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Scotland & England, Part 1:
Early Game

England versus Scotland football match at the Oval, England

Players competing for the ball during an England versus Scotland football match at the Oval, England. The first recorded international football matches are between England and Scotland, and Scotland only lost one game out of 31 between 1873 and 1888. In 1888 the team selection rules were tightened and profesional Anglo-Scots were outlawed from the Scottish team.

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