 Games against the Irish leagues sometimes resulted in embarrassing mismatches, such as an 11–0 win against a League of Ireland XI in 1962.This affected the level of interest amongst fans, and only 5,000 attended a match against the Irish League XI at Ibrox in 1969.Any remaining credibility of the inter-league matches was finally destroyed by a 5–0 defeat against the Football League at Maine Road in 1974.