List of Scotland international footballers explained

The Scotland national football team is the joint-oldest international football team, having played in the first official international match, a goalless draw on 30 November 1872 against England.^[1] Since then, the team has established a long-standing rivalry with England, particularly in the annual British Home Championship, which Scotland won 24 times outright and shared a further 17 times.^[2] The team has enjoyed less success in continental and global competition. Even though Scotland has participated in eight FIFA World Cup and three UEFA European Championship final tournaments, the team has never progressed beyond the first round of any major tournament.^{[3] [4]}

Kenny Dalglish, the only man to have won more than 100 caps for Scotland, was the only Scottish player named in the FIFA 100.^[5] Denis Law, who shares with Dalglish the record for the most goals scored for the national team, is the only Scottish player to have won the European Footballer of the Year award.^[6]

This list includes all players with 10 or more appearances for the national team. When a player makes their 25th appearance, they are presented with a commemorative medal.^[7] The Scottish Football Association also maintains a roll of honour for players who have won at least 50 caps.^[8] This distinction was launched in March 1998, when 11 players had already achieved that mark.^[8]

List of players

Key

Still active for the national team

Player!scope=col rowspan=2 class=unsortable

	scope=col rowspan=2	Caps	scope=col rowspan=2	Goals	scope=col colspan=2	Debut	scope=col colspan=2	Last or most recent match
scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponent	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Opponent
		26	0
		30	6
		14	0
		57	1
		14	0
		40	0
		23	0
		11	0
		29	3
		27	4
		50	5
		14	0
		27	0
		11	1
		13	0
		34	3
		10	5
		11	2
		41	4
		26	1
		22	6
		18	7
		72	1
		13	1
		54	3
		14	6
		28	0
		19	0
		55	4
		16	0
		34	0
		13	1
		46	3
		11	0
		20	1
		36	1
		40	4
		55	2
		12	0
		28	2
		13	1
^[9]		12	4
		49	6
		17	0
		31	10
		58	12
	^[10]	11	0
		12	2
		16	0
		22	6
		19	0
		25	0
		10	0
		20	0
		25	0
		12	0
		25	4
		16	0
		12	5
		67	6
		102	30
		19	0
		14	0
		15	6
		10	0
		10	1
		25	1
		26	7
		35	0
		10	0
		12	0
		19	0
		14	0
		14	7
		43	7
		20	0
		36	9
		18	1
		48	0
		10	0
		45	3
		12	0
		12	1
		80	5
		33	10
		14	0
		39	5
		10	0
		22	0
		26	4
^[11]		20	24
		53	9
		18	1
		43	8
		26	1
		14	1
		13	0
		27	1
		22	12
		43	0
		75	0
		10	0
		61	6
		11	2
		12	3
		20	7
		10	0
		12	3
		32	1
		11	0
		44	3
		22	4
		10	0
		24	0
		11	15
		50	2
		26	0
		12	0
		11	0
		50	5
		25	1
		16	0
		27	0
		11	0
		29	5
		51	3
		31	3
		19	2
		14	0
		10	1
		15	2
		26	6
		17	1
		50	0
		10	1
		20	0
		17	8
		28	4
		38	1
		18	2
		18	2
		38	14
		21	0
		17	10
		14	2
		23	4
		52	11
		10	1
		40	1
		55	30
		18	8
		91	0
		10	3
		16	0
		29	8
		21	4
		24	5
		22	4
		14	0
		20	1
		47	7
		55	0
		47	0
		17	3
		29	0
		18	1
		17	5
		57	5
		32	4
		16	0
		40	1
		10	1
		26	3
		30	2
		61	19
		14	0
		13	13
		13	2
		23	0
		18	1
		48	15
		13	4
		66	18
		62	0
		42	0
		60	3
		10	0
		35	1
		40	1
		29	4
		22	0
		28	1
		24	0
		39	2
		77	0
		26	2
		12	5
		16	0
		15	0
		33	0
		10	6
		29	3
		17	7
		27	0
		30	5
		76	9
		13	0
		49	8
		15	3
		69	18
		65	1
		16	0
		26	4
		46	3
		31	5
		17	9
		44	3
		12	6
		51	10
		35	1
		46	1
		28	5
		11	0
		20	5
		27	0
		11	1
		16	4
		26	0
		13	5
		15	0
		12	1
		17	0
		21	1
		10	0
		16	1
		11	1
		32	0
		10	1
		14	1
		11	7
		14	0
		38	22
		13	0
		14	3
		12	2
		24	6
		16	3
		71	3
		16	3
		28	8
		16	3
		17	0
		13	0
		53	0
		14	1
		16	5
		15	0
		11	3
		12	1
^[12]		14	1
		20	3
		19	4
		10	10
		12	0
		28	7
		54	4
		10	0
		14	0
		21	9
		16	0
		30	12
		21	9
		12	4
		10	1
		50	5
		20	3
		28	0
		14	0
		13	0
		11	1
		16	3
		21	4
		45	1
		12	0
		18	6
		29	8
		21	9
		10	0
		29	7
		28	1
		69	1
^[13]		22	3
		31	0
		12	0
		11	1
^[14]		12	13
^[15]		22	9
		24	0
^[16]		54	0
		24	0

See also

• List of Scotland international footballers with one cap
• List of Scotland international footballers (2–3 caps)
• List of Scotland international footballers (4–9 caps)
• Scotland national football team roll of honour (50+ caps)

Footnotes

1. News: The first international football match. BBC. Paul. Mitchell. 7 March 2009.
2. Web site: British Home Championship Overview. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 October 1999. 3 March 2009.
3. News: Eck: We'd Have Gone Far . Daily Record. Glasgow. 24 November 2007. 3 March 2009. Gary. Ralston.
4. Web site: England 0-0 Scotland: Andy Robertson says 'make sure it's not a pointless result' . BBC Sport . 18 June 2021 . 19 June 2021.
5. Web site: Pele's list of the greatest. BBC Sport . 4 March 2004. 26 March 2017.
6. Web site: Rob . Moore . Karel . Stokkermans . European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 December 2016 . 26 March 2017.
7. Web site: Gordon Strachan thrilled at confident Scotland display . BBC Sport . 15 October 2013 . 18 October 2013.
8. Web site: International Roll of Honour. Scottish Football Association. 26 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705043617/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=350 . 5 July 2008.
9. The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Campbell (born 1872) and John Campbell (active in the 1880s) into a single profile.
10. Web site: Former Scotland players to be recognised with international caps including Sir Alex Ferguson . www.scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 9 October 2021 . 10 October 2021.
11. There is some uncertainty over the sixth Scotland goal in a 7–3 win over Ireland in 1929: both Hughie Gallacher, who had already scored four times, and Alex James went for the ball at the same point. Correspondence between Queen of the South FC and the Scottish Football Museum in 2016 favoured Gallacher, stating "Hughie himself was insistent that the goal was his, claiming that as he and Alex James (who was a good friend of his) were of a similar build (and of course in 1929 there were no numbers on the jerseys), it was easy for pressmen to make a mistake". James remains credited with the goal in some sources, including the Scottish Football Association website profiles, while the Scottish Football Hall of Fame include the contradictory statement that Gallacher's total was 23 goals but that he scored a record five in a match against Ireland.
12. The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Jimmy Simpson (born 1873) and Jimmy Connor (born 1908) into a single profile.
13. The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John White and Jock White into a single profile.
14. The Scottish FA profile omits a goal scored by Andrew Wilson on 10 April 1920.
15. The Scottish Football Association archive credits the 3rd Scotland goal in the 9–3 match to Davie Wilson, and footage from the match (Footage #1 – 2:05 and Footage #2 – 1:29) appears to confirm this; most sources (and the contemporary commentary on the footage) credit the goal to Pat Quinn
16. The Scottish FA profile omits a substitute appearance by George Young on 15 May 1946.

External links

• National Team archive, Scottish Football Association
• Scotland - International Results Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Scotland Players by Appearances London Hearts Supporters Club
• Scotland - Record International Players Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Scotland Player Records: Filtered FitbaStats