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. 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. The team has enjoyed less success in continental and global competition. Even though Scotland has participated in eight FIFA World Cup and two UEFA European Championship final tournaments, the team has never progressed beyond the first round of any major tournament.
During the First World War (1914–18) and the Second World War (1939–45), competitive football was suspended for the duration of each war. Scotland played a number of "Wartime Internationals" against the other Home Nations during each conflict, none of which are considered to be official international matches. They also played Victory Internationals in the immediate aftermath of each war, although two of these (a 2–2 draw with Belgium on 23 January 1946 and a 3–1 win against Switzerland on 15 May 1946) are counted by the Scottish Football Association as official matches.
This list includes all Scotland players who appeared in these unofficial Wartime or Victory International matches.Scotland Unofficial Matches 1902-1919, RSSSF, 24 June 2020Scotland Unofficial Matches 1939-1945, RSSSF, 23 July 2020 It does not include appearances in the matches played between Scotland representative teams and branches of the British Armed Forces which also took place during the course of the Second World War, nor the fixtures against Belgium and Switzerland in 1946.
List of players NameRefCapsGoalsFirst appearanceLast appearanceNotesInternational Football In Dublin, Pathé News, 1940 (via YouTube)Irish XI v Scottish XI, 28 April 1940, 11v11.com100Also played in 3 official matches1011010103Also played in 29 official matches101Also played in 21 official matches90Also played in 14 official matches81Also played in 18 official matches70Also played in 5 official matches70Also played in 1 official match70Also played in 7 official matches71Also played in 5 official matches65Also played in 3 official matches60Also played in 6 official matches50Also played in 7 official matches50Also played in 5 official matches50Also played in 2 official matches40Also played in 3 official matches41Also played in 2 official matches40Also played in 16 official matches40Also played in 2 official matches41Also played in 5 official matches40Also played in 10 official matches40Also played in 16 official matches. Played for England in 1918 when they were short of players40Also played in 2 official matchesScotland v England 2-0 (International: June 8, 1918), 9 June 1918 (via Play Up, Liverpool)40Also played in 15 official matches41Also played in 31 official matches4030Also played in 8 official matches303032Also played in 15 official matches30Also played in 6 official matches3131Also played in 5 official matches303030Also played in 12 official matches30Also played in 2 official matches31Also played in 3 official matches32Born and raised in South Africa.312020Also played in 8 official matches20Also played in 1 official match20Also played in 1 official match20Also played in 1 official match20Also played in 2 official matches2020Also played in 3 official matches21Also played in 3 official matches2020Also played in 9 official matches20Also played in 19 official matches24Also played in 12 official matches20Also played in 53 official matches1010Also played in 2 official matches 11Also played in 8 official matches101010Also played in 19 official matches10Also played in 1 official match1010Also played in 8 official matches10Also played in 8 official matches101010Also played in 25 official matches10Also played in 5 official matches10Also played in 2 official matches10Also played in 1 official match10Also played in 9 official matches10Born and raised in England, played in Scotland for three years (Hearts, 1911 to 1914) 11 Also played in 3 official matches11Also played in 1 official match1010Also played in 1 official match1010Also played in 12 official matches for Ireland and 1 for the Irish Free State.Born in Ireland, raised in Scotland from a young age.11Also played in 2 official matches10 10101010Also played in 1 official match1011Also played in 2 official matches1010Also played in 2 official matches10101010Also played in 1 official match101010Born in England, raised in Scotland from a young age.1010Also played in 7 official matches10Also played in 1 official match11 11Also played in 1 official match101010 1010Also played in 2 official matches10Also played in 1 official match1010Also played in 6 official matches1110Also played in 2 official matches10Also played in 5 official matches 10Also played in 2 official matches101010Also played in 2 official matches Played for England in 1939 when they were short of players1010Also played in 9 official matches 10Also played in 2 official matches1110Also played in 2 official matches1012Also played in 8 official matches10Also played in 1 official match for Ireland (IFA) and 3 for the Éire (FAI).Born in Ireland, raised in Scotland from a young age.10Born and raised in South Africa.10
See also Association football during World War I Association football during World War II Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)
References
External links List of Scotland international results, including unofficial matches, London Hearts Supporters' Club