How have Scottish clubs fared opposite English opposition?

Unfortunately for those of an Aberdeen persuasion, a new story of bar matches between English and Scottish teams creates grave reading for those north of a border. Scotland’s member are though a win in their final 12 encounters with English clubs (D6 L6) given Shunsuke Nakamura’s idea during Parkhead warranted Celtic a 1-0 feat opposite Manchester United in a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League organisation stage.

However, a altogether statistics in a 48 UEFA games between a neighbours’ clubs are not utterly so dispiriting. The English sides have had a improved of them (W18 D17 L13) though it is usually in a final decade that a cove in category has non-stop up. Had story stopped on a night of Nakamura’s goal, a Scots would have had a improved record: 13 wins to England’s 12.

Shunsuke Nakamura after his 2006 leader opposite United©Getty Images

That new English strain has also slanted a change in terms of Scottish clubs’ home record opposite English counterparts: in 24 matches, a Scots’ home record is now W8 D7 L9, with Scottish sides on a six-game winless strain on their possess patch – a worst-ever run.

Scottish supporters might tie that trend to a arise of a English Premier League and a series of top-class unfamiliar players drawn to clubs south of a border, though – maybe ironically – all a Scottish clubs’ goals in their 3 many new successes opposite English teams came from foreigners (two Englishmen, a Welshman, a Swede and a Japanese in Nakamura).

Rangers golden child Ally McCoist in his Ibrox heyday©Getty Images

The final Scotsman to measure in a feat opposite English antithesis in UEFA foe was Ally McCoist, author of Rangers’ second in their 2-1 delight opposite Leeds United in a 1992/93 UEFA Champions League second round.

While Burnley have never faced Scottish antithesis in European competition, Aberdeen have met English sides on 6 occasions: a Pittodrie club’s record reads W1 D2 L3, that solitary feat a 3-1 delight opposite Ipswich Town in a 1981/82 UEFA Cup initial turn when a certain Sir Alex Ferguson was in assign of a Scottish side.

Dundee United’s Paul Sturrock lets fly opposite United©Getty Images

Every UEFA foe diversion between English and Scottish clubs*

Rangers 2-0 Wolves, 1960/61 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals
Wolves 1-1 Rangers, 1960/61 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals
Tottenham 5-2 Rangers, 1962/63 Cup Winners’ Cup initial round
Rangers 2-3 Tottenham, 1962/63 Cup Winners’ Cup initial round
Celtic 1-0 Liverpool, 1965/66 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals
Liverpool 2-0 Celtic, 1965/66 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals
Dunfermline 0-0 West Brom, 1969/70 Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals
West Brom 0-1 Dunfermline, 1969/70 Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals
Leeds 0-1 Celtic, 1970/71 European Cup semi-finals
Celtic 2-1 Leeds, 1970/71 European Cup semi-finals
Aberdeen 1-1 Tottenham, 1973/74 UEFA Cup second round
Tottenham 4-1 Aberdeen, 1973/74 UEFA Cup second round
Leeds 0-0 Hibernian, 1973/74 UEFA Cup second round
Hibernian 0-0 Leeds, 1973/74 UEFA Cup second round
Hibernian 1-0 Liverpool, 1975/76 UEFA Cup initial round
Liverpool 3-1 Hibernian, 1975/76 UEFA Cup initial round
Aberdeen 0-1 Liverpool, 1980/81 European Cup initial round
Liverpool 3-1 Aberdeen, 1980/81 European Cup initial round
Ipswich 1-1 Aberdeen, 1981/82 UEFA Cup initial round
Aberdeen 3-1 Ipswich, 1981/82 UEFA Cup initial round
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Celtic, 1983/84 UEFA Cup third round
Celtic 1-2 Nottingham Forest, 1983/84 UEFA Cup third round
Manchester United 2-2 Dundee United, 1984/85 UEFA Cup third round
Dundee United 2-3 Manchester United, 1984/85 UEFA Cup third round
Rangers 2-1 Leeds, 1992/93 UEFA Champions League second round
Leeds 1-2 Rangers, 1992/93 UEFA Champions League second round
Celtic 2-2 Liverpool, 1997/98 UEFA Cup initial round
Liverpool 0-0 Celtic, 1997/98 UEFA Cup initial round
Celtic 1-0 Blackburn, 2002/03 UEFA Cup second round
Blackburn 0-2 Celtic, 2002/03 UEFA Cup second round
Celtic 1-1 Liverpool, 2002/03 UEFA Cup quarter-finals
Liverpool 0-2 Celtic, 2002/03 UEFA Cup quarter-finals
Rangers 0-1 Manchester United, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Manchester United 3-0 Rangers, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Manchester United 3-2 Celtic, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Celtic 1-0 Manchester United, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Manchester United 3-0 Celtic, 2008/09 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Celtic 1-1 Manchester United, 2008/09 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Celtic 0-2 Arsenal, 2009/10 UEFA Champions League play-offs
Arsenal 3-1 Celtic, 2009/10 UEFA Champions League play-offs
Manchester United 0-0 Rangers, 2010/11 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Rangers 0-1 Manchester United, 2010/11 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Hearts 0-5 Tottenham, 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs
Tottenham 0-0 Hearts, 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs
Hearts 0-1 Liverpool, 2012/13 UEFA Europa League play-offs
Liverpool 1-1 Hearts, 2012/13 UEFA Europa League play-offs
Celtic 3-3 Manchester City, 2016/17 UEFA Champions League organisation stage
Manchester City 1-1 Celtic, 2016/17 UEFA Champions League organisation stage

Celtic’s Brian McClair takes on Nottingham Forest©Getty Images

*NB: No games enclosed from a Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, that was not a UEFA competition

Fairs Cup meetings between a nations’ clubs are as follows
Everton 1-0 Dunfermline, 1962/63 initial round
Dunfermline 2-0 Everton, 1962/63 initial round
Kilmarnock 0-2 Everton, 1964/65 second round
Everton 4-1 Kilmarnock, 1964/65 second round
Leeds 4-2 Kilmarnock, 1966/67 semi-finals
Kilmarnock 0-0 Leeds, 1966/67 semi-finals
Leeds 1-0 Hibernian, 1967/68 third round
Hibernian 1-1 Leeds, 1967/68 third round
Rangers 0-0 Leeds, 1967/68 quarter-finals
Leeds 2-0 Rangers, 1967/68 quarter-finals
Dundee 1-1 Leeds, 1967/68 semi-finals
Leeds 1-0 Dundee, 1967/68 semi-finals
Chelsea 5-0 Morton, 1968/69 initial round
Morton 3-4 Chelsea, 1968/69 initial round
Rangers 0-0 Newcastle, 1968/69 semi-finals
Newcastle 2-0 Rangers, 1968/69 semi-finals
Dundee 1-2 Newcastle, 1969/70 initial round
Newcastle 1-0 Dundee, 1969/70 initial round
Hibernian 0-1 Liverpool, 1970/71 third round
Liverpool 2-0 Hibernian, 1970/71 third round

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