Scotland national amateur football team that year, when the FA abolished the distinction between amateurism and professionalism in domestic football. The Scotland amateur team predominantly played its home matches at Hampden Park, Glasgow – a ground also home to the full Scotland national team and Queen's Park. Matches outside Glasgow were mainly played in Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and Dumfries. Scotland national amateur football team The Scotland national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for Scotland at football. It was formed in 1926 and continued until 1974. Following the adoption of professionalism in 1893, the Scotland national football team continued to field both professional and
England v Scotland representative football matches (1870–72) on responsibility for selecting Scottish teams, and the Football Association began to take the role as an English only organisation. England v Scotland representative football matches (1870–72) Between 1870 and 1872, the Football Association (FA) organised five representative association football matches between teams representing England and Scotland, all held in London. The first of these matches was held at The Oval on 5 March 1870, and the fifth was on 21 February 1872. The matches, which were organised by Charles W. Alcock, are the precursors to modern international football and were referred to as internationals at the time. They are