That one is implanted in my brain! I can see it perfectly without having to look it up.
Middle of May, 1978. I had just finished my final exams, in computer science, at university.
Scheduling hours and hours of exams for thousands of students within two or three weeks - with a variety of halls and rooms to juggle, class sizes from single figures to well into three figures, and of course some people taking peculiar combinations of subjects - is no trivial task. In fact it was done by a neat program developed by a member of the computer science department.
The best bit about that was that he "fixed" the program so that the computer science exams ended first of all in the university - i.e. they were over before anyone else's. And the reason for this was to allow us to enjoy the Home Internationals, without exams getting in the way.
And what did we get? Willie bloody Donachie
For those who don't know it, or who had managed to forget it - here it is: https://www.facebook.com/100079048004236/videos/you-cant-beat-an-own-goalback-in-may-1978-scotlands-willie-donachie-gave-us-one-/1608729533380674/
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0,2 Bolton Wanderers(en)
Berwick Rangers(en) 1,1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle aet Berwick 5,3 on penalties
Lewis/Harris Select B(wi) 0,4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Lewis/Harris Select A(wi) 1,7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Alford Amateur(en) 0,5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5,2 Mansfield(en)
Orkney(or) 0,9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Berwick Rangers(en) 1,0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Benbecula(wi) 1,7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Gretna(en) 0,5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1,1 Hartlepool(en)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1,0 Queens Park Rangers(en)
Nykingborg(da) 2,1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Nordjsland(da) 0,1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Hornsham(da) 0,6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1,0 Blackpool(en)
Montacianai(it) 0,12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Tuscany(it) 0,5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0,3 Shefeild United
Wins loses draws
13 5 1
Nation Apprevation
England (en)
Italy (it)
Denmark (da)
Western Isles (wl)
Orkney (or)
Orkney and Western Isles are taken as foreign nations because the national teams of both these nations are reconised by both the NF-Board and IGA.
Gretna and Berwick are part of England but play in the Scottish League.
Gretna is partly in Scotland and England but to make sure i have said they are in England.
I have not taken results from youth teams playing against foreign teams.
If anyone can correct me on anything here please do.