Scotland national football team records

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This page details Scotland national football team records.

Contents 1 Player records 1.1 Most capped players 1.2 Highest goalscorers 2 Team records 2.1 Head to head records 2.2 By decade 3 References

[edit] Player records

[edit] Most capped players

#	Name	Clubs[1]	Scotland career	Caps	Goals
1	Kenny Dalglish	Celtic, Liverpool	1971–1986	102	30
2	Jim Leighton	Aberdeen, Manchester United, Hibernian	1982–1998	91	0
3	Alex McLeish	Aberdeen	1980–1993	77	0
4	Paul McStay	Celtic	1983–1997	76	9
5	Tom Boyd	Motherwell, Chelsea, Celtic	1990–2001	72	1
6	Christian Dailly[2]	Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, West Ham United	1997–present	66	6
7	Willie Miller	Aberdeen	1975–1989	65	1
8	Danny McGrain	Celtic	1973–1982	62	0
9	Richard Gough	Dundee United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers	1983–1993	61	6
=	Ally McCoist	Rangers, Kilmarnock	1985–1998	61	19
=	David Weir[2]	Hearts, Everton, Rangers	1997-present	61	1

[edit] Highest goalscorers

#	Name	Scotland career	Caps	Goals	Average
1	Kenny Dalglish	1971–1986	102	30	0.29
=	Denis Law	1958–1974	55	30	0.55
3	Hughie Gallacher	1924–1935	20	24	1.20
4	Lawrie Reilly	1948–1957	38	22	0.58
5	Ally McCoist	1986–1998	61	19	0.31
6	Robert Hamilton	1899–1911	11	15	1.36
7	Mo Johnston	1984–1991	38	14	0.37
8	Robert Smith McColl	1896–1908	13	13	1.00
=	James McFadden[2]	2002-present	37	13	0.37
10	Andrew Wilson	1920–1923	12	12	1.00
=	Alan Gilzean	1963–1971	22	12	0.55
=	Billy Steel	1947–1953	30	12	0.40
=	John Collins	1988–1999	58	12	0.21
14	Joe Jordan	1973–1982	52	11	0.21

[edit] Team records

[edit] Head to head records

Opponent	P	W	D	L	%W	%D	%L	Pts	Average pts1
Argentina	3	1	1	1	33.33	33.33	33.33	4	1.33
Australia	4	2	1	1	50.00	25.00	25.00	7	1.75
Austria	20	6	6	8	30.00	30.00	40.00	24	1.20
Belarus	4	2	1	1	50.00	25.00	25.00	7	1.75
Belgium	14	4	2	8	28.57	14.29	57.14	14	1.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	6	3.00
Brazil	9	0	2	7	0.00	22.00	77.78	2	0.22
Bulgaria	6	3	3	0	50.00	50.00	0.00	12	2.00
Canada	5	5	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	15	3.00
Chile	2	2	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	6	3.00
Colombia	3	0	2	1	0.00	66.67	33.33	2	0.66
CIS	1	1	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	3	3.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Croatia	3	0	3	0	0.00	100.00	0.00	3	1.00
Cyprus	4	4	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	12	3.00
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Czechoslovakia	10	5	1	4	50.00	10.00	40.00	16	1.60
Denmark	14	8	0	6	57.14	0.00	42.76	24	1.71
East Germany	6	2	1	3	33.33	16.67	50.00	7	1.67
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	3	3.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
England	110	41	24	45	37.27	21.82	40.91	147	1.34
Estonia	7	5	2	0	71.43	28.57	0.00	17	2.43
Faroe Islands	8	6	2	0	75.00	25.00	0.00	20	2.50
Finland	8	6	2	0	75.00	25.00	0.00	20	2.50
France	15	8	0	7	53.33	0.00	46.67	24	1.60
Georgia	2	1	0	1	50.00	0.00	50.00	3	1.50
Germany	7	2	2	3	28.57	28.57	42.86	8	1.43
Greece	2	1	0	1	50.00	0.00	50.00	3	1.50
Hungary	8	2	2	4	25.00	25.00	50.00	8	1.00
Iceland	4	4	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	12	3.00
Iran	1	0	1	0	0.00	100.00	0.00	1	1.00
Ireland	32	27	3	2	84.38	9.38	6.25	84	2.63
Israel	3	3	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	9	3.00
Italy	10	1	2	7	10.00	20.00	70.00	5	0.50
Japan	2	0	2	0	0.00	100.00	0.00	2	1.00
Latvia	4	4	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	12	3.00
Lithuania	6	4	1	1	66.67	16.67	16.67	13	2.17
Luxembourg	3	2	1	0	66.67	33.33	0.00	7	2.34
Malta	5	4	1	0	80.00	20.00	0.00	13	2.60
Moldova	2	1	1	0	50.00	50.00	0.00	4	2.00
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Netherlands	16	6	4	6	37.50	25.00	37.50	22	1.38
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	50.00	50.00	0.00	4	2.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Northern Ireland	60	34	13	13	56.67	21.67	21.67	115	1.92
Norway	15	8	5	2	53.33	33.33	13.33	29	1.93
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Peru	3	1	1	1	33.33	33.33	33.33	4	1.33
Poland	7	1	3	3	14.29	42.86	42.86	6	0.86
Portugal	14	4	3	7	28.57	21.43	50.00	15	1.07
Republic of Ireland	8	3	2	3	37.50	25.00	37.50	11	1.38
Romania	6	2	2	2	33.33	33.33	33.33	8	1.33
Russia	2	0	2	0	0.00	100.00	0.00	2	1.00
San Marino	6	6	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	18	3.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	0.00	100.00	0.00	1	1.00
Slovenia	2	1	1	0	50.00	50.00	0.00	4	2.00
South Africa	2	1	0	1	50.00	0.00	50.00	3	1.50
Korea Republic	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
USSR	4	0	1	3	0.00	25.00	75.00	1	0.25
Spain	11	3	4	4	27.27	36.36	36.36	13	1.18
Sweden	11	5	1	5	45.45	9.09	45.45	16	1.45
Switzerland	15	7	3	5	46.67	20.00	33.33	24	1.60
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	3	3.00
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	100.00	0	0.00
Ukraine	2	1	0	1	50.00	0.00	50.00	3	1.50
USA	5	2	2	1	40.00	40.00	20.00	8	1.60
Uruguay	4	1	1	2	25.00	25.00	50.00	4	1.00
Wales	103	60	23	20	58.25	22.33	19.42	203	1.97
West Germany	8	2	3	3	25.00	37.50	37.50	9	1.26
Yugoslavia	8	2	5	1	25.00	62.50	12.50	11	1.38
Zaire	1	1	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	3	3.00
Totals	675	323	149	203	47.85	22.07	30.07	1118	1.66

P - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; Pts - Points
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of Scotland 1-1 Croatia, 26 March 2008

¹ Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.

[edit] By decade

Note that average points per game is calculated by using 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw

Decade	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%Won	%Draw	%Lost	Average points
1870s	12	8	2	2	41	15	+26	66.67%	16.67%	16.67%	2.2
1880s	26	22	3	1	111	35	+78	84.62%	11.54%	3.85%	2.7
1890s	30	19	5	6	100	48	+52	63.33%	16.67%	20.00%	2.1
1900s	30	15	7	8	70	32	+38	50.00%	23.33%	26.67%	1.7
1910s	15	7	6	2	20	10	+10	46.67%	40.00%	13.33%	1.8
1920s	34	24	5	5	82	33	+49	70.59%	14.71%	14.71%	2.3
1930s	41	22	7	12	78	62	+16	53.66%	17.07%	29.27%	1.8
1940s	17	8	2	7	34	23	+11	47.06%	11.76%	41.18%	1.5
1950s	67	30	16	21	123	104	+19	44.78%	23.88%	31.34%	1.6
1960s	64	28	13	23	138	115	+23	43.75%	20.31%	35.94%	1.5
1970s	89	37	20	32	89	98	-9	41.57%	22.47%	35.96%	1.5
1980s	87	35	24	28	101	83	+18	40.23%	27.59%	32.18%	1.5
1990s	92	41	22	29	112	84	+28	44.57%	23.91%	31.52%	1.6
2000s	71	27	17	27	80	89	-9	38.03%	23.94%	38.03%	1.4
Overall	675	323	149	203	1179	829	+350	47.85%	22.07%	30.07%	1.7

P - Played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, GD - Goal Difference
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of Scotland 1-2 Italy, 17 November 2007

[edit] References

Scotland national football team v • d • e
History (Managers) Players (Alphabetical) Results & Fixtures Records (Attendances) Tartan army Hampden Park (Other venues)
Football in Scotland v • d • e
National association Leagues Clubs Venues History Timeline Seasons Champions Amateur football Managers Referees Media
National teams
National team B team Under-21 team Under-20 team Under-19 team Under-17 team Under-16 team Women's team
League competitions in Scottish football
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East League South League Junior Leagues
Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup