England v Scotland 1961 – The Score was 9 – 3

This original football programme comes from the England v Scotland match on Saturday 15 April 1961. England came out on top in this British Home Championship game, which ended England 9-3 Scotland.

This is an England football programme. England's goals came from Robson, Greaves (3), Douglas, Smith (2) and Haynes (2) in front of a crowd of 97,350 at Wembley.

Competition	British Home Championship (1960/61)
Result	England 9-3 Scotland
Played in	London, England
England scorers	Robson, Greaves (3), Douglas, Smith (2), Haynes (2)
Scotland scorers	Mackay, Wilson, Quinn
Attendance	97,350
Referee	Marcel Lequesne (France)

International Football Programme. Wembley Stadium London 1961.

England team was: Springett, Armfield, McNeil, Robson, Swan, Flowers, Douglas, Greaves, Smith, Haynes, Charlton. Scotland team was: Leslie, Shearer, Caldow, Mackay, McNeil, McCann, McCleod, Law, St John, Wilson.

Condition: V Good, lcr, sof

Did you know?

This was international meeting number 80 between the sides – the previous 79 had produced 27 England wins, 32 for Scotland and 20 draws.
The maximum wage for footballers was abolished in 1961, and England won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966.
Greaves scored a hat-trick for England in this game.