S C O T L A N D - Internationals 1955



(Match 239)  2nd April 1955  (British Championship)
ENGLAND - SCOTLAND  7-2  (4-1)
Referee:   Benjamin Mervyn Griffiths (Wales)
Crowd:     96.847, Wembley Stadium, London
Goals:     1-0 	Dennis J.Wilshaw 		 1' 
	   2-0 	Nat Lofthouse 			 7'
	   2-1 	Lawrence Reilly
	   3-1 	Donald George Revie 		24' 
	   4-1 	Nat Lofthouse
	   5-1 	Dennis J.Wilshaw 		70' 
	   6-1 	Dennis J.Wilshaw 		73'
	   7-1 	Dennis J.Wilshaw 		83'
	   7-2 	Thomas Henderson Docherty
ENGLAND:  (Manager:  Walter Winterbottom)
Bert Frederick Williams - James Meadows, Roger William Byrne - Kenneth Armstrong, 
William Ambrose Wright (Captain), Duncan Edwards - Stanley Matthews, Donald 
George Revie, NathanielLofthouse, Dennis J.Wilshaw, Frank Blunstone.

SCOTLAND:
Fred Martin				(6/Aberdeen) -
William Carruthers Cunningham (Captain)	(8/Preston North End)
Harry Haddock				(2/Clyde) -
Thomas Henderson Docherty		(10/Preston North End)
James Anderson Davidson			(8/Partick Thistle)
John Cumming				(2/Heart of Midlothian) -
John Archie Mackenzie			(8/Partick Thistle)
Robert Johnstone			(14/Manchester City)
Lawrence Reilly				(26/Hibernian)
John Livingstone (Ian) McMillan		(4/Airdrieonians)
Thomas Ring				(5/Clyde)


(Match 240) 4th May 1955 (Friendly match) SCOTLAND - PORTUGAL 3-0 (2-0) Referee: Juan Gardeazabal (Spain) Crowd: 20.858, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Thomas Gemmell 7' 2-0 William Beveridge Liddell 36' 3-0 Lawrence Reilly 89' SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (1/Hibernian) - Alexander Hershaw Parker (1/Falkirk) Harry Haddock (3/Clyde) - Robert Evans (19/Celtic) George Lewis Young (Captain) (42/Rangers) John Cumming (3/Heart of Midlothian) - Gordon Smith (9/Hibernian) Archibald Clark Robertson (1/Clyde) Lawrence Reilly (27/Hibernian) Thomas Gemmell (1/St Mirren) William Beveridge Liddell (24/Liverpool) PORTUGAL: CARLOS A.Carmo Costa GOMES - Manuel Antonio CALDEIRA, ANGELO Ferreira CARVALHO - FERNANDO A.Amaral CAIADO, Manuel PASSOS Fernandes (Cap), EMIDIO Silva GRACA - JOSE Pinto C.Santos AGUAS, Lucas Sebastiao da Fonseca "MATATEU", MARIO Esteves COLUNA, Jose Antonio Barreto TRAVACOS, JOAO Batista MARTINS.
(Match 241) 15th May 1955 (Friendly match) YUGOSLAVIA - SCOTLAND 2-2 (2-2) Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy) Crowd: 20.000, Stadion Jugoslavenska Norodna Armia (JNA), Belgrade Goals: 1-0 Todor Veselinovic 13' 1-1 Lawrence Reilly 29' 2-1 Bernard Vukas 38' 2-2 Gordon Smith 39' YUGOSLAVIA: (Coach: Aleksandar Tirnanic) Vladimir Beara (Branko Kralj) - Bruno Belin, Milan Zekovic - Zlatko Cajkovski, Suad Svraka, Vujadin Boskov - Todor Veselinovic, Milos Milutinovic, Bernard Vukas, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Zebec. SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (2/Hibernian) - Alexander Hershaw Parker (2/Falkirk) Harry Haddock (4/Clyde) - Robert Evans (20/Celtic) George Lewis Young (Captain) (43/Rangers) John Cumming (4/Heart of Midlothian) - Gordon Smith (10/Hibernian) Robert Young Collins (4/Celtic) Lawrence Reilly (28/Hibernian) Thomas Gemmell (2/St Mirren) William Beveridge Liddell (25/Liverpool)
(Match 242) 19th May 1955 (Friendly match) AUSTRIA - SCOTLAND 1-4 (0-2) Referee: Dr.Giorgi Bernardi (Italy) Crowd: 65.000, Praterstadion, Vienna Goals: 0-1 Archibald Clark Robertson 1' 0-2 Gordon Smith 43' 1-2 Ernst Ocwirk 1-3 William Beveridge Liddell 1-4 Lawrence Reilly 90' AUSTRIA: (Coach: Josef Molzer) Kurt Schmied - Paul Halla, Leopold Barschandt - Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Rockl, Ernst Ocwirk - O.Hofbauer, Theodor Wagner, R.Brousek (Robert Dienst), Erich Probst, Dr.Walter Schleger. SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (3/Hibernian) - Alexander Hershaw Parker (3/Falkirk) Andrew Kerr (1/Partick Thistle) - Thomas Henderson Docherty (11/Preston North End) Robert Evans (21/Celtic) Douglas Cowie (11/Dundee) - Gordon Smith (Captain) (11/Hibernian) Robert Young Collins (5/Celtic) Lawrence Reilly (29/Hibernian) Archibald Clark Robertson (2/Clyde) William Beveridge Liddell (26/Liverpool) NOTES: Leopold Barschandt was Sent-Off for persistent kicking.
(Match 243) 29th May 1955 (Friendly match) HUNGARY - SCOTLAND 3-1 (0-1) Referee: Friedrich (Fritz) Seipelt (Austria) Crowd: 102.000, Nepstadion, Budapest Goals: 0-1 Gordon Smith 42' 1-1 Nandor Hidegkuti 51' 2-1 Sandor Kocsis 59' 3-1 Mate Fenyvesi 68' HUNGARY: I.Danka (Lajos Farago) - Jeno Buzanszky, Pal Vinkovics Varhidi - Mihaly Lantos, Joszef Bozsik, Ferenc Szojka - Karoly Sandor, Nandor Hidegkuti, Sandor Kocsis (Peter Palotas), Ferenc Puskas, Mate Fenyvesi. SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (4/Hibernian) - Andrew Kerr (2/Partick Thistle) Harry Haddock (5/Clyde) - Thomas Henderson Docherty (12/Preston North End) Robert Evans (22/Celtic) Douglas Cowie (12/Dundee) - Gordon Smith (Captain) (12/Hibernian) Robert Young Collins (6/Celtic) Lawrence Reilly (30/Hibernian) Archibald Clark Robertson (3/Clyde) William Beveridge Liddell (27/Liverpool)
(Match 244) 8th October 1955 (British Championship) NORTHERN IRELAND - SCOTLAND 2-1 (2-0) Referee: John H. Kelly (England) Crowd: 48.000, Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: 1-0 Jackie Blanchflower 7' 2-0 William Laurence Bingham 16' 2-1 Lawrence Reilly 62' NORTHERN IRELAND: William (Norman) McCourt Uprichard - William George (Leonard) Graham, William Edward Cunningham - Robert Dennis (Danny) Blanchflower, William Terence McCavana, Robert Peacock - William Laurence Bingham, John (Jackie) Blanchflower, Francis (Fay) Coyle, James McIlroy, Peter James McParland. SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (5/Hibernian) - Alexander Hershaw Parker (4/Falkirk) Joseph McDonald (1/Sunderland) - Robert Evans (23/Celtic) George Lewis Young (Captain) (44/Rangers) Archie Glen (1/Aberdeen) - Gordon Smith (13/Hibernian) Robert Young Collins (7/Celtic) Lawrence Reilly (31/Hibernian) Robert Johnstone (15/Manchester City) William Beveridge Liddell (28/Liverpool)
(Match 245) 9th November 1955 (British Championship) SCOTLAND - WALES 2-0 (2-0) Referee: Reginald J. Leafe (England) Crowd: 53.887, Hampden Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Robert Johnstone 14' 2-0 Robert Johnstone 25' SCOTLAND: Thomas Younger (6/Hibernian) - Alexander Hershaw Parker (5/Falkirk) Joseph McDonald (2/Sunderland) - Robert Evans (24/Celtic) George Lewis Young (Captain) (45/Rangers) Douglas Cowie (13/Dundee) - Gordon Smith (14/Hibernian) Robert Johnstone (16/Manchester City) Lawrence Reilly (32/Hibernian) Robert Young Collins (8/Celtic) John Gillespie Henderson (5/Portsmouth) WALES: (Manager: Walley Barnes) Alfred John Kelsey - Stuart Grenville Williams, Alfred Thomas Sherwood - Melfyn Charles, William (John) Charles, Royston Paul - Derek J.R.Tapscott, Noel Kinsey, Trevor Ford, Ivor John Allchurch, Clifford W.Jones.