Scotland national football team records

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This page details Scotland national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Scotland's match record by opponent and decade.

Player records

Most capped players

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See also: Scotland national football team roll of honour and Progression of Scotland association football caps record
As of 21:23, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
# Name Clubs[note 1] Scotland career Caps Goals
1 Kenny Dalglish[1] Celtic, Liverpool 1971–1986 102 30
2 Jim Leighton[1] Aberdeen, Manchester United, Arsenal, Hibernian 1982–1998 91 0
3 Alex McLeish[1] Aberdeen 1980–1993 77 0
4 Paul McStay[1] Celtic 1983–1997 76 9
5 Tom Boyd[1] Motherwell, Chelsea, Celtic 1990–2001 72 1
Darren Fletcher Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion 2003– 5
7 Kenny Miller[1] Rangers, Wolves, Celtic, Derby County, Bursaspor, Cardiff City, Vancouver Whitecaps 2001–2013 69 18
David Weir[1] Heart of Midlothian, Everton, Rangers 1997–2010 1
9 Christian Dailly[2] Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, West Ham United, Southampton, Rangers 1997–2008 67 6
10 Willie Miller[1] Aberdeen 1975–1989 65 1

Highest goalscorers

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See also: Progression of Scotland association football goalscoring record
As of 21:24, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
# Name Scotland career Caps Goals Average
1 Denis Law[3] 1958–1974 55 30 0.545
Kenny Dalglish[3] 1971–1986 102 30 0.294
3 Hughie Gallacher[3] 1924–1935 20 23 1.15
4 Lawrie Reilly[3] 1948–1957 38 22 0.579
5 Ally McCoist[3] 1986–1998 61 19 0.311
6 Kenny Miller 2001–2013 69 18 0.261
7 Robert Hamilton 1899–1911 11 15 1.364
James McFadden 2002–2010 48 15 0.313
9 Mo Johnston 1984–1991 38 14 0.368
10 Robert Smith McColl 1896–1908 13 13 1
Andrew Wilson 1920–1923 12 13 1.083

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks
Table

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list.

Date Player Opponent Ref
2 March 1878 John McDougall England England [4]
13 March 1880 George Ker England England [4]
12 March 1881 John Smith England England [5]
14 March 1885 Alex Higgins Ireland Ireland [5]
23 March 1885 Joseph Lindsay Wales Wales [5]
20 March 1886 Charles Heggie Ireland Ireland [5]
24 March 1888 William Dickson Ireland Ireland [5]
9 March 1889 Willie Groves Ireland Ireland [5]
22 March 1890 William Paul Wales Wales [5]
18 March 1893 John Barker Wales Wales [6]
18 March 1893 Jake Madden Wales Wales [6]
19 March 1898 James Gillespie Wales Wales [6]
18 March 1899 Robert Smyth McColl Wales Wales [6]
25 March 1899 Robert Smyth McColl Ireland Ireland [6]
7 April 1899 Robert Smyth McColl England England [6]
23 February 1901 Sandy McMahon Ireland Ireland [7]
23 February 1901 RC Hamilton Ireland Ireland [7]
1 March 1902 RC Hamilton Ireland Ireland [7]
15 March 1902 Alex Smith Wales Wales [7]
14 March 1908 Jimmy Quinn Ireland Ireland [7]
27 February 1926 Hughie Gallacher Ireland Ireland [8]
27 February 1928 Alex Jackson England England [8]
27 October 1928 Hughie Gallacher Wales Wales [8]
23 February 1929 Hughie Gallacher Ireland Ireland [8]
26 May 1929 Alec Cheyne Norway Norway [8]
26 May 1932 Neil Dewar France France [9]
1 October 1949 Henry Morris Ireland Ireland [10]
1 November 1950 Billy Steel Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [10]
20 May 1951 George Hamilton Belgium Belgium [11]
30 April 1952 Lawrie Reilly United States United States [11]
8 May 1957 Jackie Mudie Spain Spain [12]
7 October 1961 Alex Scott Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [13]
7 November 1962 Denis Law Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [13]
4 June 1963 Denis Law Norway Norway [13]
7 November 1963 Denis Law Norway Norway [13]
17 May 1969 Colin Stein Cyprus Cyprus [14]
29 March 2015 Steven Fletcher Gibraltar Gibraltar [15]
11 October 2015 Steven Fletcher Gibraltar Gibraltar [16]

Team records

Head to head records

As of 21:25, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Opponent P W D L %W %D %L
 Argentina 4 1 1 2 25 25 50
 Australia 5 3 1 1 60 20 20
 Austria 20 6 6 8 30 30 40
 Belarus 4 2 1 1 50 25 25
 Belgium 17 4 3 10 23.53 17.65 58.82
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 100 0 0
 Brazil 10 0 2 8 0 20 80
 Bulgaria 6 3 3 0 50 50 0
 Canada 5 5 0 0 100 0 0
 Chile 2 2 0 0 100 0 0
 CIS 1 1 0 0 100 0 0
 Colombia 3 0 2 1 0 66.67 33.33
 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Croatia 5 2 3 0 40 60 0
 Cyprus 5 5 0 0 100 0 0
 Czech Republic 7 2 1 4 28.57 14.29 57.14
 Czechoslovakia 10 5 1 4 50 10 40
 Denmark 16 10 0 6 62.5 0 37.5
 East Germany 6 2 1 3 33.33 16.67 50
 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 100 0 0
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 England 112 41 24 47 36.61 21.43 41.96
 Estonia 8 6 2 0 75 25 0
 Faroe Islands 9 7 2 0 77.78 22.22 0
 Finland 8 6 2 0 75 25 0
 France 15 8 0 7 53.33 0 46.67
 Georgia 4 2 0 2 50 0 50
 Germany 9 2 2 5 22.22 22.22 55.56
 Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 100 0 0
 Greece 2 1 0 1 50 0 50
 Hungary 8 2 2 4 25 25 50
 Iceland 6 6 0 0 100 0 0
 Iran 1 0 1 0 0 100 0
 Ireland 55 43 6 6 78.18 10.91 10.91
 Israel 3 3 0 0 100 0 0
 Italy 11 1 2 8 9.09 18.18 72.73
 Japan 3 0 2 1 0 66.67 33.33
 Latvia 4 4 0 0 100 0 0
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 100 0 0
 Lithuania 8 5 2 1 62.5 25 12.5
 Luxembourg 4 3 1 0 75 25 0
 Macedonia 4 2 1 1 50 25 25
 Malta 5 4 1 0 80 20 0
 Moldova 2 1 1 0 50 50 0
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Netherlands 18 6 4 8 33.33 22.22 44.44
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 50 50 0
 Nigeria 2 0 1 1 0 50 50
 Northern Ireland 40 20 11 9 50 27.5 22.5
 Norway 18 9 6 3 50 33.33 16.67
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Peru 3 1 1 1 33.33 33.33 33.33
 Poland 10 2 5 3 20 50 30
 Portugal 14 4 3 7 28.57 21.43 50
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 100 0 0
 Republic of Ireland 11 4 3 4 36.36 27.27 36.36
 Romania 6 2 2 2 33.33 33.33 33.33
 Russia 2 0 2 0 0 100 0
 San Marino 6 6 0 0 100 0 0
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 0 100 0
 Serbia 2 0 1 1 0 50 50
 Slovenia 3 1 2 0 33.33 66.67 0
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 50 0 50
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Soviet Union 4 0 1 3 0 25 75
 Spain 13 3 4 6 23.08 30.77 46.15
 Sweden 12 5 1 6 41.67 8.33 50
  Switzerland 16 8 3 5 50 18.75 31.25
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 100 0 0
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 50 0 50
 United States 7 2 3 2 28.57 42.86 28.57
 Uruguay 4 1 1 2 25 25 50
 Wales 107 61 23 23 57.01 21.5 21.5
 West Germany 8 2 3 3 25 37.5 37.5
 Yugoslavia 8 2 5 1 25 62.5 12.5
 Zaire 1 1 0 0 100 0 0
Totals 744 352 163 229 47.31 21.91 30.78

P - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only. The Scottish Football Association includes a match against a Hong Kong League XI played on 23 May 2002 in its statistical totals.[17][18]

By decade

As of 21:27, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Decade Pld W D L GF GA GD %W %D %L
1870s 12 8 2 2 41 15 26 66.67 16.67 16.67
1880s 26 22 3 1 110 32 78 84.62 11.54 3.85
1890s 30 19 5 6 100 48 52 63.33 16.67 20
1900s 30 15 7 8 70 32 38 50 23.33 26.67
1910s 15 7 6 2 20 10 10 46.67 40 13.33
1920s 34 24 5 5 82 33 49 70.59 14.71 14.71
1930s 41 22 7 12 78 62 16 53.66 17.07 29.27
1940s 19 9 3 7 39 26 13 47.37 15.79 36.84
1950s 67 30 16 21 123 104 19 44.78 23.88 31.34
1960s 64 28 13 23 138 115 23 43.75 20.31 35.94
1970s 89 37 20 32 114 98 16 41.57 22.47 35.96
1980s 87 35 24 28 101 83 18 40.23 27.59 32.18
1990s 92 41 22 29 112 84 28 44.57 23.91 31.52
2000s 85 30 20 35 91 111 −20 35.29 23.53 41.18
2010s 53 25 10 18 72 60 12 47.17 18.87 33.96
Overall 744 352 163 229 1291 913 378 47.31 21.91 30.78

P - Played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, GD - Goal Difference

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only. The Scottish Football Association includes a match against a Hong Kong League XI played on 23 May 2002 in its statistical totals.[17][18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Only clubs played for while receiving caps are listed.

References

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