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In recognition of his contribution to the creation of modern electrical science, an international convention signed in 1881 established the ampere as a standard unit of electrical measurement, along with the coulomb, volt, ohm, and watt, which are named, respectively, after Ampère ’ s contemporaries Charles-Augustin de Coulomb of France, Alessandro Volta of Italy, Georg Ohm of Germany, and James Watt of Scotland.

In the same year, a tourism report said that the " Braveheart effect " earned Scotland ₤ 7 million to ₤ 15 million in tourist revenue, and the report led to various national organizations encouraging international film productions to take place in Scotland.

Scotland is home to the international governing body for curling, the World Curling Federation, Perth, which originated as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the mother club of curling.

England is the oldest national football team in the world alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872.

This match, played at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland, is viewed as the first official international football match because the two teams were independently selected and operated, rather than being the work of a single football association.

Although Scotland increasingly adopted the English language and wider cultural norms, its literature developed a distinct national identity and began to enjoy an international reputation.

) Dalglish's final appearance for Scotland, after 15 years as a full international, was on 12 November 1986 at Hampden Park in a Euro 1988 qualifying game against Luxembourg, which Scotland won 3 – 0.

* The lambda was selected as a symbol by the Gay Activists Alliance of New York in 1970, and declared the international symbol for gay and lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1974.

* 1881 – Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.

* 1871 – The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

* 1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.

The first rugby football international took place on 27 March 1871, played between England and Scotland.

The Six Nations Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the RBS 6 Nations, is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

There are frequent charter flights from Aberdeen to Scatsta near Sullom Voe, which are used to transport oilfield workers and this small terminal has the fifth largest number of international passengers in Scotland.

He helped found an international competition with Scotland, Ireland and Wales, captaining England from the inaugural international at Crystal Palace in 1903 until 1908.

* March 12 – Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player.

* November 30 – First international football match to be recognised ( retrospectively ) by FIFA as " official " takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Scotland ; the result is Scotland 0, England 0.

* March 5 – First ever international Association Football match between England and Scotland at the Oval, London.

Warbeck was well received by James IV of Scotland who realised that his presence gave him international leverage.

Born in London, and educated at St Paul's School and Merton College, Oxford, Edmund's father John Edmund Bentley, was professionally a civil servant but was also a rugby union international having played in the first ever international match for England against Scotland in 1871.

Scotland and footballers

Famous residents have included Mary, Queen of Scots ; King James VI of Scotland ; Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman ; documentary film pioneer John Grierson ; film music composer Muir Mathieson ; animation pioneer Norman McLaren ; TV presenter Kirsty Young ; and footballers Billy Bremner ( captain of Leeds United and Scotland ) and Frank Beattie ( captain of Kilmarnock ).

Category: England v Scotland representative footballers ( 1870 – 1872 )

Category: Expatriate footballers in Scotland