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England men · British Home Championship

England
v Scotland⁠

3–1

Full time

England v Scotland finished 3–1.

England
Barnes 45', Coppell 63', Keegan 70'
Scotland
Wark 21'
Date
Saturday 26 May 1979 · England in 1979
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1974 – 1978

04 24 May 1975
British Home Championship Wembley Stadium, London

England 5–1 Scotland England won

England: Francis 6', Beattie 7', Bell 40', Francis 63', Johnson 73'

Scotland: Rioch 44' pen

Match page: England v Scotland, 24 May 1975

Official meetings since 1872

England v Scotland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings116In our results database
England wins49England perspective
Draws26Level at full time
Scotland wins41Scotland victories

England have scored 206 goals to Scotland's 175 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

8

Bloomer

8 goals against Scotland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Scotland · Fixture leader

8

Wilson

Scotland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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