Scots Name 17 For N.Z. Soccer Tour

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31315, 10 March 1967, Page 15

Scots Name 17 For N.Z. Soccer Tour

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Scotland has blended youth and experience in its soccer team to make a world tour, including the playing of two matches in New Zealand this year.

The team manager, Mr R. Brown, named 17 of the 18strong squad and hopes to name the other man today. “The player concerned has domestic matters to sort out but I should have his decision tomorrow,” Mr Brown said. “If he cannot tour, 1 shall use the week-end to make up my mind about a replacement.” Seven full internationals are included in the party and the others will be getting their first taste of soccer at international level. Five From Glasgow There are three players from Glasgow Rangers—J. Greig, R. McKinnon and W. Henderson—in the party, and two from Glasgow Celtic T Gemmell and W. Wallace. “We may have to do some i rethinking if Rangers and Celtic should get through to the finals of their European tournaments,” Mr Brown said. “At the moment we must select a strong, representative side for the tour.”

On Wednesday Celtic reached the semi-finals of the European Champions’ Cup and Rangers are in the quarter,,7 als of the European CupWinners’ Cup. As expected, the four Scottish members of Leeds United will make the trip. Thev are W Bell, W. Bremner. E cAy ■nd P. Lorimer.

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H. Hood (Clyde) has played a big part in his club’s recent successes and the St Johnstone skipper, J. Townsend was a reserve in Scotland’s last two under-23 teams. The tour starts on May 13

and ends on June 15. The team will also visit Canada, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. The 17 players are:—

Goal-keepers: Ferguson (Kilmarnock). Cruickshank (Hearts).

Backs: Callaghan (Dunfermline). Bell (Leeds United). Gemmell (Celtic).

Half-backs: Greig (Bangers), Bremner (Leeds), McKinnon (Bangers). Townsend (St. Johnstone), Gray (Leeds). Forwards: McLean (Kilmarnock). Lorimer (Leeds) Hood (Clyde). McCalllog (Sheffield Wednesday), Wallace (Celtic), Ferguson (Dunfermline) Henderson (Bangers).