| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse. A section concerning Scotland's replacements has been cut from the sheet. It is accompanied by notes, including a description of the game and score, an annotated programme signed by McLaren, an account of McLaren's expenses and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Sunday Telegraph, the Scottish Sunday Express, the Daily Record and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings includes a paragraph concerning McLaren entitled 'Bill keeps us in touch.'
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 20 - 13 Scotland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Tony Jorden, Peter Squires, Geoff Evans, Peter Preece, David Duckham, Martin Cooper, Steve Smith, Brian Stevens, John Pullin, Fran Cotton, Roger Uttley, Chris Ralston, Peter Dixon, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements: Peter Rossborough, John Finlan, Jan Webster, John Gray, Bob Wilkinson and John Watkins.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Billy Steele, Ian McGeechan, Ian Forsyth, David Shedden, Colin Telfer, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Bobbie Clark, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Peter Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Gordon Strachan and John Millican.
Replacements: [cut from the sheet: Steven Turk, John Frame, Alan Lawson, Duncan Madsen, Hamish Bryce] Gordon Brown and Ian MacRae.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.
Referee: Jeff Kelleher.
Assistant referee / touch judge: Mike Titcomb.
Medical officers: Dr Leo Walkden and Dr Jimmy Thompson.
Coaches: Bill Dickinson and John Elders.
Groundsman: Harold Clark. |