1985 Rous Cup

Football match
1985 Rous Cup
Scotland England
Scotland England
1 0
Date25 May
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeMichel Vautrot (France)
Attendance66,439
1986 →

The 1985 Rous Cup was the first staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, initially established to continue the then-traditional annual game between rivals England and Scotland following the demise of the British Home Championship.

The cup was won by Scotland, who defeated England 1–0 in the match played on 25 May 1985. Richard Gough scored the only goal of the game, a header in the 69th minute. This was to be the only time they lifted the Rous Cup during its five-year existence.[1]

Match details

Scotland 1–0 England
Gough 69' Report (Page 15)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 66,439
Scotland
England

GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen)
DF 2 Richard Gough (Dundee United)
DF 3 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United) Yellow card
MF 5 Roy Aitken (Celtic)
DF 4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen)
MF 7 Gordon Strachan (Manchester United)
MF 9 Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) (c)
FW 10 Steve Archibald (Barcelona) Yellow card
MF 8 Jim Bett (Lokeren)
FW 11 David Speedie (Chelsea) downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitututes:
GK 12 Alan Rough (Hibernian)
MF 15 Paul McStay (Celtic)
MF 16 Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 17 Mo Johnston (Celtic)
FW 14 Paul Sturrock (Dundee United)
Manager:
Scotland Jock Stein
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Southampton)
DF 2 Viv Anderson (Arsenal)
DF 3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)
DF 4 Terry Fenwick (Queen's Park Rangers)
DF 5 Terry Butcher (Ipswich Town)
MF 10 Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur) downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 6 Ray Wilkins (Milan) Yellow card
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)
FW 8 Trevor Francis (Sampdoria)
FW 9 Mark Hateley (Milan)
MF 11 John Barnes (Watford) downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitututes:
GK 12 Gary Bailey (Manchester United)
DF 14 Dave Watson (Norwich City)
MF 16 Chris Waddle (Newcastle United) upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 15 Kerry Dixon (Chelsea)
FW 17 Gary Lineker (Leicester City) upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
England Bobby Robson

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five substitutes named, of which two may be used

References

  1. ^ "1985 Rous Cup". Soccernostalgia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Competitors
Seasons
  • v
  • t
  • e
Scotland national football team matches
FIFA World Cup
Playoffs
  • 1986
Qualifying
British Home Championship
and Rous Cup matches
Unofficial matches
Other matches
  • v
  • t
  • e
England national football team matches
FIFA World Cup
Finals
Group stage
  • United States 1–0 England (1950)
Knockout phase
  • Argentina 2–1 England (1986)
Qualifying
UEFA European Championship Final
FA Charity Shields
British Home Championship
and Rous Cup matches
Other matches