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SCOTLAND: THE QUEST FOR THE WORLD CUP
A Complete Record 1950-1986
(Foreword by Alex Ferguson)

signed by the author, Clive Leatherdale

by Clive Leatherdale (1986) Paperback. 230x150 mm
John Donald & Co
256 pages. Illustrated
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"A lively, highly readable narrative." British Book News.
"No armchair will be complete without it." The List.

CONTENTS:
Foreword by Alex Ferguson
Introduction
1 THE 1950 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.1 v NORTHERN IRELAND (a) Belfast
No.2 v WALES (h) Hampden
No.3 v ENGLAND (h) Hampden

2 THE 1954 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.4 v NORTHERN IRELAND (a) Belfast
No.5 v WALES (h) Hampden
No.6 v ENGLAND (h) Hampden
The World Cup Finals (Switzerland)
No.7 v AUSTRIA Zurich
No.8 v URUGUAY Basle

3 THE 1958 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.9 v SPAIN (h) Hampden
No.10 v SWITZERLAND (a) Basle
No.11 v SPAIN (a) Madrid
No.12 v SWITZERLAND (h) Hampden
The World Cup Finals (Sweden)
No.13 v YUGOSLAVIA Västerås
No.14 v PARAGUAY Norrköping
No.15 v FRANCE Örebro

4 THE 1962 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.16 v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (h) Hampden
No.17 v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (a) Dublin
No.18 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (a) Bratislava
No.19 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (h) Hampden
No.20 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (play-off) Brussels

5 THE 1966 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.21 v FINLAND (h) Hampden
No.22 v POLAND (a) Katowice
No.23 v FINLAND (a) Helsinki
No.24 v POLAND (h) Hampden
No.25 v ITALY (h) Hampden
No.26 v ITALY (a) Naples

6 THE 1970 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.27 v AUSTRIA (h) Hampden
No.28 v CYPRUS (a) Nicosia
No.29 v WEST GERMANY (h) Hampden
No.30 v CYPRUS (h) Hampden
No.31 v WEST GERMANY (a) Hamburg
No.32 v AUSTRIA (a) Vienna

7 THE 1974 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.33 v DENMARK (a) Copenhagen
No.34 v DENMARK (h) Hampden
No.35 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (h) Hampden
No.36 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (a) Bratislava
The World Cup Finals (West Germany)
No.37 v ZAÏRE Dortmund
No.38 v BRAZIL Frankfurt
No.39 v YUGOSLAVIA Frankfurt

8 THE 1978 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.40 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (a) Prague
No.41 v WALES (h) Hampden
No.42 v CZECHOSLOVAKIA (h) Hampden
No.43 v WALES (a) Anfield
The World Cup Finals (Argentina)
No.44 v PERU Córdoba
No.45 v IRAN Córdoba
No.46 v HOLLAND Mendoza

9 THE 1982 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.47 v SWEDEN (a) Stockholm
No.48 v PORTUGAL (h) Hampden
No.49 v ISRAEL (a) Tel Aviv
No.50 v NORTHERN IRELAND (h) Hampden
No.51 v ISRAEL (h) Hampden
No.52 v SWEDEN (h) Hampden
No.53 v NORTHERN IRELAND (a) Belfast
No.54 v PORTUGAL (a) Lisbon
The World Cup Finals (Spain)
No.55 v NEW ZEALAND Malaga
No.56 v BRAZIL Seville
No.57 v SOVIET UNION Malaga

10 THE 1986 WORLD CUP
The Qualifying Rounds
No.58 v ICELAND (h) Hampden
No.59 v SPAIN (h) Hampden
No.60 v SPAIN (a) Seville
No.61 v WALES (h) Hampden
No.62 v ICELAND (a) Reykjavik
No.63 v WALES (a) Cardiff
No.64 v AUSTRALIA (play-off h) Hampden
No.65 v AUSTRALIA (play-off a) Melbourne

Appendices

The first edition ends on the eve of the 1986 World Cup finals.

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