First International Football Match

Date: November 30, 1872 • Location: Bearsden, United Kingdom

The first international football match (pictured) took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the first international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground in Partick, Glasgow. The match was watched by 4,000 spectators and finished as a 0–0 draw.