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Hampden

[hamp-duhn, ham-]

noun

  1. John, 1594–1643, British statesman who defended the rights of the House of Commons against Charles I.

  2. Walter Walter Hampden Dougherty, 1879–1955, U.S. actor.



Hampden

/ ˈhæmdən, ˈhæmpdən /

noun

  1. John. 1594–1643, English statesman; one of the leaders of the Parliamentary opposition to Charles I

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, manager Craig Levein was made to sweat as a Stephen McManus header in the sixth minute of stoppage time at Hampden spared the Scots one of their most embarrassing ever results as they laboured to a 2-1 victory.

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The national side face a team ranked 205th in the world in the second match of a friendly double header, after Friday's 3-1 humbling by Iceland at Hampden Park.

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Cieran Slicker suffered a torrid debut at Hampden after replacing the injured Gunn, McCrorie having picked up a strain in the warm-up.

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Three hundred and sixty five long days ago, Steve Clarke's Scotland strode out at Hampden Park, their last auf wiedersehen before they went off to give Germany, Switzerland and Hungary what for at Euro 2024.

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Another night at Hampden has left more questions than answers.

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