Baxter famously strolled through Scotland's memorable victory

However, the iconic 3-2 win over the Auld Enemy was not enough for Scotland to finish top of the group.

And it would be another seven years before Scotland would qualify for a major tournament, despite having what many would regard as the finest collection of Scotland players ever.

The Scotland team who ran onto the Wembley pitch on 11 April 1967, included four players who would go on to win European Cup medals in Lisbon one month later.

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And two Rangers players who would lose to Bayern Munich in the European Cup-Winners' Cup final the same week were also in the starting line-up.

Added to this base were three players who would walk into any all-time greatest Scotland 11; Baxter, Law and Bremner.

Despite the quality within Scotland's ranks, they were considered underdogs going into the match, as the opposition was virtually the same England 11 who won the World Cup only nine months previously and had gone 19 games undefeated.

Before the game, all of Scotland's starting 11 bar one were fired up for this Home International encounter.

The Anglo-Scots were especially keen for a victory after being taunted in dressing rooms since England had won the Jules Rimet Trophy.

Law was desperate to thrash the Auld Enemy

Famously Denis Law couldn't bear to watch the World Cup final even on TV and went out to play golf, apparently exclaiming "Bastards" on hearing Scotland's near neighbours had been crowned champions of the world.

During the game Law's desire for revenge was evident, as the Manchester United striker was at the centre of most of the incidents during the match and bundled Scotland's opener after 27 minutes from picking up a rebound from a Willie Wallace shot.

This was at odds with fellow Anglo Jim Baxter, who had moved to Sunderland from Rangers in 1965.

According to legend 10 minutes before the game began 'slim' Jim was reading the form in the Racing Post.

When the Scotland trainer suggested he might want to warm up before the most important game in his country's calendar, Baxter first of all stretched out his left leg and then his right.

"That's me warmed up," he said, eyes still fixed on the paper.

Glyn Edwards described the game's most famous incident the following Monday in The Herald.

"I shall cherish for a long time," he wrote, "the memory of Baxter slowing down the game to almost walking pace, insouciantly juggling the ball with instep, forehead and knees while Stiles, no more than a couple of yards away, bobbed up and down, unsure whether to make his challenge at knee or head level."

Teams

England: Banks (Leicester), Cohen (Fulham), Wilson (Everton), Stiles (Manchester Utd), J. Charlton (Leeds), Moore (West Ham Utd), Ball (Everton), Greaves (Spurs), B. Charlton (Manchester Utd), Hurst (West Ham Utd), Peters (West Ham Utd).

Goals: J. Charlton 84, Hurst 88.

Scotland: Simpson (Celtic), Gemmell (Celtic), McCreadie (Chelsea), Greig (Rangers), McKinnon (Rangers), Baxter (Sunderland), Wallace (Celtic), Bremner (Leeds), McCalliog (Sheffield Wed), Law (Manchester Utd), Lennox (Celtic).

Goals: Law 27, Lennox 78, McCalliog 87.