Progression of Scotland association football caps record

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This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international caps for the Scotland national football team. The record is held by Kenny Dalglish with 102 caps. Dalglish is the only player to have appeared 100 or more times for Scotland, meaning that he is the only Scottish member of the FIFA Century Club.

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Criteria

For the early decades, counts of caps were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. At the time, these records may not have been recognised.

The list begins with Joseph Taylor and Billy MacKinnon, who both appeared in the first six official internationals played by Scotland. [1]

Record

PlayerCapDateOpponentScoreNotes
Joseph Taylor 625 Mar 1876Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–0 Friendly [1]
Billy MacKinnon 625 Mar 1876Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–0Friendly [1]
Billy MacKinnon 73 Mar 1877Flag of England.svg  England 3–1Friendly [1]
Billy MacKinnon 82 Mar 1878Flag of England.svg  England 7–2Friendly [1]
Billy MacKinnon 95 Apr 1879Flag of England.svg  England 4–5Friendly [1]
Henry McNeil [a 1] 912 Mar 1881Flag of England.svg  England 6–1Friendly [2]
Henry McNeil 1014 Mar 1881Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5–1Friendly [2]
Charles Campbell 1025 Mar 1882Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5–0Friendly [2]
Charles Campbell 1115 Mar 1884Flag of England.svg  England 1–0 1884 British Home Championship [2]
Charles Campbell 1221 Mar 1885Flag of England.svg  England 1–1 1885 British Home Championship [2]
Charles Campbell 1327 Mar 1886Flag of England.svg  England 1–0 1886 British Home Championship [2]
Walter Arnott 132 Apr 1892Flag of England.svg  England 1–4 1892 British Home Championship [3]
Walter Arnott 141 Apr 1893Flag of England.svg  England 2–5 1893 British Home Championship [3]
Jock Drummond 1421 Mar 1903Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 0–2 1903 British Home Championship [4]
John Tait Robertson 1426 Mar 1904Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1–1 1904 British Home Championship [4]
Alex Smith 1426 Mar 1904Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1–11904 British Home Championship [4]
John Tait Robertson 159 Apr 1904Flag of England.svg  England 0–11904 British Home Championship [4]
John Tait Robertson 166 Mar 1905Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–1 1905 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 161 Apr 1905Flag of England.svg  England 0–11905 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 1717 Mar 1906Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1–0 1906 British Home Championship [4]
Alex Smith 177 Apr 1906Flag of England.svg  England 2–11906 British Home Championship [4]
Alex Smith 184 Mar 1907Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–0 1907 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 1816 Mar 1907Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 3–01907 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 196 Apr 1907Flag of England.svg  England 1–11907 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 207 Mar 1908Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–1 1908 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 2114 Mar 1908Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 5–01908 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 224 Apr 1908Flag of England.svg  England 1–11908 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 231 Mar 1909Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–3 1909 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 243 Apr 1909Flag of England.svg  England 0–21909 British Home Championship [4]
Bobby Walker 252 Mar 1912Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–0 1912 British Home Championship [5]
Bobby Walker 2616 Mar 1912Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 4–11912 British Home Championship [5]
Bobby Walker 2723 Mar 1912Flag of England.svg  England 1–11912 British Home Championship [5]
Bobby Walker 283 Mar 1913Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0–0 1913 British Home Championship [5]
Bobby Walker 295 Apr 1913Flag of England.svg  England 0–11913 British Home Championship [5]
Alan Morton 2931 Oct 1931Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–2 1932 British Home Championship [6]
Alan Morton 309 Apr 1932Flag of England.svg  England 0–31932 British Home Championship [6]
Alan Morton 318 May 1932Flag of France.svg  France 3–1Friendly [6]
George Young 315 Apr 1952Flag of England.svg  England 1–2 1952 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 3230 Apr 1952Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6–0Friendly [7]
George Young 3325 May 1952Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–1Friendly [7]
George Young 3430 May 1952Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–3Friendly [7]
George Young 3518 Oct 1952Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–1 1953 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 365 Nov 1952Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–11953 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 3718 Apr 1953Flag of England.svg  England 2–21953 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 386 May 1953Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–2Friendly [7]
George Young 393 Oct 1953Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3–1 1954 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 404 Nov 1953Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3–31954 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 4116 Oct 1954Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–0 1955 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 423 Nov 1954Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–21955 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 434 May 1955Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3–0Friendly [7]
George Young 4415 May 1955Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2–2Friendly [7]
George Young 458 Oct 1955Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–2 1956 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 469 Nov 1955Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–01956 British Home Championship [7]
George Young 4714 Apr 1956Flag of England.svg  England 1–11956 British Home Championship [8]
George Young 482 May 1956Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–1Friendly [8]
George Young 4920 Oct 1956Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–2 1957 British Home Championship [8]
George Young 507 Nov 1956Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–01957 British Home Championship [8]
George Young 5121 Nov 1956Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2–0Friendly [8]
George Young 526 Apr 1957Flag of England.svg  England 1–21957 British Home Championship [8]
George Young 538 May 1957Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 4–2 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
George Young [a 2] [9] [10] 5419 May 1957Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2–11958 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
Denis Law 5411 May 1974Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–2 1974 British Home Championship [11]
Denis Law 5514 Jun 1974Flag of Zaire.svg  Zaire 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup [11]
Kenny Dalglish 553 Jun 1978Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–3 1978 FIFA World Cup [12]
Kenny Dalglish 567 Jun 1978State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 1–11978 FIFA World Cup [12]
Kenny Dalglish 5711 Jun 1978Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–21978 FIFA World Cup [12]
Kenny Dalglish 5820 Sep 1978Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–3 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 5925 Oct 1978Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–2UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6029 Nov 1978Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6119 May 1979Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0–3 1979 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6222 May 1979Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–01979 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6326 May 1979Flag of England.svg  England 1–31979 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 642 Jun 1979Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–3Friendly [12]
Kenny Dalglish 657 Jun 1979Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4–0UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6612 Jun 1979Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–1Friendly [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6717 Oct 1979Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6821 Nov 1979Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–2UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 6919 Dec 1979Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–3UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7026 Mar 1980Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7116 May 1980Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0–1 1980 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7221 May 1980Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–01980 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7324 May 1980Flag of England.svg  England 0–21980 British Home Championship [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7428 May 1980Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0–1Friendly [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7531 May 1980Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–3Friendly [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7610 Sep 1980Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7715 Oct 1980Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
Kenny Dalglish 7825 Feb 1981Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 799 Sep 1981Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8014 Oct 1981Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8118 Nov 1981Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–21982 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8224 Feb 1982Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0–3Friendly [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8323 Mar 1982Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–1Friendly [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8428 Apr 1982Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–1 1982 British Home Championship [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8524 May 1982Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–01982 British Home Championship [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8629 May 1982Flag of England.svg  England 0–11982 British Home Championship [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8715 Jun 1982Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5–2 1982 FIFA World Cup [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8818 Jun 1982Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–41982 FIFA World Cup [13]
Kenny Dalglish 8915 Dec 1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–3 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9030 Mar 1983Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2–2UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9121 Sep 1983Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2–0Friendly [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9212 Oct 1983Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–1UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9316 Nov 1983Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1–2UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9412 Sep 1984Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6–1Friendly [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9517 Oct 1984Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9614 Nov 1984Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9727 Mar 1985Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9816 Oct 1985Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0–0Friendly [13]
Kenny Dalglish 9920 Nov 1985Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off) [13]
Kenny Dalglish 10026 Mar 1986Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3–0Friendly [14]
Kenny Dalglish 10110 Sep 1986Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Bulgaria 0–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying [14]
Kenny Dalglish 10212 Nov 1986Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–0UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying [14]

Notes:

  1. ↑ His surname is also spelt "McNiel".
  2. ↑ Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation gives Young a cap total of 54, because it includes his appearance as a substitute in the match played against Switzerland on 15 May 1946. The Scottish Football Association does not include this appearance in their records.

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