1985 in Scotland
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List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1985 in: The UK • Wales • Ireland • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1984–85 • 1985–86 1985 in Scottish television |
Events from the year 1985 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
- Monarch — Elizabeth II
- Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal — George Younger
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General — Lord Emslie
- Lord Justice Clerk — Lord Wheatley, then Lord Ross
- Chairman of the Scottish Land Court — Lord Elliott
Events
- 1 June — Scottish Bus Group reorganised into new regional companies.
- 6 September — The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre opens in Glasgow.
- 10 September — Scotland national football team manager Jock Stein, 62, collapses and dies from a heart attack at the end of his team's 1-1 draw with Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, which secures Scotland's place in the World Cup qualification playoff.[1]
- 20 November — The Scotland national football team, managed on an interim basis by Aberdeen boss Alex Ferguson, beats Australia 2-0 in the World Cup qualifying play-off first leg at Hampden Park with goals from Davie Cooper (who scored in the game against Wales two months ago) and the debutant Frank McAvennie.[2]
Births
- 16 January — Amy Manson, television actress
- 10 February — Cath Rae, field hockey goalkeeper
- 23 November — Scott Brash, showjumper
Deaths
- 27 January — Robert McLellan, playwright (born 1907)
- 29 January — Chic Murray, comedian (born 1919)
- 7 April — Willie MacRae, Scottish National Party politician and lawyer (born 1923)
- 10 September — Jock Stein, football player and manager (born 1922)
- 7 November — Alexander Thom, aerodynamicist and archaeoastronomer (born 1894)
- 24 December — Erich Schaedler, football player, by suicide (born 1949)
The Arts
- 10 May — First performance of Peter Maxwell Davies' orchestral piece An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise.
- 11 August — A memorial to Hugh MacDiarmid is unveiled near his home at Langholm.
- Deacon Blue form in Glasgow.
See also
References
- ↑ "Remembering Jock Stein". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "Wed 20 Nov 1985 Scotland 2 Australia 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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