Scotland v Austria, 08 May 1963

Score4-1 to Scotland
RefereeJim Finney
CompetitionInternational Friendly
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance94,596
The game was abandoned after 79 minutes by English referee Jim Finney due to 'persistent fouling'. Horst Nemec was sent-off for spitting and Erich Hof was dismissed for a 'diabolical tackle at waist-height'. Finney said afterwards: "I felt that I had to abandon the match or somebody would have been seriously hurt".

4  Scotland

Manager: Ian McColl

1  Austria

Manager: Karl Decker

Goals:

Denis Law G
Denis Law G
Davie Wilson G
Davie Wilson G

Goals:

Anton Linhart G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bill Brown
Defender Alex Hamilton
Defender David Holt
Defender/Midfielder Dave Mackay (captain)
Centre half Ian Ure
Midfielder Jim Baxter
Midfielder Willie Henderson
Midfielder Davie Wilson
Forward Denis Law
Inside forward Dave Gibson

Cards:

Cards:

Erich Hof R
Horst Nemec R

4  Scotland

Manager: Ian McColl

Goals:

Denis Law G
Denis Law G
Davie Wilson G
Davie Wilson G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bill Brown
Defender Alex Hamilton
Defender David Holt
Defender/Midfielder Dave Mackay (captain)
Centre half Ian Ure
Midfielder Jim Baxter
Midfielder Willie Henderson
Midfielder Davie Wilson
Forward Denis Law
Inside forward Dave Gibson

Cards:

1  Austria

Manager: Karl Decker

Goals:

Anton Linhart G

Cards:

Erich Hof R
Horst Nemec R