1986 Rous Cup

The 1986 Rous Cup was the second staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, centred on the then-traditional annual game between rivals England and Scotland.

1986 Rous Cup
Date23 April 1986
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMichel Vautrot (France)
Attendance68,357

The cup was won by England, who defeated the previous year's winners Scotland 2–1. This was the final time in which the cup would only be contested by the two nations; from 1987 onward, a third team was also invited to participate.[1]

Match details

England 2–1 Scotland
Butcher  27'
Hoddle  39'
Report (Page 26) Souness  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 68,357
ENGLAND:
GK1Peter Shilton (Southampton)
DF2Gary Stevens (Everton)
DF3Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)
MF4Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
DF5Dave Watson (Norwich City)
DF6Terry Butcher (Ipswich Town)
MF7Steve Hodge (Aston Villa) 75'
FW8Trevor Francis (Sampdoria)
FW9Mark Hateley (Milan)
MF10Ray Wilkins (Milan) (c) 46'
FW11Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
GK0Chris Woods (Norwich City)
MF0Peter Reid (Everton) 46'
DF0Gary Stevens (Tottenham Hotspur) 75'
MF0Trevor Steven (Everton)
CF0Kerry Dixon (Chelsea)
Manager:
Bobby Robson
SCOTLAND:
GK1Alan Rough (Hibernian)
DF2Richard Gough (Dundee United)
DF3Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
MF4Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) (c)
DF5Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF6Willie Miller (Aberdeen)
MF7Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
FW8David Speedie (Chelsea)
FW9Charlie Nicholas (Arsenal) 58'
MF10Roy Aitken (Celtic)
MF11Eamonn Bannon (Dundee United)
Substitutes:
GK0Andy Goram (Oldham Athletic)
DF0David Narey (Dundee United)
DF0Arthur Albiston (Manchester United)
MF0Paul McStay (Celtic)
MF0Pat Nevin (Chelsea) 58'
MF0Jim Bett (Aberdeen)
Manager:
Alex Ferguson

Match rules:

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

References

  1. "1986 Rous Cup". Soccernostalgia. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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