One of England's finest goals against Scotland - made in Tottenham

England and Scotland celebrate 150 years of the oldest fixture in international football with a 'friendly' at Hampden Park, Glasgow, this evening.

The teams famously met in the group stage of Euro 96 at Wembley over 27 years ago - 15 June, 1996.

The game was in the balance when Paul Gascoigne scored one of the best goals seen in the fixture - and it was a goal 'made in Tottenham'.

The 'auld enemies' met again two years ago - once again, in the European Championship finals, this time the delayed Euro 2020 - and ahead of that clash, we spoke to the player who delivered the assist for Gazza's goal - Darren Anderton.

Now based in the USA, Darren reflects on a day fans of a certain vintage will never forget as the Three Lions faced the Tartan Army at the home of football with Euro 96 in full swing and a clash that meant as much as any in the storied history of the oldest international in the book, a rivalry that dates back to 1872.

There was plenty riding on it, as well. England had drawn with Switzerland in their opening game, and were set to face the Netherlands last in the group. Scotland had drawn with the Oranje, and would play Switzerland last. "I would probably say it was the most pressure I’ve experienced before a game," said Darren, who started each of England's five games in the tournament. "If we’d got beat, we were pretty much out."

The first half was typically tight, but England took the lead through Alan Shearer on 53 minutes. However, Scotland got back into it and everything hinged on 60 seconds between 78-79 minutes. David Seaman saved Gary McAllister's penalty on 77.22 and the Gazza's moment, on 78.21.

"It was a goal made in Tottenham, Teddy Sheringham to me, to Gazza," recalled Darren, who played 358 times for us in all competitions between 1992-2004. "I love that, love being part of such an iconic goal.

"It’s a pass I could play quite easily. Teddy’s got it, I’m on the left shouting ‘yes, yes, yes’ and thinking ‘please pass to me’ because I’d seen Gazza’s run. Of course, Teddy passed straight to me, and it wasn’t the most difficult pass in the world to Gazza, but it was into his path. Like everyone else, I thought he was going to hit it first time on the volley and it was almost like slow motion, a magic moment."

It's not lost on Darren how this minute changed the course of the game and arguably the tournament.

Capped 30 times and a goalscorer at the 1998 World Cup, Darren added: "For me, not only would it have gone 1-1 (if Scotland scored the penalty), but it was deja-vu in terms of what had happened the week before against Switzerland, when we’d gone a goal ahead, got edgy (and the Swiss levelled)... Scotland this time got a little control, a few misplaced passes from us and you are trying to hang on.

"David Seaman then makes the penalty save and the goal... it’s one of the best goals I’ve ever been on a pitch to witness with the magnitude of the whole situation, the celebrations, the stadium erupting. That minute sums it all up. It could have been a disaster but turned into the success that everyone stills talks about now."

Darren, Teddy and Gazza continued to shine as England hammered Holland 4-1 to top the group, then beat Spain on penalties in the quarter-finals and came inches, literally - Darren hit the post, Gazza just couldn't reach a cross in front of an open goal - to beating Germany in the semi-finals, before going out on penalties.

"It's over 25 years, scary," added Darren. "Yet when you talk about it, it feels like it’s only last year. It’s mad. It’s a long time, but you watch it, watch Gazza’s goal back and it seems like yesterday. I’ve enjoyed talking about it all, some of the favourite memories of my career.”