Scotland national football team records

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.

Contents

Player records

Most capped players

See also: Scotland national football team roll of honour
# Name Clubs[1] Scotland career Caps Goals
1 Kenny Dalglish[2] Celtic, Liverpool 1971–1986 102 30
2 Jim Leighton[2] Aberdeen, Manchester United, Arsenal, Hibernian 1982–1998 91 0
3 Alex McLeish[2] Aberdeen 1980–1993 77 0
4 Paul McStay[2] Celtic 1983–1997 76 9
5 Tom Boyd[2] Motherwell, Chelsea, Celtic 1990–2001 72 1
6 David Weir[2][3] Heart of Midlothian, Everton, Rangers 1997–2010 69 1
7 Christian Dailly[4][3] Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, West Ham United, Southampton, Rangers 1997–2008 67 6
8 Willie Miller[2] Aberdeen 1975–1989 65 1
9 Danny McGrain[2] Celtic 1973–1982 62 0
10 Richard Gough[5] Dundee United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers 1983–1993 61 6
Ally McCoist[2] Rangers, Kilmarnock 1985–1998 19

Highest goalscorers

# Name Scotland career Caps Goals Average
1 Denis Law[6] 1958–1974 55 30 0.55
Kenny Dalglish[6] 1971–1986 102 0.29
3 Hughie Gallacher[6] 1924–1935 20 23 1.15
4 Lawrie Reilly[6] 1948–1957 38 22 0.58
5 Ally McCoist[6] 1986–1998 61 19 0.31
6 Kenny Miller[3] 2001– 58 16 0.28
7 Robert Hamilton 1899–1911 11 15 1.36
James McFadden[3] 2002– 48 0.34
9 Mo Johnston 1984–1991 38 14 0.37
10 Robert Smith McColl 1896–1908 13 13 1.00
Andrew Wilson 1920–1923 12 1.08

Hat-tricks

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

Team records

Head to head records

As of 00:25, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
Opponent P W D L %W %D %L
 Argentina 4 1 1 2 25 25 50
 Australia 4 2 1 1 50 25 25
 Austria 20 6 6 8 30 30 40
 Belarus 4 2 1 1 50 25 25
 Belgium 14 4 2 8 28.57 14.29 57.14
 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 3 0 3 0 0 100 0
 Cyprus 5 5 0 0 100 0 0
 Czech Republic 6 1 1 4 16.67 16.67 66.67
 Czechoslovakia 10 5 1 4 50 10 40
 Denmark 15 9 0 6 60 0 40
 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 110 41 24 45 37.27 21.82 40.91
 Estonia 7 5 2 0 71.43 28.57 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 2 1 0 1 50 0 50
 Germany 7 2 2 3 28.57 28.57 42.86
 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 42 6 7 76.36 10.91 12.73
 Israel 3 3 0 0 100 0 0
 Italy 10 1 2 7 10 20 70
 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 3 2 1 0 66.67 33.33 0
 Macedonia 2 1 0 1 50 0 50
 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Northern Ireland 39 19 11 9 48.72 28.21 23.08
 Norway 17 8 6 3 47.06 35.29 17.65
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 0 100
 Peru 3 1 1 1 33.33 33.33 33.33
 Poland 7 1 3 3 14.29 42.86 42.86
 Portugal 14 4 3 7 28.57 21.43 50
 Republic of Ireland 9 3 2 4 33.33 22.22 44.44
 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
 Slovenia 2 1 1 0 50 50 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 15 7 3 5 46.67 20 33.33
 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 5 2 2 1 40 40 20
 Uruguay 4 1 1 2 25 25 50
 Wales 105 61 23 21 58.1 21.9 20
 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 706 334 154 218 47.31 21.81 30.88

P - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

By decade

As of 00:03, 13 November 2011 (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 17 8 2 7 34 23 11 47.06 11.76 41.18
1950s 67 30 16 21 123 104 19 44.78 23.88 31.34
1960s 64 28 13 23 137 115 22 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 36.47 23.53 40
2010s 17 9 2 6 23 19 4 52.94 11.76 35.29
Overall 706 334 154 218 1217 869 348 47.31 21.81 30.88

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 24 February 2011

References

  1. ^ Only clubs played for while receiving caps are listed.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "International Roll of Honour". Scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_players.cfm?page=138. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d Still available for selection
  4. ^ "Christian Dailly - A SquadScottishfa.co.uk". Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=138&playerID=8755&squadID=1. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "International Roll of Honour". Scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_players.cfm?page=138&startrow=11&currentPage=2. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e "Top Goal Scorers". Scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_players.cfm?page=140. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
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