1964 British football match-fixing scandal

The British betting scandal of 1964 was a scandal in English association football in which ten professional players were jailed for offences arising from match fixing. == History == Former Scottish youth international and Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, St Johnstone and Mansfield Town player Jimmy Gauld over several years systematically interfered with matches in the Football League, enticing players into betting on the outcome of fixed matches.

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1964 British football match-fixing scandal

The British betting scandal of 1964 was a scandal in English association football in which ten professional players were jailed for offences arising from match fixing. == History == Former Scottish youth international and Swindon Town, Plymouth Argyle, St Johnstone and Mansfield Town player Jimmy Gauld over several years systematically interfered with matches in the Football League, enticing players into betting on the outcome of fixed matches.

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