The First International Football Game
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On St Andrews Day 1872
In the primary stage of the game,
The first international game was played
How colossal football then became.
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Queens Park FC and the English FA
Played at Hamilton Crescent
On a late November day,
Three thousand five hundred
Were in attendance
To see England and Scotland play.
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At the home of West of Scotland Cricket
They paid their money for a souvenir ticket,
Now only one of those remain
From the first international football game.
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Scotland passed, England dribbled,
Supporters shouted, reporters scribbled.
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A shilling they paid for no one to score,
Resulting in a goalless draw.
The time of flat caps, scarves and a jacket,
Today now players are paid quite a packet.
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This game that was played for the cost of a shilling
Is designated to the history page,
We now have millionaire players
They abolished the maximum wage.
It costs more than a shilling to see them score,
The result could still be a no score draw.
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