Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 25, 2024
The first matchbetween theassociation footballteamsof ScotlandandWalestook place on 25 March 1876 atHamilton Crescent,Partick,Scotland. The fixture was organised byLlewelyn Kenrick,who had founded theFootball Association of Walesonly a few weeks earlier. The Welsh team was selected after trial matches were held at theRacecourse GroundinWrexham,Wales. Scotland, the more experienced team, dominated the match and had several chances to score in the first half. They had a goal disallowed after scoring directly from acorner kick,before taking the lead after 40 minutes throughJohn Ferguson.In the early stages of the second half, Wales attempted to play more openly to find a goal, but the Scottish side took advantage of their opponent's inexperience and scored two further goals. Scotland added a fourth throughHenry McNeiland claimed a victory in front of a crowd of around 17,000 people, a record for an international fixture at the time. (Full article...)