Scotland to play friendly with England at Wembley in August 2013

Don Hutchison celebrates scoring against his native England in 1999.©SNS Group

Scotland will travel to face England in a friendly at Wembley, the Football Association has confirmed.

The fixture, which will take place on Wednesday, August 14 2013, will be the first time the two nations have faced each other since a 1-0 win for Scotland at the old Wembley in 1999.

Don Hutchison scored the only goal of the game in the play-off match for Euro 2000, but England progressed on aggregate having won 2-0 at Hampden previously.

Scotland boss Craig Levein says his team will be looking to record back-to-back wins in the game, which will form part of the FA's 150th anniversary celebrations.

He said: “For any Scotland supporter, player or coach, Scotland versus England is the ultimate contest: it really is as good as it gets.

"I am thrilled that we have reached agreement with The FA to play at Wembley as part of their 150th Anniversary celebrations and I am sure the supporters will be there in their tens of thousands.

“Our match against Brazil at the Emirates Stadium in London last year was a tremendous spectacle and I was overwhelmed by the support we had that day.

"This is an even more mouth-watering prospect for all concerned and the players will be desperate to record another famous victory at Wembley.

“It will also be the best test possible before we resume our FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign next year.”

England manager Roy Hodgson added: “I am privileged to be manager of England at UEFA Euro 2012 and it will be another huge honour to lead our nation out against our oldest rivals.

"For us, England versus Scotland is one of the finest fixtures in international football and I know what this game means to both sets of supporters.

“It will be a fitting part of The FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations and the supporters, the team and my coaching staff all look forward to welcoming Scotland to Wembley Stadium next year.”

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