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. Although 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.
Kenny Dalglish and Andy Robertson are the only men to have won more than 100 caps for Scotland, and Dalglish was the only Scottish player named in the FIFA 100. 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. The Scottish Football Association maintains a roll of honour for players who have won at least 50 caps. This distinction was launched in March 1998, when 11 players had already achieved that mark.
This list includes all Scotland players who have made one appearance for the national team.
List of players
Key *Still active for the national team
+ Scotland national football team players with one capNameCapsGoalsAppearance Date Opponent1210101110101011101010101110*1011The Scottish FA website attributes an appearance by Andy Beattie on 8 October 1938 to Bobby Beattie.1010101011101010101010101010101011101010101010The Scottish FA website attributes appearances by Bob Brown and Robert Brown to Robert Brown.1010101010101011111010101010101010101010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Campbell (active in the 1880s) and John Campbell (born 1872) into a single profile.11The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Peter Campbell (Morton FC, active in the 1890s) and Peter Campbell (Rangers FC, active in the 1870s) into a single profile.10101010111010101010101110The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of James Connor (active in the 1880s) and Jimmy Connor (active in the 1930s) into a single profile.101110111010101010Hong Kong League XI10101011101411101011101010101010101011111010101110101112101010101010111010101011101013101010101211The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of James Gourlay (born 1860) and James Gourlay (born 1862) into a single profile.101110The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Gow (born 1859) and John Gow (born 1869) into a single profile.10101010*1010101010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of James Hamilton (born 1901) and James Hamilton (active in the 1890s) into a single profile.10The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Thomas Hamilton (born 1872) and Thomas Hamilton (born 1906) into a single profile.101010101010101010141010101013The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of David Hill (born 1881) and David Hill (active in the 1880s) into a single profile.10101010101110101010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Hunter (born 1878) and John Hunter (active in the 1870s) into a single profile.101010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Inglis (a goalkeeper, born 1857) and John Inglis (a forward, born 1859) into a single profile.1010*101110101110101010The Scottish FA website attributes an appearance by Sandy Kennedy on 25 March 1876 to Jack Kennedy.101010101010101010111110101010101110101110101010101110111010101010101110101010101010111010101011101010111010101010101011101010101010101210101010The Scottish FA website attributes an appearance made by Tommy McLean on 16 October 1968 to George McLean.101010101010101010111010101010101010101310101011The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Murray (born 1865) and John Murray (born 1874) into a single profile.101010101010101010101110101011The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of William Paul and Willie Paul into a single profile.1010101010101011101010101110101010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Tommy Robertson (born 1876) and Thomas Robertson (born 1864) into a single profile.1110101010101010101010101010101010101011101010101010101010101011The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Bertie Thomson and Robert Thomson into a single profile.111010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Jock Thomson and John Thomson into a single profile.1010The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of William Thomson (Dundee FC player) and William Thomson (Dumbarton FC player) into a single profile.10101010101010101011101010111010101012The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Hugh Wilson and Leitch Keir into a single profile.101010101010101010
See also List of Scotland international footballers (2–3 caps) List of Scotland international footballers (4–9 caps) List of Scotland international footballers (10+ caps) Scotland national football team roll of honour (50+ caps)
Footnotes
References
External links Scottish FA Archive List of Players at Londonhearts.com