That Was The Team That Was
That Was The Team That Was
·2006 - 2008·30m·2S·ended
That Was The Team That Was is a Scottish television programme that documented successful time periods for Scottish football sides. The show was broadcast on BBC One Scotland every Friday night and has recently ended its third series. Its title is derived from the 1960s BBC satire That Was The Week That Was. Produced by Brendan O'Hara of BBC Scotland. The show was cancelled by the BBC and ended on 22 February 2008 as BBC Scotland confirmed that no more episodes of the show would be produced.
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2Scotland qualified for their first World Cup since 1958 but, despite remaining unbeaten, were knocked out in the first round on goal difference.
After a 31 game unbeaten run, defeat in their last two fixtures saw Hearts miss out on a League and Scottish Cup double.
In their centenary year, Celtic gave their supporters fitting reason to celebrate by claiming a League and Cup double.
The Gers League title victory saw them equal Celtic's cherished long-standing record of 9-in-a-row, in a season in which they also won the League Cup.
Competing on 4 fronts, Dundee United played 67 games in a season in which they reached both the UEFA Cup and Scottish Cup finals, only to lose to IFK Gothenburg and St Mirren respectively.
Aberdeen became the third Scottish side to win a European trophy when they defeated Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time in the Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg.
Craig Brown's side was the second Scottish team to qualify for the European Championship finals, which were held in neighbouring England in 1996.
Hibs were the subject of a hostile takeover bid by rivals Hearts' chairman Wallace Mercer in 1990. From the verge of extinction they recovered to win the League Cup against Dunfermline Athletic just o…
Celtic won the League for the first time since 1988 under Dutch coach Wim Jansen, in the process stopping major rivals Rangers from setting a new record of 10 League titles in a row.
Jimmy Nicholl's Kirkcaldy side won their first major honour by defeating Celtic in the League Cup final and also earned promotion to the Premier Division through their league form.
Don Revie's league-winning Leeds team were the first English side featured, however it contained numerous Scots, including Billy Bremner, Joe Jordan and Eddie Gray.
In 1986 Graeme Souness was appointed Rangers manager and, aided by transfer spending unprecedented in Scottish football, he led the side to their first League title in 10 years.
