In this Blog
Presentation with an interview, I look back
at the past encounters between Germany and Scotland.
The Interview will be as a video link companion, while the Blog
will be a presentation of the events.
The Interviewee is:
Mr. David Stuart
Mr. Stuart is a former fanzine writer and co-founder of the Scotland
Epistles football magazine. Co-author of two books on the Scotland national
side along with Robert Marshall.
Mr. Stuart has
appeared before on the podcast discussing the matches of the Scotland National
Team.
Mr. Stuart’s contact
info:
twitter: @davstu11
Links
of books, co-authored with Mr. Robert Marshall:
https://www.amazon.com/Scotland-Country-Collectables-David-Stuart/dp/1785315455
https://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Football-Souvenirs-Golden-Years/dp/1785318640
My contact information:
on twitter @sp1873 and on
facebook under Soccernostalgia.
Listen
on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast/id1601074369?i=1000655000913
1920s
The first match between the Nations was a friendly on June 1, 1929,
in Berlin, that ended in a (1-1) tie.
It was the first match on German soil and the first tie in the
series.
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Photo From: Die
Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author: Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling
(Hrsg)
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(June 1, 1929, Germany
1-Scotland 1) |
1930s
The sides me once in this decade as well in another friendly. On
October 14, 1936, at Glasgow, Scotland defeated Germany (2-0).
This was the first match on Scottish soil, and the first win in
the series.
It would also be the last match involving a unified Germany
until 1992.
1950s
It would be another two decades before the sides met again. On
May 22, 1957, Germany, now as West Germany, hosted Scotland at Stuttgart.
Scotland won (3-1) in the first away win in the series.
Two years later, on May 6, 1959, Scotland hosted Germany at
Glasgow and won (3-2).
1960s
The sides met three times in this decade. On May 12, 1964, at
Hannover, West Germany hosted Scotland in a (2-2) tie.
In 1969, the sides met twice in the World Cup qualifiers. On
April 16, 1969, at Glasgow, the match ended in a (1-1) tie. This was the first
time that the Germans had not lost on Scottish soil.
For the return fixture on October 22, 1969, at Hamburg, West
Germany won (3-2) and qualified to the 1970 Mexico World Cup ahead of Scotland.
Astonishingly, this was the first ever German win over Scotland
after 40 years of encounters.
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Photo From: World Soccer, April 1968
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(May 12, 1964, West
Germany 2-Scotland 2) |
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Photo From: Wizards and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish
National Side, Author David Potter, 2004
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(April 16, 1969, World
Cup Qualifier, Scotland 1-West Germany 1) |
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Photo From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author
Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg)
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(October 22, 1969, World
Cup Qualifier, West Germany 3-Scotland 2) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, December 1969
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(October 22, 1969, World
Cup Qualifier, West Germany 3-Scotland 2) |
1970s
The sides faced one another in two friendlies ahead of the 1974
World Cup that the West Germans were hosting. On November 14, 1973, at Glasgow,
the match ended as a (1-1) tie.
On March 27, 1974, at Frankfurt, West Germany won (2-1).
Scotland also faced East Germany for the first time ever during
this decade, in two friendlies.
On October 30, 1974, at Glasgow, Scotland defeated the East
Germans (3-0).
On September 7, 1977, at East Berlin, East German won this time
(1-0).
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Photo From: Wizards and
Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Author David Potter, 2004
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(Scotland squad, November
14, 1973, Scotland 1-West Germany 1) |
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Photo From: Official
Match Programme, Scotland v Spain, 1974
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(October 30, 1974,
Scotland 3-East Germany 0) |
1980s
During this decade Scotland, Scotland mainly faced East Germany.
The sides were in a European Championship qualifying group for the 1984 Euros.
On October 13, 1982, at Glasgow, Scotland defeated East Germany
(2-0). For the return fixture, on November 16, 1983, at Halle, East Germany
defeated Scotland (2-1). In the end, neither qualified from this group.
The sides met one more time in a friendly on October 16, 1985,
at Glasgow, that ended scoreless. This
was the only tied match between Scotland and East Germany.
The only time, Scotland met West Germany during this decade, was
during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico at Querétaro,
on June 8, 1986. The West Germans won (2-1) after Strachan had given Scotland
the lead.
This would be the last ever match against West Germany
before re-unification and the first time the sides had met at a neutral venue.
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Photo From: Official
Match Programme, Scotland v Switzerland, 1983
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(October 13, 1982, EC
Qualifier, Scotland 2-East Germany 0) |
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Photo From: Official
Match Programme, Scotland v Romania, 1986
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(October 16, 1985,
Scotland 0-East Germany 0) |
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
153, September 1988
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(Richard Gough, June 8,
1986, World Cup, West Germany 2-Scotland 1) |
1990s
Scotland faced East Germany for the last ever time, prior to
re-unification of Germany, in a friendly at Glasgow on April 25, 1990. East
Germany won (1-0) with a penalty kick by Thomas Doll. This was East Germany’s
first and only away win over Scotland.
Scotland faced Germany (as a unified Nation), for the first time
since 1936, during the 1992 UEFA European Championships. On June 15, 1992, at Norrköping in Sweden, Germany won (2-0)
in a Group match. This was also the second time the sides had met at a neutral
venue.
The following year, on March 24, 1993,
Scotland hosted Germany at Glasgow. The Germans won (1-0), this was the first
ever away win of the Germans in the series.
The sides met in a friendly at Bremen on April 28, 1999.
Scotland won (1-0) with a Don Hutchison strike. This was Scotland’s first win
over Germany (West or Unified) since 1959 (and their first away win since
1957). Though it must be said, the Scots had defeated East Germany in the
intervening years.
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Photo From: Official
Match Programme, Scotland v Poland, 1990
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(Scotland squad, April
25, 1990, Scotland 0-East Germany 1) |
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Photo From: France
Football, Issue 2411, June 24, 1992
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(June 15, 1992, UEFA
European Championships, Germany 2- Scotland 0) |
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Photo From: Guerin
Sportivo, No 26 (901), June 24-30, 1992
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(June 15, 1992, UEFA
European Championships, Germany 2- Scotland 0) |
2000s
The sides met twice in 2003 in the 2004 Euro qualifiers. On June
7, 2003, at Glasgow, the match ended as a (1-1) tie.
On September 10, 2003, at Dortmund, Germany won (2-1) and would
qualify from the group for the 2004 Euros in Portugal.
Scotland were managed by former West German defender and later
National team Manager Berti Vogts.
Vogts had played against Scotland in the two 1969 matches and in
1973 and 1974. He had also managed Germany against Scotland in 1992 and 1993.
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Photo From: https://impromptuinc.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/2003-scotland-germany-1-1-0-1/
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(June 7, 2003, EC
Qualifier, Scotland 1- Germany 1) |
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Photo From: https://impromptuinc.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/2003-germany-scotland-2-1-1-0/
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(September 10, 2003, EC Qualifier,
Germany 2- Scotland 1) |
2010s
The last time the sides met was during the 2016 Euros
qualifiers.
On September 7, 2014, at Dortmund, Germany won (2-1) with a
double strike from Thomas Müller.
Exactly a year later, on September 7, 2015, at Glasgow,
Germany won (3-2) at Glasgow. It was Germany’s second ever away win and the
first in an official match.
Scotland were managed by Gordon Strachan, who scored
against West Germany in 1986 and played against East Germany in 1982 and 1983.
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Photo From: https://impromptuinc.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/2014-germany-scotland-2-1-1-0/
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(September 7, 2014, EC
Qualifier, Germany 2- Scotland 1) |
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Photo From: https://impromptuinc.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/2015-scotland-germany-2-3-2-2/
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(September 7, 2015, EC
Qualifier, Scotland 2- Germany 3) |
Conclusion
On balance, Scotland had
the early edge for the first decades into the 1960s.
However, Germany has had
the edge certainly since the 1969 World Cup qualifiers, when they won for the
first time.
There were more meetings
with East Germany in the 80s, but the only time they faced the West was the
more important World Cup Finals match in 1986.
In the 1990s, Germany had
the edge by winning in the 1992 Euros and a friendly at Glasgow (for the first
time ever in 1993).
Scotland did win in a
friendly in 1999, but Germany has had the edge in the post-millennium era in
two Euros qualifying groups.
The sides are set to meet
during the 2024 Euros on June 14, 2024 at Munich.
Note:
1-Please refer to the
video link at the top of this blog upload for the interview.
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