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If You Know Your History: Celtic 6-2 Rangers

Inside Left 27 August @ 09:44 AM EDT
Following last night's exit from the Champions League, we ease Celtic's pain by reminding them that their team is actually quite good. On the 9th anniversary of the game, we look back at one of the finest Old Firm games ever. Click to continue reading...

A History of Scottish Cup Upsets

Inside Left 08 January @ 07:15 PM EDT
As it's the Scottish Cup that takes over the league program north of the border, we thought we'd look back over some of the great Scottish Cup upsets over the years, beginning with a team that has caused it's fair share of heartache for one SPL side in particular. Can you guess who it is ..? Click to continue reading...

If You Know Your History - 1965 (and all that)

Some People are On The Pitch 09 March @ 05:40 AM EDT
In this week's look at Scottish football down the years, we turn the clock back to 1965 as Kilmarnock take on Hearts at Tynecastle in a game that would decide the league championship, as well as mark an end to a period when Scottish football was (if only for a short time) a truly competitive league.
Scottish league football has been dominated by the Old Firm. Click to continue reading...

If You Know Your History: Jimmy McGrory

Inside Left 07 July @ 05:45 PM EDT

On the day French striker Marc-Antoine Fortune (finally) signs at Celtic, Inside Left takes a look at another Celtic striker from days gone by - the great Jimmy McGrory.

In the days when football was considerably more physical than it is today, it's almost impossible to believe that a player who stood only 5ft 6in could be not only his clubs greatest ever goal scorer, but also - to this day - Britain's top goal scorer of all time.

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Scotland’s Road To Espana ‘82 (part I)

Inside Left 09 August @ 02:34 PM EDT
In the first of a three-part "If You Know Your History", we look back at the years between the two World Cups in Argentina and Spain to see if Scotland was able to live up to the broken promises of '78 and make Scotland the greatest football team and help to restore some of that pride that had been lost. Click to continue reading...

Scotland’s Road to Spain ‘82 (Part II)

Inside Left 01 September @ 09:35 AM EDT
With the Scotland squad about to start a series of games that will hopefully qualify us for the World Cup in 2010, we continue our story of how Scotland recovered from the disappointment of Argentina to reach the next world Cup in ‘82. Click to continue reading...

A life in cards – Bob McKay

Inside Left 30 October @ 09:07 AM EDT
Continuing our series of great Scottish players from days gone by through the medium of cigarette cards, we take a look back at the career of Bob McKay. Bob McKay only left Glasgow Rangers for Newcastle United in November 1926, but is already regarded as one of the most effective players Scotland has sent South. Click to continue reading...

On This Day in Scottish Football

Inside Left 02 December @ 08:49 AM EDT
Scotland concluded their 1988 European Championship qualifying campaign with a goalless draw against Luxembourg, and on this day in 1911, a young Patsy Gallagher made his debut for Celtic. Andy Roxburgh, in his first competition as Scotland manager since taking over from Alex Ferguson (who had taken temporary charge of the national side following the death [. Click to continue reading...