Turf luck Wembley; EXCLUSIVE Tartan Army fan Pat hands over famous penalty spot to Hampden.(Features)

From: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: February 26, 2006 | Copyright information

A SCOTLAND fan who stole the penalty spot from the scene of one of our greatest triumphs is handing it in.

But Pat Donaghy's priceless memento of Scotland's famous 2-1 victory over England in 1977 isn't going back to Wembley.

Instead he is donating it to the Scottish Museum of Football at Hampden Park for generations of Tartan Army fans to enjoy.

The hand-over was ...

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