The game was played Competition against the backdrop of escalating football hooliganism ; English clubs had been banned Preventing_or_letting from European competition Competition as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster over three months prior , and fears were being raised Bringing , notably by Scotland 's manager Jock Stein , that the British government , led Giving by Margaret Thatcher , was seeking to lead Change a `` crackdown '' on football supporters generally , and that trouble at the highly charged Judgment_communication game at Ninian Park would give Giving them an excuse to extend Change_event_time this from just England to the other Home Nations .

Scotland 's celebrations at gaining the point they needed from the game were marred Damaging by the collapse of Jock Stein moments before the final whistle , and his subsequent death in the treatment room of the stadium .