ENGLISH LEAD AULD ENEMY CLUB CLASHES

will be the 69th European game between clubs in Scotland and England, including the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. clubs lead the way with 32 wins to 14 Scottish victories and 22 draws. first game between Scottish and English clubs came in the 1961 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final when Rangers beat Wolves 3-1 on aggregate. first English win came two years later when Spurs beat Rangers 8-4 on aggregate in the Cup Winners’ Cup first round. took until 1970 before the Scottish and English champions met in the old European Cup and Celtic (below) beat Leeds 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-final.

Scottish teams have played in Battle of Britain European clashes: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Hibernian, Hearts and Dunfermline.

addition, Dundee, Kilmarnock and Morton have also played English teams in the Fairs Cup. clubs are unbeaten against Scottish sides in 12 games – since Celtic beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Champions League in 2006 with a goal from Shunsuke Nakamura (left). biggest Scottish win came in 1981 when Aberdeen defeated then-UEFA Cup-holders Ipswich 3-1 at Pittodrie in the same competition. clubs’ most emphatic victory came when Spurs thrashed Hearts 5-0 at Tynecastle in the 2011 Europa League play-offs.