1986 Rous Cup

1986 Rous Cup
Date 23 April 1986
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Michel Vautrot (France)
Attendance 68,357

The 1986 Rous Cup was the second staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, centered on the then-traditional annual game between rivals England and Scotland.

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

23 April 1986
19:45 BST
England  2–1  Scotland
Butcher  27'
Hoddle  39'
Report (Page 26) Souness  57' (pen.)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 68,357
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
ENGLAND:
GK1 Peter Shilton (Southampton)
DF2 Gary Stevens (Everton)
DF3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)
MF11 Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
DF4 Dave Watson (Norwich City)
DF5 Terry Butcher (Ipswich Town)
MF6 Ray Wilkins (Milan) (c)  46'
FW8 Trevor Francis (Sampdoria)
FW9 Mark Hateley (Milan)
MF7Steve Hodge (Aston Villa)  75'
MF10Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
GKChris Woods (Norwich City)
MFPeter Reid (Everton)  46'
DFGary Stevens (Tottenham Hotspur)  75'
MFTrevor Steven (Everton)
CFKerry Dixon (Chelsea)
Manager:
England Bobby Robson
SCOTLAND:
GK1 Alan Rough (Hibernian)
DF3 Richard Gough (Dundee United)
DF5 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
MF10 Graeme Souness (Sampdoria) (c)
DF4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
MF6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen)
DF2 Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
FW7 David Speedie (Chelsea)
MF9 Charlie Nicholas (Arsenal)  58'
FW8Roy Aitken (Celtic)
MF11Eamonn Bannon (Dundee United)
Substitutes:
GKAndy Goram (Oldham Athletic)
DFDavid Narey (Dundee United)
DFArthur Albiston (Manchester United)
MFPaul McStay (Celtic)
MFPat Nevin (Chelsea)  58'
MFJim Bett (Aberdeen)
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five substitutes named, of which two may be used