List of Scotland international footballers

For players of the Scotland women's national football team, see List of Scotland women's international footballers.

Scotland (in blue) in action against The Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1996

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.[1] 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.[2] The team has enjoyed less success in continental and global competition. Even though Scotland has participated in eight FIFA World Cup and three UEFA European Championship final tournaments,[3] the team has never progressed beyond the first round of any major tournament.[3][4]

Kenny Dalglish, the only man to have won more than 100 caps for Scotland, was the only Scottish player named in the FIFA 100.[5] 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.[6]

This list includes all players with 10 or more appearances for the national team. When a player makes their 25th appearance, they are presented with a commemorative medal.[7] The Scottish Football Association also maintains a roll of honour for players who have won at least 50 caps.[8] This distinction was launched in March 1998, when 11 players had already achieved that mark.[8]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Paul. "The first international football match". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. ^ "British Home Championship Overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 October 1999. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b Ralston, Gary (24 November 2007). "Eck: We'd Have Gone Far". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  4. ^ "England 0-0 Scotland: Andy Robertson says 'make sure it's not a pointless result'". BBC Sport. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel (29 December 2016). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Gordon Strachan thrilled at confident Scotland display". BBC Sport. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b "International Roll of Honour". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2017.