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Early Days: 1744 - 1899 Camanachd Cup Donald Dinnie Foundation of world's first golf club 1744 Launceston Elliott Leslie M Balfour Melville Old Tom Morris Renton Crowned World Champions Scottish League formed The first combined shinty/hurling match 1897 The first international football match The first international rugby match The first Melrose Sevens match 1883 The Founding of Celtic Football Club 1888 Young Tom Morris Edwardian Heroes: 1900 - 1913 Arthur Robertson George Cornet wins water polo Olympic gold 1912 James Braid The Yacht Hera: Paisley's Olympic Champion 1908 Wyndham Halswelle War Years: 1914 - 1949 Benny Lynch crowned world champion 1935 Eric Liddell First Scottish Grand Slam Jackie Paterson: World Champion 1943 Jimmie Guthrie win European Grand Prix 1935 Johnny Hill, Scotland's first boxing world champion 1928 The 1938 Triple Crown Tommy Armour Wembley Wizards 1928 Rock'n'Roll Era: 1950 - 1959 Bob McIntyre breaks 100mph lap at TT 1957 Dick McTaggart Elenor Gordon wins first Scottish Commonwealth gold 1950 George Kerr - Mr Judo's European triumph 1957 Helen Elliott wins second World Doubles Title 1950 Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956 Ian Black - swimming record breaker 1958 Jessie Valentine: queen of golf 1958 Scotland and the 1950 World Cup Swinging Sixties: 1960 - 1969 Bobby McGregor, the Falkirk Flyer 1964 Celtic win European Cup 1967 Jackie Stewart world champion 1969 Jim Clark's wonder year 1965 Walter McGowan wins flyweight world title 1966 Wembley Wizards 1967
Ups and Downs: 1970 - 1979 1970 Commonwealth Games 1978 World Cup David Wilkie wins gold in Montreal 1976 Ian Stewart Jim Watt wins world lightweight title 1979 Ken Buchanan wins world lightweight title 1970 Mike Denness Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975 Rangers triumph in Europe 1972 Rodney Pattison retains Olympic Gold 1972 The Ibrox Disaster 1971 Winnie Shaw reaches Wimbledon semis 1972 Silver and Gold: 1980 - 1989 Alister Allan shoots Olympic silver 1988 Allan Wells 1980 Moscow Olympics Andy Irvine inspires victory over France 1980 Dundee Utd reach the UEFA Cup Final 1987 Ian Stark Jock Stein dies 1985 Jocky Wilson: Pride of Kirkcaldy Liz McColgan and Yvonne Murray Robert Millar: Reclusive Star Sandy Lyle's Open triumph 1985 The Grand Slam of 1984 The New Firm and the Dons' Cup-Winners' Cup glory in 1983 New Sports, New Champions: 1990 - 1999 Colin McRae's first World Rally title 1995 Graeme Obree: Homegrown Hero Grand Slam 1990 John Higgins wins snooker world championship 1998 Louise Aitken-Walker world rally champion 1990 Pat Clinton Paul Lawrie wins the 1999 Open Richard Corsie Scotland Open the World Cup 1998 Scotland's Rugby World Cup 1991 Stephen Hendry wins record seventh snooker title 1999 The new Hampden re-opens 1994 Willie Carson: King of the Derby New Millennium: 2000 - Alison Sheppard's fifth Olympics 2004 Chris Hoy wins Olympic gold 2004 Craig MacLean wins World Championship gold 2002 David Coulthard's best season 2001 David Millar's fall from grace Monty's Ryder Cup 2004 Olympic Curling Gold 2002 Peter Nicol defects to England 2001 Scott Harrison regains WBO title 2003 Shirley Robertson wins second Olympic gold 2004 Stephanie Cook