August 22 in Scottish History

On August 22, 1138 The Battle of the Standard was fought. The battle was fought as part of King David's support for Matilda, a claimant of the English throne. David had already twice invaded England in support of Matilda, and had twice between repulsed by forces loyal to the English King Stephen. This time he was to be no more successful as local English militias halted his army's progress in Yorkshire. These militia forces marched under the banners of the patron saints of their towns, known as standards, and these gave their name to the battle.

On 22 August 2001 Bobby Johnstone, Scottish footballer, died. Johnstone was one of the "famous five", the Hibernian forward line of the early 1950s regarded as the finest ever seen in Scottish football. At the time Hibernian was among the foremost clubs in Britain, winning three Scottish titles between 1948-1952. Later, after moving to England he scored in two successive FA Cup finals for Manchester City. He played for Scotland 17 times and scored six goals.

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