But captain Harry Kane volleyed an equaliser four minutes into added time to salvage a 2-2 draw and keep England in pole position to qualify from Group F for the World Cup.
On a sun-kissed Glasgow afternoon, England took the lead in the 70th minute when substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's left-foot strike beat home goalkeeper Craig Gordon's flimsy attempt at a save.
For Kane, captaining England for the first time, the experience was one to remember.
The Tottenham Hotspur striker described that as "the most special moment" of his global career, as he complemented captaining the worldwide side for the first time with that key late goal, and thereby showed exactly the type of leadership Gareth Southgate had asked for in the build-up.
"If we can put performances in like we did against England and Slovenia (1-0 win in March) then I think we will get the Tartan Army right behind us and if we do, Hampden is never a good place to come to".
"I'm disappointed that someone of Joe's size never got across". I have a steady mind and I know my ambitions, I know what I want to do, and this team has great ambition. We've had lots of discussions as a team about what we can do better. If we had kept the ball better going towards their goal we might have nicked the three points, but you can't switch off against this England side with guys like Harry Kane up top.
"I thought the boys put a great effort in, especially as some hadn't played for a long time and you could see we were getting a wee bit exhausted towards the end".
"I felt we controlled the game for large parts and eventually opened the scoring with about 20 minutes left".
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The Celtic man added: "I am delighted to get off the mark for Scotland, in what could have been a great win, but in the end this could be a great point for us".
Stating "I'd love to be England captain", Kane went on to admit that "we've got leaders in the team" and "it is just the case that I'm wearing the armband".
The top team in each of the nine UEFA qualifying groups will secure a direct berth in next year's World Cup.
"I practice the free-kicks every day in training".
The game was characterised more for its aggression than artistry, with a frenetic crowd providing the soundtrack to a scrappy game that produced very few moments of excitement before the final exchanges. "We knew it was going to be tough and credit to them for standing there and getting the two goals, but it was nice to obviously not lose the game".
When we went 2-1 down a couple of lads could have been on their knees or heads in hands being gutted but we stuck our chests out, walked back to the centre circle and tried to get something from it.
"We came to a hostile atmosphere and controlled game".
"Today we've done that".
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