The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international association football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It is the joint-oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, Scotland's opponents in what is now recognised as the world's first international football match, which took place at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow in November 1872.

Between the resumption of international football after the First World War in 1920 and the start of the Second World War in 1939, Scotland played 75 international matches, resulting in 46 victories, 12 draws and 17 defeats. Each year Scotland played in the British Home Championship, a round-robin tournament also involving England, Wales and Ireland. Of the 20 tournaments played during this period, Scotland won 7 outright and 4 jointly. One of Scotland's most famous victories came in 1928, when the Wembley Wizards defeated their rivals England 5–1. The team drew large crowds, with the home matches against England in 1931, 1933 and 1937 all setting world record attendances. The match in April 1937 recorded an official attendance of 149,415, which still stands as the record attendance for a European international match.

Scotland started to play matches against opposition from beyond the British Isles between the wars, playing ad-hoc friendly matches against Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. The first FIFA World Cup was played in 1930, but none of the Home Nations, including Scotland, participated in the tournament before the Second World War. This was because their associations had been excluded from FIFA due to a disagreement regarding the status of amateur players. The four associations, including Scotland, returned to the FIFA fold after the Second World War.

Key

Key to matches Att. = Match attendance (H) = Home ground (A) = Away ground

Key to record by opponent P = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against

Results Scotland's score is shown first in each case.

Matchnumber Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scotland scorers Att. Ref.114Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)1–1British Home ChampionshipTommy Cairns16,000115Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)3–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham39,757116Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield (A)4–5British Home ChampionshipTom Miller (2), Alex Donaldson, Andrew Wilson35,000117Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H)2–1British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson (2)20,824118Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson, Joe Cassidy40,000119Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson, Alan Morton, Andy Cunningham100,000120Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)1–2British Home ChampionshipSandy Archibald10,000121Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)2–1British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson (2)40,000122Villa Park, Birmingham (A)1–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson33,646123Windsor Park, Belfast (A)1–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson30,000124Love Street, Paisley (H)2–0British Home ChampionshipAndrew Wilson (2)25,000125Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–2British Home ChampionshipAndy Cunningham, Andrew Wilson71,000126Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)0–2British Home Championship26,000127Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0British Home ChampionshipAndy Cunningham, David Morris30,000128Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–1British Home ChampionshipOwn goal37,250129Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)3–1British Home ChampionshipDavid Meiklejohn, Hughie Gallacher (2)25,000130Windsor Park, Belfast (A)3–0British Home ChampionshipDavid Meiklejohn, Hughie Gallacher, Jimmy Dunn41,000131Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (2)92,000132Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)3–0British Home ChampionshipJohnny Duncan, Adam McLean, William Clunas25,000133Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)4–0British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (3), Andy Cunningham30,000134Old Trafford, Manchester (A)1–0British Home ChampionshipAlex Jackson49,000135Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)3–0British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson (2)40,500136Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0British Home ChampionshipAlan Morton (2)40,000137Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2British Home ChampionshipAlan Morton111,214138Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)2–2British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher, Jock Hutton16,000139Firhill Park, Glasgow (H)0–1British Home Championship55,000140Wembley Stadium, London (A)5–1British Home ChampionshipAlex Jackson (2), Alex James (3)80,868141Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)4–2British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (3), Jimmy Dunn55,000Hard Luck Wales (1928), match footage at British Pathé142Windsor Park, Belfast (A)7–3British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (4), Alex Jackson (2), Alex James35,000143Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0British Home ChampionshipAlec Cheyne110,512144Brann Stadion, Bergen (A)7–3FriendlyBobby Rankin, Tully Craig, Alec Cheyne (3), Jimmy Nisbet (2)4,000145Grunewaldstadion, Berlin (A)1–1FriendlyWillie Imrie40,000146Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)2–0FriendlyJimmy Fleming, Bobby Rankin24,000147Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)4–2British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (2), Alex James, Jimmy Gibson25,000148Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)3–1British Home ChampionshipHughie Gallacher (2), George Stevenson30,000149Wembley Stadium, London (A)2–5British Home ChampionshipJimmy Fleming (2)87,375150Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A)2–0FriendlyHughie Gallacher (2)25,000151Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)1–1British Home ChampionshipBarney Battles, Jr.15,000152Windsor Park, Belfast (A)0–0British Home Championship27,000153Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0British Home ChampionshipGeorge Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory129,810154Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna (A)0–5Friendly40,000155Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome (A)0–3Friendly25,000156Stade de Charmilles, Geneva (A)3–2FriendlyJimmy Easson, Billy Boyd, Andy Love20,000157Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)3–1British Home ChampionshipGeorge Stevenson, Jimmy McGrory, Bob McPhail40,000158Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)3–2British Home ChampionshipGeorge Stevenson, Bertie Thomson, Jimmy McGrory10,860159Wembley Stadium, London (A)0–3British Home Championship92,180160Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes (A)3–1FriendlyNeil Dewar (3)8,000161Windsor Park, Belfast (A)4–0British Home ChampionshipJames King, Bob McPhail (2), Jimmy McGrory40,000162Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)2–5British Home ChampionshipNeil Dewar, Dally Duncan31,000163Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1British Home ChampionshipJimmy McGrory (2)134,170164Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)1–2British Home ChampionshipBob McPhail27,135165Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)2–3British Home ChampionshipWillie MacFadyen, Dally Duncan40,000166Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–2FriendlyDavid Meiklejohn, Willie MacFadyen62,000167Wembley Stadium, London (A)0–3British Home Championship92,363168Windsor Park, Belfast (A)1–2British Home ChampionshipPatrick Gallacher39,752169Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H)3–2British Home ChampionshipDally Duncan, Charlie Napier (2)26,334170Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0British Home ChampionshipDally Duncan (2)129,693171Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)1–1British Home ChampionshipDally Duncan35,004172Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)2–1British Home ChampionshipTommy Walker, Dally Duncan30,000173Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–1British Home ChampionshipTommy Walker93,267174Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)2–0FriendlyJimmy Delaney (2)50,000175Windsor Park, Belfast (A)3–1British Home ChampionshipCharlie Napier, Alex Munro, David McCulloch45,000176Dens Park, Dundee (H)1–2British Home ChampionshipTommy Walker23,858177Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–1British Home ChampionshipFrank O'Donnell, Bob McPhail (2)149,415178Praterstadion, Vienna (A)1–1FriendlyFrank O'Donnell63,000179Stadion Sparta-Letna, Prague (A)3–1FriendlyJimmy Simpson, Bob McPhail, Torrance Gillick35,000180Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)1–2British Home ChampionshipAlex Massie41,800181Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen (H)1–1British Home ChampionshipJimmy Smith21,878182Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)5–0FriendlyAndy Black, David McCulloch (2), Peter Buchanan, David Kinnear41,000183Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–0British Home ChampionshipTommy Walker93,267184Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam (A)3–1FriendlyAndy Black, Frank Murphy, Tommy Walker50,000185Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–0British Home ChampionshipJimmy Delaney, Tommy Walker40,000186Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)3–2British Home ChampionshipTorrance Gillick, Tommy Walker (2)34,800187Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)3–1FriendlyTommy Walker, Andy Black, Torrance Gillick23,000188Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2British Home ChampionshipJimmy Dougal149,269

Record by opponent

British Home Championship record

+ Record by season Year Placing1919–202nd (joint)1920–211st1921–221st1922–231st1923–242nd1924–251st1925–261st1926–271st (joint)1927–283rd1928–291st1929–302nd1930–311st (joint)1931–322nd1932–332nd1933–344th1934–351st (joint)1935–361st1936–372nd1937–382nd (joint)1938–391st (joint)

+ Overall record Place Times Times joint1st742nd523rd104th1 —

References

External links Scottish Football Association: National Team Archive