Scotland national football team

Scotland

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Tartan Army
Association	Scottish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Walter Smith, (2004-)
Captain	Barry Ferguson
Most caps	Kenny Dalglish (102)
Top scorer	Kenny Dalglish, Denis Law (30)
Home stadium	Hampden Park
FIFA code	SCO
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	34
Highest	20 (October 1999)
Lowest	88 (March 2005)
First international
Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November, 1872)
Biggest win
Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland Template:Country data Ireland-1753 (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February, 1901)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June, 1954)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1954)
Best result	Round 1, all
European Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1992)
Best result	Round 1, all

The Scotland national football team have played international football longer than any other nation in the world along with England, whom they competed against in the world's first international football match at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Partick, in 1872. The match ended 0-0.

One of Scotland's most famous results occurred in 1967, when they defeated the World Cup holders England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium. Some fans jovially claimed that this victory made Scotland the Unofficial World Champions.

In recent years, the Scottish team have become famous for their travelling support, known as the Tartan Army, who have won awards from UEFA for their combination of vocal support and friendly nature. The Tartan Army and the roligans of Denmark are often considered amongst the world's best national team fans.

On May 13 2006, Scotland won the Kirin Cup after beating Bulgaria 5-1 (with 2 goals each for Kris Boyd and Chris Burke on their debuts) and drawing 0-0 with Japan.

Scotland recorded a historic and vital victory over World Cup runners up France on October 7 2006 when they won their Euro 2008 qualification match 1-0 at Hampden Park and lead their group by three points.

Traditionally England have been Scotland's fiercest rivals.

Stadium

Scotland normally play their home matches at Hampden Park (capacity 52,000) in Glasgow. Some matches, particularly friendlies, are occasionally played elsewhere, often at Hibernian's Easter Road ground and Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium. Scotland are one of the few UEFA members who play most of their matches in a city (Glasgow) other than the capital (Edinburgh).

There have been a few instances where competitive qualifying matches have been played outwith Hampden. Celtic Park, Ibrox Stadium, Pittodrie and Rugby Park all hosted matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, while Hampden was unavailable due to the construction of the new South Stand. Similarly, Scotland played Euro 2000 qualifying matches at Celtic Park, Ibrox, Tynecastle Stadium and Pittodrie until Hampden's refurbishment was completed. Scotland recently played the Faroe Islands in their first Euro 2008 qualifier at Celtic Park, due to Hampden being hired out for a Robbie Williams concert on that date.

World Cup record

Scotland have qualified for eight World Cups — including 5 consecutive tournaments from 1974 to 1990 — but have never progressed past the first round of the finals competition. They have missed out on progressing to the second round three times on goal difference: in 1974, when Brazil edged them out; in 1978, when the Netherlands progressed; and in 1982, when the USSR went through.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Against
1930	Did not enter
1934	Did not enter
1938	Did not enter
1950	Withdrew
1954	Round 1	2	0	0	2	0	8
1958	Round 1	3	0	1	2	4	6
1962	Did not qualify
1966	Did not qualify
1970	Did not qualify
1974	Round 1	3	1	2	0	3	1
1978	Round 1	3	1	1	1	5	6
1982	Round 1	3	1	1	1	8	8
1986	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	3
1990	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	3
1994	Did not qualify
1998	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	6
2002	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify
Total		23	4	7	12	25	41

European Championship record

Scotland have qualified for two European Championships but have failed to advance beyond the first round on both occasions, most recently at Euro 1996, where the Netherlands progressed on goal difference. Qualification for Euro 2008 commenced in 2006. Although Scotland’s form has improved of late, expectation is low after being drawn in the so called group of death.

See also: 2008 European Football Championship (qualifying)

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals Scored	Goals Against
1960	Did not enter
1964	Did not enter
1968	Did not qualify
1972	Did not qualify
1976	Did not qualify
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1992	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	3
1996	Round 1	3	1	1	1	1	2
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
Total		6	2	1	3	4	5

History

Early years

Between 1872 and 1929, Scotland played matches exclusively against the 'home nations' England, Ireland and Wales largely due to the dominance of the UK in international football, as well as the problems of arranging internationals in the days before air travel was commonplace. Between 1872 and 1883, all of these matches were merely annual friendly fixtures however the introduction of the British Home Championship in 1884 provided competitive international football for the first time. During these early years, defeats for Scotland were something of a rarity, losing just 2 of their first 43 international matches, both against England. Indeed it wasn't until 1903 that Scotland lost a match to a team other than England, a 2-0 home defeat by Ireland. Scotland continued to enjoy regular success in the British Home Championships, winning 16 of the annual 31 tournements before World War 1, 6 of which were shared. The SFA had joined FIFA in 1910, but the relationship between FIFA and the British associations was fraught, and the British nations withdrew from FIFA in 1928, in a dispute over payments to amateur players.

In 1929, Scotland played their first match outside Britian and Ireland, beating Norway 7-3 in Bergen. Scotland continued to contest regular friendly matches against European opposition and enjoyed wins against Germany, The Netherlands and France before being beaten 5-0 and 3-0 by Austria and Italy respectively in 1931.

Post War

Scotland had to wait until 1954 before taking part in their first World Cup. They did however qualify for the 1950 World Cup Finals in Brazil. Two places were allocated to the Home Nations, with the British Home Championship doubling up as a qualifying group. However, the SFA stated that they would only send a team to participate if they won the Championship. Going into their last game with England this was a possibility, but defeat confined them to the runners up spot, behind England. Despite please from the players to reneage on their earlier statement, the SFA remained steadfast in their refusal to send the national side to participate.

In 1954 however, the SFA took a more relaxed stance, and having qualified along with England in what was a combined World Cup qualifying and British Home Championship group, Scotland were beaten 1-0 and 7-0 by Austria and Uruguay respectively in that years finals in Switzerland. It was in 1954 that Scotland appointed their first ever team manager, Andy Beattie, but he resigned during the World Cup after the SFA had decided to only take 13 players, despite the maximum allowed by FIFA being 22. Scotland shrugged off the dissapointment of 1954 by qualifying for the 1958 World Cup where they picked up their first World Cup point, a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia, but again finished bottom of their group. The team was officially managed by Matt Busby but due to him being injured in the Munich Air Disaster, trainer Dawson Walker was given the post during the World Cup.

1960s

Scotland enjoyed back-to-back British Home Championship successes in 1961-62 and 1962-63 under the management of Ian McColl, winning the tournament outright for the first time in over a decade. Jock Stein, John Prentice and Malcolm MacDonald all had brief spells as manager before Bobby Brown was appointed in 1967. Brown's first match as manager was something of a daunting one, against newly crowned World Cup winners England at Wembley Stadium. Despite being underdogs, Scotland emerged with a 3-2 victory with goals from Denis Law, Bobby Lennox and Jim McCalliog. Scotland winger Jim Baxter, famously, played 'Keepie uppie' during the game as he juggled the ball at walking pace in an attempt to torment the opposition, footage which is generally considered symbolic of Scotland's victory that day. After the result, many fans heralded Scotland Unofficial Football World Championships.

However despite Scotland's victory at Wembley, and their subsequent victory in the 1966-67 British Home Championships, Scotland missed out on the chance to play a quarter-final match against Spain at the 1968 European Championship after they finished one point below England in their qualifying group, in what was a combination of the 1966-67 and 1967-1968 British Home Championships.

Bobby Brown's managership continued to be inconsistent. After failure to qualify for the 1970 World Cup, and after a poor start to the 1972 European Championship qualifying campaign, Tommy Docherty took up the managerial reigns in 1971.

1970s

The 1970s is generally considered to be the best era of the Scotland national team's history. After Tommy Docherty's brief spell as manager between 1971 and 1972, during which Scotland shared the British Home Championship with England, Willie Ormond was appointed in 1973. Despite losing his first match in charge, a 5-0 thrashing by England in the SFA Centenary Match, Ormond recovered to steer Scotland to their first World Cup finals in 16 years in 1974. Scotland qualified by winning 4 of their 6 games in a group including Czechoslovakia and Denmark. At the finals in West Germany, Scotland remained unbeaten but failed to progress beyond the group stages on goal difference after beating Zaire 2-0 and drawing 0-0 and 1-1 with Brazil and Yugoslavia respectively. Scotland also shared the 1973-1974 British Home Championship with England but failed to qualify for their first European Championship in 1976. Willie Ormond resigned in 1977 after several minor breaches of player discipline.

Scotland appointed Ally MacLeod in May 1977 with qualification for the 1978 World Cup far from assured. Scotland won the 1976-1977 British Home Championship after beating England 2-1 at Wembley, after which Scotland fans infamously invaded the Wembley field ripping up the pitch and breaking a crossbar. Scotland went on to assure qualification for the 1978 World Cup with victories over Czechoslovakia and Wales - with a Don Masson penalty and a Kenny Dalglish header.

During the build up to the finals, MacLeod had fuelled the hopes and dreams of the nation by stating that even if Scotland didn't win the World Cup, they would most definitely come home with a medal of some kind. As the squad left for the finals in Argentina, they were given a rapturous send off as they were paraded around a packed Hampden Park in an open-topped bus. Thousands more fans lined the route to Prestwick Airport as the team set off for Argentina.

Things began to go wrong soon after, however, as a row between players and the SFA regarding bonus payments began to emerge. Despite this, Scotland opened up their World Cup campaign against the South Americans Peru. Things appeared to be going to plan as a Joe Jordan goal put Scotland 1-0 up after just 14 minutes. Peru were level by half-time however and took control of the match. A late second half double from Teófilo Cubillas condemned Scotland to a 3-1 defeat.

Willie Johnston tested positive for a drug test after the game and was subsequently sent home in disgrace.

Scotland again took the lead in their second match against Iran but a 60th minute equaliser from Iraj Danaeifard saw Scotland's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. The disconsolate and shell-shocked mood of the nation was reflected by footage of Ally MacLeod in the dugout with his head in his hands.

After taking just 1 point from their opening two games, Scotland had to defeat one of the torunament favourites The Netherlands by three clear goals. Despite the Dutch taking the lead, Scotland fought back to lead 3-1 with goals from Kenny Dalglish and a double from Archie Gemmill, the second of which is generally regarded as the best goal in Scotland's history as he beat three Dutch defenders before lifting the ball over goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed. The match, however, finished 3-2 and Scotland bowed out of the tournament on goal difference for the second successive World Cup. After the finals MacLeod took charge of only one more match, a 3-2 defeat to Austria in the first match of the 1980 European Championship qualifiers, before resigning. Jock Stein was appointed as his replacement but he failed to take Scotland to their first European Championship.

1980s

After failure to qualify for Euro 1980, Stein set his sights on taking Scotland to their third successive World Cup finals - Spain 1982. Scotland qualified from a group consisting of Sweden, Portugal, Isreal and Northern Ireland, losing just one match. At the finals, Scotland, for the third successive World Cup, went out on goal difference. An opening 5-2 win over New Zealand was followed by a 4-1 defeat to Brazil, in which Scotland had famously taken the lead through a goal from David Narey, and a 2-2 draw with USSR.

Scotland once again failed to qualify for the European Championships, this time for the 1984 finals in France, as they won just one match in their qualifying group. They did, however, qualify for their fourth successive World Cup in 1986. Scotland went into their last qualification match against Wales, needing a point to earn a play-off match. With Wales leading, Scotland were awarded a penalty with nine minutes remaining which was scored by Davie Cooper. However, as the players and fans celebrated at full-time, news began to circulate that manager Jock Stein had suffered a heart-attack and he later died.

After the death of Jock Stein, Alex Ferguson was given the role of manager for the World Cup qualifier against Australia in which Scotland won 2-0 on aggregate. Ferguson was subsequently appointed manager for the World Cup. This time though, there was no hard-luck story as Scotland went out of the World Cup with just one point from their three matches, losing to Denmark and West Germany and drawing with Uruguay.

The Andy Roxburgh years: 1986-1993

Following the 1986 World Cup, Andy Roxburgh took charge of Scotland for the Euro 1988 Qualifying Campaign. Scotland did poorly in this section with the highlights being a 2-0 home win over Belgium and an away victory against Bulgaria in which Gary Mackay scored to hand the Republic of Ireland qualification for the tournament. Following this failure, Scotland regrouped for the 1990 World Cup and qualified narrowly. They beat France 2-0 at home, a game in which Mo Johnston scored twice. Scotland then only managed to pick up one point from their final three games. Norway scored in the last minute in the final match of the qualifying campaign. Had they scored again, Scotland would have been out.

As it was, Scotland prepared for the 1990 World Cup with confidence. They lost 1-0 to Costa Rica and in the following match against Sweden produced a 2-1 win with Stuart McCall and Mo Johnston (penalty) scoring. Scotland held out Brazil in their final group match but lost out due to a blunder from keeper Jim Leighton who was then having a bad time at his club Manchester United. He would not play again for Scotland for another five years.

Scotland's Euro 92 qualifying campaign was unspectacular. They were far from impressive but a 1-1 draw played out between Bulgaria and Romania saw Scotland through, top of their group.

It was Scotland's debut in the European Championship. The team were knocked out of the first round group stage of Euro 92 but played well in matches against Holland and Germany even though they lost both. Their final match produced a 3-0 win over the C.I.S. and the Scottish fans went home happy even though the team had been knocked out yet again. The Scotland supporters known as the Tartan Army also won an award for their superb behaviour in the tournament.

Scotland faced a tough group in the bid to qualify for World Cup 1994. Their first game against Switzerland at the Wankdorf Stadium ended in a 3-1 defeat with Richard Gough sent off. Scotland then drew 0-0 against Italy and Portugal with both games played at Ibrox towards the end of 1992. The real moment of truth though was the 5-0 defeat against Portugal in Lisbon. Ally McCoist broke his leg that night and Portugal outplayed Scotland. It was to spell the end for Roxburgh as coach and Richard Gough also famously walked out on his country after a bitter dispute with the manager. Roxburgh's final match in charge was against Switzerland at Pittodrie in September 1993 and was a 1-1 draw.

Under Craig Brown: 1993-1998

Craig Brown took over in charge of Scotland in October 1993 and his first match in charge (as caretaker) was against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. Scotland lost 3-1 and were already out of the World Cup.

Scotland were desperate to make it to Euro 96 which was to be held in England. They only lost once in the whole qualifying section. Their most important match was the 1-0 home victory over Greece at Hampden played in August 1995. Ally McCoist scored the only goal of the game, in his first match for his country since the Portugal fiasco. Victories against San Marino and the Faroe Islands pushed Scotland into the European Championships for a second time in a row.

Scotland's first match of the tournament was against the Netherlands at Villa Park. They drew 0-0, raising morale ahead of the England game at Wembley. Scotland lost 2-0 with Paul Gascoigne scoring a wonder goal and Alan Shearer also scoring with Gary McAllister missing a penalty to add to Scotland's woes. Scotland then beat Switzerland 1-0 at Villa Park again with McCoist scoring but Scotland were knocked out on goal difference yet again.

All hopes were now on the World Cup 1998 tournament. In qualifying, Scotland won 1-0 victory over Sweden at Ibrox and a 2-0 home win over Austria with Kevin Gallacher scoring. This was key for Scotland and they were also part of an infamous non-match against Estonia in which Estonia failed to turn-up for kick-off. In the replay, Scotland drew 0-0 in Monaco.

Scotland were drawn against Brazil in the opening game of the World Cup, taking to the field wearing kilts. John Collins equalised from the penalty spot to level the score 1-1 after Cesar Sampaio scored but a Tom Boyd own goal led to a 2-1 defeat.

They then drew 1-1 against Norway with Craig Burley scoring . However the final match against Morocco was a big disappointment for Scotland, losing 3-0 and on the plane home early yet again.

Post World Cup, under Craig Brown: 1998-2002

Scotland had high hopes of qualifying for Euro 2000. However they slipped up against the Faroe Islands to draw 1-1. Against Estonia at Tynecastle they twice went behind but won 3-2. They also went 2-0 up against the Czech Republic but lost 3-2 in the end. Scotland still made it to the play-offs.

In the first leg of their playoff, England won 2-0 at Hampden with Paul Scholes scoring both goals. Scotland then went to Wembley and won 1-0 with Don Hutchison scoring. It proved to be of little consolation as Scotland were out.

The World Cup 2002 qualifying campaign sparked the end of the road for Craig Brown. They failed to pick up a single victory against both Croatia and Belgium and sqaundered a lead against the Belgians at Hampden in which they went 2-0 up but conceded two goals. The end of the road was there for Brown as Scotland collapsed 2-0 against Belgium in Brugge sparking a new low for Scottish football with Brown exiting and a domestic league devoid of Scottish talent.

The Berti Vogts era: 2002-2004

Scotland appointed their first ever foreign coach in German Berti Vogts in February 2002. The appointment was made over a selection of managers with Vogts the preferred choice for the SFA. Vogts signalled his intentions to blood young players after previous manager Craig Brown had stuck with the old crop of players. Critics asked if the players were ready to play at international level, or if they were good enough.

The answer was inevitable in Vogts' first match in charge against France at the Saint-Denis stadium. Scotland were hammered 5-0 against the European and World Cup champions.

A number of friendly matches were then arranged during the first half of 2002 including a tour to the Far East. Scotland lost them all including a 4-1 defeat against South Korea.

7 September 2002 is a date that will always be remembered by Scotland fans. It was the day when Scotland drew 2-2 with the Faroe Islands after going 2-0 down in under 12 minutes. Both were scored by a schoolteacher called John Peterson. Paul Lambert and Barry Ferguson hit back for Scotland but the damage had been done and Scotland were ridiculed by fans and media alike. David Weir retired from international football after being criticised by Berti Vogts for his poor performance (although he returned after Vogts left). Christian Dailly was also criticised but decided to play on.

The Faroes disaster was still lingering in the minds of fans but Scotland reached the playoffs for a place in the Euro 2004 finals. They defeated Iceland home and away, drew with Germany at home and beat Lithuania 1-0 in the final match of the group to qualify to the play-offs where they were drawn against the Netherlands.

Scotland beat the Dutch 1-0 at Hampden. James McFadden scored the only goal of the game and at that point, Scotland looked to have a excellent chance of reaching Euro 2004.

If the 1-0 win over Holland was the best of days then the 6-0 defeat at the Amsterdam Arena was the worst. Scotland never recovered during Vogts' reign and never looked likely to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Scotland played Wales in a friendly match at the Millennium Stadium. Both teams had been beaten in the Euro 2004 play-offs. Wales won 4-0, with Robert Earnshaw the Cardiff City striker scoring a hat-trick. Gareth Taylor scored the other.

Scotland then played Romania and lost 2-1 at Hampden. John Kennedy, the Celtic defender suffered serious kness ligament damage on his international debut that night and was out fir two and a half years. Soon afterwards the Scots lost 1-0 to Denmark. They did however pick up morale-boosting wins over Estonia (away) 1-0 and Trinidad and Tobago at Easter Road in Edinburgh winning 4-1.

Scotland were still at a low ebb and Vogts' squad selections were coming under the spotlight. They lost 3-0 to Hungary in a friendly match in August at Hampden. They played Spain and were drawing 1-1 when the match was abandoned due to the floodlights failing.

Scotland's opening game against Slovenia in the World Cup 2006 qualifying campaign finished in a 0-0 draw. Scotland then lost 1-0 to Norway at Hampden, their first home competitive defeat in 17 years. There was worse was to come as Scotland drew 1-1 away to Moldova. Vogts and his players suffered a torrent of abuse as they returned to Scotland.

After the deterioration of results, Vogts announced his resignation, blaming media for his departure. It was time for a rebuild, Scotland were in tatters and had been for a long time. The dark days surely had to be gone. Scotland now approached the future with hope of some stability.

Rebuilding under Walter Smith: 2004-present

Following a 4-1 friendly defeat against Sweden at Easter Road in November 2004 in which caretaker manager, Tommy Burns took charge, Scotland announced that they had appointed the former Rangers and Everton manager, Walter Smith as their new coach. Ally McCoist would also join the backroom staff as first-team coach.

Smith's first game in charge was against Italy at the San Siro in March 2005. Scotland lost 2-0 from two Andrea Pirlo free-kicks.

In the World Cup 2006 qualifying campaign Scotland beat Norway 2-1 and Slovenia 3-0 away and also drew with Italy 1-1 at home. The 1-0 defeat against Belarus at home ended the campaign.

With Scotland sitting out yet another tournament, all eyes were on what Smith would do next. They played the USA at Hampden in November 2005 drawing 1-1 and then they lost against Switzerland 3-1. Scotland then went to Japan to take part in the Kirin Cup competiton. Scotland beat Bulgaria 5-1. Debutants Chris Burke and Kris Boyd, both of Rangers, scored twice each and James McFadden netted the other. Scotland then kept out the hosts Japan drawing 0-0, and picked up the trophy.

The Euro 2008 qualifying group looked difficult, Scotland being drawn against France, Italy Ukraine and Georgia. Scotland got off to a good start against the Faroe Islands at Celtic Park. They won 6-0, half wiping out the memories of the 2-2 draw against them 4 years previously. Kris Boyd scored twice with Kenny Miller, James McFadden, Darren Fletcher and Gary O'Connor all scoring.

Scotland then faced a difficult away trip to Kaunas to take on Lithuania on 6 September 2006. Scotland won 2-1 with Christian Dailly and Kenny Miller scoring.

Scotland then recorded a famous 1-0 victory against France at Hampden on 7 October 2006 with Gary Caldwell scoring the only goal in the 67th minute.

Current Scotland squad

Goalkeepers

Name	Date of Birth	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
Craig Gordon	31/12/82	Heart of Midlothian	19	0	v Trinidad and Tobago, 30 May, 2004
Paul Gallacher	16/8/79	Norwich City	7	0	v Canada, 15 October 2002
Neil Alexander	10/03/78	Cardiff City	3	0	v Switzerland, 1 March 2006

Defenders

Name	Date of Birth	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
Christian Dailly	23/10/73	West Ham United	64	6	v Wales, 27 May 1997
David Weir	10/05/70	Everton	51	1	v Wales, 27 May 1997
Gary Naysmith	16/11/78	Everton	32	1	v Republic of Ireland, 30 May 2000
Steven Pressley	11/10/73	Heart of Midlothian	31	0	v France, 29 March 2000
Graham Alexander	10/10/71	Preston North End	25	0	v Nigeria, 17 April 2002
Gary Caldwell	12/04/82	Celtic	22	2	v France, 27 March 2002
Russell Anderson	25/10/78	Aberdeen	9	0	v Iceland, 12 October 2002
Graeme Murty	13/11/74	Reading	3	0	v Wales, 18 February 2004
Stephen McManus	10/09/82	Celtic	0	0	N/A
Robbie Neilson	19/06/80	Heart of Midlothian	0	0	N/A

Midfielders

Name	Date of Birth	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
Barry Ferguson	02/02/78	Rangers	34	2	v Lithuania, 5 September 1998
Darren Fletcher	01/02/84	Manchester United	26	4	v Norway, 20 August 2003
Scott Severin	15/02/79	Aberdeen	14	0	v Latvia, 6 October 2001
Nigel Quashie	20/07/78	West Bromwich Albion	14	1	v Estonia, 27 May 2004
Paul Hartley	10/03/78	Heart of Midlothian	10	1	v Italy, 26 March 2005
Lee McCulloch	14/05/78	Wigan Athletic	8	0	v Moldova, 13 October 2004
Gary Teale	21/07/78	Wigan Athletic	5	0	v Switzerland, 1 March 2006
Scott Brown	25/06/85	Hibernian	1	0	v USA, 12 November 2005

Forwards

Name	Date of Birth	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
James McFadden	14/04/83	Everton	30	10	v South Africa, 20 May 2002
Kenny Miller	23/12/79	Celtic	28	9	v Poland, 25 April 2001
Garry O'Connor	07/05/83	Lokomotiv Moscow	9	2	v Nigeria, 17 April 2002
Kris Boyd	18/08/83	Rangers	4	4	v Bulgaria, 11 May 2006

Managers

From 1872 - 1954 the Scotland national team was appointed by an SFA selection committee.

Manager	Scotland career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Andy Beattie	1954	6	2	1	3	33.3%
Dawson Walker*	1958	6	1	2	3	16.6%
Matt Busby	1958	2	1	1	0	50%
Andy Beattie	1959-1960	11	4	3	4	36.4%
Ian McColl	1960-1965	28	17	3	8	60.7%
Jock Stein	1965-1966	7	3	1	3	42.9%
John Prentice	1966	4	0	1	3	0%
Malcolm MacDonald	1966-1967	2	1	1	0	50%
Bobby Brown	1967-1971	28	9	8	11	32.1%
Tommy Docherty	1971-1972	12	7	2	3	58.3%
Willie Ormond	1973-1977	38	18	8	12	47.4%
Ally MacLeod	1977-1978	17	7	5	5	41.2%
Jock Stein	1978-1985	61	26	12	23	42.6%
Alex Ferguson	1985-1986	10	3	4	3	30%
Andy Roxburgh	1986-1993	62	23	19	20	37.1%
Craig Brown	1993-2002	70	32	18	20	45.8%
Berti Vogts	2002-2004	30	7	7	16	23.3%
Tommy Burns**	2004	1	0	0	1	0%
Walter Smith	2004-present	15	7	5	3	46%

* - Matt Busby was officially the Scotland Manager, but Trainer Dawson Walker was left in charge of the players due to the tragedy of the Munich air disaster in February 1958, in which Busby was seriously injured.

** - Tommy Burns was manager on a caretaker basis following the departure of Berti Vogts.

Player history

Famous players

Roy Aitken Jim Baxter Billy Bremner¹ Tom Boyd¹ Bobby Collins John Collins¹ Davie Cooper Kenny Dalglish¹ Bobby Evans Barry Ferguson Hughie Gallacher Archie Gemmill Alan Gilzean Andy Goram Richard Gough¹ George Graham Eddie Gray

John Greig Alan Hansen Asa Hartford¹ Colin Hendry¹ David Herd Alex James Sandy Jardine Mo Johnston Jimmy Johnstone Joe Jordan¹ Denis Law¹ Paul Lambert Jim Leighton¹ Maurice Malpas¹ Gary McAllister¹ Brian McClair Ally McCoist¹

Danny McGrain¹ Alex McLeish¹ Billy McNeill Paul McStay¹ Dave Mackay Lou Macari Willie Miller¹ Alan Morton Lawrie Reilly Alan Rough Graeme Souness¹ Paul Sturrock Gordon Strachan¹ Andrew Watson David Weir¹ John White George Young¹

¹ The player has at least 50 Scottish caps and is inducted into the SFA International Roll of Honour

Most capped Scotland players

Main article: List of Scotland international footballers

'Clubs' are those when players received caps.

As of July 22 2006, the players with the most caps for Scotland are:

#	Player	Clubs	Scotland career	Caps	Goals
1	Kenny Dalglish	Celtic, Liverpool	1971-1986	102	30
2	Jim Leighton	Aberdeen, Manchester United, Hibernian	1982-1998	91	0
3	Alex McLeish	Aberdeen	1980-1993	77	0
4	Paul McStay	Celtic	1983-1997	76	9
5	Tom Boyd	Motherwell, Chelsea, Celtic	1990-2001	72	1
6	Willie Miller	Aberdeen	1975-1989	65	1
7	Christian Dailly¹	Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, West Ham United	1997-present	63	6
8	Danny McGrain	Celtic	1973-1982	62	0
9	Richard Gough	Dundee United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers	1983-1993	61	6
=	Ally McCoist	Rangers, Kilmarnock	1985-1998	61	19

Top Scotland goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Kenny Dalglish	1971-1986	102	30
=	Denis Law	1958-1974	55	30
3	Hughie Gallacher	1924-1935	20	24
4	Lawrie Reilly	1948-1957	38	22
5	Ally McCoist	1986-1998	61	19
6	Robert Hamilton	1899-1911	11	15
7	Mo Johnston	1984-1991	38	14
8	Andy Wilson	1920-1923	12	13
=	Robert McColl	1896-1908	13	13
10	Alan Gilzean	1963-1971	22	12
=	Billy Steel	1947-1953	30	12
=	John Collins	1988-1999	58	12

FIFA ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Current FIFA ranking:

• 32 Serbia
• 33 Senegal
• 34 Scotland
• 35 Poland
• 36 Israel

Current FIFA ranking featuring UEFA members only:

• 16 Turkey
• 17 Serbia
• 18 Scotland
• 19 Poland
• 20 Israel

Recent results / forthcoming fixtures

Main article: List of Scotland national football team results

Note: Scotland scores listed first.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorers	Match Report
September 6, 2006	S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A)	Template:LTUf	2-1	ECQB	Christian Dailly, Kenny Miller	BBC
October 7, 2006	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Template:FRAf	1-0	ECQB	Gary Caldwell	BBC
October 11, 2006	Olympic Stadium, Kiev (A)	Template:UKRf		ECQB
March 24, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Template:GEOf		ECQB

United Kingdom team

Main article: United Kingdom national football team

As a result of London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, it has been suggested that a one-off UK team be created for the tournament. However, the Scottish Football Association has stated that it will not participate in such a team as doing so could threaten the independent status of the Scottish side. These fears appear to have been validated by the refusal of the British Olympic Association to rule out the possibility of entering a UK team at subsequent competitions.

Despite the opposition of the Scottish Football Association and that of the Football Association of Wales, which also opposes a UK wide team, the formation of a UK squad comprising players from England and Northern Ireland seems likely.

See also

• List of Scotland national football team results
• Scotland B national football team
• Scotland national under-21 football team
• Scotland national under-19 football team
• Scotland women's national football team

External links

• Scottish Football Association
• Profile of the national team of Scotland
• RSSSF Archive of results 1872-
• Archive of results 1872- (divided into competitions)
• Scotland records 1872-2001
• Scotland's supporters Tartan Army