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The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. They compete in three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League, and the UEFA European Championship.

Main Categories

Emblem
Nickname(s)
The Tartan Army (supporters)
Association
Scottish Football Association
SFA
Confederation
UEFA
Europe
FIFA code
SCO
Appearances
8
first in 1954
Best result
Group stage
1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998

1998

Craig Brown
Head Coach
1. Jim Leighton
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 July 1958
Aged 39
Caps 86
Club - Aberdeen
12. Neil Sullivan
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 February 1970
Aged 28
Caps 3
Club - Wimbledon (England)
21. Jonathan Gould
Goalkeeper
Born - 18 July 1968
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Celtic
3. Tom Boyd
Defender
Born - 24 November 1965
Aged 32
Caps 55
Club - Celtic
4. Colin Calderwood
Defender
Born - 20 January 1965
Aged 33
Caps 28
Club - Tottenham Hotspur (England)
5. Colin Hendry
Defender
Born - 7 December 1965
Aged 32
Caps 32
Club - Blackburn Rovers (England)
6. Tosh McKinlay
Defender
Born - 3 December 1964
Aged 33
Caps 19
Club - Celtic
16. David Weir
Defender
Born - 10 May 1970
Aged 28
Caps 5
Club - Heart of Midlothian
18. Matt Elliott
Defender
Born - 1 November 1968
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Leicester City (England)
19. Derek Whyte
Defender
Born - 31 August 1968
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Aberdeen
22. Christian Dailly
Defender
Born - 23 October 1973
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Derby County (England)
2. Jackie McNamara
Midfielder
Born - 24 October 1973
Aged 24
Caps 6
Club - Celtic
8. Craig Burley
Midfielder
Born - 24 September 1971
Aged 26
Caps 25
Club - Celtic
11. John Collins
Midfielder
Born - 31 January 1968
Aged 30
Caps 49
Club - Monaco (France)
14. Paul Lambert
Midfielder
Born - 7 August 1969
Aged 28
Caps 12
Club - Celtic
15. Scot Gemmill
Midfielder
Born - 2 January 1971
Aged 27
Caps 13
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
17. Billy McKinlay
Midfielder
Born - 22 April 1969
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - Blackburn Rovers (England)
7. Kevin Gallacher
Forward
Born - 23 November 1966
Aged 31
Caps 36
Club - Blackburn Rovers (England)
9. Gordon Durie
Forward
Born - 6 December 1965
Aged 32
Caps 40
Club - Rangers
10. Darren Jackson
Forward
Born - 25 July 1966
Aged 31
Caps 24
Club - Celtic
13. Simon Donnelly
Forward
Born - 1 December 1974
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - Celtic
20. Scott Booth
Forward
Born - 16 December 1971
Aged 26
Caps 16
Club - FC Utrecht (Netherlands)

1990

Andy Roxburgh
Head Coach
1. Jim Leighton
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 July 1958
Aged 31
Caps 55
Club - Manchester United (England)
12. Andy Goram
Goalkeeper
Born - 13 April 1964
Aged 26
Caps 9
Club - Hibernian
22. Bryan Gunn
Goalkeeper
Born - 22 December 1963
Aged 26
Caps 1
Club - Norwich City (England)
2. Alex McLeish
Defender
Born - 21 January 1959
Aged 31
Caps 69
Club - Aberdeen
3. Roy Aitken
Defender
Born - 24 November 1958
Aged 31
Caps 53
Club - Newcastle United (England)
4. Richard Gough
Defender
Born - 5 April 1962
Aged 28
Caps 49
Club - Rangers
6. Maurice Malpas
Defender
Born - 3 August 1962
Aged 27
Caps 34
Club - Dundee United
11. Gary Gillespie
Defender
Born - 5 July 1960
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Liverpool (England)
15. Craig Levein
Defender
Born - 22 October 1964
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Heart of Midlothian
17. Stewart McKimmie
Defender
Born - 27 October 1962
Aged 27
Caps 4
Club - Aberdeen
19. David McPherson
Defender
Born - 28 January 1964
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - Heart of Midlothian
5. Paul McStay
Midfielder
Born - 22 October 1964
Aged 25
Caps 46
Club - Celtic
8. Jim Bett
Midfielder
Born - 25 November 1959
Aged 30
Caps 24
Club - Aberdeen
10. Murdo MacLeod
Midfielder
Born - 24 September 1958
Aged 31
Caps 14
Club - Borussia Dortmund (West Germany)
16. Stuart McCall
Midfielder
Born - 10 June 1964
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Everton (England)
18. John Collins
Midfielder
Born - 31 January 1968
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Hibernian
20. Gary McAllister
Midfielder
Born - 25 December 1964
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Leicester City (England)
7. Mo Johnston
Forward
Born - 13 April 1963
Aged 27
Caps 33
Club - Rangers
9. Ally McCoist
Forward
Born - 24 September 1962
Aged 27
Caps 23
Club - Rangers
13. Gordon Durie
Forward
Born - 6 December 1965
Aged 24
Caps 6
Club - Chelsea (England)
14. Alan McInally
Forward
Born - 10 February 1963
Aged 27
Caps 7
Club - Bayern Munich (West Germany)
21. Robert Fleck
Forward
Born - 11 August 1965
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Norwich City (England)

1986

Alex Ferguson
Head Coach
1. Jim Leighton
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 July 1958
Aged 27
Caps 26
Club - Aberdeen
12. Andy Goram
Goalkeeper
Born - 13 April 1964
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Oldham Athletic (England)
22. Alan Rough
Goalkeeper
Born - 25 November 1951
Aged 34
Caps 53
Club - Hibernian
2. Richard Gough
Defender
Born - 5 April 1962
Aged 24
Caps 23
Club - Dundee United
3. Maurice Malpas
Defender
Born - 3 August 1962
Aged 23
Caps 10
Club - Dundee United
5. Alex McLeish
Defender
Born - 21 January 1959
Aged 27
Caps 43
Club - Aberdeen
6. Willie Miller
Defender
Born - 2 May 1955
Aged 31
Caps 48
Club - Aberdeen
8. Roy Aitken
Defender
Born - 24 November 1958
Aged 27
Caps 20
Club - Celtic
13. Steve Nicol
Defender
Born - 11 December 1961
Aged 24
Caps 8
Club - Liverpool (England)
14. David Narey
Defender
Born - 12 June 1956
Aged 29
Caps 28
Club - Dundee United
15. Arthur Albiston
Defender
Born - 14 July 1957
Aged 28
Caps 13
Club - Manchester United (England)
4. Graeme Souness
Midfielder
Born - 6 May 1953
Aged 33
Caps 52
Club - Sampdoria (Italy)
7. Gordon Strachan
Midfielder
Born - 9 February 1957
Aged 29
Caps 34
Club - Manchester United (England)
9. Eamonn Bannon
Midfielder
Born - 18 April 1958
Aged 28
Caps 9
Club - Dundee United
10. Jim Bett
Midfielder
Born - 25 November 1959
Aged 26
Caps 17
Club - Aberdeen
11. Paul McStay
Midfielder
Born - 22 October 1964
Aged 21
Caps 14
Club - Celtic
16. Frank McAvennie
Forward
Born - 22 November 1959
Aged 26
Caps 2
Club - West Ham United (England)
17. Steve Archibald
Forward
Born - 27 September 1956
Aged 29
Caps 26
Club - Barcelona (Spain)
18. Graeme Sharp
Forward
Born - 16 October 1960
Aged 25
Caps 6
Club - Everton (England)
19. Charlie Nicholas
Forward
Born - 30 December 1961
Aged 24
Caps 15
Club - Arsenal (England)
20. Paul Sturrock
Forward
Born - 10 October 1956
Aged 29
Caps 17
Club - Dundee United
21. Davie Cooper
Forward
Born - 25 February 1956
Aged 30
Caps 14
Club - Rangers

1982

Jock Stein
Head Coach
1. Alan Rough
Goalkeeper
Born - 25 November 1951
Aged 30
Caps 48
Club - Partick Thistle
12. George Wood
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 September 1952
Aged 29
Caps 4
Club - Arsenal
22. Jim Leighton
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 July 1958
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Aberdeen
2. Danny McGrain
Defender
Born - 1 May 1950
Aged 32
Caps 60
Club - Celtic
3. Frank Gray
Defender
Born - 27 October 1954
Aged 27
Caps 22
Club - Leeds United
5. Alan Hansen
Defender
Born - 13 June 1955
Aged 27
Caps 14
Club - Liverpool
6. Willie Miller
Defender
Born - 2 May 1955
Aged 27
Caps 17
Club - Aberdeen
13. Alex McLeish
Defender
Born - 21 January 1959
Aged 23
Caps 15
Club - Aberdeen
14. David Narey
Defender
Born - 12 June 1956
Aged 26
Caps 13
Club - Dundee United
17. Allan Evans
Defender
Born - 12 October 1956
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Aston Villa
21. George Burley
Defender
Born - 3 June 1956
Aged 26
Caps 11
Club - Ipswich Town
4. Graeme Souness
Midfielder
Born - 6 May 1953
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - Liverpool
7. Gordon Strachan
Midfielder
Born - 9 February 1957
Aged 25
Caps 11
Club - Aberdeen
10. John Wark
Midfielder
Born - 4 August 1957
Aged 24
Caps 15
Club - Ipswich Town
16. Asa Hartford
Midfielder
Born - 24 October 1950
Aged 31
Caps 49
Club - Manchester City
8. Kenny Dalglish
Forward
Born - 4 March 1951
Aged 31
Caps 86
Club - Liverpool
9. Alan Brazil
Forward
Born - 15 June 1959
Aged 22
Caps 7
Club - Ipswich Town
11. John Robertson
Forward
Born - 20 January 1953
Aged 29
Caps 21
Club - Nottingham Forest
15. Joe Jordan
Forward
Born - 15 December 1951
Aged 30
Caps 51
Club - Milan
18. Steve Archibald
Forward
Born - 27 September 1956
Aged 25
Caps 14
Club - Tottenham Hotspur
19. Paul Sturrock
Forward
Born - 10 October 1956
Aged 25
Caps 7
Club - Dundee United
20. Davie Provan
Forward
Born - 8 May 1956
Aged 26
Caps 10
Club - Celtic

1978

Ally MacLeod
Head Coach
1. Alan Rough
Goalkeeper
Born - 25 November 1951
Aged 26
Caps 18
Club - Partick Thistle
12. Jim Blyth
Goalkeeper
Born - 2 February 1955
Aged 23
Caps 2
Club - Coventry City (England)
20. Bobby Clark
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 September 1945
Aged 32
Caps 17
Club - Aberdeen
2. Sandy Jardine
Defender
Born - 31 December 1948
Aged 29
Caps 33
Club - Rangers
3. Willie Donachie
Defender
Born - 5 October 1951
Aged 26
Caps 30
Club - Manchester City (England)
4. Martin Buchan
Defender
Born - 6 March 1949
Aged 29
Caps 28
Club - Manchester United (England)
5. Gordon McQueen
Defender
Born - 26 June 1952
Aged 25
Caps 20
Club - Manchester United (England)
13. Stuart Kennedy
Defender
Born - 31 May 1953
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Aberdeen
14. Tom Forsyth
Defender
Born - 23 January 1949
Aged 29
Caps 19
Club - Rangers
22. Kenny Burns
Defender
Born - 23 September 1953
Aged 24
Caps 11
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
6. Bruce Rioch
Midfielder
Born - 6 September 1947
Aged 30
Caps 22
Club - Derby County (England)
7. Don Masson
Midfielder
Born - 26 August 1946
Aged 31
Caps 16
Club - Derby County (England)
10. Asa Hartford
Midfielder
Born - 24 October 1950
Aged 27
Caps 24
Club - Manchester City (England)
11. Willie Johnston
Midfielder
Born - 19 December 1946
Aged 31
Caps 21
Club - West Bromwich Albion (England)
15. Archie Gemmill
Midfielder
Born - 24 March 1947
Aged 31
Caps 26
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
18. Graeme Souness
Midfielder
Born - 6 May 1953
Aged 25
Caps 6
Club - Liverpool (England)
8. Kenny Dalglish
Forward
Born - 4 March 1951
Aged 27
Caps 54
Club - Liverpool (England)
9. Joe Jordan
Forward
Born - 15 December 1951
Aged 26
Caps 30
Club - Manchester United (England)
16. Lou Macari
Forward
Born - 7 June 1949
Aged 28
Caps 22
Club - Manchester United (England)
17. Derek Johnstone
Forward
Born - 4 November 1953
Aged 24
Caps 13
Club - Rangers
19. John Robertson
Forward
Born - 20 January 1953
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
21. Joe Harper
Forward
Born - 11 January 1948
Aged 30
Caps 3
Club - Aberdeen

1974

Willie Ormond
Head Coach
1. David Harvey
Goalkeeper
Born - 7 February 1948
Aged 26
Caps 7
Club - Leeds United (England)
12. Thomson Allan
Goalkeeper
Born - 5 October 1946
Aged 27
Caps 2
Club - Dundee
13. Jim Stewart
Goalkeeper
Born - 9 March 1954
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Kilmarnock
2. Sandy Jardine
Defender
Born - 31 December 1948
Aged 25
Caps 16
Club - Rangers
3. Danny McGrain
Defender
Born - 1 May 1950
Aged 24
Caps 12
Club - Celtic
5. Jim Holton
Defender
Born - 11 April 1951
Aged 23
Caps 11
Club - Manchester United (England)
6. John Blackley
Defender
Born - 12 May 1948
Aged 26
Caps 3
Club - Hibernian
14. Martin Buchan
Defender
Born - 6 March 1949
Aged 25
Caps 13
Club - Manchester United (England)
16. Willie Donachie
Defender
Born - 5 October 1951
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - Manchester City (England)
21. Gordon McQueen
Defender
Born - 26 June 1952
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Leeds United (England)
22. Erich Schaedler
Defender
Born - 6 August 1949
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Hibernian
4. Billy Bremner
Midfielder
Born - 9 December 1942
Aged 31
Caps 48
Club - Leeds United (England)
7. Jimmy Johnstone
Midfielder
Born - 30 September 1944
Aged 29
Caps 21
Club - Celtic
10. David Hay
Midfielder
Born - 29 January 1948
Aged 26
Caps 24
Club - Celtic
15. Peter Cormack
Midfielder
Born - 17 July 1946
Aged 27
Caps 9
Club - Liverpool (England)
17. Donald Ford
Midfielder
Born - 25 October 1944
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Heart of Midlothian
18. Tommy Hutchison
Midfielder
Born - 22 September 1947
Aged 26
Caps 8
Club - Coventry City (England)
8. Kenny Dalglish
Forward
Born - 4 March 1951
Aged 23
Caps 19
Club - Celtic
9. Joe Jordan
Forward
Born - 15 December 1951
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - Leeds United (England)
11. Peter Lorimer
Forward
Born - 14 December 1946
Aged 27
Caps 14
Club - Leeds United (England)
19. Denis Law
Forward
Born - 24 February 1940
Aged 34
Caps 54
Club - Manchester City (England)
20. Willie Morgan
Forward
Born - 2 October 1944
Aged 29
Caps 19
Club - Manchester United (England)

1958

Dawson Walker
Head coach
(officially only acting manager in place of Matt Busby, who was seriously injured in the Munich air disaster and unable to resume his duties in time for the tournament)
1. Tommy Younger (c)
Goalkeeper
Born - 10 April 1930
Aged 28
Caps 22
Club - Liverpool (England)
2. Bill Brown
Goalkeeper
Born - 8 October 1931
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Dundee
3. Alex Parker
Defender
Born - 2 August 1935
Aged 22
Caps 14
Club - Everton (England)
4. Eric Caldow
Defender
Born - 14 May 1934
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Rangers
5. John Hewie
Defender
Born - 13 December 1927
Aged 30
Caps 12
Club - Charlton Athletic (England)
6. Harry Haddock
Defender
Born - 26 July 1925
Aged 32
Caps 6
Club - Clyde
7. Ian McColl
Defender
Born - 7 June 1927
Aged 31
Caps 14
Club - Rangers
9. Bobby Evans
Defender
Born - 16 July 1927
Aged 30
Caps 34
Club - Celtic
8. Eddie Turnbull
Midfielder
Born - 12 April 1923
Aged 35
Caps 6
Club - Hibernian
10. Tommy Docherty
Midfielder
Born - 24 April 1928
Aged 30
Caps 22
Club - Preston North End (England)
11. Dave Mackay
Midfielder
Born - 14 November 1934
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Heart of Midlothian
12. Doug Cowie
Midfielder
Born - 1 May 1926
Aged 32
Caps 18
Club - Dundee
13. Sammy Baird
Forward
Born - 13 May 1930
Aged 28
Caps 6
Club - Rangers
14. Graham Leggat
Forward
Born - 20 June 1934
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - Aberdeen
15. Alex Scott
Forward
Born - 22 November 1936
Aged 21
Caps 5
Club - Rangers
16. Jimmy Murray
Forward
Born - 4 February 1933
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Heart of Midlothian
17. Jackie Mudie
Forward
Born - 10 April 1930
Aged 28
Caps 14
Club - Blackpool (England)
18. John Coyle
Forward
Born - 28 September 1932
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Clyde
19. Bobby Collins
Forward
Born - 16 February 1931
Aged 27
Caps 19
Club - Celtic
20. Archie Robertson
Forward
Born - 15 September 1929
Aged 28
Caps 4
Club - Clyde
21. Stewart Imlach
Forward
Born - 6 January 1932
Aged 26
Caps 2
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
22. Willie Fernie
Forward
Born - 22 November 1928
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Celtic

1954

Andy Beattie
Head coach
1. Fred Martin
Goalkeeper
Born - 13 May 1929
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Aberdeen
14. John Anderson
Goalkeeper
Born - 8 December 1929
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Leicester City (England)
2. Willie Cunningham (c)
Defender
Born - 22 February 1925
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Preston North End (England)
3. Jock Aird
Defender
Born - 18 February 1926
Aged 28
Caps 2
Club - Burnley (England)
4. Bobby Evans
Defender
Born - 16 July 1927
Aged 26
Caps 17
Club - Celtic
5. Tommy Docherty
Defender
Born - 24 August 1928
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Preston North End (England)
18. Alex Wilson
Defender
Born - 29 October 1933
Aged 20
Caps 1
Club - Portsmouth (England)
6. Jimmy Davidson
Midfielder
Born - 8 November 1925
Aged 28
Caps 2
Club - Partick Thistle
7. Doug Cowie
Midfielder
Born - 1 May 1926
Aged 28
Caps 6
Club - Dundee
17. David Mathers
Midfielder
Born - 25 October 1931
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Partick Thistle
8. John Mackenzie
Forward
Born - 4 September 1925
Aged 28
Caps 4
Club - Partick Thistle
9. George Hamilton
Forward
Born - 7 December 1917
Aged 36
Caps 5
Club - Aberdeen
10. Allan Brown
Forward
Born - 12 October 1926
Aged 27
Caps 12
Club - Blackpool (England)
11. Neil Mochan
Forward
Born - 6 April 1927
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Celtic
12. Willie Fernie
Forward
Born - 22 November 1928
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Celtic
13. Willie Ormond
Forward
Born - 23 February 1927
Aged 27
Caps 3
Club - Hibernian
15. Bobby Johnstone
Forward
Born - 7 September 1929
Aged 24
Caps 11
Club - Hibernian
16. Jackie Henderson
Forward
Born - 17 January 1932
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Portsmouth (England)
19. Jimmy Binning
Forward
Born - 25 July 1927
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Queen of the South
20. Bobby Combe
Forward
Born - 29 February 1924
Aged 30
Caps 3
Club - Hibernian
21. Ernie Copland
Forward
Born - 15 April 1927
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Raith Rovers
22. Ian McMillan
Forward
Born - 18 March 1931
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - Airdrieonians