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- Replying to @NatRecordsScotThe 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.
- Replying to @NatRecordsScotThis 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.
- Do you recognise this Scotland World Cup hero? Find out about his unique place in Scotland’s sporting history 👉bit.ly/NRSWorldCup
- 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 - Replying to @NatRecordsScotThere 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
- Replying to @NatRecordsScot11,347 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
- 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
- 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…
GIF - Replying to @NatRecordsScotAnd explore the dedicated Content Hub, with publications, tools and perspectives on how archives support justice, inclusion, memory and accountability in practice 👉
