Rangers legend recalls hilarious family story involving ex-Man Utd and Leeds United hero on BBC One Show
Ally McCoist appeared on the One Show alongside Hamish Patel and Richard E Grant
Rangers icon Ally McCoist has reminisced on some of his best memories of both playing for and supporting the Scottish national team.
The Scotland Football Hall of Famer was just 12-years-old when he watched his nation compete in the 1974 World Cup but still looks back on the tournament with great fondness.
Scotland were the only team from the British Isles to make it. What's more, it was the first time they had qualified since 1958. The official World Cup song was called Easy, Easy - but it wasn't conceit or self confidence that was their downfall, it was goal difference.
The Tartan Army were drawn in a challenging group which featured 1970 World Cup winners Brazil, 1968 Euro finalists Yugoslavia and African side Zaire (now know as DR Congo) who had qualified for the first time in their history.
Scotland began the tournament with a game against Zaire and were the hot favourites to pick up a victory as football fever swept the nation.
Willie Ormond’s star-studded Scotland team, starring Kenny Dalglish, Billy Bremner, David Hay and Denis Law stormed to a 2-0 victory with Peter Lormier and Joe Jordan bagging the goals in the first half.
Scotland would remain the only unbeaten team throughout the tournament despite their failure to advance to the knockout rounds after draws with Yugoslavia and Brazil.
McCoist recalls on the One Show: “In 1974, I’m sitting on the couch at my mum's house and it was an open house. All the boys always came round to watch the football.
“So it’s the World Cup 1974 and big Joe Jordan scores against Zaire. So up we go. Bang! Almight crash, there's five of us on the couch, it’s smashed.
“But it was no bother at all for my mum. Anyway we move on big Joe scored the goal and we move on some 20, 30 years later and my mum never missed a game, she loved the football.
“Scotland have a game at Hampden and we qualify for the major tournament we win two nothing. And the older boys come over to celebrate with us and I think Joe (Jordan) came down with Kenny (Dalglish) and a few of the boys.
“And they all said well done boys that’s smashing, great result we’re going to a major tournament. And big Joe came over and said your mum’s wanting £185 for a couch. She never let big Joe forget it.”