A photograph of Scotland's 1900 'Rosebery international' team

Scotland’s 4-1 win over England in 1900 at Celtic Park will forever be known as the ‘Rosebery international, with the Scots clad in the primrose and pink horseracing hoops of Lord Rosebery, the former British prime minister and an important patron of the Scottish FA. RS McColl scored a hat-trick in the match with Celtic’s Jack Bell also on the scoresheet for Scotland. McColl was in high demand after starring in the 1900 international and on turning professional was inundated with offers from a host of English clubs. After leaving Queen’s Park he went on to play for Newcastle United and Rangers before returning to the Spiders, where he finished his career. McColl is perhaps best-known today for the chain of newsagents he set up with his brother Tom in 1901 and which still bear his name, RS McColl. This other line of work also earned him a nickname during his playing days, the sobriquet ‘Toffee Bob’!