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 players with between 4 and 9 appearances for the national team.
List of players
Key *Still active for the national team
+ Scotland national football team players with 4 to 9 capsPlayerCapsGoals DebutLast or most recent match Date OpponentDate Opponent4080506381*407240The Scottish FA profile attributes an appearance by Andy Beattie on 8 October 1938 to Bobby Beattie.7071404070808041*5160888041405080706072808160505145806041535440*40604040The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of James Connor (active in the 1880s) and Jimmy Connor (active in the 1930s) into a single profile.4070*8090819050509090908051*51518150506150618060624044707090654150405050404040705480Hong Kong League XI9050607381704053606040606040545780715351804141507172815040The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Hunter (born 1878) and John Hunter (active in the 1870s) into a single profile.40*40409040818060There 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.83*406562The Scottish FA website attributes the 1885 appearance by Hugh Wilson to Leitch Keir.41Some sources attribute Kelly's first cap and goal in 1886 to John Lambie who had to withdraw from the team at short notice but was still included in match reports.927060The Scottish FA profile attributes an appearance by Sandy Kennedy on 25 March 1876 to Jack Kennedy.605080510619550865070735171415092954070The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Jack Marshall (born 1892) and John Marshall (active in the 1880s) into a single profile.4160746050The Scottish FA profile attributes an appearance by Bob McAuley on 31 October 1931 to James McAulay.91516052504040735054704042604160The Scottish FA profile omits a goal scored by Jimmy McGrory on 28 March 1931.76839140445041The Scottish FA profile attributes an appearance made by Tommy McLean on 16 October 1968 to George McLean.9140509164626040504053The Scottish FA website attributes 1890 and 1891 appearances by John McPherson (born 1863) to John McPherson (born 1868). Although most sources do attribute six goals, many include a goal against Ireland in 1890, though contemporary reports awarded it to Gilbert Rankin; this is balanced by a goal scored by McPherson against England in 1894, attributed to Sandy McMahon in some sources.Cap confusion resolved - Scotland's two John McPhersons in 1890, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 6 January 202586808050*40605070618090706051405350406270628050405250The Scottish Football Association archive credits the third 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.4080909471505240The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of Tommy Robertson (born 1876) and Thomas Robertson (born 1864) into a single profile.4040619094505090604072605050506040404040*4050416070The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Thomson and Jock Thomson into a single profile.40The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of William Thomson (Dumbarton FC player) and William Thomson (Dundee FC player) into a single profile.418141505090706140The Scottish FA website merges the statistics of John Walker and Jock Walker into a single profile.905370The Scottish FA profile attributes an appearance by Jimmy Watson (born 1924) on 4 October 1947 to Jimmy Watson (born 1877).604361426050The Scottish FA profile omits a goal scored by Andrew Wilson on 4 April 1908.615160415040404085
See also List of Scotland international footballers with one cap List of Scotland international footballers (2–3 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