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.
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Date | 23 April 1986 | ||||||
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Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | Michel Vautrot (France) | ||||||
Attendance | 68,357 | ||||||
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.
Match details
GK | 1 | Alan Rough (Hibernian) | ||
DF | 2 | Richard Gough (Dundee United) | ||
DF | 3 | Maurice Malpas (Dundee United) | ||
MF | 4 | Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) (c) | ||
DF | 5 | Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) | ||
DF | 6 | Willie Miller (Aberdeen) | ||
MF | 7 | Steve Nicol (Liverpool) | ||
FW | 8 | David Speedie (Chelsea) | ||
FW | 9 | Charlie Nicholas (Arsenal) | 58' | |
MF | 10 | Roy Aitken (Celtic) | ||
MF | 11 | Eamonn Bannon (Dundee United) | ||
Substitutes: | ||||
GK | Andy Goram (Oldham Athletic) | |||
DF | David Narey (Dundee United) | |||
DF | Arthur Albiston (Manchester United) | |||
MF | Paul McStay (Celtic) | |||
MF | Pat Nevin (Chelsea) | 58' | ||
MF | Jim Bett (Aberdeen) | |||
Manager: | ||||
Alex Ferguson |
Match rules:
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