Ian Black, who has died aged 88, was plucked from the relative obscurity of Second Division Southampton to win a Scotland cap in the 0-2 Hampden loss to England, on 10 April, 1948. By all accounts, he had no chance of stopping either English goal although, as an "Anglo-Scots" goalkeeper, who had been on the losing side against the Auld Enemy at Hampden, his chances of further caps were compromised.
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Ian Black
Scottish international goalkeeper;
Born: March 27, 1924; Died: December 13, 2012.
Ian Black, who has died aged 88, was plucked from the relative obscurity of Second Division Southampton to win a Scotland cap in the 0-2 Hampden loss to England, on 10 April, 1948. By all accounts, he had no chance of stopping either English goal although, as an "Anglo-Scots" goalkeeper, who had been on the losing side against the Auld Enemy at Hampden, his chances of further caps were compromised.
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