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- “The 20,000 Scottish fans in Italy behaved very well and won the good opinion of their hosts…” From our government records, addressing the friendliness of Scotland fans in Italy in 1990. All the best to the Tartan Army in the USA for tonight’s game against Morocco!
- Watch: Researcher Derrick Johnstone on the emigrants who left Scotland for a new life in New Jersey in the American colonies in the 1680s. Who were they, why did they leave and what became of them? 👉
- We’re looking for a team leader to join our Digital Imaging Unit. Find details of the post and apply online 👉bit.ly/DIUNRS
- NRS holds one of the largest collections of maps in the country – including this map showing the first Hampden Park. You'll find the original Hampden in our railway records, here marked “Football ground”. The proposed railway cut right across the pitch, which prompted the move.
- 1424, Scotland – King James I proclaims a ban on “Fut-Ball”, hoping to encourage people to focus on archery instead. Let’s be grateful this and others which followed were not better enforced... Good luck to the boys in Massachusetts on Sunday!
- Do you recognise this Scotland World Cup hero? Find out about his unique place in Scotland’s sporting history 👉bit.ly/NRSWorldCup
This is Jimmy Murray, who scored Scotland’s first ever World Cup goal, in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia in 1958. Murray is the only Hearts player to have scored for Scotland in the World Cup finals. With thanks to the Murray family.
The 1958 World squad, including Murray. The squad also included The Doc himself: midfielder Tommy Docherty, who went on to manage both the Scotland national team and Manchester United.
- Please note that our buildings will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 15 June. We will be open as normal the following day, Tuesday 16 June.
- From our collections: A highly optimistic civil servant sketched out Scotland’s stadium route to the 1974 World Cup final in West Germany. Do we think today’s officials are plotting out a similar path to the World Cup final in New Jersey?
- “I am Scottish, I do not speak Italian”. A set of useful Italian phrases for Scotland fans, from an advice booklet handed out to people travelling to Genoa and Turin for the 1990 World Cup.
- A few tickets for tomorrow's talk have become available at the last minute. You can claim a place now for free, on a first-come, first-served basis 👉Our talk in June on the life and career of musician Charles Ignatius Sancho is sold out, but you can follow us on Eventbrite for notifications of upcoming events👉bit.ly/EventbriteNRS ...And learn about Sancho’s life in this article 👉bit.ly/NRSSancho
eventbrite.co.ukWilliam Sancho and the Recovery of a Black Georgian Life in the ArchiveFrom London to Edinburgh: William Sancho and the Recovery of a Black Georgian Life in the Archive - 16,382 deaths were registered in Q1 of 2026, 6.5% fewer than the expected number of 17,527. There were 170 deaths from influenza in Q1, less than half the number in the same period of 2025 (439 deaths). These figures are provisional. ➡️bit.ly/NRSStats-Q1-26 #NRSStats
11,347 births were recorded in Q1 of 2026, 2.6% lower than the average. There were 37 stillbirths compared to a Q1 average of 43. There were 51 infant deaths and a joint highest quarterly infant death rate since 2011 (4.5 per 1,000 live births). ➡️bit.ly/NRSStats-Q1-26
There were 3,310 marriages in Q1 of 2026, 2.2% higher than the average of 3,240. Of these, 3.7% were same-sex marriages, compared with a quarter one average of 4.0%. ➡️bit.ly/NRSStats-Q1-26 #NRSStats
- The Scottish National Football team tartan is one of over 10,000 designs recorded in the Scottish Register of Tartans. Look out for it at the World Cup in America: it's one of many associated with the Tartan Army! Search our tartan database 👉 bit.ly/ScotlandTartan…
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