to head
Home
62 gf
102 ga
Away
48 gf
133 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
2 ga
Total
110 gf
237 ga
Historical head to head
Home
133 gf
48 ga
Away
102 gf
62 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
0 ga
Total
237 gf
110 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 19, 1979 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
May 19, 1979 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 0 |
March 23, 1878 |
| Away | 8 - 0 |
March 18, 1893 |
Latest head to head
March 27, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
February 28, 1984 - British Home Championship 1983/1984
May 28, 1983 - British Home Championship 1983
May 24, 1982 - British Home Championship 1982
May 16, 1981 - British Home Championship 1981
Best historical scorers against Scotland
 |
John Toshack | 5 goals | 1969 - 1979 |
|
Arthur Morris | 4 goals | 1905 - 1911 |
 |
John Charles | 4 goals | 1953 - 1962 |
|
Trevor Ford | 4 goals | 1946 - 1956 |
|
Ron Davies | 4 goals | 1966 - 1969 |
 |
Dai Astley | 4 goals | 1932 - 1938 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
 |
Hughie Gallacher | 9 goals | 1925 - 1929 |
|
John Madden | 5 goals | 1893 - 1895 |
|
John Smith | 5 goals | 1879 - 1883 |
|
William Paul | 5 goals | 1888 - 1890 |
|
Joseph Lindsay | 5 goals | 1880 - 1885 |
|
John Barker | 4 goals | 1893 - 1894 |
Players with most games played vs Scotland
|
William Mederith | 12 matches | 1897 - 1920 |
|
Joey Jones | 12 matches | 1976 - 1985 |
 |
Terry Yorath | 12 matches | 1971 - 1980 |
 |
Ivor Allchurch | 12 matches | 1951 - 1965 |
|
Frederick C Keenor | 11 matches | 1921 - 1932 |
 |
Brian Flynn | 11 matches | 1975 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
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Kenny Dalglish | 11 matches | 1973 - 1985 |
 |
Alan Morton | 10 matches | 1920 - 1931 |
|
George Young | 9 matches | 1948 - 1956 |
|
Robert Walker | 9 matches | 1901 - 1913 |
|
Alan Rough | 8 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
|
Asa Hartford | 8 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 12, 1984
October 17, 1984
November 14, 1984
February 27, 1985
March 27, 1985
April 30, 1985
May 28, 1985
June 12, 1985
September 25, 1985
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