The 1985 Rous Cup was the first staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, initially established to continue the then-traditional annual game between rivals England and Scotland following the demise of the British Home Championship.
Scotland won the cup by beating England 1–0 in the match played on 25 May 1985. Richard Gough scored the only goal of the game, a header in the 69th minute. This was to be the only time they lifted the Rous Cup during its five-year existence.
Match details
GK1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen)DF2 Richard Gough (Dundee United)DF3 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)MF5 Roy Aitken (Celtic)DF4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)DF6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen)MF7 Gordon Strachan (Manchester United)MF9 Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) (c)FW10Steve Archibald (Barcelona)MF8 Jim Bett (Lokeren)FW11David Speedie (Chelsea) Substitututes:GK12Alan Rough (Hibernian)MF15Paul McStay (Celtic)MF16Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) FW17Mo Johnston (Celtic)FW14Paul Sturrock (Dundee United)Manager: Jock Stein
GK1 Peter Shilton (Southampton)DF2 Viv Anderson (Arsenal)DF3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)DF4 Terry Fenwick (Queen's Park Rangers)DF5 Terry Butcher (Ipswich Town)MF10Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur) MF6 Ray Wilkins (Milan)MF7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)FW8 Trevor Francis (Sampdoria)FW9 Mark Hateley (Milan)MF11John Barnes (Watford) Substitututes:GK12Gary Bailey (Manchester United)DF14Dave Watson (Norwich City)MF16Chris Waddle (Newcastle United) FW15Kerry Dixon (Chelsea)FW17Gary Lineker (Leicester City) Manager: Bobby Robson
Match rules: 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five substitutes named, of which two may be used
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