When Scotland fans drove a bus to the World Cup

In the summer of 1982, a group of 13 Scotland supporters travelled from their small pub in South Ayrshire to the World Cup in Spain on a double-decker bus.

It was a difficult time across the country – men were fighting away in the Falklands and at home unemployment was rife.

For the determined Scotland supporter, though, there are no obstacles when your team needs you.

Their entire town of Maybole rallied to help them buy an old bus so they could drive themselves to the games.

It was an expedition made up of thousands of miles, a lot of pints and one (brief) wrong turn in Paris.

Their journey inspired two documentaries and a legion of fans around the world.

The ‘Boys from Maybole’ were Billy Hamilton, Robert Conn, Tommy Campbell, Eddie Glass, Jim McCulloch, Gordon Walker, Richard Ferrol, Harry McDill, Campbell Conn, Billy Milligan, Tommy McMillan, Cohn Harvey and Willie Docherty — all regulars in the Gluepot Inn in Maybole.

Now a bistro, a few of the original ‘Auld Reekie’ bus squad gathered at the place it all began to look back on their incredible journey.