by Alex Gordon
Forsyth; A Hamilton, Kennedy; Greig, McGrory, Baxter; J Johnstone, Gibson, Chalmers, Law (c), Scott.
Scorers: Law, Chalmers, Gibson Att: 55,332
November 25 v. Northern Ireland (Hampden) 3-2
Forsyth; A Hamilton, Kennedy; Greig, McGrory, McLintock; Wallace, Law, Gilzean, Baxter (c), Wilson.
Scorers: Wilson 2, Gilzean Att: 48,752
1965
April 10 v. England (Wembley) 2-2
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Crerand, McNeill (c), Greig; W Henderson, Collins, St John, Law, Wilson.
Scorers: Law, St John Att: 98,199
May 8 v. Spain (Hampden) 0-0
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Bremner, McNeill (c), Greig; W Henderson, Collins, Law, Gilzean, Hughes.
Att: 60,146
May 23 v. Poland (Chorzow) 1-1
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Greig, McNeill (c), Crerand; W Henderson, Collins, Martin, Law, Hughes.
Scorer: Law Att: 67,462
May 27 v. Finland (Helsinki) 2-1
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Crerand, McNeill (c), Greig; W Henderson, Law, Martin, W Hamilton, Wilson.
Scorers: Wilson, Greig Att: 20,162
October 2 v. Northern Ireland (Belfast) 2-3
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Mackay, McNeill (c), Greig; W Henderson, Law, Gilzean, Baxter, Hughes.
Scorer: Gilzean 2 Att: 53,000
October 13 v. Poland (Hampden) 1-2
Brown; A Hamilton, McCreadie; Crerand, McNeill (c), Greig; W Henderson, Bremner, Gilzean, Law, Johnston.
Scorer: McNeill Att: 107,580
1966
April 2 v. England (Hampden) 3-4
Ferguson; Greig (c), Gemmell; Murdoch, McKinnon, Baxter; J Johnstone, Law, Wallace, Bremner, Johnston.
Scorers: Law, Johnstone 2 Att: 123,052
October 22 v. Wales (Cardiff) 1-1
Ferguson; Greig (c), Gemmell; Bremner, McKinnon, Clark; J Johnstone, Law, McBride, Baxter, W Henderson.
Scorer: Law Att: 33,269
1967
April 15 v. England (Wembley) 3-2
Simpson; Gemmell, McCreadie; Greig (c), McKinnon, Baxter; Wallace, Bremner, McCalliog, Law, Lennox.
Scorers: Law, Lennox, McCalliog Att: 99,063
May 10 v. USSR (Hampden) 0-2
Simpson; Gemmell, McCreadie; Clark, McNeill, Baxter (c); J Johnstone, McLintock, McCalliog, Law (Wallace), Lennox.
Att; 53,497
October 21 v. Northern Ireland (Belfast) 0-1
Simpson; Gemmell, McCreadie; Greig (c), McKinnon, Ure; Wallace, Murdoch, McCalliog, Law, Morgan.
Att: 55,000
1968
November 6 v. Austria (Hampden) 2-1
Simpson; Gemmell, McCreadie; Bremner (c), McKinnon, Greig; J Johnstone, Cooke, Hughes, Law (Gilzean), Lennox.
Scorers: Law, Bremner Att: 80,856
1969
April 16 v. West Germany (Hampden) 1-1
Lawrence; Gemmell, McCreadie; Murdoch, McKinnon, Greig; J Johnstone, Bremner (c), Law, Gilzean, Lennox.
Scorer: Murdoch Att: 95,951
May 6 v. Northern Ireland (Hampden) 1-1
Herriot; McCreadie, Gemmell; Bremner (c), Greig, Stanton; W Henderson, Murdoch, Stein, Law, Cooke (Johnston).
Scorer: Stein Att: 7,483
1972
April 26 v. Peru (Hampden) 2-0
Hunter; Brownlie, Donachie; Carr, Colquhoun, Moncur; Morgan, Hartford, O’Hare, Law (c), Gemmill.
Scorers: O’Hare, Law Att: 21,001
May 20 v. Northern Ireland (Hampden) 2-0
Clark; Brownlie, Donachie; Bremner (c), McNeill, Moncur; J Johnstone (Lorimer), Gemmill, O’Hare, Law, Graham.
Scorers: Law, Lorimer Att: 39,710
May 24 v. Wales (Hampden) 1-0
Clark; Stanton, Buchan; Bremner (c), McNeill, Moncur; Lorimer, Green, O’Hare (Macari), Law, Gemmill (Hartford).
Scorers: Lorimer Att: 21,332
May 27 v. England (Hampden) 0-1
Clark; Brownlie, Donachie (Green); Bremner (c), McNeill, Moncur; Gemmill (J Johnstone), Hartford, Lorimer, Macari, Law.
Att: 119,325
June 29 v. Yugoslavia (Belo Horizonte) 2-2
Hunter; A Forsyth (Hansen), Buchan, Colquhoun, Donachie; Morgan, Bremner (c), Hartford, Graham; Law (Bone), Macari.
Scorer: Macari 2 Att: 4,000
July 2 v. Czechoslovakia (Porto Alegre) 0-0
Clark; A Forsyth, Colquhoun, Buchan, Donachie; Morgan, Bremner (c), Hartford, Graham; Macari, Law (Stein).
Att: 15,000
July 5 v. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) 0-1
Clark; A Forsyth, Colquhoun, Buchan, Donachie; Morgan, Bremner (c), Hartford, Graham; Law, Macari.
Att: 130,000
1973
September 26 v. Czechoslovakia (Hampden) 2-1
Hunter; Jardine, Holton, Connelly, McGrain; Morgan, Bremner (c), Hay, Hutchison; Law, Dalglish (Jordan).
Scorers: Holton, Jordan Att: 100,000
October 17 v. Czechoslovakia (Bratislava) 0-1
Harvey; Jardine, T Forsyth, Blackley, McGrain; Morgan, Hay (c), Dalglish, Hutchison; Law (Ford), Jordan.
Att: 15,000
November 14 v. West Germany (Hampden) 1-1
Harvey; Jardine, Holton, Connelly, McGrain; Morgan, Bremner (c), Smith (Lorimer), Hutchison; Dalglish, Law (Jordan).
Scorer: Holton Att: 58,235
1974
March 27 v. West Germany (Frankfurt) 1-2
Allan; Jardine, Buchan, Stanton, Schaedler; Morgan, Hay (c), Burns (Robinson), Hutchison; Law (Ford), Dalglish.
Scorer: Dalglish Att: 62,000
May 11 v. Northern Ireland (Hampden) 0-1
Harvey; Jardine, Holton, Buchan, Donachie (Smith); Morgan, Bremner (c), Hay, Hutchison; Law (Jordan), Dalglish.
Att: 53,775
June 14 v. Zaire (Dortmund) 2-0
Harvey; Jardine, Holton, Blackley, McGrain; Lorimer, Bremner (c), Hay; Dalglish (Hutchison), Jordan, Law.
Scorers: Lorimer, Jordan Att: 25,800
THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS
1940 – DENIS LAW’S BIRTHDAY
Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain to become the 13th Prime Minister of Britain in the 20th century.
English international winger Stanley Matthews was permitted to play for Airdrie in the Emergency Cup competition.
Rangers defeated Dundee United in the War Cup Final before 90,000 with an estimated 25,000 locked out of Hampden.
The Football Leagues in the UK were suspended due to the outbreak of the war.
Jimmy Greaves was born on 20 February, four days before Denis Law.
Singer Vera Lynn was voted the Forces’ sweetheart.
The radio programme Music While You Work was created to entertain factory workers during the war effort.
In the summer, the Battle of Britain was fought out in the skies above southern England.
In June, the British Army was evacuated from Dunkirk by a flotilla of Navy and commercial vessels.
France surrendered and Paris was occupied by German forces.
Coventry was bombed by the Luftwaffe and the cathedral was destroyed.
It cost 3s 9d (18-and-a-half pence) to send 120 Wills’ Gold Flake cigarettes to the British Forces in France.
In Hollywood, Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier, won the Oscar for Best Film.
James Stewart won an Oscar for Best Actor in the film Philadelphia Story. Ginger Rogers received the female award for Kitty Foyle. Other top movies included Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Road To Singapore with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour and Strike Up The Band with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
The most popular film song of the year was ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio.
The Adventures of Superman was one of the top radio shows.
The rail fare from Glasgow to London was £1.10s (equivalent of £1.50p) with return fare £2.10s (£2.50p).
A Daimler 2.5 litre saloon was priced at £485; a Vauxhall saloon cost £169.
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A small bungalow could be bought for £250.
A packet of 20 Kensitas cigarettes cost one shilling (five pence).
The average price of a British newspaper was 2d.
John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Tom Jones, Adam Faith, Cliff Richard and Billy Fury, comedian Jimmy Tarbuck and Only Fools and Horses actor David Jason were born.
1958 – DENIS LAW’S INTERNATIONAL DEBUT
The sixth World Cup was hosted by Sweden with Scotland making a second successive appearance in the finals.
Pele exploded onto the world football stage with two goals in Brazil’s 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden in Stockholm. He became the youngest scorer in the tournament at the age of 17 years and 239 days when he netted in the 1-0 quarter-final win over Wales. He scored a hat-trick in the 5-2 semi-final victory over France. The two semi-finals, third-place play-off and final yielded a remarkable 27 goals in total.
Hearts won the Scottish First Division championship with Wolves successful in England.
Eight Manchester United players were among the 23 people killed in the Munich Air Disaster.
Bolton Wanderers won the FA Cup for the fourth time in their history, beating Manchester United 2-0 at Wembley. Nat Lofthouse scored both goals.
Mike Hawthorn became the first British world motor racing champion.
Harold Macmillan was the man who occupied 10 Downing Street with Dwight Eisenhower the power in the White House.
Scot Donald Campbell set the world water speed record at 248.62 miles per hour.
In Hollywood, Gigi collected nine Oscars as the year’s Best Film. David Niven, in Separate Tables, and Susan Hayward, in I Want To Live, were Male and Female Oscar winners.
Lawman, starring John Russell, Sea Hunt, with Lloyd Bridges, Alfred Hitchcock, What’s My Line?, Panorama, Dixon of Dock Green, This Is Your Life and Hancock’s Half Hour, starring Tony Hancock, were the favourite TV shows.
Britain’s first-ever motorway was opened and the first hovercraft was unveiled.
The top disc was ‘Tom Dooley’ performed by the Kingston Trio.
Cliff Richard released his debut single ‘Move It’ which got to No. 2 in the pop charts.
Elvis Presley was recruited into the United States Army.
Sports programme Grandstand was first broadcast, as was children’s favourite Blue Peter.
In Britain’s biggest-ever CND protest march, over 12,000 besieged Aldermaston.
The first Carry On film was released, Carry On Sergeant, starring Bob Monkhouse, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Terry Scott.
Chi Chi the giant Panda arrived at London Zoo from China.
In roadside cafes, a full breakfast with tea and toast cost 1/8d (about eight pence).
The world’s first-ever computer exhibition was held at Earl’s Court in London.
Singers Madonna, Paul Weller and Kate Bush and actors Gary Oldman and Miranda Richardson were born.
1967 – DENIS LAW’S GREATEST TRIUMPH
Denis Law scored in the 3-2 win over world champions England at Wembley. Law, ‘It was a glorious feeling.’
Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup by beating Inter Milan 2-1 in the final in Lisbon. Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers scored the goals. Jock Stein’s side won every competition, the League championship, the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Glasgow Cup. Rangers lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the European Cup-Winners’ Cup Final, going down to a Franz Roth extra-time goal in Nuremberg.
Manchester United, with 23 goals from Law, won the English First Division.
Queen’s Park Rangers became the first Third Division club to win the English League Cup by beating West Brom 3-2.
Harold Wilson was in residence at 10 Downing Street. Lyndon B Johnson was the United States President.
Muhammad Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight boxing title for refusing to join the US Army.
Top films were The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, Barefoot In The Park, with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, Bonnie and Clyde, with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, The Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes and Ernest Borgnine, and Clint Eastwood’s spaghetti western For A Few Dollars More.
‘Puppet on a String’, sung by Sandie Shaw, won the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain.
The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released. Pink Floyd’s first album Piper At The Gates Of Dawn appeared.
‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’, by Procol Harum, was one of the biggest hits. Others were ‘All You Need Is Love’ (The Beatles), ‘Something Stupid’ (Frank and Nancy Sinatra), ‘Ruby Tuesday’ (Rolling Stones), ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ (Van Morrison) and ‘Gimme Some Lovin’’ (Spencer Davis Group).
Singer Otis Redding died at the age of 26 in a plane crash, one month before his biggest hit ‘Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay’.
Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
Top TV shows were Coronation Street, starring Pat Phoenix, Violet Carson, William Roache and Jack Howarth, The Saint (Roger Moore), The Prisoner (Patrick McGoohan), Forsyte Saga (Nyree Dawn Porter), Z Cars (Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor), Top of the Pops, Star Trek (William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy), Crossroads (Noel Gordon) and Tom and Jerry.
BBC Radio One, Two, Three and Four were all launched.
The first Rolling Stone magazine was published in America.
An average newspaper cost 4d.
The first ATMs were introduced in Barclay’s Bank branches in London.
Concorde was introduced.
The average price of a house was £3,840.
A gallon of petrol was priced at 5s 2d.
A new Ford Cortina Mk II saloon sold for £749.
1974 – DENIS LAW’S RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL
Scotland won through to the World Cup Finals in West Germany after an absence of 16 years. Denis Law, making his last-ever appearance, played in the 2-0 triumph over Zaire, Scotland’s first win at this level.
The host nation won the World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Holland in Munich. Johan Neeskens scored in the first minute for the Dutch with the first-ever penalty-kick awarded in a final. English referee Jack Taylor awarded another spot-kick 24 minutes later and Paul Breitner equalised. Gerd Muller scored the winner.
Brazilian legend Pele, at the age of 34, made his 605th – and final – appearance for Santos. He signed for New York Cosmos a year later and played 64 times over a two-year period.
Don Revie succeeded Sir Alf Ramsey as manager of England.
Brian Clough was sacked after only 54 days as manager of Leeds United. Bill Nicholson resigned as Spurs boss after 16 years in charge.
Chelsea paid a club record fee of £250,000 for Celtic’s Davie Hay. Bob Latchford became British football’s most expensive player when Everton paid £350,000 to Birmingham City.
Scotland international skipper Billy Bremner, of Leeds, and Liverpool’s Kevin Keegan were each fined £500 and banned for a month after their double sending-off in the showpiece FA Charity Shield game at Wembley. They were also each banned for a month.
The BBC’s Match of the Day programme celebrated its tenth anniversary.
South African Gary Player won the Open Championship.
Harold Wilson succeeded Ted Heath as British Prime Minister. Richard Nixon resigned as United States President in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford took over. Eva Peron succeeded her late husband as President of Argentina.
The average price for a family-sized house was £10,990.
Olivia Newton-John represented the UK in the European Song Contest with ‘Long Live Love’. The No. 1 pop hit of the year was ‘Kung Foo Fighting’ by Carl Douglas. ‘I Shot The Sheriff’ by Eric Clapton and ‘Band On The Run’ by Paul McCartney’s Wings were other big sellers. Mama Cass Elliot, of the Mamas and Papas pop group, died at the age of 32.
The Godfather Part Two, starring Al Pacino and Robert de Niro, won the Best Film Oscar. Oth
er top movies were Murder On The Orient Express, The Exorcist, Blazing Saddles and Death Wish.
Art Carney was the surprise Best Actor Oscar winner for his performance in Harry And Tonto while the Female award went to Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Any More.
The most-watched TV programmes were Kojak, starring Telly Savalas, The Waltons, The Price Is Right, Last Of The Summer Wine and Six Million Dollar Man.
A gallon of petrol cost 42 pence.
Tom Baker took over as the fifth Doctor Who.
Leonardo di Caprio, Victoria Beckham and Robbie Williams were born.
The Laughing Cavalier, the enduring image of Denis Law in his Scotland strip. Harry Goodwin
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England beware! The Scots pose for a team group as they prepare for the match against the Auld Enemy at Hampden on April 11, 1964. The line-up (back row, left to right): Alec Hamilton, Jim Kennedy, John Greig, Campbell Forsyth, Ron Yeats and Billy McNeill. Front: Willie Henderson, John White, Alan Gilzean, Denis Law, Davie Wilson and Jim Baxter. Note there are twelve Scots on display – Yeats was a reserve. Alan Gilzean claimed the only goal of a memorable occasion. Mirrorpix
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The famous Lawman salute. He’s pleased with himself after netting a long-range effort in the 2–2 draw with England at Wembley on April 10, 1965. Denis is about to be congratulated by Pat Crerand (No.4) and Willie Henderson. Mirrorpix
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Denis the Menace. Law thrived on games against the English and he threatens here with Keith Newton and Jackie Charlton teaming up to repel the dangerman. Willie Wallace looks on. Law fired in an unstoppable header, but England won this amazing confrontation 4–3 at Hampden on April 2, 1966. Getty Images