For the first time in fifteen games, England failed to score and this was as much due to the tight Scottish defence as the misfiring of the England attack that had new Tottenham team-mates Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Smith back in harness. The Scots were determined to avenge their 9-3 hammering of 1961, and 'Slim' Jim Baxter, Pat Crerand and John White gave them midfield control, while Denis Law and lan St John were a couple of buzzsaws in attack. A Davie Wilson goal in the 13th minute and a penalty by Eric Caldow in the closing moments gave Scotland their first home victory over England since 1937.  Johnny Haynes claimed a goal when his shot bounced down off the underside of the bar, but the referee waved play on. For the first time for thirty-five years England had failed to win a match in the Home Championship. All the flair, the panache and the confidence of a year ago seemed to have disintegrated.

Source Notes

"KILMARNOCK FOR ENGLAND
"England are adopting the unusual course of playing a practice match against Kilmarnock, the Scottish League club, as part of their preparations for the International with Scotland at Hampden Park on Saturday week. The game will be played to-morrow week behind closed doors. England had intended playing practice games against Bolton Wanderers to-day week and against Burnley to-morrow week before travelling to Scotland for two days of light training at Ayr. Bolton and Burnley, however, meet in a league match next week and could not fit in the practice games. Mr W. Winterbottom has contacted the Kilmarnock manager, Mr W. Waddell, and the party will now travel to Scotland to-day week. They will play Kilmarnock the following day and complete their training at Ayr as planned." - Tuesday, 3 April 1962, Glasgow Herald.

"England's selectors, have released Haynes, their inside-left and captain against Scotland at Hampden to-day week, and Eastham, their reserve inside-forward, from their practice match against Kilmarnock on Wednesday. Fulham asked for Haynes for an English League match the same day against Arsenal, Eastham's club, Fulham Re fighting relegation. On Monday, Haynes plays for Fulham against Burnley in the English Cup semi-final replay at Leicester. He and Eastham will join from England's party in Scotland on Thursday." - Saturday, 7 April 1962, Glasgow Herald.

"[England] worked hard during the morning training in brilliant sunshine in Ayr. Flowers, who collapsed because of catarrh on Wednesday, turned out. The team manager, Mr W. Winterbottom, and trainer, Mr H. Shepherdson, took over in the goals when the players had a six-a-side game" - Friday, 13 April 1962, Glasgow Herald.

TheFA.com
LondonHearts.com
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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