4 June – Scotland's 2–1 victory over England at Wembley is followed by a pitch invasion during which sections of pitch and crossbars are removed by fans.[2]
12 October – Scotland beat Wales 2–0 at Anfield to qualify for the 1978 World Cup finals.[4]
15–16 October – "World's End Murders" of two 17-year-old girls in Edinburgh. Christine Eadie and Helen Scott, both 17, disappear after leaving the World's End pub in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their bodies are found tied and strangled in the countryside the next day. In 2014, serial killer Angus Sinclair is convicted of the crime.