This page details Scotland national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Scotland's match record by opponent and decade.
Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Scotland career | Clubs [note 1] |
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1 | Kenny Dalglish | 102 | 30 | 1971–1986 | Celtic, Liverpool |
2 | Jim Leighton | 91 | 0 | 1982–1998 | Aberdeen, Manchester United, Hibernian |
3 | Darren Fletcher | 80 | 5 | 2003–2017 | Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City |
4 | Alex McLeish | 77 | 0 | 1980–1993 | Aberdeen |
5 | Paul McStay | 76 | 9 | 1983–1997 | Celtic |
6 | Craig Gordon | 75 | 0 | 2004–present | Heart of Midlothian, Sunderland, Celtic |
7 | Andrew Robertson | 74 | 3 | 2014–present | Dundee United, Hull City, Liverpool |
8 | Tom Boyd | 72 | 1 | 1990–2001 | Motherwell, Chelsea, Celtic |
9 | John McGinn | 69 | 18 | 2016–present | Hibernian, Aston Villa |
Kenny Miller | 18 | 2001–2013 | Rangers, Wolves, Celtic, Derby County, Bursaspor, Cardiff City, Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
David Weir | 1 | 1997–2010 | Heart of Midlothian, Everton, Rangers | ||
Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Average | Scotland career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denis Law (list) | 30 | 55 | 0.545 | 1958–1974 |
Kenny Dalglish (list) | 30 | 102 | 0.294 | 1971–1986 | |
3 | Hughie Gallacher [2] | 24 | 20 | 1.2 | 1924–1935 |
4 | Lawrie Reilly | 22 | 38 | 0.579 | 1948–1957 |
5 | Ally McCoist | 19 | 61 | 0.311 | 1986–1998 |
6 | John McGinn | 18 | 69 | 0.261 | 2016–present |
Kenny Miller | 18 | 69 | 0.261 | 2001–2013 | |
8 | Robert Hamilton | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 1899–1911 |
James McFadden | 15 | 48 | 0.313 | 2002–2010 | |
10 | Mo Johnston | 14 | 38 | 0.368 | 1984–1991 |
Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 25.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
![]() | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 75.00 |
![]() | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 30.43 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
![]() | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 20.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0.00 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 50.00 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 83.33 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 33.33 |
![]() | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 100.00 |
![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 40.00 |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 61.11 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 116 | 41 | 26 | 49 | 175 | 206 | −31 | 35.34 |
![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 75.00 |
![]() | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 81.82 |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 66.67 |
![]() | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 47.06 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 20.00 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
Hong Kong League XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 30.00 |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 55 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 185 | 47 | +138 | 78.18 |
![]() | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 54.55 |
![]() | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 9.09 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 60.00 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 80.00 |
![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 85.71 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 28.57 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 48.78 |
![]() | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 50.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 25.00 |
![]() | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 18.18 |
![]() | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 26.67 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 38.46 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 40.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
![]() | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26.67 |
![]() | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 41.67 |
![]() | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 47.06 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 40.00 |
![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 28.57 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 25.00 |
![]() | 107 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 243 | 124 | +119 | 57.01 |
![]() | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25.00 |
![]() | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 25.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Total | 833 | 393 | 181 | 259 | 1423 | 1029 | +394 | 47.18 |
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches, five matches from a 1967 overseas tour that were reclassified as full internationals in 2021, [13] and a match against a Hong Kong League XI played on 23 May 2002 that the Scottish Football Association includes in its statistical totals. [21] [22]
Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1872–1914 | 113 | 71 | 23 | 19 | 341 | 137 | +204 | 62.83 |
1920–1939 | 75 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 160 | 95 | +65 | 61.33 |
1940–1959 | 86 | 39 | 19 | 28 | 162 | 130 | +32 | 45.35 |
1960–1979 | 158 | 70 | 33 | 55 | 266 | 217 | +49 | 44.30 |
1980–1999 | 179 | 76 | 46 | 57 | 213 | 167 | +46 | 42.46 |
2000–2019 | 172 | 70 | 34 | 68 | 213 | 222 | −9 | 40.70 |
2020–present | 49 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 42.86 |
Totals | 833 | 393 | 181 | 259 | 1,423 | 1,029 | +394 | 47.18 |
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches, five matches from a 1967 overseas tour that were reclassified as full internationals in 2021, [13] and a match against a Hong Kong League XI played on 23 May 2002 that the Scottish Football Association includes in its statistical totals. [21] [22]
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