Who was a Scottish football player and Manchester United's manager, and described the title-winners of the 73rd season of the Football League as "...one of the First Division's most attractive sides..."?
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1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season The 1961–62 season was the 73rd season of competitive football played by Ipswich Town. Although the club exited both the FA Cup and the Football League Cup in the fourth round, they ended the campaign as Football League champions, becoming the third club to win back-to-back Second and First Division titles. Matt Busby described the title-winners as "...one of the First Division's most attractive sides...". As league champions, Ipswich qualified for European football for the first time in the club's history.
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Matt Busby Sir Alexander Matthew Busby, CBE, KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. His managerial records and longevity at the helm of Manchester United are surpassed only by Sir Alex Ferguson.
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1938–39 Scottish Cup The 1938–39 Scottish Cup was the 61st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Motherwell in the final.
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Andy McCombie Andrew McCombie (30 June 1876 – 28 March 1952) was a Scottish international footballer who played at right back for North East England rival clubs Sunderland and Newcastle United. He won the Football League championship with both clubs, and was twice on the losing side in the FA Cup final. He went on to have a long career as a coach with Newcastle.
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1974–75 Scottish Cup The 1974–75 Scottish Cup was the 90th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Airdrieonians in the final.
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1979–80 Scottish League Cup The 1979–80 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee United, who defeated Aberdeen in the replayed Final.
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1907–08 in English football The 1907–08 season was the 37th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were Football League champions for the first time, while Bradford City won the Second Division and Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup. The Home Championship was shared between England and Scotland.
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1972–73 Dundee United F.C. season The 1972–73 season was the 64th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973. United finished in seventh place in the First Division.
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2010 Scottish Cup Final The 2010 Scottish Cup Final was the 125th final of the Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, the Scottish Cup. The match took place on 15 May 2010, at Hampden Park, Glasgow and was contested by first time finalists Ross County and 1994 winners Dundee United. Craig Conway scored a brace as Dundee United ended a wait of 16 years to win the Scottish Cup for the second time in the club's history.
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History of Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are one of Scotland's most successful football teams and have the distinction of never having been relegated. Among clubs which have been playing in the senior Scottish leagues for more than 20 years, only Celtic and Rangers (demoted, but not relegated) share this distinction. Aberdeen are the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies – the European Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid on 11 May 1983 and the European Super Cup against the European Cup holders SV Hamburg in December 1983.
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1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season The 1996–97 season was Manchester United's fifth season in the Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of English football. United clinched the Premier League title with 75 points – placing them seven points ahead of the three teams below them; Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
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1902–03 Manchester United F.C. season The 1902–03 season was Manchester United's 11th season in the Football League, and their first season under their new name of "Manchester United", as opposed to "Newton Heath".
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Gordon Dalziel Gordon Dalziel (born 16 March 1962) is a Scottish football player and manager. Dalziel spent most of his playing career with Raith Rovers, scoring 170 goals in 308 league appearances, and winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. He also played for Rangers, Manchester City, Partick Thistle, East Stirlingshire and Ayr United. Dalziel has managed Ayr United, Raith Rovers and junior club Glenafton Athletic. He is currently director of football at Airdrieonians.
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1962–63 Manchester United F.C. season The 1962–63 season was Manchester United's 61st season in the Football League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished a disappointing 19th in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation, but also finished the season as FA Cup winners with a 3-1 win over Leicester City in the Wembley final. It was a successful first season at the club for record signing Denis Law, who scored 23 goals in the league and 29 in all competitions. The FA Cup win was United's first major trophy for six years and the first trophy they had won since the Munich air disaster.
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List of East Stirlingshire F.C. managers This chronological list of managers of East Stirlingshire Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of East Stirlingshire F.C. since the position was created in 1966. The club's first ever manager was Lawrence Binnie in 1966, prior to then all management roles were assigned to the board of directors at the club. Sir Alex Ferguson's first ever managerial job was with East Stirlingshire. He managed the club during 1974 before moving to St Mirren. No manager has ever won a league title with the club, however, Billy Lamont managed the club to a runners-up spot in the 1979–80 Scottish Second Division. To date, every person to have managed the club has been from Scotland.
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Alex Ingram Alex Ingram (born 2 January 1945) is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Ayr United and since 2008 has been the vice chairman of Ayr United. Ingram owed his nickname 'Dixie' to a character from the White Heather Club. In 1970, Ingram joined English side, Nottingham Forest for a fee of £40,000 after only 28 League games and 3 goals, he rejoined Ayr United for £15,000. Ingram is the founder of "Ingram Motor Group", which specialises in the sales of Volkswagen, Škoda and Audi. Ingram is Ayr United's fourth all-time top-scorer, behind Peter Price (213), Sam McMillan (127) and Terry McGibbons (125) on 117 goals in all competitions. He has also maintained a close friendship with Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, from his playing days at Somerset Park. In 2008, Alex Ingram was inducted into the Ayr United Hall of Fame.
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1984–85 Manchester United F.C. season The 1984–85 season was Manchester United's 83rd season in the Football League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They defeated Everton 1–0 in the FA Cup Final to win the trophy for the sixth time, and finished fourth in the league. It was the first season at the club for new signings Gordon Strachan, Jesper Olsen and Alan Brazil, while Mark Hughes became established in the forward line alongside Frank Stapleton, with Norman Whiteside moving into central midfield to replace the departed Ray Wilkins. Hughes ended the season as United's top scorer with 24 goals (16 in the league) and was also voted PFA Young Player of the Year. Brazil, however, failed to establish himself as a regular player, with Atkinson alternating between him and Frank Stapleton as the club's second striker to play alongside the prolific Hughes.
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Iain Ferguson Iain John Ferguson (born 4 August 1962, in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer who was a striker. He developed a reputation for scoring important and from his powerful right foot shot, sometimes spectacular goals. He scored in a domestic cup final winning team with both Rangers and Motherwell. His goals against high-profile opponents in Europe include for Dundee United in away games at F.C. Barcelona and Borussia Mönchengladbach en route to his appearance in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.
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Archie Annan Walter Archibald Annan (23 March 1877 – 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer in the years prior to World War I. A full back, he made over 170 appearances in the Football League. He featured prominently in Bristol City's successes in the first decade of the 20th century under manager Harry Thickett. He also played for Sunderland, Sheffield United, and Burslem Port Vale. He helped Bristol City to the Second Division title in 1905–06, a second-place finish in the First Division in 1906–07, and also played in the FA Cup final in 1909.
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1969–70 Dundee United F.C. season The 1969–70 season was the 61st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1969 to 30 June 1970. United finished in fifth place in the First Division.
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1873–74 in Scottish football Season 1873–74 was the first in Scottish football to feature competitive domestic fixtures, with the introduction of the Scottish Cup competition.
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1982–83 Dundee United F.C. season The 1982–83 season was the 74th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983. The team won the Scottish Premier Division for the first and only time securing European Cup football for the following season.