Wembley Wizards
| Event | 1928 British Home Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 31 March 1928 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Willie Bell (Scotland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,868 | ||||||
The Wembley Wizards is a nickname for the Scotland national football team who defeated England 5–1 at Wembley in the 1928 British Home Championship.
Scotland had failed to win either of their previous matches in the 1928 British Home Championship, losing 1–0 to Ireland at Hampden Park and drawing 2–2 with Wales in Wrexham. England had lost their first two games, 2–0 to Ireland in Belfast and 2–1 in Burnley to the eventual champions Wales. England's recent record against Scotland was poor, having only won once against Scotland in the 1920s. That solitary win had come in the previous match between the teams, a 2–1 win at Hampden in the 1927 British Home Championship that gave England a share of the championship with Scotland.
The Scottish Football League XI had lost 6–2 to the Football League at Hampden on 10 March. An international trial match was played on the following Tuesday between the Anglos and Home Scots. The two sides for that game, a 1–1 draw on 13 March, were as follows:
Home Scots: Jack Harkness (Queen's Park); Dougie Gray (Rangers), Willie McStay (captain, Celtic); Kennedy (Falkirk), Lambie (Partick Thistle), Tully Craig (Rangers); Gavigan (St Johnstone), Stewart Chalmers (Queen's Park), David McCrae (St Mirren), Bob McPhail (Airdrieonians), Adam McLean (Celtic).
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