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| Event | International friendly | ||||||
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| Date | 30 November 1872 | ||||||
| Venue | Hamilton Crescent, Partick | ||||||
| Referee | William Keay (Scotland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,000 | ||||||
| Weather | snowing | ||||||
The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground in Partick, Glasgow. The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0–0 draw.[1]
- ^ Mitchell, Paul (16 October 2014). "The first international football match". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2007.