As Nutmeg turns 30, we reveal...

The Ultimate Scottish Football Bucket List

To coincide with the publication of our 30th issue we asked lovers of Scottish football to name the must-sees and dos of our national game. They suggested everything from exotic pies to Victorian architecture.

By Daniel Gray

Out now: Issue 30 and our Back Heel special edition

Issue 30 includes:
The Nutmeg Interview: Teddy Jamieson talks to Lou Macari.
A conversation with Palermo’s Liam Henderson.
Hugh MacDonald’s pilgrimage to Lisbon.
Panini curiosities.
Dundee United’s Liam Grimshaw on an ex-teammate’s retirement.
What makes a good shirt sponsor?

Back Heel: A selection of Scottish football writing from Nutmeg

Since 2016, over 1,000 articles about Scottish football’s past, present and future have appeared in the pages of Nutmeg.

Now, to commemorate reaching print magazine Issue 30 and offer a catch-up for those who have not read Nutmeg before, a beautifully-curated selection of them is published together for the first time.

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Scotland at Euro 96: ‘Jocks. Piss on them. Summer. Full stop.’

Gazza’s goading, Three Lions, Fish from Marillion, Tosh McKinlay, McAllister . . . and of course that goal.

By Mike Gibbons

Where it all started: Remembering our Swedish caper in ’92

Scotland have qualified for Euro 2024 — the fourth time they will join the continent's elite for a summer of adventure. Daniel Gray reminisces on when Andy Roxburgh’s team made the breakthrough in '92.

By Daniel Gray

The time Scotland won the European Championship

Nevin, Rice, McStay et al became kings of Europe under Andy Roxburgh but then ran out of steam in Mexico when they took on the world.

By Richard Winton
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Away days

Photographer Alan McCredie joins Hibs fans on their journey to Somerset Park to celebrate the unique charms of the away trip.

By Daniel Gray

Lubomir Moravcik: Celtic’s bona fide Czech legend

Lubomir Moravcik silenced the doubters in his first game. By the time he left Celtic four years later, the goal-scoring creative midfielder was a genuine club great.

By Sean Cole

Dad is gone, but thanks to football I know how much he loved me

In my quest to make it as a professional player, my dad was my biggest critic, champion and companion. Now that he is gone, I appreciate even more what he left behind.

By Chris Collins

‘And that was when Stevie Morrison farted’ — The day Dunfermline sang at Pebble Mill

The unforgettable story of how Dunfermline became daytime TV music stars singing the theme from EastEnders.

By Liam Kirkaldy

Remembering Ralph

Prodigiously talented, hard-drinking, headstrong, self-deprecating: Ralph Milne was many things. Above all, he was great company.

By Neil Forsyth
Selection of Nutmeg Magazine print editions

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  1. Billy Hainey: How the first man of Tannadice set Dundee United on their way in Europe

    Billy Hainey’s playing career was marked by a remarkable series of footballing firsts. Then, in 1966, he secured his place in the Tangerines’ Hall of Fame by scoring them their first ever European goal in a giant-killing Fairs Cup win over Barcelona.

  2. Where it all started: Remembering our Swedish caper in ’92

    Scotland have qualified for Euro 2024 — the fourth time they will join the continent's elite for a summer of adventure. Daniel Gray reminisces on when Andy Roxburgh’s team made the breakthrough in '92.

  3. The legendary game that led to a legendary headline

    Caley did indeed go ballistic. Celtic were indeed atrocious.

  4. From Trinidad to Scotland: Russell Latapy’s love affair with Hibs and Falkirk

    Russell Latapy lit up Scottish football for over a decade, bringing joy to fans and delight to his teammates through an irrepressible love of the game and of life.

  5. Jocky Scott: A man for all seasons

    As a forward with Dundee and Aberdeen, Jocky Scott was ahead of his time. As a coach, he has been even more influential over the decades.