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McTominay overhead kick featured on new Scottish £20 banknote

May 25, 2026 Sports Source: BBC Sports

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McTominay overhead kick featured on new Scottish £20 banknote
The design combines traditional banknote elements with imagery of McTominay's goal for Scotland against Denmark. Scott McTominay overhead kick featured on new £20 banknote Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Scott McTominay scored the first goal when Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to qualify for the World Cup Scott McTominay with the new Bank of Scotland new limited edition £20 banknote featuring an image inspired by McTominay's overhead-kick for his now-famous World Cup qualifying goal for Scotland against Denmark. McTominay overhead kick featured on new £20 banknote A limited edition £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay's famous overhead kick has been unveiled by the Bank of Scotland. It has been created to celebrate Scotland's return to the World Cup after the team qualified for the men's international tournament for the first time since 1998. Just 100 of the notes have been printed, with 50 available through a mix of collector auctions, a prize draw, and two pop-up areas in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Scotland's men's national team secured their place at the World Cup with a 4-2 win over Denmark at Hampden Park in Glasgow in November. McTominay scored the first goal early in the game with an overhead kick. The midfielder said: "Reaching the biggest stage of world football is something every player dreams of, and I know it means everything to our fans. "Moments like that belong to everyone who follows the team, so seeing my goal featured on a Scottish banknote feels incredibly special." Auction and prize draw proceeds will support Crisis Scotland, a national charity for people experiencing homelessness. The online auction will run until 11:00 on Friday 26 June and fans can enter the prize draw until 11:00 on the same day. The two pop-up areas will be in Glasgow and Edinburgh where fans can take a guess on a combination of numbers to open a vault and get their hands on one of the limited edition notes. The design combines traditional banknote elements with imagery of McTominay's overhead kick The new Bank of Scotland new limited edition £20 banknote featuring an image inspired by McTominay's overhead-kick for his now-famous World Cup qualifying goal for Scotland against Denmark. Emma Noble, chair of the Scottish executive committee at the Bank of Scotland, said: "Securing qualification in such dramatic fashion is a moment fans will never forget, and we wanted to mark it in a way that's rooted in Scottish identity. "Like football, banknotes have long been part of our country's story, and this limited edition £20 note combines those two traditions with a modern, creative twist. "Scott's overhead kick is already regarded as one of the nation's greatest ever goals. "It's been a privilege to work with him to bring it to life in such a unique way, and we're grateful for his support in helping raise funds for Crisis as they work to end homelessness across Scotland." The 2026 edition of the World Cup will feature 48 teams and be played from 11 June to 19 July in 16 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico. Scotland are set to face Haiti on 14 June and Morocco on 19 June in Boston and Brazil on 24 June in Miami. The Scotland's men's football team gather together for a group photo after winning their match against Denmark. They are wearing tops which say "We'll be coming" and holding blue and white Scotland flags. Behind them, fans can be seen in the stands waving a yellow and red Lion Rampant flag. Scots celebrate reaching first World Cup in nearly 30 years Dozens of Scotland fans celebrating at the final whistle at Hampden. They have scarves and banners. Scotland fans shook the earth in win over Denmark a mural on the side of a tenement building shows a painting of Scott McTominay's overhead kick McTominay overhead kick captured in Glasgow street mural John Swinney will ask Parliament to formally request the transfer of powers from the UK government to allow a referendum on independence. Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell bought a necklace for his wife, Nicola Sturgeon, during the visit to Shetland during a by-election campaign. How dogged work by detectives and forensic accountants led to the former SNP chief executive's conviction for embezzlement. In a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, Lloyds apologised and said some compensation had been paid. The closures include four in the Highlands - Nairn, Dingwall, Gairloch and Tain. Dozens of towns and villages across rural Scotland will be affected by the ending of the service. A Scottish medical pioneer and suffragette features on the Bank of Scotland polymer note. Suffragette and medical pioneer Dr Flora Murray is pictured on the Bank of Scotland's polymer £100 note.