Scotland national football team - Results 1940-1959

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This article lists the results for the Scotland national football team between 1940 and 1959.

Contents

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1946

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
January 23 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Belgium Belgium 2–2[2] F Jimmy Delaney (2)
May 15 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3–1[2] F Billy Liddell (2), Jimmy Delaney
October 19 The Racecourse, Wrexham (A) Flag of Wales Wales 1–3 BHC Willie Waddell
November 27 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Ireland Ireland 0–0 BHC

[edit] 1947

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 12 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 1–1 BHC Andrew McLaren
May 18 Stade Heysel, Brussels (A) Flag of Belgium Belgium 1–2 F Billy Steel
May 24 Stade Municipal,
Luxembourg City (A)
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 6–0 F Billy Steel (2), Andrew McLaren (2), Robert Flavell (2)
October 4 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Ireland Ireland 0–2 BHC
November 12 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 1–2 BHC Andrew McLaren

[edit] 1948

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 10 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 0–2 BHC
April 28 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Belgium Belgium 2–0 F Bobby Combe, David Duncan
May 17 Wankdorf Stadion, Berne (A) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1–2 F Leslie Johnston
May 23 Stade Olympique, Paris (A) Flag of France France 0–3 F
October 23 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 3–1 BHC Willie Waddell (2), Hugh Howie
November 17 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Ireland Ireland 3–2 BHC Billy Houliston (2), Jimmy Mason

[edit] 1949

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 9 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 3–1 BHC Jimmy Mason, Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly
April 27 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of France France 2–0 F Billy Steel (2)
October 1 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Ireland Ireland 8–2 BHC Henry Morris (3), Willie Waddell (2), Billy Steel,
Jimmy Mason, Lawrie Reilly
November 9 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 2–0 BHC John McPhail, Alec Linwood

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1950

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 15 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 0–1 BHC
April 26 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3–1 F Willie Bauld, Robert Campbell, Allan Brown
May 21 Estadio Nacional, Lisbon (A) Flag of Portugal Portugal 2–2 F Willie Bauld, Allan Brown
May 27 Stade Olympique, Paris (A) Flag of France France 1–0 F Allan Brown
October 21 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 3–1 BHC Lawrie Reilly (2), Billy Liddell
November 1 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6–1 BHC Billy Steel (4), John McPhail (2)
December 13 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Austria Austria 0–1 F

[edit] 1951

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 14 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 3–2 BHC Robert Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Billy Liddell
May 12 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Denmark Denmark 3–1 F Billy Steel, Lawrie Reilly, Bobby Mitchell
May 16 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of France France 1–0 F Lawrie Reilly
May 20 Stade Heysel, Brussels (A) Flag of Belgium Belgium 5–0 F George Hamilton (3), Jimmy Mason, Willie Waddell
May 27 Praterstadion, Vienna (A) Flag of Austria Austria 0–4 F
October 6 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3–0 BHC Tommy Orr, Robert Johnstone (2)
November 14 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 0–1 BHC

[edit] 1952

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 5 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 1–2 BHC Lawrie Reilly
April 30 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of the United States USA 6–0 F Lawrie Reilly (3), John McMillan (2),
John O'Connell (o.g.)
May 25 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen (A) Flag of Denmark Denmark 2–1 F Willie Thornton, Lawrie Reilly
May 30 Råsunda Stadion, Stockholm (A) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1–3 F Billy Liddell
October 18 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 2–1 BHC Allan Brown, Billy Liddell
November 3 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–1 BHC Lawrie Reilly

[edit] 1953

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 18 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 2–2 BHC Lawrie Reilly (2)
May 6 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Sweden Sweden 1–2 F Robert Johnstone
October 3 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3–1 BHC / WCQ Charlie Fleming (2), Jackie Henderson
November 4 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 3–3 BHC / WCQ Allan Brown, Robert Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly

[edit] 1954

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 3 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 2–4 BHC / WCQ Allan Brown, Willie Ormond
May 5 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Norway Norway 1–0 F George Hamilton
May 19 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) Flag of Norway Norway 1–1 F John Mackenzie
May 25 Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A) Flag of Finland Finland 2–1 F Willie Ormond, Robert Johnstone
June 16 Hardturm Stadion, Zurich (N) Flag of Austria Austria 0–1[3] WCG3
June 19 St. Jakob-Park, Basle (N) Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 0–7[4] WCG3
October 16 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 1–0 BHC Paddy Buckley
November 3 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2–2 BHC Jimmy Davidson, Robert Johnstone
December 8 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Hungary Hungary 2–4 F Tommy Ring, Robert Johnstone

[edit] 1955

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 2 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 2–7 BHC Lawrie Reilly, Jimmy Davidson
May 4 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Portugal Portugal 3–0 F Tommy Gemmell, Billy Liddell, Lawrie Reilly
May 15 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade (A) Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–2 F Lawrie Reilly, Gordon Smith
May 19 Praterstadion, Vienna (A) Flag of Austria Austria 4–1 F Archie Robertson, Gordon Smith, Billy Liddell,
Lawrie Reilly
May 29 Nepstadion, Budapest (A) Flag of Hungary Hungary 1–3 F Gordon Smith
October 8 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–2 BHC Lawrie Reilly
November 9 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 2–0 BHC Robert Johnstone (2)

[edit] 1956

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 14 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 1–1 BHC Graham Leggat
May 2 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Austria Austria 1–1 F Alfie Conn
October 20 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 2–2 BHC Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
November 7 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–0 BHC Alex Scott
November 21 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–0 F Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird

[edit] 1957

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 6 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 1–2 BHC Tommy Ring
May 8 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Spain Spain 4–2 WCQG9 Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie
May 19 St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2–1 WCQG9 Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
May 22 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A) Flag of West Germany West Germany 3–1 F Bobby Collins (2), Jackie Mudie
May 26 Bernabeu, Madrid (A) Flag of Spain Spain 1–4 WCQG9 Gordon Smith
October 5 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–1 WCQG9 Graham Leggat
November 6 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3–2 WCQG9 Archie Robertson, Jackie Mudie, Alex Scott
November 13 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 1–1 BHC Bobby Collins

[edit] 1958

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 19 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of England England 0–4 BHC
May 7 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Hungary Hungary 1–1 F Jackie Mudie
June 1 Dziesieciolecia Stadion,
Warsaw (A)
Flag of Poland Poland 2–1 F Bobby Collins (2)
June 8 Arosvallen, Västerås (N) Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1–1 WCG2 Jimmy Murray
June 11 Idrottsparken, Norrköping (N) Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 2–3 WCG2 Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
June 15 Eyravallen, Örebro (N) Flag of France France 1–2 WCG2 Sammy Baird
October 18 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 3–0 BHC Graham Leggat, Denis Law, Bobby Collins
November 5 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2–2 BHC David Herd, Bobby Collins

[edit] 1959

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
April 11 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 0–1 BHC
May 6 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of West Germany West Germany 3–2 F Andy Weir, John White, Graham Leggat
May 27 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A) Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2–1 F Bobby Collins, Graham Leggat
June 3 Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (A) Flag of Portugal Portugal 0–1 F
October 3 Windsor Park, Belfast (A) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4–0 BHC Graham Leggat, John Hewie (pen.), John White,
George Mulhall
November 4 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Wales Wales 1–1 BHC Graham Leggat

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Scotland's score is shown first.
  2. ^ a b Caps and goals awarded by Scottish FA [1] but not recognised by FIFA as an official international match [2]
  3. ^ First World Cup appearance
  4. ^ Biggest ever defeat to date

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